WELL · 42-503-40172 · DISTRICT 9
Watson #1
Young County · Young County Regular field · Vertical
Watson #1 (API 42-503-40172) is a plugged well in Young County, plugged April 26, 1995, last operated by Herring Ray.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 15, 1990, permitted to 4,999 ft.
It was permitted by Thornton, Michael D. and has since transferred to Herring Ray on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Mclester.
Its lease has reported 821 barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 1995.
Operator of record
Permitted by Thornton, Michael D.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Graham, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 18, 2013
- Permits on file
- 401
- Phone
- (940) 549-0370
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Herring Ray |
| Production reports | Thornton, Michael D.through Dec 1994 |
| Latest permit | Thornton, Michael D.Jun 15, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,999
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 15, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jul 9, 1990
- completed
- 821
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 9, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 26, 1995
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-13-27783 | Young County Regular | Herring, Ray | 1 | 821 | 20 | Jan 1993 – May 1995 |
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.
- 1Thornton, Michael D.Jan 1993 → Dec 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 374525-99 | Drill | Thornton, Michael D. | Jun 15, 1990 | Jun 15, 1990 | — | 4,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-27783 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,124 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| McLester | 4,167 | -3,043 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,192 | 4,207 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 129 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 5.5 | 4,334 | 7.875 | 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 | Oct 9, 1990 | Aug 14, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 15, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-503-40172 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-40172 → 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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