WELL · 42-135-34462 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden G #3
Ector County · Goldsmith (5600) field · Vertical
Cowden G #3 (API 42-135-34462) is a well in Ector County operated by Magruder Edwin H. JR., completed April 26, 1984.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 7, 1984, permitted to 5,900 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Magruder Edwin H. JR. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, San Andres, Glorieta.
Its 2 leases have reported 12.1K barrels of oil and 83.1K 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
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 6, 2020 · 1 permits on file · (432) 349-1945
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Magruder Edwin H. Jr. |
| Production reports | Baker Operating, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanyFeb 7, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 7, 1984
- last permit issued
- Apr 26, 1984
- completed
- 12.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 83.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 26, 1984
- 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 G O-10-37926 | Goldsmith (Clear Fork) | Baker Operating, Inc. | 1 | 5.32K | 36.7K | Nov 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden G O-10-28931 | Goldsmith (5600) | Magruder, Edwin H., Jr. | 1 | 6.82K | 46.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2007 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 907 · prior 12 1,961(-54%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 190 · prior 12 201(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Nov 1993
- 2Magruder, Edwin H., Jr.Dec 1993 → Oct 2019
- 3Magruder, Edwin Howard Jr.estateNov 2019 → Jan 2022
- 4Ryann Operating, LLCFeb 2022 → Nov 2024
- 5Baker Operating, Inc.Dec 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 228582-99 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | Feb 6, 1984 | Feb 7, 1984 | Feb 29, 1984 | 5,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-28931 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-37926 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,326 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,480 | 1,846 |
| Yates | 2,798 | 528 |
| San Andres | 4,254 | -928 |
| Glorieta | 5,264 | -1,938 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,492 | -2,166 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,496 | 5,770 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,520 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 5,850 | 7.875 | 500 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 8, 2007 | May 18, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 30, 1984 | May 18, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 25, 1984 | May 18, 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 42-135-34462 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-34462 → 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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