WELL · 42-003-33249 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden #3A
Andrews County · Emma (Glorieta) field · Vertical
Cowden #3A (API 42-003-33249) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged September 21, 1992, last operated by Extex Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 3, 1982, permitted to 5,600 ft.
It was permitted by Herbig, J F and has since transferred to Extex Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 47.9K barrels of oil and 147 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Herbig, J F; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 117 permits on file · (713) 870-4327
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Extex Operating Company |
| Production reports | Extex Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Herbig, J FJun 3, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 3, 1982
- last permit issued
- Jun 29, 1982
- completed
- 47.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 147
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 29, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 21, 1992
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden O-10-26479 | Emma (Glorieta) | Extex Operating Company | 3 | 47.9K | 147 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 765 · prior 12 838(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Steller Energy & Investment CorpJan 1993 → Feb 2003
- 2BC Operating, Inc.Mar 2003 → Oct 2004
- 3Celero Energy, L.P.Nov 2004 → Sep 2005
- 4Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationOct 2005 → Apr 2010
- 5Legacy Reserves Operating LPJun 2010 → Apr 2020
- 6Extex Operating CompanyJul 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162835-99 | Drill | Herbig, J F | Jun 3, 1982 | Jun 3, 1982 | Jun 4, 1982 | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-26479 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,377 | 5,391 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,575 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 2.375 | 5,449 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,539 | 7.875 | 800 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 15, 1982 | — |
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 42-003-33249 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-33249 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/00333249, documented in the API reference.