WELL · 42-149-31942 · DISTRICT 3
Watson #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Watson #1 (API 42-149-31942) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged September 16, 1986, last operated by Tex-Lee Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 12, 1984, permitted to 8,200 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 8 formation tops, including Midway, Navarro, Taylor, Pecan Gap.
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 | none |
| Latest permit | Fargo Energy Corporation (A)Nov 12, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 12, 1984
- last permit issued
- Dec 15, 1984
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 15, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 16, 1986
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257402-99 | Drill | Fargo Energy Corporation (A) | Nov 12, 1984 | Nov 12, 1984 | — | 8,200 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 421 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| MidwayMIDWAY SHALE | 4,355 | -3,934 |
| NavarroNAVARRO SHALE | 4,920 | -4,499 |
| NavarroNAVARRO SAND | 5,100 | -4,679 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SHALE | 5,795 | -5,374 |
| Pecan Gap | 6,455 | -6,034 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,695 | -6,274 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SHALE | 7,305 | -6,884 |
| Buda | 7,355 | -6,934 |
| Del RioDEL RIO SHALE | 7,432 | -7,011 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,711 | 6,814 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,072 | 12.25 | 1,400 S |
| 5.5 | 7,439 | 7.875 | 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 | May 21, 1985 | Dec 21, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 3, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 21, 1985 | Dec 21, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 9, 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 42-149-31942 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31942 → 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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