WELL · 42-083-00661 · DISTRICT 7
Cowan W.T. #1
Coleman County · Coleman County Regular field · Vertical
Cowan W.T. #1 (API 42-083-00661) is a plugged well in Coleman County, plugged March 16, 2012, last operated by Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 15, 1978, permitted to 3,300 ft.
It was permitted by Burgess, W. E. and has since transferred to Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Ellenburger, Elllenburger.
Its lease has reported 5.82K barrels of oil and 19.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2012. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation
Permitted by Burgess, W. E.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 2,092 permits on file · (432) 934-7212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Simpson Oil & Land Co.through Mar 1998 |
| Latest permit | Burgess, W. E.May 15, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 15, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jun 28, 2006
- completed
- 5.82K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 28, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 16, 2012
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, W.T. O-8-16755 | Coleman County Regular | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation | 2 | 5.82K | 19.4K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2012 |
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.
- 1Simpson Oil & Land Co.Jan 1993 → Mar 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24217-99 | Other | Burgess, W. E. | May 15, 1978 | May 15, 1978 | Jul 5, 1978 | 3,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-16755 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,615 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Ellenburger | 3,230 | -1,615 |
| Elllenburger | 3,230 | -1,615 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,308 | 2,314 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 104 | 11 | 65 S |
| 8.625 | 104 | — | 65 S |
| 4.5 | 3,264 | 6.75 | 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 | Jan 24, 2012 | Nov 1, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Aug 10, 1992 | May 13, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jul 21, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-083-00661 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-083-00661 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000091728 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Apr 9, 2012 | 100 | 200 | 2,308–2,314 |
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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