WELL · 42-135-34538 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden Frank R/a -C- #44
Ector County · Cowden North (Deep) field · Vertical
Cowden Frank R/A -C- #44 (API 42-135-34538) is a well in Ector County operated by Occidental Permian Ltd., completed December 2, 1984.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 2011, permitted to 5,600 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including San Andres, Holt.
Its 2 leases have reported 47.3K barrels of oil and 12.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 6,251
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Occidental Permian Ltd. |
| Production reports | Occidental Permian Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Occidental Permian Ltd.Feb 28, 2011 |
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 28, 2011
- last permit issued
- Dec 2, 1984
- completed
- 47.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 2, 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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, Frank R/a -C- O-10-833 | Cowden, North (Deep) | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 3 | 46.1K | 12.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Frank Cowden R/a -C- O-10-41334 | Cowden, North (San Andres) | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 1 | 1.23K | 0 | Jul 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 363 · prior 12 341(+6%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4 · prior 12 36(-89%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1997
- 2Altura Energy Ltd.Mar 1997 → Apr 2000
- 3Occidental Permian Ltd.May 2000 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 710734-99 | Recompletion | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Feb 22, 2011 | Feb 28, 2011 | Mar 10, 2010 | 5,400 |
| 236129-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Apr 18, 1984 | Apr 19, 1984 | Jun 18, 1984 | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-833 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-41334 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,097 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,300 | -1,203 |
| Holt | 5,263 | -2,166 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,315 | 5,095 | Perforated |
| 5,340 | 5,350 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 212 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 5,400 | 7.875 | 1,175 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 | Mar 26, 2012 | Mar 1, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jan 17, 1985 | Dec 17, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 9, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-135-34538 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-34538 → 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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