WELL · 42-401-35021 · DISTRICT 6
Watson Gas Unit #4
Rusk County · Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field · Vertical
Watson Gas Unit #4 (API 42-401-35021) is a well in Rusk County operated by BP America Production Company, completed September 11, 2009.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2009 and 2011, permitted to 13,500 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Base Anhydrite, Base Anydrite, Rodessa, Pettit.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Denver, CO · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 1,623 permits on file · (720) 439-5104
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BP America Production Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | BP America Production CompanyMay 25, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 25, 2011
- last permit issued
- Sep 11, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 967K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 11, 2009
- 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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Gas Unit G-6-264356 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 805K | Oct 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Watson Gas Unit G-6-258292 | Carthage (Haynesville Shale) | BP America Production Company | 1 | 0 | 162K | Sep 2009 – Oct 2011 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 26,505 · prior 12 26,880(-1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1BP America Production CompanySep 2009 → Nov 2019
- 2Merit Energy CompanyDec 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 717104-99 | Recompletion | BP America Production Company | May 24, 2011 | May 25, 2011 | Aug 17, 2011 | 11,600 |
| 677758-99 | Drill | BP America Production Company | Jan 23, 2009 | Feb 5, 2009 | Mar 13, 2009 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-258292 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-264356 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 362 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Anhydrite | 5,960 | -5,598 |
| Base Anydrite | 5,960 | -5,598 |
| Rodessa | 6,138 | -5,776 |
| Pettit | 6,678 | -6,316 |
| PETTIT6 | 6,678 | -6,316 |
| Travis Peak | 7,025 | -6,663 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,778 | -8,416 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,457 | -10,095 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,200 | 10,212 | Open hole |
| 10,225 | 10,230 | Open hole |
| 10,235 | 10,240 | Open hole |
| 10,245 | 10,250 | Open hole |
| 10,260 | 10,268 | Open hole |
| 10,342 | 10,350 | Open hole |
| 10,366 | 10,370 | Open hole |
| 10,398 | 10,410 | Open hole |
| 11,251 | 11,271 | Perforated |
| 11,364 | 11,374 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 933 | 14.75 | 272 S |
| 13.375 | 934 | 14.75 | 272 S |
| 5.5 | 11,600 | 8.75 | 2,455 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 | Aug 6, 2012 | Jan 10, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 11, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 13, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-401-35021 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-35021 → 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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