WELL · 42-135-34054 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden -A- #2
Ector County · Goldsmith East (San Andres) field · Vertical
Cowden -A- #2 (API 42-135-34054) is a well in Ector County operated by B & B Production CO, completed November 15, 1982.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 5, 1982, permitted to 4,450 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Grayburg, San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 381 barrels of oil and 485K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 10, 2003 · 7 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | B & B Production Co |
| Production reports | Basin Well Service of Odessa,incthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | B & B Production CoOct 5, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 5, 1982
- last permit issued
- Nov 15, 1982
- completed
- 381
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 485K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 15, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden "A" G-10-154755 | Goldsmith, East (San Andres) | Basin Well Service of Odessa,inc | 1 | 0 | 400K | May 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden -A- O-10-27755 | Goldsmith, East (San Andres) | B & B Production Co | 1 | 381 | 84.9K | Jan 1993 – Sep 1995 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 230 · prior 12 649(-65%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1B & B Production CoJan 1993 → Dec 2002
- 2Basin Well Service of Odessa,incJan 2003 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173730-99 | Drill | B & B Production Co | Oct 5, 1982 | Oct 5, 1982 | — | 4,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-154755 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-27755 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,119 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 3,950 | -831 |
| San Andres | 4,235 | -1,116 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,236 | 4,280 | Perforated |
| 4,236 | 4,316 | Perforated |
| 4,300 | 4,316 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 275 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 2.875 | 4,280 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,400 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Feb 22, 1996 | May 23, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jul 28, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 30, 1982 | — |
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 42-135-34054 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-34054 → 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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