WELL · 42-135-30574 · DISTRICT 8
TXL -13- #9
Ector County · Cowden South field · Vertical
Txl -13- #9 (API 42-135-30574) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged August 18, 1971, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 29, 1977, permitted to 4,800 ft.
It was permitted by Continental Oil Company and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including San Andres.
Its lease has reported 259K barrels of oil and 27.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 13 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Continental Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 3,316 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Continental Oil CompanyNov 29, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 29, 1977
- last permit issued
- Jan 7, 1980
- completed
- 259K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 27.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 7, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 18, 1971
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; they carry 13 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TXL -13- O-10-16796 | Cowden, South | OXY USA Inc. | 13 | 259K | 27.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,158 · prior 12 1,810(-36%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 462 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Conoco Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Feb 1996 → Feb 1998
- 3Coda Energy, Inc.Mar 1998 → Aug 1998
- 4Belco Energy Corp.Sep 1998 → Feb 2002
- 5Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPMar 2002 → May 2002
- 6Saga Pet. Ltd Liability Co of CoJun 2002 → Apr 2004
- 7Latigo Petroleum Texas, LPMay 2004 → Feb 2008
- 8OXY USA Inc.Mar 2008 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13691-99 | Other | Continental Oil Company | Nov 29, 1977 | Nov 29, 1977 | — | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-16796 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-16796 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,962 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,668 | -1,706 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,668 | 4,695 | Perforated |
| 4,668 | 4,736 | Open hole |
| 4,714 | 4,736 | Perforated |
| — | 4,736 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 260 | 15 | 275 S |
| 5.5 | 4,614 | 7.875 | 480 S |
| 5.5 | 4,614 | 12.25 | 480 S |
| 8.625 | 5,500 | 12.25 | 750 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 | Jun 14, 2017 | Apr 13, 2017 | — |
| 00 | May 25, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 4, 1980 | — |
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 42-135-30574 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-30574 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 1.63M
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000041012 | H-1 Injection | Active | 500 | 1,000 | 4,668–4,736 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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