TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · WHITTIER, HELEN COMPANY LEASE · API 42-505-32299 · DISTRICT 04
Whittier Helen Company #5
Zapata County · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Whittier Helen Company #5 (API 42-505-32299) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed July 24, 1990 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2009.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 1990, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Conocophillips Companythrough Sep 2009 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJul 12, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 12, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jul 24, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 136K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 24, 1990
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2009
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier, Helen Company G-4-124016 | Roleta (Wilcox, Lower) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 136K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2Conoco Inc.Apr 1995 → Dec 2002
- 3Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Sep 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 375409-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Jul 11, 1990 | Jul 12, 1990 | — | 8,400 |
| 327960-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Mar 19, 1987 | Mar 19, 1987 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 1990 | Whittier Helen Company G-4-124016 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2009 | 8,900 |
| Jul 24, 1990 | Whittier Helen Company G-4-124016 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2009 | 8,900 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 308 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,713 | -2,405 |
| Wilcox | 5,103 | -4,795 |
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 7,050 | -6,742 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,599 | 7,611 | Perforated |
| 7,804 | 7,830 | Perforated |
| 8,559 | 8,595 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,003 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 7 | 7,269 | 8.75 | 555 S |
| 4.5 | 8,900 | 6.25 | 210 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 | Jan 15, 1993 | Nov 19, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1990 | Aug 8, 1990 | — |
| 00 | May 20, 1987 | May 6, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | May 13, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-505-32299 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32299 → 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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