WELL · 42-135-32709 · DISTRICT 8
R. W. Smith -F- #9
Ector County · Cowden North field · Vertical
R. W. Smith -F- #9 (API 42-135-32709) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged December 7, 1999, last operated by Altura Energy Ltd..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1985, permitted to 5,700 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Altura Energy Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Grayburg, Clear Fork.
Operator of record
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
- Mar 7, 2000
- Permits on file
- 569
- Phone
- (281) 552-1158
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Amoco Production Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyMar 25, 1985 |
- 5,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 25, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 13, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 13, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 7, 1999
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. W. Smith -F- O-10-31082 | Cowden, North | Altura Energy Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Dec 1999 |
| Smith, R.W. "F" O-10-24665 | Cowden, North (Clear Fork) | Amoco Production Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1994 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270524-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Mar 25, 1985 | Mar 25, 1985 | — | 5,514 |
| 2120-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Jun 30, 1977 | Jun 30, 1977 | Jul 21, 1977 | 5,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1994 | R. W. Smith -F- O-10-31082 | Cowden North | Altura Energy Ltd. | Plugged | — |
| Jul 31, 1977 | Smith R.W. F O-10-24665 | Cowden North (Clear Fork) | Amoco Production Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,017 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 4,118 | -1,101 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,317 | -2,300 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,118 | 4,150 | Perforated |
| 4,118 | 4,243 | Perforated |
| 4,172 | 4,198 | Perforated |
| 4,204 | 4,220 | Perforated |
| 5,180 | 5,190 | Perforated |
| 5,317 | 5,496 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 275 | 12.25 | — |
| 5.5 | 3,510 | 7.875 | — |
| 5.5 | 5,510 | 7.875 | 900 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 | Oct 24, 1994 | Jun 13, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Oct 4, 1989 | Aug 22, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Mar 6, 1987 | Jan 6, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 4, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 2, 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 42-135-32709 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-32709 → 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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