TEXAS · WELLS · WHEELER COUNTY · HELTON LEASE · API 42-483-31997 · DISTRICT 08
Helton #8060
Wheeler County · Buffalo Wallow (Granite Wash) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Helton #8060 (API 42-483-31997) is a well in Wheeler County operated by Presidio Petroleum LLC, completed March 12, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2015.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 14, 2005, permitted to 13,805 ft.
It was permitted by Forest Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Presidio Petroleum LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Des Moines, Caldwell, Britt, Granite Wash.
Its lease has reported 7.17K barrels of oil and 335K mcf of gas since March 2006, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Forest Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Canadian, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 1, 2026
- Permits on file
- 13
- Phone
- (806) 217-4483
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Presidio Petroleum LLC |
| Production reports | Presidio Petroleum LLCthrough Jul 2015 |
| Latest permit | Forest Oil CorporationDec 14, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,805
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 14, 2005
- last permit issued
- Mar 12, 2006
- completed
- 7.17K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 335K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2006 THROUGH Jul 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 12, 2006
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2015
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helton G-14-215719 | Buffalo Wallow (Granite Wash) | Presidio Petroleum LLC | 1 | 7.17K | 335K | Mar 2006 – Jul 2015 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Helton
Presidio Petroleum LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Wheeler County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Forest Oil CorporationMar 2006 → Nov 2013
- 2Le Norman Operating LLCDec 2013 → Jul 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610871-99 | Drill | Forest Oil Corporation | Dec 12, 2005 | Dec 14, 2005 | — | 13,780 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2006 | Helton G-14-215719 | Buffalo Wallow (Granite Wash) | Presidio Petroleum LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jul 1, 2015 | 13,805 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,672 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 10,800 | -8,128 |
| Caldwell | 11,102 | -8,430 |
| Britt | 11,209 | -8,537 |
| Granite WashGRANITE WASH A | 11,295 | -8,623 |
| Granite WashGRANITE WASH B | 11,564 | -8,892 |
| Granite WashGRANITE WASH C | 11,746 | -9,074 |
| Granite WashGRANITE WASH -E- | 12,131 | -9,459 |
| Granite WashGRANITE WASH -F- | 12,287 | -9,615 |
| Atoka | 12,676 | -10,004 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,574 | 12,005 | Perforated |
| 12,148 | 12,607 | Perforated |
| 12,741 | 13,571 | Perforated |
| 12,743 | 13,624 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,235 | 11 | 1,500 S |
| 5.5 | 13,775 | 7.875 | 660 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 14, 2006 | Apr 4, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | May 10, 2006 | — | — |
Well logs
2 logs loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Feb 21, 2007. Density, Gamma ray, Neutron, Resistivity, Spontaneous potential. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neutron/Density PorosityCOMPENSATED NEUTRON 3-DETECTOR LITHO-DENSITYSpans Des Moines, Caldwell, Britt, Granite Wash, Atoka | TIFF | 11,000 to 13,806 | Feb 21, 2007run Feb 21, 2006 | — |
| ResistivityARRAY INDUCTION GAMMA RAY SPSpans Des Moines, Caldwell, Britt, Granite Wash, Atoka | TIFF | 11,000 to 13,806 | Feb 21, 2007run Feb 21, 2006 | — |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-483-31997 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-483-31997 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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