WELL · 42-003-03938 · DISTRICT 8
Cothes #1
Andrews County · Block a-34 Northwest (Glorieta) field · Vertical
Cothes #1 (API 42-003-03938) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged February 11, 1997, last operated by Amoco Production CO.-Andrews.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 16, 1994, permitted to 6,300 ft.
It was permitted by Grasha, Matthew P. and has since transferred to Amoco Production CO.-Andrews on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including San Andres, Glorieta.
Its lease has reported 7K barrels of oil and 63 mcf of gas since May 1994, last reporting in May 2002. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Grasha, Matthew P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Andrews, TX · P-5 New · 1,295 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Amoco Production Co.-Andrews |
| Production reports | Abarta Oil & Gas Co., Inc.through Aug 1999 |
| Latest permit | Grasha, Matthew P.Mar 16, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 16, 1994
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 63
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1994 THROUGH May 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 11, 1997
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cothes O-10-34166 | Block a-34, Northwest (Glorieta) | Abarta Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | 3 | 7K | 63 | May 1994 – May 2002 |
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.
- 1Grasha, Matthew P.May 1994 → Jun 1994
- 2Meridian Exploration Corp.Jul 1994 → Nov 1998
- 3Abarta Oil & Gas Co., Inc.Dec 1998 → Aug 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 422111-99 | Reenter | Grasha, Matthew P. | Mar 16, 1994 | Mar 16, 1994 | Mar 30, 1994 | 6,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-34166 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,241 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,670 | -1,429 |
| Glorieta | 5,910 | -2,669 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,934 | 6,000 | Perforated |
| — | 5,914 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,888 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 5.5 | 6,805 | 7.875 | 700 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 | Jul 5, 1994 | May 10, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jun 1, 1994 | — | — |
| 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 42-003-03938 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-03938 → 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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