WELL · 42-431-31072 · DISTRICT 8
J. E. Watson #3
Sterling County · Vertical
J. E. Watson #3 (API 42-431-31072) is a permitted well in Sterling County filed by Hunt Oil Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 2014, permitted to 8,800 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its 3 leases have reported 17.8K barrels of oil and 473K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 20, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,472
- Phone
- (214) 978-8000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | P1 Energy, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hunt Oil CompanyOct 30, 2014 |
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 30, 2014
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 17.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 473K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 3 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. E. Watson O-10-46660 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | P1 Energy, LLC | 3 | 14.3K | 98.8K | Nov 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Watson, J. E. G-10-157763 | Conger, SW (Penn) | Hunt Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 136K | Jan 1996 – Nov 2014 |
| Watson, J. E. O-10-25670 | Conger, SW (Penn) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 5 | 3.49K | 239K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,016 · prior 12 3,358(-10%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 76 · prior 12 3(+2433%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyFeb 1993 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Nov 2004
- 4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2004 → Jan 2012
- 5Hunt Oil CompanyNov 2014 → Oct 2018
- 6Independence Resources Mgmt, LLCJan 2019 → Mar 2021
- 7Earthstone Operating, LLCApr 2021 → Dec 2022
- 8P1 Energy, LLCJan 2023 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 799037-99 | Recompletion | Hunt Oil Company | Oct 24, 2014 | Oct 30, 2014 | Oct 17, 2014 | 8,500 |
| 733215-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Feb 6, 2012 | Feb 21, 2012 | — | 8,503 |
| 140486-99 | Drill | Champlin Petroleum Co. | Nov 12, 1981 | Nov 12, 1981 | — | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-157763 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-25670 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-46660 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,668 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,310 | 7,770 | Perforated |
| 8,056 | 8,365 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 162 | 17.5 | 200 S |
| 8.625 | 2,126 | 12.25 | 1,600 S |
| 2.375 | 8,047 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,503 | 7.875 | 1,650 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 24, 2015 | May 1, 2015 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 8, 1996 | Mar 5, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jun 28, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 29, 1982 | — |
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 42-431-31072 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-31072 → 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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