TEXAS · WELLS · TAYLOR COUNTY · API 42-441-32644 · DISTRICT 6E
Helm #1
Taylor County · Fort Chadbourne (Gray) field · Vertical
Helm #1 (API 42-441-32644) is a plugged well in Taylor County, plugged July 11, 1986, last operated by Anderson James K. Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 1985, permitted to 5,300 ft.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Upper Capps, Upper Fry Sand, Geon Lime, Goen Lime.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 9, 2025
- Permits on file
- 335
- Phone
- (325) 692-3731
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anderson James K. Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Anderson, James K. Inc.Mar 22, 1985 |
- 5,300
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 22, 1985
- last permit issued
- Sep 24, 1985
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 24, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 11, 1986
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270260-99 | Recompletion | Anderson, James K. Inc. | Mar 18, 1985 | Mar 22, 1985 | — | 5,300 |
| 270258-99 | Recompletion | Anderson, James K. Inc. | Mar 18, 1985 | Mar 22, 1985 | — | 5,300 |
| 221436-99 | Drill | Anderson, James K. Inc. | Nov 18, 1983 | Nov 22, 1983 | Jan 19, 1984 | 5,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 1985 | Helm O-9-11620 | Fort Chadbourne (Gray) | Anderson James K. Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Feb 20, 1984 | Helm O-8-20899 | Trow (Fry Sand) | Anderson James K. Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,061 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Capps | 4,557 | -2,496 |
| Upper Fry Sand | 4,581 | -2,520 |
| Geon Lime | 4,770 | -2,709 |
| Goen Lime | 4,770 | -2,709 |
| Gardner Lime | 4,979 | -2,918 |
| Gray Sand | 5,116 | -3,055 |
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 5,243 | -3,182 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,588 | 4,592 | Perforated |
| 5,118 | 5,120 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 135 | 11 | 75 S |
| 4.5 | 5,349 | 7.875 | 425 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 7, 1985 | Oct 21, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 1, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 28, 1984 | Feb 23, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 20, 1984 | Feb 23, 1984 | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-441-32644 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-32644 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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