WELL · 42-051-33583 · DISTRICT 3
Watson A #1
Burleson County · Hooker Creek (Navarro A) field · Producing · Vertical
Watson A #1 (API 42-051-33583) is a well in Burleson County operated by Ernest Operating Company, completed November 1, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 19, 2000, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Bar-Mac Investments Inc. and has since transferred to Ernest Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Midway, Navarro.
Its lease has reported 4.34K barrels of oil and 153K mcf of gas since November 2000, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bar-Mac Investments Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Rockdale, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 32 permits on file · (512) 446-3855
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ernest Operating Company |
| Production reports | Ernest Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Bar-Mac Investments Inc.May 19, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 19, 2000
- last permit issued
- Nov 1, 2000
- completed
- 4.34K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 153K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 1, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson "A" O-3-24004 | Hooker Creek (Navarro A) | Ernest Operating Company | 1 | 4.34K | 153K | Nov 2000 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,798 · prior 12 1,601(+12%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 19 · prior 12 9(+111%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bar-Mac Investments Inc.Nov 2000 → Jan 2017
- 2Ernest Operating CompanyFeb 2017 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495254-99 | Drill | Bar-Mac Investments Inc. | May 19, 2000 | May 19, 2000 | May 25, 2000 | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-24004 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 336 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,112 | 4,122 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 525 | 12.25 | 287 S |
| 5.5 | 4,600 | 7.875 | 648 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 | Jul 31, 2001 | Jun 8, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 20, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-051-33583 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-33583 → 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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