WELL · 42-135-00275 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden D #2
Ector County · Goldsmith (5600) field · Vertical
Cowden D #2 (API 42-135-00275) is a permitted well in Ector County filed by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 12, 1987, permitted to 5,864 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Andector Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its 3 leases have reported 3.16K barrels of oil and 2.36K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 28 permits on file · (432) 889-7996
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Andector Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Andector Exploration Companythrough Jan 1999 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyAug 12, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,864
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 12, 1987
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 3.16K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.36K
- 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 3 leases 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 B O-10-18524 | Goldsmith, N. (San Andres, Con.) | Andector Exploration Company | 2 | 3.16K | 2.36K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden D O-10-38605 | Goldsmith (Clear Fork) | Andector Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden D O-10-10058 | Goldsmith (5600) | Andector Exploration Company | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Apr 2008 |
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.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Andector Exploration CompanyOct 1993 → Jan 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 334070-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Aug 5, 1987 | Aug 12, 1987 | — | 5,864 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-10058 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-18524 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-38605 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,267 | 4,455 | Perforated |
| — | 5,600 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,508 | — | 650 S |
| 7 | 5,864 | — | 1,100 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 | Apr 10, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1987 | Oct 29, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 7, 1987 | — | — |
| 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 42-135-00275 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-00275 → 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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