WELL · 42-401-31653 · DISTRICT 6
Watts Johnson #1
Rusk County · Minden W. (Travis Peak 7600) field · Vertical
Watts Johnson #1 (API 42-401-31653) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged November 12, 1992, last operated by Hinton Production Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 18, 1983, permitted to 8,400 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Top Mass. Anhydrite, Rodessa, James Lime, Pettit.
Operator of record
MT Pleasant, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 1, 1996 · 182 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hinton Production Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Hinton Production CompanyMar 18, 1983 |
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 18, 1983
- last permit issued
- Aug 16, 1983
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 16, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 12, 1992
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watts Johnson O-6-12631 | Minden, W. (Travis Peak 7600) | Hinton Production Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1993 |
| — G-6-107324 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189138-99 | Drill | Hinton Production Company | Sep 16, 1983 | Mar 18, 1983 | — | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-107324 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-12631 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 465 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Top Mass. Anhydrite | 6,425 | -5,960 |
| Rodessa | 6,675 | -6,210 |
| James Lime | 7,130 | -6,665 |
| Pettit | 7,375 | -6,910 |
| Travis Peak | 7,715 | -7,250 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,722 | 7,814 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,270 | 11 | 550 S |
| 2.375 | 7,660 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,400 | 7.875 | 602 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 26, 1990 | Oct 30, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 31, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 6, 1983 | — |
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 42-401-31653 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31653 → 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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