WELL · 42-103-35017 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden Jax M. 23 #5
Crane County · Abell (Permian-General) field · Vertical
Cowden Jax M. 23 #5 (API 42-103-35017) is a plugged well in Crane County, plugged December 11, 2020, last operated by Great Western Drilling Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 1, 2004, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Western Reserves Oil Company Inc and has since transferred to Great Western Drilling Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres, Glorieta.
Its lease has reported 47.7K barrels of oil and 114K mcf of gas since November 2002, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Great Western Drilling Company
Permitted by Western Reserves Oil Company Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 7, 2025 · 408 permits on file · (432) 664-6944
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Great Western Drilling Company |
| Production reports | Great Western Drilling Companythrough Dec 2020 |
| Latest permit | Western Reserves Oil Company IncJun 1, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 1, 2004
- last permit issued
- Sep 3, 2004
- completed
- 47.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 114K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 3, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 11, 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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, Jax M. 23 O-10-36964 | Abell (Permian-General) | Great Western Drilling Company | 5 | 47.7K | 114K | Nov 2002 – 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.
- 1Western Reserves Oil Company IncAug 2003 → May 2013
- 2Great Western Drilling CompanyJun 2013 → Dec 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 546208-99 | Drill | Western Reserves Oil Company Inc | May 27, 2004 | Jun 1, 2004 | Jul 22, 2004 | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-36964 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,381 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,422 | 959 |
| Grayburg | 2,318 | 63 |
| San Andres | 2,648 | -267 |
| Glorieta | 3,362 | -981 |
| Clear ForkUPPER CLEARFORK | 3,578 | -1,197 |
| Tubb | 3,942 | -1,561 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,584 | 3,588 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 670 | 12.25 | 425 S |
| 5.5 | 4,200 | 7.875 | 870 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 | Dec 17, 2004 | Sep 9, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 2, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-103-35017 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-103-35017 → 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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