TEXAS · WELLS · ANDREWS COUNTY · BLOCK 9 UNIT LEASE · API 42-003-31863 · DISTRICT 7B
Block 9 Unit #405
Andrews County · Cowden North field · Injection · Vertical
Block 9 Unit #405 (API 42-003-31863) is a well in Andrews County operated by Formentera Operations LLC, completed December 23, 1996 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 11, 1979, permitted to 4,750 ft.
It was permitted by Gulf Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Formentera Operations LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 515K barrels of oil and 64.8K mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, last reporting volume in August 2026. The lease carries 23 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 14.3K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through November 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gulf Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 94
- Phone
- (512) 514-5779
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Formentera Operations LLC |
| Production reports | Formentera Operations LLCthrough Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gulf Oil Corp.May 11, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 11, 1979
- last permit issued
- Dec 23, 1996
- completed
- 515K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 64.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · ON RECORD FROM JAN 1993, THE RECORD'S FIRST MONTH, THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 23, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; they carry 23 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block 9 Unit O-10-20417 | Cowden, North | Formentera Operations LLC | 23 | 515K | 64.8K | by Jan 1993 – Aug 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,930 · prior 12 2,785(+5%)
Wells named Block 9 Unit
Formentera Operations LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Andrews County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Merit Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Nov 2016
- 2Vista Resources, Inc. (A)Aug 1996 → Feb 2000
- 3Prize Operating CompanyMar 2000 → Mar 2002
- 4Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Apr 2002 → Apr 2006
- 5Cimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoMay 2006 → Dec 2012
- 6Blackbeard Operating, LLCDec 2016 → May 2021
- 7Saddleback Exploration, LLCJun 2021 → Apr 2024
- 8Formentera Operations LLCMay 2024 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48365-99 | Drill | Gulf Oil Corp. | May 11, 1979 | May 11, 1979 | — | 4,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 1996 | Block 9 Unit O-10-20417 | Cowden North | Formentera Operations LLC | Injection | 4,750 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,536 | 4,556 | Perforated |
| 4,540 | 4,578 | Perforated |
| 4,592 | 4,612 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,624 | 12.25 | 750 S |
| 8.625 | 1,625 | 12.25 | 750 S |
| 3.5 | 4,510 | 5.5 | 275 S |
| 5.5 | 4,750 | 7.875 | 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 13, 1999 | Jun 29, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 10, 1979 | — |
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 42-003-31863 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-31863 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 14.3K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 1.99M
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000087548 | H-1 Injection | Active | 500 | 2,250 | 4,536–4,612 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 14,345 · prior 12 7,564(+90%)
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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