WELL · 42-135-02648 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden W. E. NCT-2 #1
Ector County · Cowden (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Cowden W. E. Nct-2 #1 (API 42-135-02648) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged May 12, 1981, last operated by Texaco E & P Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 18, 1982, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Empire Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Texaco E & P Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 21.6K barrels of oil and 10.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Empire Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 3,332 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texaco E & P Inc. |
| Production reports | Permian Solutions LLCthrough Dec 2025 |
| Latest permit | Empire Oil & Gas Co.Oct 18, 1982 |
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
- Oct 18, 1982
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 21.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.9K
- 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
- May 12, 1981
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden "B" O-10-27795 | Cowden, South | Permian Solutions LLC | 1 | 21.6K | 10.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 78 · prior 12 57(+37%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Empire Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Jan 2014
- 2Bromar Industries, LLCFeb 2014 → Jun 2015
- 3Giabro LLCJul 2015 → Mar 2022
- 4Permian Solutions LLCAug 2023 → Dec 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174660-99 | Other | Empire Oil & Gas Co. | Oct 18, 1982 | Oct 18, 1982 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-27795 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,951 | 4,151 | Perforated |
| 8,224 | 8,950 | Perforated |
| — | 8,846 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 362 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 13.375 | 362 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 4,160 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 4,443 | 12.25 | 1,440 S |
| 9.625 | 4,443 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 8,250 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,963 | — | — |
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 12, 1984 | Dec 27, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 27, 1961 | — |
| 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 42-135-02648 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-02648 → 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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