WELL · 42-003-10400 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden Allen #3
Andrews County · Dollarhide NE. (Ellen.) field · Vertical
Cowden Allen #3 (API 42-003-10400) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged June 10, 1993, last operated by Fina Oil & Chemical Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 4, 1999, permitted to 12,865 ft.
It was permitted by Caprock Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Fina Oil & Chemical Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Dollarhide Ne Devonian, Ellenburger.
Its 3 leases have reported 152K barrels of oil and 64.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Caprock Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 13, 2001 · 1,328 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fina Oil & Chemical Company |
| Production reports | Q Natural Resources, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Caprock Exploration, Inc.Oct 4, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,865
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 4, 1999
- last permit issued
- Mar 31, 1965
- completed
- 152K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 64.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 31, 1965
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 10, 1993
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden -AA- O-10-33369 | Dollarhide, NE. (Dev.) | Q Natural Resources, LLC | 3 | 152K | 64.1K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden -AA- O-10-38511 | Wildcat | Caprock Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 2008 – Mar 2010 |
| Cowden, Allen O-10-19324 | Dollarhide, NE. (Ellen.) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 1993 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 55 · prior 12 62(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Dadco, Inc.Jan 1994 → Dec 1994
- 3Caprock Exploration, Inc.Jan 1995 → Dec 2019
- 4Patriot Production LLCJan 2020 → Jun 2022
- 5Q Natural Resources, LLCJul 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488137-99 | Reenter | Caprock Exploration, Inc. | Oct 4, 1999 | Oct 4, 1999 | Mar 6, 2009 | 12,865 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-19324 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-33369 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-38511 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,234 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dollarhide NE Devonian | 10,110 | -6,876 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 12,482 | -9,248 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,100 | 10,110 | Perforated |
| 12,482 | 12,492 | Perforated |
| — | 10,110 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 445 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 13.375 | 445 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 3,314 | 12.5 | 500 S |
| 9.625 | 3,314 | — | — |
| 7 | 12,859 | 8.5 | 590 S |
| 7 | 12,859 | — | — |
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 18, 2010 | Jan 19, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Feb 4, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 26, 2008 | Oct 30, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Feb 4, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 5, 1965 | — |
| 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 42-003-10400 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-10400 → 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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