WELL · 42-135-33113 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden W. F. E #3
Ector County · Goldsmith N. (San Andres Con.) field · Producing · Vertical
Cowden W. F. E #3 (API 42-135-33113) is a well in Ector County operated by Bustamante Resources LLC, completed March 27, 1979 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 29, 1979, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production CO.-Andrews and has since transferred to Bustamante Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 19.1K barrels of oil and 430 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Co.-Andrews; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · (432) 664-1103
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bustamante Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Bustamante Resources LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production Co.-AndrewsJan 29, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 29, 1979
- last permit issued
- Mar 27, 1979
- completed
- 19.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 430
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 27, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, W. F. "E" O-10-19759 | Goldsmith, N. (San Andres, Con.) | Bustamante Resources LLC | 2 | 19.1K | 430 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 446 · prior 12 416(+7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Yucca Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1996
- 2Permian Resources, Inc.Aug 1996 → Mar 2000
- 3Bustamante Oil CoMay 2000 → Apr 2001
- 4Robertson Resources, Inc.May 2001 → Sep 2025
- 5Bustamante Resources LLCOct 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41636-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Co.-Andrews | Jan 29, 1979 | Jan 29, 1979 | Mar 13, 1979 | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-19759 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,156 | 4,315 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 260 | 12.25 | 275 S |
| 2.875 | 4,296 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,328 | 7.875 | 780 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 | May 24, 1979 | — |
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 42-135-33113 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-33113 → 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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