WELL · 42-161-31320 · DISTRICT 5
Watson Trust Gas Unit #1
Freestone County · Vertical
Watson Trust Gas Unit #1 (API 42-161-31320) is a permitted well in Freestone County filed by Kcs Resources, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1995 and 2007, permitted to 11,400 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, James Lime.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 3, 2008 · 490 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | BRG Lone Star Ltd.through Dec 2023 |
| Latest permit | KCS Resources, Inc.May 7, 2007 |
- 11,400
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 7, 2007
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 750K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Trust GU G-5-156137 | Marsters, N.E. | Formation Resour Field Svcs, LLC | 1 | 0 | 638K | Sep 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Watson Trust GU G-5-219279 | Stewards Mill, NE. (Rodessa) | Formation Resour Field Svcs, LLC | 1 | 0 | 112K | Jun 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1BRG Petroleum, Inc.Sep 1995 → Jun 1998
- 2Seagull Energy E&P Inc.Jul 1998 → Nov 2000
- 3Ocean Energy, Inc.Dec 2000 → Aug 2003
- 4Devon Louisiana CorporationSep 2003 → Mar 2005
- 5KCS Resources, Inc.Apr 2005 → Feb 2009
- 6KCS Resources, LLCMar 2009 → Sep 2010
- 7Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Oct 2010 → Oct 2010
- 8Breitburn Operating L.P.Feb 2015 → Feb 2016
- 9BRG Lone Star Ltd.May 2016 → Dec 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 637927-99 | Recompletion | KCS Resources, Inc. | Apr 26, 2007 | May 7, 2007 | — | 11,175 |
| 604091-99 | Recompletion | KCS Resources, Inc. | Jul 28, 2005 | Jul 28, 2005 | — | 11,175 |
| 437049-99 | Drill | BRG Petroleum, Inc. | Jun 19, 1995 | Jul 13, 1995 | Aug 15, 1995 | 11,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-156137 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-219279 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 345 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 3,347 | -3,002 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,004 | -6,659 |
| Rodessa | 7,104 | -6,759 |
| James Lime | 7,514 | -7,169 |
| James LimeJAMES | 7,536 | -7,191 |
| Pine Island | 7,598 | -7,253 |
| Pettit | 7,679 | -7,334 |
| Sligo | 7,679 | -7,334 |
| Travis Peak | 7,855 | -7,510 |
| BossierBOSSIER SH | 10,650 | -10,305 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,240 | 7,250 | Perforated |
| 7,740 | 7,746 | Perforated |
| 10,790 | 10,964 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,215 | 11 | 325 S |
| 8.625 | 1,215 | — | 325 S |
| 4.5 | 11,175 | 7.875 | 1,050 S |
| 4.5 | 11,175 | — | 1,050 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 | Feb 7, 2007 | Feb 9, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 25, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1996 | Oct 12, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-161-31320 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31320 → 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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