TEXAS · WELLS · WHEELER COUNTY · HELTON 18 LEASE · API 42-483-32690 · DISTRICT 08
Helton 18 #3
Wheeler County · West Park (Granite Wash) field · Producing · Horizontal
Helton 18 #3 (API 42-483-32690) is a horizontal well in Wheeler County operated by Mmgl Txph LLC, completed February 22, 2010 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 11, 2008, permitted to 11,911 ft.
It was permitted by Devon Energy Production CO, L.P. and has since transferred to Mmgl Txph LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Oswego, Gw Cherokee.
Its lease has reported 66.1K barrels of oil and 3.47M mcf of gas since February 2010, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 24, 2025
- Permits on file
- 10
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mmgl Txph LLC |
| Production reports | Mmgl Txph, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 11, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,911
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 11, 2008
- last permit issued
- Feb 22, 2010
- completed
- 66.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.47M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2010 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 22, 2010
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 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 18 G-14-255789 | West Park (Granite Wash) | Mmgl Txph, LLC | 1 | 66.1K | 3.47M | Feb 2010 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 37,333 · prior 12 36,266(+3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Feb 2010 → Jun 2016
- 2Tecolote Energy Operating, LLCJul 2016 → Dec 2019
- 3Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Sep 2023
- 4Mmgl Txph, LLCOct 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 664963-98 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Oct 28, 2009 | Jul 11, 2008 | Dec 10, 2009 | 12,500 |
| 664963-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Jun 19, 2008 | Jul 11, 2008 | Dec 10, 2009 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2010 | Helton 18 G-14-255789 | West Park (Granite Wash) | Mmgl Txph LLC | Producing | 11,911 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,566 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Oswego | 11,567 | -9,001 |
| GW Cherokee | 12,046 | -9,480 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,250 | 15,703 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 590 | 17.5 | 835 S |
| 9.625 | 8,523 | 12.25 | 570 S |
| 5.5 | 15,846 | 8.75 | 1,240 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 | May 27, 2010 | Mar 26, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | May 21, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-483-32690 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-483-32690 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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