TEXAS · WELLS · ECTOR COUNTY · API 42-135-08561 · DISTRICT 7B
Cowden Z #2
Ector County · Goldsmith (5600) field · Vertical
Cowden Z #2 (API 42-135-08561) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged December 4, 1992, last operated by Fina Oil & Chemical Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 24, 1990, permitted to 7,925 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including San Andres, 5600, Clear Fork, Silurian (undifferentiated).
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 25, 2000
- Permits on file
- 1,328
- Phone
- (972) 801-2816
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fina Oil & Chemical Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyMay 24, 1990 |
- 7,925
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 24, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jul 12, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 12, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 4, 1992
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden Z O-10-32929 | Goldsmith (5600) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1993 |
| — G-10-30408 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373690-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | May 22, 1990 | May 24, 1990 | — | 7,925 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1990 | Cowden Z O-10-32929 | Goldsmith (5600) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Plugged | — |
| Jul 12, 1963 | Cowden Z G-10-30408 | Goldsmith N. (San Andres Con.) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,278 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,150 | -872 |
| 5600 | 5,500 | -2,222 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,100 | -2,822 |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | 7,890 | -4,612 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,560 | 5,630 | Perforated |
| 5,670 | 5,695 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,500 | — | 800 S |
| 9.625 | 1,516 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 2.375 | 4,211 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 4,221 | — | — |
| 7 | 7,908 | — | 1,500 S |
| 7 | 7,925 | 8.75 | 1,500 S |
| 7 | 7,925 | — | — |
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 | Feb 7, 1991 | Oct 19, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 18, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 18, 1963 | — |
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 42-135-08561 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-08561 → 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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