WELL · 42-003-01294 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden 2-VV #2
Andrews County · Embar (5600) field · Vertical
Cowden 2-VV #2 (API 42-003-01294) is a permitted well in Andrews County filed by MR Oil Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 30, 1986, permitted to 6,544 ft.
It was permitted by MR Oil Company and has since transferred to Andector Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Clear Fork.
Its 3 leases have reported 77K barrels of oil and 919K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 19 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mr Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 28 permits on file · (432) 889-7996
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Andector Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Andector Exploration Companythrough Aug 2022 |
| Latest permit | Mr Oil CompanyMay 30, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,544
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 30, 1986
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 77K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 919K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 19 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden 2-V O-10-30731 | Goldsmith, N. (San Andres, Con.) | Andector Exploration Company | 6 | 55K | 596K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden 2-VV O-10-39216 | Embar (Permian) | Andector Exploration Company | 6 | 7.45K | 73.3K | Aug 2008 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden 2-VV O-10-9918 | Embar (5600) | Andector Exploration Company | 7 | 14.6K | 250K | Jan 1993 – May 2009 |
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.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Andector Exploration CompanyOct 1993 → Aug 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302812-99 | Recompletion | Mr Oil Company | May 23, 1986 | May 30, 1986 | — | 6,544 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-9918 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-30731 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-39216 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,278 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,710 | 568 |
| San Andres | 4,152 | -874 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,599 | -2,321 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,153 | 4,322 | Perforated |
| 5,618 | 5,762 | Perforated |
| — | 5,618 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 277 | — | 250 S |
| 8.625 | 4,022 | 11 | 1,935 S |
| 5.5 | 6,494 | 7.875 | 450 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 | Apr 13, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1986 | Jun 11, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 24, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-003-01294 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-01294 → 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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