WELL · 42-497-01490 · DISTRICT 9
Watson Carl H. #2
Wise County · Park Springs (Congl.) field · Vertical
Watson Carl H. #2 (API 42-497-01490) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged March 13, 2013, last operated by L A Productions.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 19, 1983, permitted to 5,864 ft.
It was permitted by Wolsey Oil Inc. and has since transferred to L A Productions on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Strawn, Conglomerate.
Its lease has reported 1.11K barrels of oil and 155K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wolsey Oil Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Sunset, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · (817) 832-6225
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | L a Productions |
| Production reports | Wolsey Oil Inc.through Jul 2005 |
| Latest permit | Wolsey Oil Inc.Sep 19, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,864
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 19, 1983
- last permit issued
- Nov 10, 1983
- completed
- 1.11K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 155K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 10, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 13, 2013
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson, Carl H. O-13-18907 | Park Springs (Congl.) | L a Productions | 2 | 1.11K | 155K | 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.
- 1Wolsey Oil Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213047-98 | Reenter | Wolsey Oil Inc. | Dec 11, 1986 | Sep 19, 1983 | — | 5,864 |
| 213047-99 | Other | Wolsey Oil Inc. | Aug 8, 1983 | Sep 19, 1983 | Nov 8, 1983 | 5,864 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-18907 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 955 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 4,447 | -3,492 |
| Conglomerate | 5,732 | -4,777 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,721 | 5,735 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 359 | 13.25 | — |
| 5.5 | 5,863 | — | 200 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 20, 1985 | Sep 20, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-497-01490 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-01490 → 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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