WELL · 42-427-34544 · DISTRICT 4
Watts #5
Starr County · Rincon West (4360) field · Vertical
Watts #5 (API 42-427-34544) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged March 21, 2016, last operated by Lpes Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2011 and 2015, permitted to 5,500 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Its 2 leases have reported 647 barrels of oil since August 2012, last reporting in April 2016. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Provo, UT · P-5 Y, filed Nov 8, 2019 · 19 permits on file · (801) 224-4771
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lpes Inc. |
| Production reports | Lpes, Inc.through Jan 2016 |
| Latest permit | Lpes, Inc.Mar 6, 2015 |
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 6, 2015
- last permit issued
- Jun 18, 2014
- completed
- 647
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2012 THROUGH Apr 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 18, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 21, 2016
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watts O-4-13834 | Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) | Lpes, Inc. | 2 | 647 | 0 | Aug 2012 – Apr 2016 |
| Watts O-4-13986 | Rincon, West (4360) | Lpes, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2014 – Apr 2016 |
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.
- 1Lpes, Inc.Jun 2014 → Jan 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 803204-99 | Field transfer | Lpes, Inc. | Jan 26, 2015 | Mar 6, 2015 | Jun 10, 2011 | 5,500 |
| 710911-99 | Drill | Lpes, Inc. | Feb 24, 2011 | Mar 1, 2011 | Jun 10, 2011 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-13834 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13986 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 413 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,360 | 4,372 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 401 | 12.25 | 175 S |
| 4.5 | 5,244 | 7.875 | 1,245 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 | Mar 2, 2016 | Mar 16, 2015 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 25, 2014 | Jan 25, 2012 | 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 42-427-34544 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34544 → 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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