WELL · 42-135-33075 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden E.F. F #3
Ector County · Foster field · Vertical
Cowden E.F. F #3 (API 42-135-33075) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged September 3, 2020, last operated by Raptor Petroleum Develop LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 24, 1978, permitted to 4,400 ft.
It was permitted by Buchanan, Wayman W. and has since transferred to Raptor Petroleum Develop LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 4.49K barrels of oil and 1.17K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2020.
Operator of record
Permitted by Buchanan, Wayman W.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Edmond, OK · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 4 permits on file · (832) 220-5990
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Raptor Petroleum Develop LLC |
| Production reports | Rust Oil Corp.through Nov 2016 |
| Latest permit | Buchanan, Wayman W.Oct 24, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 24, 1978
- last permit issued
- Oct 27, 1978
- completed
- 4.49K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.17K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 27, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 3, 2020
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, E.F. "F" O-10-32289 | Foster | Raptor Petroleum Develop, LLC | 1 | 4.49K | 1.17K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2020 |
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.
- 1Prairie Crude, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1999
- 2Cook, Kenneth D. OperatorApr 2001 → Apr 2006
- 3Freeman Oil CoMay 2006 → Apr 2014
- 4Rust Oil Corp.May 2014 → Nov 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35400-99 | Drill | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Oct 24, 1978 | Oct 24, 1978 | — | 4,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-32289 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,996 | 4,159 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 348 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 2.375 | 3,969 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,200 | 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 | Jul 12, 1989 | Dec 19, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jul 6, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 19, 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 42-135-33075 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-33075 → 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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