TEXAS · WELLS · REAGAN COUNTY · WATKINS, JOHNNY PAT "1230" LEASE · API 42-383-34943 · DISTRICT 6E
Watkins Johnny Pat 1230 #5
Reagan County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Watkins Johnny Pat 1230 #5 (API 42-383-34943) is a plugged well in Reagan County, plugged February 24, 2025, last operated by De Central Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 30, 1998, permitted to 11,900 ft.
It was permitted by Stephens, Autry C. and has since transferred to De Central Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Spraberry, Lower Spreberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 144K barrels of oil and 675K mcf of gas since November 1995, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Stephens, Autry C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 16, 2025
- Permits on file
- 402
- Phone
- (817) 928-3260
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | De Central Operating LLC |
| Production reports | De Central Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Stephens, Autry C.Jun 30, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 30, 1998
- last permit issued
- Oct 15, 1999
- completed
- 144K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 675K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 15, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 24, 2025
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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins, Johnny Pat "1230" O-9-14213 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | De Central Operating, LLC | 9 | 144K | 675K | Nov 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,180 · prior 12 3,436(-37%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,184 · prior 12 19,174(-36%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Stephens, Autry C.Nov 1995 → Aug 2000
- 2Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Sep 2000 → Jun 2023
- 3Petro-Hunt Permian, LLCJul 2023 → Dec 2025
- 4De Central Operating, LLCJan 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 477471-98 | Drill | Stephens, Autry C. | Feb 29, 2000 | Jun 30, 1998 | Jun 30, 1998 | 11,900 |
| 477471-99 | Drill | Stephens, Autry C. | Jun 26, 1998 | Jun 30, 1998 | — | 11,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 1999 | Watkins Johnny Pat 1230 O-9-14213 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | De Central Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,643 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,225 | 8,407 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 509 | 17.5 | 546 S |
| 8.625 | 3,012 | 11 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 8,500 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Apr 27, 2000 | Mar 3, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 10, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-383-34943 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-383-34943 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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