Watson Oil & Gas
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WATSON OIL & GAS · WATSON OIL & GAS CORP.
At a glance
Watson Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 4 (44%) are plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 6 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 6 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Watson Oil & Gas operate?
Watson Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: West Virginia (6) and Louisiana (3). Its 6 West Virginia wells are 0.0% of the 118,569 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Watson Oil & Gas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Watson Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 44% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Watson Oil & Gas operate?
By product class, 3 (33%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Shufford 001 in Caddo, LA at 2,400 ft. The wells listed below sit in Caddo (LA), Upshur (WV), Taylor (WV), Lewis (WV) and Monongalia (WV). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Watson Oil & Gas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shufford 001 | 17-017-23588 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Watson Oil & Gas Corp. | 2,400 ft |
| Shufford 002 | 17-017-23755 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Watson Oil & Gas Corp. | 2,400 ft |
| Shufford 003 | 17-017-23756 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Watson Oil & Gas Corp. | 2,400 ft |
| Howley, Michael J. 1 | 47-097-00415 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Upshur, WV | Watson Oil & Gas | — |
| Grafton Loan Co. 1 | 47-091-00049 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Taylor, WV | Watson Oil & Gas | — |
| Davis, George 1 | 47-097-00467 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Upshur, WV | Watson Oil & Gas | — |
| Henry Wilfong Heirs 1 | 47-097-00398 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Upshur, WV | Watson Oil & Gas | — |
| Gimmel, W. M. 1 | 47-041-00246 | Other status | Other type | Lewis, WV | Watson Oil & Gas | — |
| Lemley, Harmon R. 2 | 47-061-00115 | Orphaned | Other type | Monongalia, WV | Watson Oil & Gas | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 9 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Watson Oil & Gas operate?
Watson Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Watson Oil & Gas's wells are still active?
0 of Watson Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Watson Oil & Gas operate wells?
Watson Oil & Gas is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (6) and Louisiana (3).
Does Watson Oil & Gas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Watson Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Watson Oil & Gas's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Shufford 001 in Caddo, LA is the deepest at 2,400 ft.
Where Watson Oil & Gas's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Watson Oil & Gas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/watson-oil-gas-69905 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).