WELL · 42-003-03939 · DISTRICT 8
Cothes #3
Andrews County · Block a-34 Northwest (Glorieta) field · Vertical
Cothes #3 (API 42-003-03939) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged February 28, 1978, last operated by Amoco Production CO.-Andrews.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 6, 1995, permitted to 6,150 ft.
It was permitted by Meridian Exploration Corp. and has since transferred to Amoco Production CO.-Andrews on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Glorieta.
Its 2 leases have reported 170K barrels of oil and 435 mcf of gas since August 1995, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Meridian Exploration Corp.; 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 | Parallel Petroleum LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Exploration Corp.Jun 6, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 6, 1995
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 170K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 435
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 28, 1978
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block a-34 Unit O-10-36217 | Block a-34, Northwest (Glorieta) | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 14 | 126K | 382 | Jan 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Cothes "A" O-10-34814 | Block a-34, Northwest (Glorieta) | Abarta Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | 1 | 43.9K | 53 | Aug 1995 – Apr 2000 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,355 · prior 12 1,416(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Meridian Exploration Corp.Aug 1995 → Nov 1998
- 2Abarta Oil & Gas Co., Inc.Dec 1998 → Mar 2005
- 3Etl Hydrocarbons, Inc.Apr 2005 → Mar 2008
- 4Grace Operating, Inc.Apr 2008 → Oct 2009
- 5H & W Oil Company, IncorporatedNov 2009 → Mar 2015
- 6Smith & Marrs Inc.May 2015 → Sep 2017
- 7Parallel Petroleum LLCNov 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 436488-99 | Reenter | Meridian Exploration Corp. | Jun 2, 1995 | Jun 6, 1995 | Jul 19, 1995 | 6,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-34814 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-36217 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,239 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Glorieta | 5,940 | -2,701 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,940 | 6,013 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,852 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 6,015 | 7.875 | 400 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 | Mar 17, 2000 | Jan 22, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 5, 1996 | Jan 22, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1996 | — | — |
| 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 42-003-03939 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-03939 → 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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