WELL · 42-023-31371 · DISTRICT 9
Cowan #3
Baylor County · Seymour (Caddo) field · Vertical
Cowan #3 (API 42-023-31371) is a plugged well in Baylor County, plugged February 20, 2020, last operated by Canan Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 31, 1988, permitted to 5,400 ft.
It was permitted by Echo Production, Inc. and has since transferred to Canan Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Caddo.
Its lease has reported 28.8K barrels of oil and 193 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Echo Production, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 6, 2026
- Permits on file
- 68
- Phone
- (940) 723-2422
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Canan Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | 31 Operating LLCthrough Jun 2017 |
| Latest permit | Echo Production, Inc.Oct 31, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 31, 1988
- last permit issued
- Dec 8, 1988
- completed
- 28.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 193
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 8, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 20, 2020
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowan O-13-26872 | Seymour (Caddo) | Canan Operating, Inc. | 2 | 28.8K | 193 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Denoco Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 2006
- 2Fitch Oil CorporationMay 2006 → Jan 2009
- 3Metano Energy III, LPJun 2012 → Mar 2017
- 431 Operating LLCApr 2017 → Jun 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 352743-99 | Drill | Echo Production, Inc. | Oct 27, 1988 | Oct 31, 1988 | — | 5,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-26872 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,228 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 5,138 | -3,910 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,140 | 5,143 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 138 | 12.25 | 75 S |
| 4.5 | 5,194 | 7.875 | 150 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 3, 1989 | Dec 20, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 21, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-023-31371 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-023-31371 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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