WELL · 42-055-32728 · DISTRICT 1
Watson Martin #3
Caldwell County · Luling-Branyon field · Vertical
Watson Martin #3 (API 42-055-32728) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged May 4, 2016, last operated by MA-Stell Inc.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 17, 1982, permitted to 2,700 ft.
It was permitted by Bullock Petroleum Inc. and has since transferred to MA-Stell Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 832 barrels of oil and 1.06K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bullock Petroleum Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dale, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 8, 2016
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | MA-Stell Inc |
| Production reports | Ginco Operating Co.through Nov 1995 |
| Latest permit | Bullock Petroleum Inc.May 17, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 17, 1982
- last permit issued
- Oct 15, 1982
- completed
- 832
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.06K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 15, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 4, 2016
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson, Martin O-1-9429 | Luling-Branyon | MA-Stell Inc | 4 | 832 | 1.06K | 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.
- 1M & J Production CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Penrod Oil Company of Texas, IncMar 1994 → Sep 1994
- 3Mobile Production Systems, Inc.Oct 1994 → Oct 1994
- 4Ginco Operating Co.Jun 1995 → Nov 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160701-99 | Drill | Bullock Petroleum Inc. | May 17, 1982 | May 17, 1982 | — | 2,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-9429 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,194 | 2,236 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 2,150 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 2,360 | 7.875 | — |
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 | May 18, 1984 | Dec 14, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1984 | Dec 14, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 14, 1982 | — |
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 42-055-32728 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-32728 → 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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