WELL · 42-287-31836 · DISTRICT 3
Watt-Colvin Unit #1A
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Watt-Colvin Unit #1A (API 42-287-31836) is a well in Lee County operated by Anchor Operating CO., completed September 18, 1985.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 29, 1985, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Wcs Oil And Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Anchor Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Navarro, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by WCS Oil and Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 8, 2019 · 10 permits on file · (832) 808-8718
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anchor Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Jun 2025 |
| Latest permit | WCS Oil and Gas CorporationJul 29, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 29, 1985
- last permit issued
- Sep 18, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 449K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 18, 1985
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watt Colvins Unit G-3-121427 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 449K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 20 · prior 12 164(-88%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1WCS Oil and Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 2005
- 2WCS Oil & Gas CorporationMay 2005 → Aug 2021
- 3Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCSep 2021 → Jun 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281763-99 | Drill | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Jul 2, 1985 | Jul 29, 1985 | Aug 15, 1985 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-121427 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 300 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 6,346 | -6,046 |
| Pecan Gap | 7,804 | -7,504 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,526 | -8,226 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,857 | 9,106 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,073 | 12.25 | 1,205 S |
| 5.5 | 9,181 | 8.75 | 60 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 | Jul 10, 1986 | Jun 5, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Jun 28, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 8, 1985 | Sep 30, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 6, 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 42-287-31836 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31836 → 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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