WELL · 42-003-38299 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden #301
Andrews County · Venteam (Ellenburger) field · Producing · Vertical
Cowden #301 (API 42-003-38299) is a well in Andrews County operated by Oxy USA Wtp LP, completed November 30, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 15, 1997, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Oxy USA Wtp LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, Holt, Wlfcmp, Atoka.
Its lease has reported 259K barrels of oil and 204K mcf of gas since November 1997, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 16, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2,289
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA WTP LP |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyOct 15, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 15, 1997
- last permit issued
- Nov 30, 1997
- completed
- 259K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 204K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 30, 1997
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden O-10-35580 | Venteam (Ellenburger) | OXY USA WTP LP | 1 | 259K | 204K | Nov 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,360 · prior 12 3,265(+3%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 770 · prior 12 224(+244%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyNov 1997 → Sep 1999
- 2EOG Resources, Inc.Oct 1999 → Oct 2015
- 3Piedra Operating, LLCNov 2015 → Nov 2019
- 4OXY USA WTP LPDec 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468859-98 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Jan 7, 1998 | Oct 15, 1997 | — | 13,250 |
| 468859-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Oct 15, 1997 | Oct 15, 1997 | Oct 18, 1997 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-35580 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,117 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,654 | 12,700 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 388 | 14.75 | 375 S |
| 8.625 | 4,768 | 11 | 1,425 S |
| 5.5 | 12,664 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Feb 2, 1998 | Jan 6, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 20, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-003-38299 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-38299 → 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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