WELL · 42-003-36206 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden Strip #5
Andrews County · Emma S. (Glorieta) field · Vertical
Cowden Strip #5 (API 42-003-36206) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged January 5, 1996, last operated by Steller Energy & Investment Corp.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 18, 1988, permitted to 5,600 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Glorieta, Clear Fork.
Its 2 leases have reported 433K barrels of oil and 9.36K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Steller Energy & Investment Corp
- Based in
- Plano, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 11, 2020
- Permits on file
- 160
- Phone
- (972) 673-1215
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Steller Energy & Investment Corp |
| Production reports | Extex Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Steller Energy & Investment CorpJul 18, 1988 |
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
- Jul 18, 1988
- last permit issued
- Aug 28, 1988
- completed
- 433K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.36K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 28, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 5, 1996
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden Strip O-10-33632 | Emma (Glorieta) | Extex Operating Company | 4 | 433K | 9.36K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden Strip O-10-18355 | Emma, S. (Glorieta) | Steller Energy & Investment Corp | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1993 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 9,051 · prior 12 6,784(+33%)
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 LPMay 2010 → Jan 2021
- 6Extex Operating CompanyFeb 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348883-99 | Drill | Steller Energy & Investment Corp | Jul 14, 1988 | Jul 18, 1988 | — | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-18355 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-33632 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,135 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Glorieta | 5,123 | -1,988 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,348 | -2,213 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,132 | 5,145 | Perforated |
| 5,265 | 5,286 | Perforated |
| 5,296 | 5,297 | Perforated |
| 5,310 | 5,324 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,596 | 11 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 5,478 | 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Dec 15, 1992 | Sep 28, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 25, 1988 | Sep 28, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 15, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-003-36206 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-36206 → 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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