WELL · 42-483-30959 · DISTRICT 10
Helton #1
Wheeler County · Briscoe (Morrow) field · Vertical
Helton #1 (API 42-483-30959) is a well in Wheeler County operated by Linn Operating Inc., completed February 16, 1982.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 2007, permitted to 14,900 ft.
It was permitted by Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, Inc and has since transferred to Linn Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including B. Dolomite, Douglas, Tonkawa, Thirteen Finger Lm..
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 8, 2019 · 1,401 permits on file · (281) 840-4000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Linn Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | 4P Energy Texas, LLCthrough Aug 2020 |
| Latest permit | Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncAug 10, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 10, 2007
- last permit issued
- Feb 16, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 362K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 16, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helton 60 G-14-232368 | Buffalo Wallow (Granite Wash) | Unbridled Resources, LLC | 1 | 0 | 164K | Nov 2007 – Jul 2026 |
| Helton G-14-98752 | Briscoe (Morrow) | Linn Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 199K | Jan 1993 – May 2008 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cambridge Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1996
- 2Startex Operating CompanyAug 1996 → May 2004
- 3Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncJun 2004 → Aug 2007
- 4Linn Operating, Inc.Sep 2007 → Dec 2014
- 5Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2015 → Mar 2018
- 64P Energy Texas, LLCApr 2018 → Aug 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 643804-99 | Recompletion | Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, Inc | Aug 3, 2007 | Aug 10, 2007 | Sep 21, 2007 | 14,800 |
| 140536-99 | Drill | Cambridge & Nail | Oct 26, 1981 | Oct 26, 1981 | — | 14,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-98752 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-14-232368 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,629 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,410 | 13,384 | Perforated |
| 14,394 | 14,402 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 84 | 30 | — |
| 13.375 | 542 | 17.5 | 650 S |
| 8.625 | 3,206 | 12.25 | 2,300 S |
| 5.5 | 14,228 | 7.875 | 550 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 | Feb 4, 2008 | Nov 16, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 23, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 21, 1986 | Sep 24, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 2, 1982 | — |
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 42-483-30959 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-483-30959 → 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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