TEXAS · WELLS · WARD COUNTY · WATSON, L. M. LEASE · API 42-475-35502 · DISTRICT 7B
Watson L. M. #8
Ward County · Scott (Delaware) field · Producing · Vertical
Watson L. M. #8 (API 42-475-35502) is a well in Ward County operated by Jetta Operating Company Inc., completed October 7, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 23, 2009, permitted to 6,499 ft.
It was permitted by Pitts Energy CO. and has since transferred to Jetta Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Lamar, Ramsey, Cherry Canyon, Manzanita.
Its lease has reported 511K barrels of oil and 2.6M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pitts Energy Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 605
- Phone
- (817) 639-2332
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Jetta Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Jetta Operating Company, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pitts Energy Co.Jul 23, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,499
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 23, 2009
- last permit issued
- Oct 7, 2009
- completed
- 511K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.6M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 7, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson, L. M. O-10-25109 | Scott (Delaware) | Jetta Operating Company, Inc. | 12 | 511K | 2.6M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 10,996 · prior 12 12,218(-10%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 55,195 · prior 12 64,544(-14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Petro-Hunt CorporationJan 1993 → Oct 1998
- 2Petro-Hunt, L.L.C.Nov 1998 → May 2000
- 3Pitts Energy Co.Jun 2000 → Jul 2025
- 4Jetta Operating Company, Inc.Aug 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 682755-99 | Drill | Pitts Energy Co. | Jul 2, 2009 | Jul 23, 2009 | Sep 9, 2009 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2009 | Watson L. M. O-10-25109 | Scott (Delaware) | Jetta Operating Company Inc. | Producing | 6,499 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,537 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar | 4,810 | -2,273 |
| Ramsey | 4,842 | -2,305 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,776 | -3,239 |
| Manzanita | 5,970 | -3,433 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,846 | 6,412 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,543 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 6,499 | 7.875 | 260 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 | Jan 25, 2010 | Oct 23, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 11, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-475-35502 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-35502 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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