TEXAS · WELLS · ANDREWS COUNTY · API 42-003-36978 · DISTRICT 7B
Cowden E. P. T #3
Andrews County · Dollarhide SE. (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Cowden E. P. T #3 (API 42-003-36978) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged July 24, 1996, last operated by Union Oil Company Of California.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 22, 1991, permitted to 13,500 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, Clear Fork, Atoka, Devonian.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.48K barrels of oil and 3.96K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Union Oil Company of California
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 18, 2020
- Permits on file
- 2,336
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Oil Company of California |
| Production reports | Union Oil Company of Californiathrough May 1996 |
| Latest permit | Union Oil Company of CaliforniaAug 22, 1991 |
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 22, 1991
- last permit issued
- Mar 12, 1992
- completed
- 3.48K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.96K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 12, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 24, 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, E. P. "T" O-10-33331 | Dollarhide, SE. (Ellenburger) | Union Oil Company of California | 1 | 3.48K | 3.96K | Jan 1993 – May 1996 |
| Cowden, E. P. "T" O-10-33332 | Dollarhide, SE. (Atoka) | Union Oil Company of California | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → May 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391142-98 | Drill | Union Oil Company of California | Dec 11, 1991 | Aug 22, 1991 | — | 12,950 |
| 391142-99 | Drill | Union Oil Company of California | Aug 22, 1991 | Aug 22, 1991 | Aug 27, 1991 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1992 | Cowden E. P. T O-10-33331 | Dollarhide SE. (Ellenburger) | Union Oil Company of California | Plugged | — |
| Dec 6, 1991 | Cowden E. P. T O-10-33332 | Dollarhide SE. (Atoka) | Union Oil Company of California | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,145 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,936 | 209 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,176 | -3,031 |
| Atoka | 8,804 | -5,659 |
| Devonian | 10,390 | -7,245 |
| Fusselman | 11,316 | -8,171 |
| Ellenburger | 12,770 | -9,625 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,805 | 8,832 | Perforated |
| 12,778 | 12,864 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.75 | 380 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 13.375 | 380 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 9.625 | 3,200 | 12.25 | 1,350 S |
| 7 | 12,950 | 8.75 | 2,300 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 | Jan 4, 1993 | Oct 27, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Feb 27, 1992 | Dec 18, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1992 | — | Yes |
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 42-003-36978 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-36978 → 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.
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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