WELL · 42-499-00226 · DISTRICT 6
Kirkland-Watson #2
Wood County · Quitman (Rodessa) field · Vertical
Kirkland-Watson #2 (API 42-499-00226) is a plugged well in Wood County, plugged January 27, 2007, last operated by Atlas Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 23, 1985, permitted to 8,407 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Atlas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Sub-Clarksville, Woodbine, Paluxy, Hill.
Its 2 leases have reported 89 barrels of oil since January 1993, last reporting in September 2010. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 78 permits on file · (281) 893-9400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atlas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Gaither Petroleum Corporationthrough Nov 2001 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Sep 23, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,407
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 23, 1985
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 89
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 27, 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland-Watson O-6-2579 | Quitman (Rodessa) | Atlas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 2010 |
| Kirkland-Watson O-6-11872 | Quitman (Hill) | Pioneer Exploration, LLC | 1 | 89 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Cross Timbers Operating CompanySep 1995 → Oct 1995
- 2Gaither Petroleum CorporationNov 2001 → Nov 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285574-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Sep 20, 1985 | Sep 23, 1985 | — | 8,407 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-2579 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-11872 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 432 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-Clarksville | 4,036 | -3,604 |
| Woodbine | 4,430 | -3,998 |
| Paluxy | 6,301 | -5,869 |
| Hill | 8,046 | -7,614 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,065 | 8,084 | Perforated |
| — | 8,403 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 769 | 12.75 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 8,476 | 8.75 | 500 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 | Mar 10, 1986 | Nov 15, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 22, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-499-00226 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-499-00226 → 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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