TEXAS · WELLS · BEXAR COUNTY · WATTS, OTTO LEASE · API 42-029-31183 · DISTRICT 01
Watts Otto #1
Bexar County · Somerset field · Vertical
Watts Otto #1 (API 42-029-31183) is a plugged well in Bexar County, plugged November 2, 2009, last operated by Great Plains Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 14, 1980, permitted to 1,650 ft.
It was permitted by Schimmel, V.G. and has since transferred to Great Plains Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 127 barrels of oil and 11 mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Schimmel, V.G.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Nixon, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 3, 1997
- Phone
- (210) 582-2588
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Great Plains Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Great Plains Resources, Inc.through Oct 1995 |
| Latest permit | Schimmel, V.G.Oct 14, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 14, 1980
- last permit issued
- Feb 1, 1981
- completed
- 127
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1993 THROUGH Oct 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 1, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 2, 2009
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watts, Otto O-1-6666 | Somerset | Great Plains Resources, Inc. | 1 | 127 | 11 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1995 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Watts Otto
Great Plains Resources Inc.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Bexar County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Black Jack Well Service, Inc.Mar 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Rife Oil Properties, Inc.Jun 1994 → Jun 1994
- 3Ginco Operating Co.Mar 1995 → Oct 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95572-99 | Drill | Schimmel, V.G. | Oct 14, 1980 | Oct 14, 1980 | — | 1,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 1981 | Watts Otto O-1-6666 | Somerset | Great Plains Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,374 | 1,394 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 1,384 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,463 | 6.75 | 205 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 12, 1981 | — |
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 42-029-31183 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-029-31183 → 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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