TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · API 42-497-30285 · DISTRICT 7C
Helms L. V. #2
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Helms L. V. #2 (API 42-497-30285) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged November 24, 2010, last operated by Devon Energy Production CO L.P..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1985 and 1999, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Devon Energy Production CO L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Caughlin, Strawn, Caddo, Atoka.
Its 2 leases have reported 851 barrels of oil and 164K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Devon Energy Production Co L.P.
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,266
- Phone
- (405) 235-3611
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Devon Energy Production Co L.P. |
| Production reports | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.through Apr 2009 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationMay 26, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 26, 1999
- last permit issued
- Jun 30, 1999
- completed
- 851
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 164K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 30, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 24, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helms, L. V. G-13-174196 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 1 | 851 | 136K | Jun 1999 – Apr 2009 |
| Helms, L. V. G-13-133564 | Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas) | Mitchell Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 27.9K | Jan 1993 – May 1999 |
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.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Jan 2001 → Feb 2002
- 3Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Apr 2002 → Jul 2004
- 4Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Apr 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484803-99 | Recompletion | Mitchell Energy Corporation | May 26, 1999 | May 26, 1999 | May 19, 1999 | 8,260 |
| 363254-99 | Other | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Aug 28, 1989 | Aug 30, 1989 | — | 8,500 |
| 286662-99 | Other | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Oct 2, 1985 | Oct 7, 1985 | — | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 1999 | Helms L. V. G-13-174196 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Devon Energy Production Co L.P. | Plugged | — |
| Jan 16, 1990 | Helms L. V. G-13-133564 | Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas) | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 870 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,739 | 4,998 | Perforated |
| 5,995 | 5,998 | Perforated |
| 6,256 | 6,259 | Perforated |
| 6,264 | 6,267 | Perforated |
| 7,435 | 7,470 | Perforated |
| 7,505 | 7,524 | Perforated |
| 7,576 | 7,652 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 319 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,220 | 7.875 | 1,150 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 | Oct 29, 1999 | Aug 19, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Sep 23, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1990 | Feb 16, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 7, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-497-30285 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-30285 → 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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