WELL · 42-055-33678 · DISTRICT 1
Watkins-Mercer #1
Caldwell County · Fentress (1750) field · Vertical
Watkins-Mercer #1 (API 42-055-33678) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged October 5, 2021, last operated by Mcminn Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 28, 1984, permitted to 1,750 ft.
It was permitted by Bob'S Oil & Gas Operating CO. and has since transferred to Mcminn Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 1.96K barrels of oil and 179 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bob's Oil & Gas Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Hempstead, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 2, 2021 · 6 permits on file · (713) 822-4488
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McMinn Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | McMinn Operating Company, Inc.through Sep 2014 |
| Latest permit | Bob's Oil & Gas Operating Co.Sep 28, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 28, 1984
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 1985
- completed
- 1.96K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 179
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 5, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins-Mercer O-1-10535 | Fentress (1750) | McMinn Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 1.96K | 179 | 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.
- 1Bob-Kat Oil Co.Jan 1993 → Jul 2007
- 2McMinn Operating Company, Inc.Mar 2009 → Sep 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253172-99 | Drill | Bob's Oil & Gas Operating Co. | Sep 28, 1984 | Sep 28, 1984 | — | 1,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-10535 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 460 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Chalk | 1,260 | -800 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 1,386 | -926 |
| Buda | 1,452 | -992 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,260 | 1,302 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,470 | 7.875 | 150 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 | Aug 29, 1985 | Aug 14, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Aug 20, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-055-33678 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-33678 → 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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