WELL · 42-135-35590 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden W. E. #9
Ector County · Harper field · Vertical
Cowden W. E. #9 (API 42-135-35590) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged December 29, 1994, last operated by Baker Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 10, 1987, permitted to 4,350 ft.
It was permitted by Atkins Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Baker Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 53.4K barrels of oil and 9.73K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Atkins Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Odessa, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 20 permits on file · (432) 349-5005
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Baker Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Baker Operating, Inc.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Atkins Petroleum Corp.Aug 10, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 10, 1987
- last permit issued
- Mar 6, 1988
- completed
- 53.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.73K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 6, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 29, 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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, W. E. O-10-29598 | Harper | Baker Operating, Inc. | 9 | 53.4K | 9.73K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 76 · prior 12 50(+52%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mariah Energy Corp.Jan 1993 → Aug 1996
- 2Dickson Petroleum, Inc.Sep 1996 → Oct 1997
- 3Stephens, Autry C.Nov 1997 → Aug 2000
- 4Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Sep 2000 → Jun 2010
- 5Baker Operating, Inc.Jul 2010 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332616-99 | Drill | Atkins Petroleum Corp. | Jul 8, 1987 | Aug 10, 1987 | — | 4,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-29598 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,009 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 3,888 | -879 |
| San Andres | 4,170 | -1,161 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,174 | 4,190 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 312 | 12.5 | 220 S |
| 4.5 | 4,300 | 7.875 | 800 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 5, 1988 | Mar 16, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Mar 24, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-135-35590 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-35590 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 29.3K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 170K
- bbl, all reported
- Jun 1994
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000065560 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jan 17, 1995 | 500 | 1,000 | 4,174–4,190 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 29,346 · prior 12 34,385(-15%)
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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