WELL · 42-161-30163 · DISTRICT 5
Watson M. L. #2
Freestone County · Stewards Mill NE. (Pettit) field · Vertical
Watson M. L. #2 (API 42-161-30163) is a plugged well in Freestone County, plugged March 20, 1992, last operated by Wisenbaker Production Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1997, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Brg Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Wisenbaker Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by BRG Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 9, 2011 · 145 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wisenbaker Production Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | BRG Petroleum, Inc.May 12, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 12, 1997
- last permit issued
- May 18, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 18, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 20, 1992
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 2 leases 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 Trust G.U. G-5-172940 | Stewards Mill, NE. (Rodessa) | Fullspike Energy LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-5-76762 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461114-99 | Reenter | BRG Petroleum, Inc. | Apr 14, 1997 | May 12, 1997 | May 28, 1997 | 8,600 |
| 4896-99 | Other | Wisenbaker, R. E.&beaird, H. C. | Aug 8, 1977 | Aug 8, 1977 | — | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-76762 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-172940 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,719 | 7,727 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 654 | 12.25 | 340 S |
| 4.5 | 7,912 | 7.875 | 586 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 10, 1999 | Mar 24, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jun 4, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 30, 1978 | — |
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 42-161-30163 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30163 → 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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