WELL · 42-135-34223 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden #1 A
Ector County · Cowden South field · Producing · Vertical
Cowden #1 A (API 42-135-34223) is a well in Ector County operated by Bluco Production CO. Inc., completed July 7, 1983 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 6, 1983, permitted to 5,000 ft.
Its lease has reported 455K barrels of oil and 5.31K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 43 permits on file · (512) 762-5300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bluco Production Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Bluco Production Co., Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Bluco Production Co., Inc.Jun 6, 1983 |
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 6, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jul 7, 1983
- completed
- 455K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.31K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 7, 1983
- 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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden O-10-26845 | Cowden, South | Bluco Production Co., Inc. | 4 | 455K | 5.31K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,993 · prior 12 5,845(+3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bluco Production Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197283-99 | Drill | Bluco Production Co., Inc. | Jun 6, 1983 | Jun 6, 1983 | Jun 21, 1983 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-26845 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,605 | 4,818 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 269 | 11 | 175 S |
| 2.375 | 4,520 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,850 | 7.875 | 700 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 | Aug 30, 1983 | — |
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 42-135-34223 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-34223 → 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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