WELL · 42-055-34476 · DISTRICT 1
Watson J.P. -A- #A 5
Caldwell County · Salt Flat field · Vertical
Watson J.P. -A- #A 5 (API 42-055-34476) is a well in Caldwell County operated by Gauge Oil Company, completed March 5, 1990.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 10, 1990, permitted to 2,900 ft.
It was permitted by Shale Operating CO. and has since transferred to Gauge Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Edwards.
Its lease has reported 38.8K barrels of oil and 53 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shale Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Luling, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 3 permits on file · (830) 857-4592
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gauge Oil Company |
| Production reports | Gauge Oil Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shale Operating Co.Jan 10, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 10, 1990
- last permit issued
- Mar 5, 1990
- completed
- 38.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 53
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 5, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson, J.P. -A- O-1-12346 | Salt Flat | Gauge Oil Company | 12 | 38.8K | 53 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 483 · prior 12 511(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shale Operating Co.Jan 1993 → May 1994
- 2Thomas Oil & Gas CompanyFeb 1995 → May 1998
- 3Matrix Producing CompanyMar 2002 → Feb 2005
- 4Gauge Oil CompanyMar 2005 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 368494-99 | Drill | Shale Operating Co. | Jan 10, 1990 | Jan 10, 1990 | Jan 11, 1990 | 2,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12346 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-12346 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,690 | 2,696 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 2,690 | 7.875 | 405 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 | Jun 11, 2002 | May 21, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jul 13, 1990 | May 21, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jun 23, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-055-34476 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34476 → 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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