WELL · 42-497-31225 · DISTRICT 9
Watson W. H. #1
Wise County · Chico West (Conglomerate 5700) field · Vertical
Watson W. H. #1 (API 42-497-31225) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged August 6, 1993, last operated by Carter Energy Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 3, 1978, permitted to 5,900 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Congl..
Operator of record
- Based in
- Duncanville, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 17, 2010
- Permits on file
- 140
- Phone
- (972) 296-1793
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Carter Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Carter Energy Corporationthrough Aug 1993 |
| Latest permit | Carter Energy Corp.May 3, 1978 |
- 5,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 3, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jul 20, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 879
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 20, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 6, 1993
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson, W.H. G-13-141774 | Chico, West (Conglomerate 5700) | Carter Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 879 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1993 |
| Watson, W. H. O-13-19029 | Chico, West (Conglomerate 5700) | Carter Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1993 |
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.
- 1Carter Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Aug 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23455-99 | Drill | Carter Energy Corp. | May 3, 1978 | May 3, 1978 | Jun 10, 1978 | 5,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-141774 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-19029 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 935 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Congl. | 5,656 | -4,721 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,656 | 5,662 | Perforated |
| 5,729 | 5,734 | Perforated |
| 5,790 | 5,800 | Perforated |
| — | 5,800 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 358 | 12.25 | 240 S |
| 4.5 | 5,844 | 7.875 | 150 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 17, 1992 | Jun 15, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Aug 4, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 15, 1978 | — |
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 42-497-31225 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-31225 → 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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