WELL · 42-135-31914 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden Elliott F. D #5
Ector County · Cowden South (Canyon 8790) field · Vertical
Cowden Elliott F. D #5 (API 42-135-31914) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged November 19, 2002, last operated by Sheridan Production Company LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 27, 1989, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Sheridan Production Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 49.7K barrels of oil and 41.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2014. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sheridan Production Company LLC
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 23, 2020
- Permits on file
- 1,009
- Phone
- (713) 548-1000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sheridan Production Company LLC |
| Production reports | Forest Oil Permian Corporationthrough Jan 2009 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanySep 27, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 27, 1989
- last permit issued
- Jul 13, 1990
- completed
- 49.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 41.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 13, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 19, 2002
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, Elliott F. "D" O-10-24196 | Cowden, South (Canyon 8790) | Sheridan Production Company, LLC | 4 | 49.7K | 41.7K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2014 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1994
- 2Dallas Production, Inc.Jul 1994 → Sep 1996
- 3Universal Resources Corp.Oct 1996 → Mar 1999
- 4Questar Expl. and Prod. Co.Apr 1999 → Oct 1999
- 5Maynard Oil Co.Nov 1999 → Apr 2004
- 6Forest Oil Permian CorporationMay 2004 → Jan 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364391-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Sep 26, 1989 | Sep 27, 1989 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-24196 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,451 | 8,686 | Perforated |
| 8,451 | 9,281 | Perforated |
| 9,182 | 9,192 | Perforated |
| 9,278 | — | Perforated |
| 9,281 | — | Perforated |
| — | 9,025 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 272 | 7.875 | 450 S |
| 11.75 | 272 | 15 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 9,500 | 7.875 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 9,500 | 15 | 1,000 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 | Feb 6, 1991 | Aug 29, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 25, 1990 | Apr 30, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 8, 1976 | — |
| 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 42-135-31914 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-31914 → 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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