WELL · 42-501-33946 · DISTRICT 8
Watson #1
Yoakum County · Brahaney field · Vertical
Watson #1 (API 42-501-33946) is a plugged well in Yoakum County, plugged May 6, 2011, last operated by Brahaney Drilling CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 23, 1994, permitted to 5,400 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anhydrite, Yates, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 11.1K barrels of oil and 867 mcf of gas since January 1996, last reporting in September 2011.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 8, 2013 · 37 permits on file · (432) 889-6737
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Brahaney Drilling Co. |
| Production reports | Brahaney Drilling Co.through Oct 2010 |
| Latest permit | Brahaney Drilling Co.Dec 23, 1994 |
- 5,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 23, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jan 3, 1996
- completed
- 11.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 867
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1996 THROUGH Sep 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 3, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 6, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson O-11-67496 | Brahaney | Brahaney Drilling Co. | 1 | 11.1K | 867 | Jan 1996 – Sep 2011 |
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.
- 1Brahaney Drilling Co.Jan 1996 → Oct 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 430495-99 | Drill | Brahaney Drilling Co. | Nov 30, 1994 | Dec 23, 1994 | Jun 30, 1995 | 5,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67496 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,728 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anhydrite | 1,930 | 1,798 |
| Yates | 3,150 | 578 |
| San Andres | 4,520 | -792 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,234 | 5,313 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 416 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 5,320 | 7.875 | 1,300 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 | Feb 20, 1996 | Jan 12, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 5, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-501-33946 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-501-33946 → 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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