WELL · 42-135-00262 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden R. B. A #1
Ector County · Goldsmith N. (San Andres Con.) field · Vertical
Cowden R. B. A #1 (API 42-135-00262) is a permitted well in Ector County filed by Stickney, F. C., Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 23, 1993, permitted to 5,850 ft.
It was permitted by Stickney, F. C., Inc. and has since transferred to Minihan Tom R. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Red Beds, Yates, San Andres, U. Clearfork.
Its 2 leases have reported 11.4K barrels of oil and 286K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Stickney, F. C., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 15, 1991 · 27 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Minihan Tom R. |
| Production reports | Andector Exploration Companythrough May 2016 |
| Latest permit | Stickney, F. C., Inc.Mar 23, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 23, 1993
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 11.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 286K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, R. B. -A- O-10-27605 | Goldsmith, N. (San Andres, Con.) | Andector Exploration Company | 2 | 11.4K | 286K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — O-10-13076 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Stickney, F. C., Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1998
- 2Stickney Oil & Gas, Inc.Oct 1998 → Apr 2010
- 3Andector Exploration CompanyJun 2010 → Aug 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 410018-99 | Recompletion | Stickney, F. C., Inc. | Mar 19, 1993 | Mar 23, 1993 | May 30, 1993 | 5,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-13076 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-27605 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,280 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Red Beds | 1 | 3,279 |
| Yates | 2,733 | 547 |
| San Andres | 4,110 | -830 |
| U. Clearfork | 5,600 | -2,320 |
| Tubb | 6,045 | -2,765 |
| L.C.F. | 6,120 | -2,840 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,224 | 4,282 | Perforated |
| 4,224 | 4,482 | Perforated |
| 5,604 | 5,705 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 290 | 12.25 | 175 S |
| 2.375 | 4,183 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 4,590 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,850 | 8.75 | 900 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 3, 1993 | Jun 18, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 10, 1991 | Aug 13, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 8, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 12, 1968 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-135-00262 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-00262 → 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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