WELL · 42-149-31845 · DISTRICT 3
Watson #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Watson #1 (API 42-149-31845) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged July 12, 2004, last operated by Tex-Lee Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 17, 1984, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Fargo Energy Corporation (A) and has since transferred to Tex-Lee Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Midway, Navarro, Taylor, Pecan Gap.
Its lease has reported 19.5K barrels of oil and 39.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2004. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fargo Energy Corporation (A); the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Giddings, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 84 permits on file · (979) 250-3094
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tex-Lee Operating Company |
| Production reports | Tex-Lee Operating Companythrough Mar 2004 |
| Latest permit | Fargo Energy Corporation (A)Jul 17, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 17, 1984
- last permit issued
- Aug 27, 1984
- completed
- 19.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 39.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 27, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 12, 2004
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson O-3-16982 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Tex-Lee Operating Company | 3 | 19.5K | 39.5K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2004 |
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.
- 1Sage Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1997
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyOct 1997 → Jun 1998
- 3Tex-Lee Operating CompanySep 2000 → Mar 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 245127-99 | Drill | Fargo Energy Corporation (A) | Jul 13, 1984 | Jul 17, 1984 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16982 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-16982 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 421 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| MidwayMIDWAY SHALE | 4,411 | -3,990 |
| NavarroNAVARRO SHALE | 4,976 | -4,555 |
| NavarroNAVARRO SAND | 5,156 | -4,735 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SHALE | 5,851 | -5,430 |
| Pecan Gap | 6,511 | -6,090 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,755 | -6,334 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SHALE | 7,361 | -6,940 |
| BudaBUDA LIMESTONE | 7,411 | -6,990 |
| Del RioDEL RIO SHALE | 7,488 | -7,067 |
| Georgetown | 7,518 | -7,097 |
| Edwards | 7,718 | -7,297 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,225 | 7,349 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,029 | 12.25 | 1,400 S |
| 5.5 | 7,744 | 8.625 | 500 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 10, 2000 | Sep 4, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 21, 1985 | Sep 4, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 3, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 18, 1984 | Sep 4, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 3, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-149-31845 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31845 → 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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