WELL · 42-135-31959 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden Elliott F. D #4
Ector County · Cowden South (Canyon 8790) field · Vertical
Cowden Elliott F. D #4 (API 42-135-31959) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged September 27, 2013, last operated by Sheridan Production Company LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 10, 1980, permitted to 9,400 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 263K barrels of oil and 604K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 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 | Aghorn Operating, Inc.through Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyJul 10, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 10, 1980
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 263K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 604K
- 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
- Sep 27, 2013
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, Elliott F.-D- O-10-183 | Addis (Strawn) | Aghorn Operating, Inc. | 3 | 263K | 604K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,887 · prior 12 2,428(-22%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,905 · prior 12 2,746(-31%)
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 → Dec 2009
- 7Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCJan 2010 → Jan 2013
- 8Sheridan Production Company, LLCFeb 2013 → Mar 2020
- 9FDL Operating, LLCAug 2020 → Nov 2021
- 10Contango Resources, Inc.Dec 2021 → Dec 2021
- 11Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Sep 2025
- 12DE V Operating, LLCOct 2025 → Oct 2025
- 13Aghorn Operating, Inc.Nov 2025 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86333-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Jul 10, 1980 | Jul 10, 1980 | — | 9,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-183 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,400 | — | Perforated |
| 9,166 | 9,224 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 317 | 15 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,355 | 11 | 1,420 S |
| 2.875 | 9,230 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,510 | 7.875 | 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 12, 1984 | Feb 4, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 20, 1977 | — |
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 42-135-31959 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-31959 → 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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