WELL · 42-135-03172 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden R. B. #3
Ector County · Goldsmith (5600) field · Vertical
Cowden R. B. #3 (API 42-135-03172) is a well in Ector County operated by M & J Energy Inc., completed June 11, 1956.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 9, 2002, permitted to 5,810 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 59.4K barrels of oil and 729K 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
Breckenridge, CO · P-5 Y, filed May 3, 2013 · 17 permits on file · (970) 409-7913
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M & J Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | R3 Operating Corporationthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | M & J Energy, Inc.May 9, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,810
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 9, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jun 11, 1956
- completed
- 59.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 729K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 11, 1956
- 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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, R. B. O-10-22139 | Goldsmith, N. (San Andres, Con.) | R3 Operating Corporation | 3 | 50.5K | 644K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden, R. B. O-10-9462 | Goldsmith (5600) | M & J Energy, Inc. | 2 | 8.87K | 85.5K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2007 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,372 · prior 12 18,651(-82%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 314 · prior 12 740(-58%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lynx Petroleum Consultants Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2M & J Energy, Inc.Aug 1994 → Nov 2012
- 3Stanolind Operating LLCDec 2012 → Sep 2013
- 4Memorial Production Oper. LLCOct 2013 → May 2016
- 5Boaz Energy II Operating, LLCJun 2016 → Mar 2025
- 6T2 Operating CorporationApr 2025 → Jul 2025
- 7R3 Operating CorporationAug 2025 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519715-99 | Recompletion | M & J Energy, Inc. | May 6, 2002 | May 9, 2002 | Jan 2, 2003 | 5,810 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-9462 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-22139 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,276 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,722 | 554 |
| San Andres | 4,075 | -799 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,173 | 4,473 | Perforated |
| 5,596 | 5,740 | Perforated |
| 5,706 | 5,740 | Perforated |
| 5,808 | 5,885 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,479 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 1,494 | — | 600 S |
| 2 | 5,700 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,796 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,808 | 7.875 | 2,000 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 15, 2004 | Aug 4, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Aug 14, 2003 | Jun 16, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 28, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 3, 1960 | — |
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 42-135-03172 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-03172 → 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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