WELL · 42-431-31097 · DISTRICT 8
Watson J. E. -A- #2
Sterling County · Conger SW (Penn) field · Vertical
Watson J. E. -A- #2 (API 42-431-31097) is a well in Sterling County operated by Union Pacific Resources Company, completed March 1, 1982.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 2014, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Hunt Oil Company and has since transferred to Union Pacific Resources Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Spraberry, Leonard, Wichita-Albany, Dean.
Its 2 leases have reported 13.1K barrels of oil and 162K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Union Pacific Resources Company
Permitted by Hunt Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 9, 2001 · 5,638 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Pacific Resources Company |
| Production reports | P1 Energy, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hunt Oil CompanyApr 12, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 2014
- last permit issued
- Mar 1, 1982
- completed
- 13.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 162K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 1, 1982
- 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, J. E. A O-10-45554 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | P1 Energy, LLC | 1 | 13.1K | 61K | May 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Watson, J. E. "A" G-10-130793 | Conger, SW (Penn) | Hunt Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 101K | Jan 1993 – May 2014 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 237 · prior 12 1,146(-79%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2 · prior 12 12(-83%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Nov 2004
- 4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2004 → Nov 2013
- 5Hunt Oil CompanyDec 2013 → Jul 2018
- 6Independence Resources Mgmt, LLCDec 2018 → Feb 2021
- 7Earthstone Operating, LLCJun 2021 → Dec 2022
- 8P1 Energy, LLCJan 2023 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 781603-99 | Recompletion | Hunt Oil Company | Mar 7, 2014 | Apr 12, 2014 | Apr 11, 2014 | 8,500 |
| 145101-99 | Drill | Champlin Petroleum Co. | Dec 22, 1981 | Dec 22, 1981 | — | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-130793 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-45554 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,666 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 5,101 | -2,435 |
| Leonard | 5,125 | -2,459 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 5,360 | -2,694 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 5,603 | -2,937 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA/ ALBENY | 6,099 | -3,433 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 6,520 | -3,854 |
| Dean | 6,543 | -3,877 |
| Wolfcamp | 6,691 | -4,025 |
| Wolfcamp | 6,870 | -4,204 |
| Pennsylvian | 7,792 | -5,126 |
| Cisco | 7,930 | -5,264 |
| Cisco | 8,021 | -5,355 |
| CanyonUPPER CANYON | 8,075 | -5,409 |
| Canyon | 8,397 | -5,731 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,820 | 7,750 | Perforated |
| 8,027 | 8,333 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 134 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 13.375 | 160 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 2,062 | 12.25 | 1,650 S |
| 2.375 | 8,170 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,500 | 7.875 | 1,660 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 | Dec 30, 2014 | Jul 2, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 2, 1989 | May 8, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 11, 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 42-431-31097 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-31097 → 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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