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OPERATORS · RRC 900287  · P-5 STATUS Y

Watco Engy, Inc

Tyler, TX

Watch this operator

Watco Engy, Inc has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued October 6, 1994.

The RRC wellbore file lists 23 wells under its operatorship.

97 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1980; its P-5 organization report was last filed September 6, 1996.

0
permits, last 12 months
—
vs prior 12 months (0)
0
counties, 12 months
0
producing wells, of 23 of record
2
leases it reports
—
horizontal, 12 months

WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED OCT 29, 2026

From permit to spud

FROM THE DATES ON ITS W-1 PERMITS · ALL TIME

A permit is a plan, not a well. These figures count only permits old enough to have spudded, six months and more, and read the spud, cancel, and expiry dates the RRC records on each one.

33%
spud rate · 32 of 97 mature permits
26
median days permit to spud · middle half 17–64
0
spuds, last 180 days
3%
cancelled · 3 permits
62
expired undrilled
7
permits a year over 14 active years

Where

Counties by permits in the last 12 months, with all-time permits and current wells of record there.

County12 moAll timeWellsLast
Runnels county →—4212Oct 6, 1994
Wilson county →—175Mar 4, 1991
Tom Green county →—130May 16, 1983
Coke county →—94Nov 6, 1986
Nolan county →—61Dec 11, 1989
Concho county →—30Dec 23, 1983
Harrison county →—21Aug 21, 1990
Lavaca county →—20Jan 11, 1991
Coleman county →—10May 24, 1982
Frio county →—10Mar 29, 1988
Taylor county →—10Sep 19, 1983

All 97 permits, searchable → · Leases it reports → · On the map →

Formations in its completed wells

Tops reported on completion filings for wells it operates. RRC wellbore file. About tops →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrs
Palo Pinto130
Austin Chalk110
Buda110
Eagle Ford90
Wilcox90
Strawn70
Coleman Junction50
Cisco30
Canyon20
Del Rio10
Mississippian10
Caddo10
Ellenburger10
Pettit10
Travis Peak10

Production by month

PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026

Barrels on leases where this operator filed the production report. Lease-level by design; the latest months are revised upward as late reports arrive. How production is reported →

0
bbl oil, last 12 reported months
—
vs the 12 months before
0
mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
60.3K
bbl oil since reporting began

No lease production reported under this operator number in the last three years.

Beyond the permit record

RRC wellbore file

Wells of record

23
on the schedule
0
producing
0
shut in
0
injection
0
temp. abandoned
20
plugged

How it got them

14
permitted itself
7
acquired from others
25
permitted, now run by others

Acquired means the well's permit names a different operator than the schedule does today. Transfers and operator numbers →

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

0
active UIC permits of 2
0
permitted bbl/day, active
0
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Jun 2025
reported through

By county

Coke0 active0 bbl/d
Young0 active0 bbl/d

Permitted volume is a ceiling, not throughput. How to read it →

Permit types

Last 12 months against the prior 12, and all time. A type opens the permit history filtered to it. What the types mean →

Type12 moPrior 12All time
Drill0080
Recompletion0016
Other001

Fields

RRC regulatory fields with the most wells of record under this operator. The field opens its page; the count opens this operator's wells in it.

FieldWellsProducing
Marcelina Creek (Buda)5736755030
Wendkirk (Cisco)9632450030
Ashton (Dog Bend)412133320
John Allen (Gardner)4676850020
Genie (King Sand)3441050010
Winters NW. (Jennings)9818650010
Kendrick (Gardner)4883033310
Marcelina Creek (Austin Chalk)5736750010
Byers South (Gardner)1411366610
Maryneal (Canyon)5805725010
Petrie (Gardner)7089440010
Q.V. (Fry Lower)7359050010

P-5 organization report

As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →

Registration
Status code Y
Last filed Sep 6, 1996
Address
P O Box 131918
Tyler, TX 75713
Officers and agents
Trant, Mike · President
Walsh, Paul J. · Vice President

Latest permits

NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorCountyLease / wellDepthAPI
467559Sep 15, 1997Sep 15, 1997Pedeco, Inc.WilsonPruski #1HH9,00049331772
428747Oct 6, 1994Oct 6, 1994Watco Energy, Inc.RunnelsPruser, George #14,34039931431
424038May 18, 1994May 18, 1994Walsh Resources, Inc.RunnelsFlanagan, Rodney #13,59539932189
397192Mar 3, 1992Mar 3, 1992Nichols,edwin S Explorations IncWilsonPruski #1H8,20049331772
389613Jul 9, 1991Jul 9, 1991Watco Energy, Inc.RunnelsSpreen, Fred #13,87239933345
385154Mar 4, 1991Mar 4, 1991Watco Energy, Inc.WilsonSchiffers Ranch #57,37549332018
382982Jan 11, 1991Jan 11, 1991Watco Energy, Inc.LavacaHavel Unit #29,50028532095
379175Nov 6, 1990Nov 6, 1990Watco Energy, Inc.WilsonSchiffers Ranch #17,31049331910
376733Aug 21, 1990Aug 21, 1990Watco Energy, Inc.HarrisonCargill et AL #26,50020331939
373794May 24, 1990May 24, 1990Watco Energy, Inc.LavacaHavel Unit #16,10028532072
372207Apr 20, 1990Apr 20, 1990Watco Energy, Inc.WilsonSchiffers Ranch #27,32049331937
367400Dec 11, 1989Dec 11, 1989Watco Energy, Inc.NolanUssery, Johnny #27,00035332124
367113Dec 1, 1989Dec 1, 1989Watco Energy, Inc.HarrisonCargill, et AL #16,80020331855
361855Jul 26, 1989Jul 26, 1989Watco Energy, Inc.RunnelsSwatchsue, J. J. #14,17239910543
357599Apr 4, 1989Apr 4, 1989Watco Energy, Inc.RunnelsRohmfeld #23,91139932098

Full permit history →

About this data

Registration from the RRC P-5 organization report, refreshed weekly. Permits from the OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wells of record from the EWA wellbore schedule; production from PDQ lease reports at the last vintage; disposal from UIC permits and H-10 reports. Summary figures are rebuilt nightly.

Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/operators/tx/900287, documented in the API reference.