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Final Completion

COWDEN, W.F.

ANDREWS County · District 8 · AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY

Permits

Max Depth

4,298 ft

First Permit

1980-07-23

Latest Activity

1989-09-14

Lifespan

9 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

—

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORP 1993-1997→ CARRUTH, CHRIS 1997-2017→ CARRUTH OIL & GAS, LLC 2017-2026

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Gas

production & DCA →

Formation Tops (4) Elevation 3,169 ft

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
YATES	2,735 ft	+434 ft
GRAYBURG	3,780 ft	-611 ft
SAN ANDRES	4,145 ft	-976 ft
GLORIETA	5,315 ft	-2,146 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (2)

Interval	Type
2,745–2,933 ft	Perforated
5,322–5,372 ft	Perforated

Casing (5)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
13"	177 ft	180 sx
9.625"	1,655 ft	200 sx
7"	4,013 ft	570 sx
2.375"	5,373 ft	—
5.5"	5,434 ft	100 sx

Permit History (2)

#361722 Recompletion Final Completion

COWDEN, W.F. · 4,284 ft

1989-09-14

#88100 Recompletion

COWDEN, W. F. · 4,298 ft

1980-07-23

Applications (2)

#361722 A AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY

received 1989-07-19

#88100 A UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.

received 1980-07-23

Records & Logs

3 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 1990-03-29 log on file

W-2/G-1 1990-05-19

W-2/G-1 1961-09-28

Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images and the UL library can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in ANDREWS County.

Well Details

Well Number: 2
Max Depth: 4,298 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: ANDREWS
District: 8
Operator: AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY

Operator

Name: AMERICAN EXPL CO
Location: HOUSTON
P-5 Status: Inactive (filed 1997-10-08)
Cum Oil (all leases): 5,371,670 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 107,561,692 mcf
Total Permits: 575