WELL · 42-135-34163 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden E.F. -B- #3040
Ector County · Addis (San Andres) field · Producing · Vertical
Cowden E.F. -B- #3040 (API 42-135-34163) is a well in Ector County operated by Bell Energy, completed January 12, 1984 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 6, 1983, permitted to 4,600 ft.
It was permitted by Howard Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Bell Energy on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 24.3K barrels of oil and 233K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Howard Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kermit, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · (432) 208-0686
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bell Energy |
| Production reports | Bell Energythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Howard Energy, Inc.May 6, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 6, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jan 12, 1984
- completed
- 24.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 233K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 12, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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. -B- O-10-28655 | Addis (San Andres) | Bell Energy | 1 | 24.3K | 233K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 190 · prior 12 153(+24%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Solimar EnergyJan 1993 → May 1996
- 2Reata ResourcesJun 1996 → Sep 2007
- 3Bell EnergyOct 2007 → Apr 2026
- 4Custer & Wright Operating, Inc.Dec 2010 → Jan 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193645-99 | Drill | Howard Energy, Inc. | Oct 27, 1983 | May 6, 1983 | — | 4,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-28655 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,010 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| GrayburgTOP OF GRAYBURG | 3,825 | -815 |
| San AndresTOP OF SAN ANDRES | 4,262 | -1,252 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,268 | 4,272 | Perforated |
| 4,305 | 4,310 | Perforated |
| 4,317 | 4,320 | Perforated |
| 4,330 | 4,334 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,425 | 12.25 | 575 S |
| 5.5 | 4,548 | 8.625 | 375 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 21, 1984 | Jan 31, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 9, 1984 | Jan 31, 1984 | — |
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 42-135-34163 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-34163 → 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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