WELL · 42-135-05531 · DISTRICT 8
TXL -K- #2
Ector County · Cowden South (Pennsylvanian) field · Vertical
Txl -K- #2 (API 42-135-05531) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged May 20, 2025, last operated by Cities Service Oil CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 25, 1996, permitted to 10,705 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Inc. and has since transferred to Cities Service Oil CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 271K barrels of oil and 653K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 14 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by OXY USA Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Unknown, XX · P-5 Y · 11 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cities Service Oil Co. |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Apr 25, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,705
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 25, 1996
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 271K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 653K
- 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 20, 2025
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 14 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TXL "K" O-10-23196 | Cowden, South (Canyon 8790) | OXY USA WTP LP | 4 | 256K | 586K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| South Cowden Ellenburger Unit O-10-21243 | Cowden, South (Ellenburger) | OXY USA Inc. | 10 | 15.1K | 66.8K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1996 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,300 · prior 12 2,344(-2%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 356 · prior 12 1,360(-74%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2OXY USA WTP LPJan 2001 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447491-99 | Recompletion | OXY USA Inc. | Apr 25, 1996 | Apr 25, 1996 | Aug 8, 1996 | 10,705 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-21243 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-23196 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,286 | 8,502 | Perforated |
| 12,928 | 12,998 | Perforated |
| — | 8,357 | Perforated |
| — | 12,928 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 404 | 17.5 | 450 S |
| 13.375 | 404 | — | 450 S |
| 8.625 | 4,311 | 11 | 1,600 S |
| 5.5 | 12,928 | 7.875 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 12,928 | — | 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 | Jan 22, 1997 | Nov 13, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Nov 7, 1996 | Jul 14, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 22, 1996 | Apr 6, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jun 8, 1994 | Apr 6, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 22, 1964 | — |
| 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 42-135-05531 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-05531 → 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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