TEXAS · WELLS · ECTOR COUNTY · COWDEN "C" LEASE · API 42-135-33054 · DISTRICT 7B
Cowden C #2
Ector County · Cowden South field · Shut In · Vertical
Cowden C #2 (API 42-135-33054) is a well in Ector County operated by Baker Operating Inc., completed September 6, 1978 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2017.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 21, 1978, permitted to 4,150 ft.
It was permitted by Petroleum Technical Services CO. and has since transferred to Baker Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 16.3K barrels of oil and 17.8K 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
Permitted by Petroleum Technical Services Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Odessa, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 24, 2025
- Permits on file
- 20
- Phone
- (432) 367-5808
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Baker Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Baker Operating, Inc.through Feb 2018 |
| Latest permit | Petroleum Technical Services Co.Aug 21, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 21, 1978
- last permit issued
- Sep 6, 1978
- completed
- 16.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 17.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 6, 1978
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2017
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 "C" O-10-24903 | Cowden, South | Baker Operating, Inc. | 3 | 16.3K | 17.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Petroleum Technical Services Co.Jan 1993 → Sep 1997
- 2Cuervo, Inc.Oct 1997 → Sep 2012
- 3Baker Operating, Inc.Jan 2013 → Feb 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31041-99 | Drill | Petroleum Technical Services Co. | Aug 21, 1978 | Aug 21, 1978 | — | 4,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 1978 | Cowden C O-10-24903 | Cowden South | Baker Operating Inc. | Shut In · shut in Mar 1, 2017 | 4,150 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,902 | 4,060 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 336 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 2.375 | 3,899 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,150 | 7.875 | 400 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 | Oct 25, 1978 | — |
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 42-135-33054 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-33054 → 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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