TEXAS · WELLS · WILSON COUNTY · WATKINS, MAY LEASE · API 42-493-30940 · DISTRICT 01
Watkins May #1
Wilson County · Acleto Creek (Poth B) field · NO Production · Vertical
Watkins May #1 (API 42-493-30940) is a permitted well in Wilson County filed by Niedorf, Patrick Stephen; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 15, 1981, permitted to 3,033 ft.
It was permitted by Niedorf, Patrick Stephen and has since transferred to IB Oil Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 7.01K barrels of oil and 10 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Niedorf, Patrick Stephen; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Stockdale, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 28, 2021
- Phone
- (830) 996-3197
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Aaronmark Services LLC |
| Production reports | IB Oil Company, LLCthrough Feb 2021 |
| Latest permit | Niedorf, Patrick StephenJul 15, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,033
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 15, 1981
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 7.01K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- Dec 1, 2021
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins, May O-1-10515 | Acleto Creek (Poth B) | IB Oil Company, LLC | 1 | 7.01K | 10 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1I. B. Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Nov 2010
- 2IB Oil Company, LLCJan 2011 → Feb 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125274-99 | Drill | Niedorf, Patrick Stephen | Jul 15, 1981 | Jul 15, 1981 | — | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Watkins May O-1-10515 | Acleto Creek (Poth B) | IB Oil Company LLC | NO Production · shut in Dec 1, 2021 | 3,033 |
| Aug 6, 1981 | Watkins May et Al O-1-7395 | Acleto Creek (Poth B) | Aaronmark Services LLC | Not on Schedule | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,918 | 2,928 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 2,850 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,015 | 7.875 | 280 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 10, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 9, 1981 | — |
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 42-493-30940 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-493-30940 → 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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