TEXAS · WELLS · ECTOR COUNTY · API 42-135-34860 · DISTRICT 7B
Cowden W. E. #4
Ector County · Harper field · Vertical
Cowden W. E. #4 (API 42-135-34860) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged November 23, 1987, last operated by Baker Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 27, 1985, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Atkins Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Baker Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Salado, Yates, Grayburg, San Andres.
Operator of record
Permitted by Atkins Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Odessa, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 24, 2025
- Permits on file
- 20
- Phone
- (432) 367-5808
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Baker Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Atkins Petroleum Corp.Feb 27, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 27, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jun 26, 1985
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 26, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 23, 1987
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 268037-99 | Drill | Atkins Petroleum Corp. | Feb 26, 1985 | Feb 27, 1985 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1985 | Cowden W. E. O-10-29598 | Harper | Baker Operating Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,992 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Salado | 1,670 | 1,322 |
| Yates | 2,737 | 255 |
| Grayburg | 3,870 | -878 |
| San Andres | 4,164 | -1,172 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,842 | 3,980 | Perforated |
| 4,156 | 4,329 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,382 | 12.25 | 6,000 S |
| 4.5 | 4,510 | 7.875 | 450 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 | Jul 25, 1985 | Jul 5, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 17, 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 42-135-34860 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-34860 → 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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