WELL · 42-003-34197 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden Frank R/a -A- #42
Andrews County · Cowden North (Deep) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Cowden Frank R/A -A- #42 (API 42-003-34197) is a well in Andrews County operated by Occidental Permian Ltd., completed September 6, 1984 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 12, 1984, permitted to 5,600 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Occidental Permian Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Holt.
Its lease has reported 501K barrels of oil and 79.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 6,251
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Occidental Permian Ltd. |
| Production reports | Occidental Permian Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyApr 12, 1984 |
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
- Apr 12, 1984
- last permit issued
- Sep 6, 1984
- completed
- 501K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 79.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 6, 1984
- 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.
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, Frank R/a -A- O-10-831 | Cowden, North (Deep) | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 7 | 501K | 79.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,648 · prior 12 3,749(+24%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 49 · prior 12 430(-89%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1997
- 2Altura Energy Ltd.Mar 1997 → Apr 2000
- 3Occidental Permian Ltd.May 2000 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235458-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Apr 12, 1984 | Apr 12, 1984 | May 30, 1984 | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-831 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,116 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Holt | 5,160 | -2,044 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,160 | 5,200 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 206 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 5,400 | 7.875 | 960 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 | Oct 30, 1984 | Oct 17, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 24, 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 42-003-34197 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-34197 → 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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