WELL · 42-135-35503 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden -F- #3A
Ector County · Goldsmith (5600) field · Vertical
Cowden -F- #3A (API 42-135-35503) is a well in Ector County operated by Andector Exploration Company, completed April 12, 1987.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 1989, permitted to 5,900 ft.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its 3 leases have reported 110K barrels of oil and 287K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 28 permits on file · (432) 889-7996
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Andector Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Andector Exploration Companythrough May 2023 |
| Latest permit | Andector Exploration CompanyOct 5, 1989 |
- 5,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 5, 1989
- last permit issued
- Apr 12, 1987
- completed
- 110K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 287K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 12, 1987
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden -F- O-10-31927 | Goldsmith, N. (San Andres, Con.) | Andector Exploration Company | 3 | 110K | 287K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden -F- O-10-38608 | Goldsmith (Clear Fork) | Andector Exploration Company | 2 | 0 | 0 | Nov 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden -F- O-10-30766 | Goldsmith (5600) | Andector Exploration Company | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Apr 2008 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Andector Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → May 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364626-99 | Recompletion | Andector Exploration Company | Oct 2, 1989 | Oct 5, 1989 | — | 4,550 |
| 327427-99 | Drill | Andector Exploration Company | Mar 6, 1987 | Mar 12, 1987 | — | 5,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-30766 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-31927 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-38608 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,286 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,449 | 1,837 |
| Yates | 2,724 | 562 |
| Grayburg | 3,748 | -462 |
| San Andres | 4,130 | -844 |
| GlorietaGLORIETTA | 5,168 | -1,882 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,339 | -2,053 |
| CF GR MKR | 5,570 | -2,284 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,109 | 4,414 | Perforated |
| 5,565 | 5,692 | Perforated |
| 5,718 | 5,786 | Perforated |
| 5,806 | 5,819 | Perforated |
| 5,830 | 5,894 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,500 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 5,913 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Apr 10, 2008 | May 1, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 14, 1989 | Nov 13, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 21, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | May 14, 1987 | May 1, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | May 13, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-135-35503 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-35503 → 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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