WELL · 42-003-40415 · DISTRICT 8
Henry Cowden (Gbsa)unit #524
Andrews County · Cowden North field · Producing · Vertical
Henry Cowden (Gbsa)Unit #524 (API 42-003-40415) is a well in Andrews County operated by Extex Operating Company, completed March 24, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 25, 2008, permitted to 5,500 ft.
It was permitted by Henry Petroleum LP and has since transferred to Extex Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including T. Yates, T. Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 1.53M barrels of oil and 312K mcf of gas since October 1999, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 30 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Henry Petroleum LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 7, 2026
- Permits on file
- 117
- Phone
- (713) 953-0824
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Extex Operating Company |
| Production reports | Extex Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Henry Petroleum LPFeb 25, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 25, 2008
- last permit issued
- Mar 24, 2008
- completed
- 1.53M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 312K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 24, 2008
- 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 30 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cowden (Gbsa)unit O-10-36084 | Cowden, North | Extex Operating Company | 30 | 1.53M | 312K | Oct 1999 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 15,230 · prior 12 15,817(-4%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,782 · prior 12 4,868(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Henry Petroleum Corp.Oct 1999 → Mar 2001
- 2Henry Petroleum LPApr 2001 → Dec 2008
- 3COG Operating LLCJan 2009 → Dec 2012
- 4Legacy Reserves Operating LPJan 2013 → Jan 2021
- 5Extex Operating CompanyFeb 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 655139-99 | Drill | Henry Petroleum LP | Feb 12, 2008 | Feb 25, 2008 | Mar 5, 2008 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-36084 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,101 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T. Yates | 3,040 | 61 |
| T. Grayburg | 4,420 | -1,319 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,688 | 4,802 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,562 | 11 | 530 S |
| 5.5 | 4,910 | 7.875 | 650 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 | Nov 11, 2008 | Apr 21, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 30, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-003-40415 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-40415 → 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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