TEXAS · WELLS · CROCKETT COUNTY · WATSON RANCH LEASE · API 42-105-37181 · DISTRICT 6E
Watson Ranch #8901
Crockett County · Ozona (Canyon Sand) field · Vertical
Watson Ranch #8901 (API 42-105-37181) is a plugged well in Crockett County, plugged December 23, 2005, last operated by Anadarko E&P Company LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 9, 1996, permitted to 7,200 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Anadarko E&P Company LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Canyon.
Its lease has reported 654 mcf of gas since April 1996, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 27, 2012
- Permits on file
- 2,635
- Phone
- (832) 636-3130
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anadarko E&P Company LP |
| Production reports | Anadarko E&P Company LPthrough Jan 1997 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyFeb 9, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 9, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 11, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 654
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1996 THROUGH Jan 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 11, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 23, 2005
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 Ranch G-9-158495 | Ozona (Canyon Sand) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 1 | 0 | 654 | Apr 1996 – Jan 1997 |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyNov 1996 → Jan 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444242-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Jan 30, 1996 | Feb 9, 1996 | Feb 28, 1996 | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1996 | Watson Ranch G-9-158495 | Ozona (Canyon Sand) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,980 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon | 5,630 | -3,650 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,180 | 5,190 | Perforated |
| 5,320 | 5,362 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 908 | 11 | 315 S |
| 2.875 | 6,517 | 7.875 | 650 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 | Jul 24, 1996 | May 30, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 17, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-105-37181 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-105-37181 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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