TEXAS · WELLS · ANDREWS COUNTY · COWDEN, W. F. LEASE · API 42-003-00196 · DISTRICT 7B
Cowden W. F. #2
Andrews County · Emma (Yates) field · Producing · Vertical
Cowden W. F. #2 (API 42-003-00196) is a well in Andrews County operated by Carruth Oil & Gas LLC, completed May 18, 1989 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1989, permitted to 5,474 ft.
It was permitted by American Exploration Company and has since transferred to Carruth Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres, Glorieta.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by American Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Andrews, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 29, 2026
- Phone
- (432) 523-4653
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Carruth Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Carruth Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | American Exploration CompanySep 14, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,474
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 14, 1989
- last permit issued
- May 18, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 193K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 18, 1989
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2026
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, W. F. G-10-134351 | Emma (Yates) | Carruth Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 193K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,710 · prior 12 1,511(+13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Steller Energy & Investment CorpJul 1993 → Jul 1997
- 2Carruth, ChrisAug 1997 → Nov 2017
- 3Carruth Oil & Gas, LLCDec 2017 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361722-99 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | Jul 19, 1989 | Sep 14, 1989 | — | 4,284 |
| 88100-99 | Recompletion | Union Texas Petroleum Corp. | Jul 23, 1980 | Jul 23, 1980 | — | 4,298 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1989 | Cowden W. F. G-10-134351 | Emma (Yates) | Carruth Oil & Gas LLC | Producing · shut in Apr 1, 2026 | 5,474 |
| — | Cowden W. F. O-10-1301 | Emma (Glorieta) | Steller Energy & Investment Corp | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,169 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,735 | 434 |
| Grayburg | 3,780 | -611 |
| San Andres | 4,145 | -976 |
| Glorieta | 5,315 | -2,146 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,745 | 2,933 | Perforated |
| 5,322 | 5,372 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 177 | — | 180 S |
| 9.625 | 1,655 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 7 | 4,013 | — | 570 S |
| 2.375 | 5,373 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,434 | — | 100 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 | Jun 13, 1990 | Mar 29, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 19, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 28, 1961 | — |
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 42-003-00196 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-00196 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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