TEXAS · WELLS · ECTOR COUNTY · API 42-135-20172 · DISTRICT 7B
Moss Paul South(canyon 8790)UNIT #104
Ector County · Cowden South (Canyon 8790) field · Vertical
Moss Paul South(Canyon 8790)Unit #104 (API 42-135-20172) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged December 9, 2003, last operated by R3 Operating Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1979, permitted to 13,804 ft.
It was permitted by Sun Exploration & Production CO. and has since transferred to R3 Operating Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Cisco, Canyon, Strawn, Mississippian.
Its 3 leases have reported 1.69M barrels of oil and 1.39M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 39 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sun Exploration & Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Greenwood VLG, CO
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 15, 2025
- Phone
- (720) 388-8270
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | R3 Operating Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sun Exploration & Production Co.Jan 8, 1979 |
- 13,804
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 8, 1979
- last permit issued
- Sep 3, 1994
- completed
- 1.69M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.39M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 3, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 9, 2003
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 39 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moss, Paul O-10-22411 | Cowden, South (Dev.) | R3 Operating Corporation | 3 | 53.5K | 85.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Moss,paul South(canyon 8790)UNIT O-10-32791 | Cowden, South (Canyon 8790) | R3 Operating Corporation | 36 | 1.63M | 1.3M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — O-10-20477 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 17,485 · prior 12 24,086(-27%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 609 · prior 12 9,074(-93%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cody Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Williams-Cody, Inc.Apr 1993 → Apr 1993
- 3Cody Energy, Inc.May 1993 → Jan 1999
- 4Cody Energy LLCFeb 1999 → Sep 2013
- 5White Rock Oil & Gas, LLCOct 2013 → May 2024
- 6T2 Operating CorporationJun 2024 → Jul 2025
- 7R3 Operating CorporationAug 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40323-99 | Recompletion | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Jan 8, 1979 | Jan 8, 1979 | — | 13,804 |
| 6368-99 | Recompletion | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Aug 26, 1977 | Aug 26, 1977 | Oct 8, 1977 | 13,804 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 1994 | Moss Paul South(canyon 8790)UNIT O-10-32791 | Cowden South (Canyon 8790) | R3 Operating Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Mar 27, 1979 | Moss Paul O-10-22411 | Cowden South (Dev.) | R3 Operating Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Nov 12, 1976 | Moss Paul O-10-20477 | Cowden South (Canyon 8790) | Oryx Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Jan 3, 1968 | Moss Paul O-10-20607 | Cowden South (Cisco 8640) | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Midland | Plugged | — |
| Dec 29, 1967 | Moss Paul O-10-20340 | Cowden South (13800) | Cody Energy LLC | Plugged | — |
| Dec 29, 1967 | Moss Paul O-10-20340 | Cowden South (13800) | Cody Energy LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,935 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,569 | 8,938 | Perforated |
| 8,640 | 8,664 | Perforated |
| 8,727 | — | Perforated |
| 12,630 | 12,650 | Perforated |
| 13,764 | 13,798 | Perforated |
| — | 8,777 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 266 | 17.5 | 275 S |
| 9.625 | 4,471 | 12.25 | 2,675 S |
| 7.625 | 9,250 | 8.75 | 300 S |
| 2.375 | 12,511 | — | — |
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 | Oct 17, 1994 | Sep 29, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Nov 5, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 20, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 17, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 29, 1968 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 25, 1968 | — |
| 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 42-135-20172 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-20172 → 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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