WELL · 42-475-35636 · DISTRICT 8

Watson L. M. #9

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Ward County · Scott (Cherry Canyon) field  · Vertical

Watson L. M. #9 (API 42-475-35636) is a well in Ward County operated by Pitts Energy CO., completed June 19, 2011.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2010 and 2012, permitted to 7,000 ft.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon.

Its 2 leases have reported 511K barrels of oil and 2.6M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 18 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Pitts Energy Co.

Based in
Midland, TX
P-5 status
Active (A)
P-5 last filed
Jun 3, 2026
Permits on file
234
Phone
(432) 682-4101

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedulePitts Energy Co.
Production reportsJetta Operating Company, Inc.through Apr 2026
Latest permitPitts Energy Co.Dec 17, 2012

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

7,000
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Dec 17, 2012
last permit issued
Jun 19, 2011
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
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Jun 19, 2011
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 18 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Watson, L. M. O-10-25109Scott (Delaware)Jetta Operating Company, Inc.12511K2.6MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
Watson, L. M. O-10-25114Scott (Cherry Canyon)Pitts Energy Co.6274460Jan 1993 – Aug 2015

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 10,996 · prior 12 12,218(-10%)

01K2K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 55,195 · prior 12 64,544(-14%)

05K10K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Petro-Hunt CorporationJan 1993 → Oct 1998
  2. 2Petro-Hunt, L.L.C.Nov 1998 → May 2000
  3. 3Pitts Energy Co.Jun 2000 → Jul 2025
  4. 4Jetta Operating Company, Inc.Aug 2025 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
752644-99RecompletionPitts Energy Co.Dec 5, 2012Dec 17, 2012Jun 14, 20115,799
704537-99DrillPitts Energy Co.Oct 28, 2010Nov 2, 2010Nov 12, 20107,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-10-25109————
—— O-10-25114————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,564 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Bell Canyon4,847-2,283
Cherry Canyon5,804-3,240

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
4,8904,966Perforated
5,0145,016Perforated
5,0685,078Perforated
5,1715,180Perforated
5,3065,338Perforated
5,4855,511Perforated
5,5765,611Perforated
5,6745,687Perforated
5,8526,317Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
148020214 S
8.6251,48012.25750 S
5.56,4857.875600 S
5.5—7.875850 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jun 12, 2013Jan 2, 2013—
00May 29, 2013Jan 2, 2013—
00Jan 17, 2013Jan 4, 2012—
00Oct 31, 2012Nov 21, 2011Yes
00Dec 1, 2011Feb 14, 2011Yes

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.

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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