WELL · 42-135-34274 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden #2
Ector County · Cowden South (Canyon 8790) field · Vertical
Cowden #2 (API 42-135-34274) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged February 28, 2014, last operated by Herbig Oil & Gas CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 9, 1983, permitted to 9,350 ft.
It was permitted by Kirby, Jack L. and has since transferred to Herbig Oil & Gas CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 44K barrels of oil and 82.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2014. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kirby, Jack L.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (432) 661-3161
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Herbig Oil & Gas Co. |
| Production reports | Herbig Oil & Gas Co.through Oct 2011 |
| Latest permit | Kirby, Jack L.Aug 9, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 1983
- last permit issued
- Dec 4, 1983
- completed
- 44K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 82.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 4, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 28, 2014
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 O-10-27847 | Cowden, South (Canyon 8790) | Herbig Oil & Gas Co. | 2 | 44K | 82.8K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2014 |
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.
- 1Herbig, J FJan 1993 → Mar 1998
- 2Herbig Oil & Gas Co.Apr 1998 → Oct 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204734-99 | Drill | Kirby, Jack L. | Aug 9, 1983 | Aug 9, 1983 | Oct 8, 1983 | 9,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-27847 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,275 | 8,627 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 335 | 17.5 | 340 S |
| 8.625 | 4,400 | 12.25 | 1,200 S |
| 2.375 | 8,667 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,350 | 7.875 | 1,475 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 | Dec 8, 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 42-135-34274 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-34274 → 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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