OPERATORS · RRC 900540 · P-5 STATUS Y
Watson Expl, Inc
Amarillo, TX
Watch this operatorWatson Expl, Inc has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued November 4, 1987.
The RRC wellbore file lists 4 wells under its operatorship.
19 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1981; its P-5 organization report was last filed October 22, 1991.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 4 of record
- 0
- 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.
- 53%
- spud rate · 10 of 19 mature permits
- 38
- median days permit to spud · middle half 15–50
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- cancelled · 0 permits
- 9
- expired undrilled
- 3
- permits a year over 6 active years
Where
Counties by permits in the last 12 months, with all-time permits and current wells of record there.
| County | 12 mo | All time | Wells | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson county → | — | 13 | 0 | May 9, 1984 |
| Hutchinson county → | — | 4 | 4 | Nov 4, 1987 |
| Gray county → | — | 2 | 0 | Jan 16, 1984 |
All 19 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 →
| Formation | Wells | Permitted last 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Dolomite | 9 | 0 |
| Granite Wash | 9 | 0 |
| White Dolomite | 5 | 0 |
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
- 0
- 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
- 4
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 1
- plugged
How it got them
- 4
- permitted itself
- 0
- acquired from others
- 13
- permitted, now run by others
Acquired means the well's permit names a different operator than the schedule does today. Transfers and operator numbers →
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 →
| Type | 12 mo | Prior 12 | All time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drill | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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.
| Field | Wells | Producing |
|---|---|---|
| Panhandle Hutchinson County Fld.68887001 | 4 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Oct 22, 1991
- Address
- 4500 C I-40 West
- Amarillo, TX 79106
- Officers and agents
- Watson, Donald C · President
- Watson, Gregory P. · Secretary
- Watson, Rose Mary · Vice President
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 338248 | Nov 4, 1987 | Nov 4, 1987 | Watson Exploration, Inc. | Hutchinson | Killough "C" #4 | 3,200 | 23332316 |
| 328704 | Apr 8, 1987 | Apr 8, 1987 | Watson Exploration, Inc. | Hutchinson | Killough "C" #3 | 3,200 | 23332285 |
| 297582 | Feb 11, 1986 | Feb 11, 1986 | Watson Exploration, Inc. | Hutchinson | Killough "C" #2 | 3,200 | 23332230 |
| 286706 | Oct 7, 1985 | Oct 7, 1985 | Watson Exploration, Inc. | Hutchinson | Killough "C" #1 | 3,200 | 23332183 |
| 238183 | May 9, 1984 | May 9, 1984 | Watson Exploration, Inc. | Carson | Two Bar Ranch #5093 | 3,500 | 06531720 |
| 238190 | May 9, 1984 | May 9, 1984 | Watson Exploration, Inc. | Carson | Two Bar Ranch (94) #3094 | 3,300 | 06531721 |
| 238191 | May 9, 1984 | May 9, 1984 | Watson Exploration, Inc. | Carson | Two Bar Ranch 94-B #1B | 3,300 | 06531722 |
| 226384 | Jan 16, 1984 | Jan 16, 1984 | Watson Exploration, Inc. | Carson | Two Bar Ranch "A" #2A | 3,500 | 06531664 |
| 226382 | Jan 16, 1984 | Jan 16, 1984 | Watson Exploration, Inc. | Carson | Two Bar Ranch #4093 | 3,500 | 06531663 |
| 226387 | Jan 16, 1984 | Jan 16, 1984 | Watson Exploration, Inc. | Gray | Hopkins #1 | 3,400 | 17931588 |
| 216456 | Oct 4, 1983 | Oct 4, 1983 | Watson Exploration, Inc. | Carson | Two Bar Ranch (94) #2094 | 3,300 | 06531616 |
| 197878 | Jun 10, 1983 | Jun 10, 1983 | Watson Exploration, Inc. | Carson | Two-Bar Ranch A #1 A | 3,300 | 06531452 |
| 191304 | Apr 11, 1983 | Apr 11, 1983 | Watson Exploration, Inc. | Carson | Two Bar Ranch #3093 | 3,500 | 06531405 |
| 174161 | Oct 13, 1982 | Oct 13, 1982 | Watson Exploration, Inc. | Carson | Two-Bar Ranch #2-93 | 3,300 | 06531304 |
| 165930 | Jul 12, 1982 | Jul 12, 1982 | Watson Exploration, Inc. | Carson | Two Bar Ranch (94) #1-94 | 3,300 | 06531234 |
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/900540, documented in the API reference.