WELL · 42-337-33180 · DISTRICT 9
Montague #9704
Montague County · Eanes (Atoka) field · Vertical
Montague #9704 (API 42-337-33180) is a plugged well in Montague County, plugged January 20, 2004, last operated by Watkins Production Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 22, 1997, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by King Operating Corporation and has since transferred to Watkins Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 20.1K barrels of oil and 121K mcf of gas since November 1997, last reporting in May 2004. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by King Operating Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 6, 2007 · 9 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Watkins Production Company |
| Production reports | Watkins Production Companythrough Dec 2003 |
| Latest permit | King Operating CorporationAug 22, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 22, 1997
- last permit issued
- Nov 18, 1997
- completed
- 20.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 121K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1997 THROUGH May 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 18, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 20, 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montague O-13-29415 | Eanes (Atoka) | Watkins Production Company | 2 | 20.1K | 121K | Nov 1997 – May 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.
- 1King Operating CorporationNov 1997 → Jul 2001
- 2Watkins Production CompanySep 2001 → Aug 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466655-99 | Drill | King Operating Corporation | Aug 22, 1997 | Aug 22, 1997 | Oct 7, 1997 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-29415 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 999 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 5,626 | -4,627 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 6,718 | -5,719 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,810 | 5,822 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 566 | 12.25 | 290 S |
| 4.5 | 6,790 | 7.875 | 390 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 | Jan 6, 1998 | Nov 21, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 29, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-337-33180 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-337-33180 → 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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