WELL · 42-447-31192 · DISTRICT 7
Watson I A #3
Throckmorton County · Throckmorton County Regular field · Vertical
Watson I A #3 (API 42-447-31192) is a plugged well in Throckmorton County, plugged November 15, 1995, last operated by Ladd Petroleum Corp..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1985, permitted to 4,860 ft.
It was permitted by Ausanka Oil Operations and has since transferred to Ladd Petroleum Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Bend.
Its lease has reported 3.07K barrels of oil and 13.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 1996. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ausanka Oil Operations; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 2, 1994 · 465 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ladd Petroleum Corp. |
| Production reports | Echo Production, Inc.through Jun 1995 |
| Latest permit | Ausanka Oil OperationsMay 17, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,860
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 17, 1985
- last permit issued
- Dec 23, 1977
- completed
- 3.07K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 13.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 23, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 15, 1995
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 lease 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson, I.W. "A" O-8-22536 | Throckmorton County Regular | Echo Production, Inc. | 3 | 3.07K | 13.7K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1996 |
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.
- 1Ausanka Oil OperationsJan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Echo Production, Inc.May 1995 → Jun 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 275219-99 | Recompletion | Ausanka Oil Operations | May 1, 1985 | May 17, 1985 | — | 4,860 |
| 17786-99 | Drill | Ausanka Oil Operations | Feb 7, 1978 | Feb 7, 1978 | — | 4,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-22536 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,704 | 4,710 | Perforated |
| 4,710 | 4,720 | Perforated |
| — | 4,710 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 100 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 5.5 | 4,842 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Sep 25, 1985 | Jul 31, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 19, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 6, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-447-31192 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-447-31192 → 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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