WELL · 42-135-34347 · DISTRICT 8
Shell-Cowden #5
Ector County · Harper field · Vertical
Shell-Cowden #5 (API 42-135-34347) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged May 17, 1994, last operated by Bennett R. C. Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 22, 1983, permitted to 4,500 ft.
Its lease has reported 4.54K barrels of oil and 3.56K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 1994. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 2, 2020 · 24 permits on file · (432) 683-3062
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bennett R. C. Company |
| Production reports | Bennett, R. C., Companythrough May 1994 |
| Latest permit | Bennett, R. C., CompanySep 22, 1983 |
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 22, 1983
- last permit issued
- Oct 25, 1983
- completed
- 4.54K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.56K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 25, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 17, 1994
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell-Cowden O-10-27536 | Harper | Bennett, R. C., Company | 7 | 4.54K | 3.56K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1994 |
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.
- 1Bennett, R. C., CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 214508-99 | Drill | Bennett, R. C., Company | Aug 30, 1983 | Sep 22, 1983 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-27536 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,141 | 4,164 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 297 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 2.375 | 4,143 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,400 | 7.875 | 1,000 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 | Oct 28, 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 42-135-34347 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-34347 → 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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