WELL · 42-389-33619 · DISTRICT 8
Bill Watson 1 #4
Reeves County · Wolfbone (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Bill Watson 1 #4 (API 42-389-33619) is a well in Reeves County operated by Vtx Energy Operating LLC, completed April 23, 2013 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 29, 2013, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Steward Energy, LLC and has since transferred to Vtx Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon, Brushy Canyon, Avalon.
Its lease has reported 71.5K barrels of oil and 87.6K mcf of gas since March 2013, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Steward Energy, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 164 permits on file · (800) 826-8119
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | VTX Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | VTX Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Steward Energy, LLCJan 29, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 29, 2013
- last permit issued
- Apr 23, 2013
- completed
- 71.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 87.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 23, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Watson 1 O-10-45238 | Wolfbone (Trend Area) | VTX Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 71.5K | 87.6K | Mar 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,774 · prior 12 4,102(-57%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,048 · prior 12 105(+898%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Steward Energy, LLCMar 2013 → Nov 2014
- 2Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCDec 2014 → Apr 2016
- 3Parsley Energy Operations, LLCJun 2016 → Jan 2021
- 4Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Feb 2021 → Nov 2021
- 5Continental Resources, Inc.Dec 2021 → Jun 2023
- 6VTX Energy Operating, LLCJul 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 755497-99 | Drill | Steward Energy, LLC | Jan 24, 2013 | Jan 29, 2013 | Feb 20, 2013 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-45238 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,664 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canyon | 5,064 | -2,400 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,954 | -3,290 |
| Brushy Canyon | 6,856 | -4,192 |
| Avalon | 7,920 | -5,256 |
| Bone Spring1ST BONE SPRING | 8,268 | -5,604 |
| Bone Spring2ND BONE SPRING | 9,230 | -6,566 |
| Bone Spring3RD BONE SPRING | 9,825 | -7,161 |
| Wolf Camp | 10,568 | -7,904 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,208 | 11,466 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 105 | 20 | 1 S |
| 13.375 | 1,385 | 17.5 | 1,190 S |
| 9.625 | 5,051 | 12.25 | 1,650 S |
| 5.5 | 11,752 | 8.75 | 770 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 | Oct 17, 2014 | May 20, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-389-33619 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-33619 → 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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