WELL · 42-135-03213 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden R.B. 12 #3
Ector County · Goldsmith N. (San Andres Con.) field · Vertical
Cowden R.B. 12 #3 (API 42-135-03213) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged August 2, 2023, last operated by Barrow Petroleum LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1985, permitted to 8,045 ft.
It was permitted by Marathon Oil Company and has since transferred to Barrow Petroleum LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including San Andres, Glorieta, Clear Fork, Tubb.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marathon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · (432) 556-5322
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Barrow Petroleum LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanyJan 31, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,045
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 31, 1985
- last permit issued
- Feb 13, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 13, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 2, 2023
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, R.B. "12" O-10-29649 | Goldsmith, N. (San Andres, Con.) | Barrow Petroleum LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265747-99 | Recompletion | Marathon Oil Company | Jan 31, 1985 | Jan 31, 1985 | — | 8,045 |
| 190738-99 | Recompletion | Marathon Oil Company | Apr 6, 1983 | Apr 6, 1983 | — | 8,045 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-29649 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,261 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,028 | -767 |
| Glorieta | 5,124 | -1,863 |
| Clear ForkUPPER CLEARFORK | 5,440 | -2,179 |
| Tubb | 5,930 | -2,669 |
| Clear ForkLOWER CLEARFORK | 6,015 | -2,754 |
| Abo | 6,472 | -3,211 |
| Simpson | 7,710 | -4,449 |
| McKee | 7,865 | -4,604 |
| Waddell | 8,080 | -4,819 |
| Connel | 8,200 | -4,939 |
| Ellenburger | 8,280 | -5,019 |
| Joins | 8,280 | -5,019 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,278 | 4,298 | Perforated |
| 4,333 | 4,350 | Perforated |
| 4,363 | 4,378 | Perforated |
| 7,865 | 7,945 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 231 | — | 125 sx |
| 7.625 | 4,000 | — | 1,200 sx |
| 2.375 | 7,783 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,454 | — | 50 sx |
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 23, 1985 | Mar 5, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 6, 1984 | Jul 18, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1984 | Jul 18, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 11, 1983 | — |
| 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 42-135-03213 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-03213 → 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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