WELL · 42-135-35865 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden Elliott F. -A- #168
Ector County · Foster field · Vertical
Cowden Elliott F. -A- #168 (API 42-135-35865) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged May 10, 2024, last operated by Occidental Permian Ltd..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1988 and 2004, permitted to 9,700 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Grayburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.17M barrels of oil and 1.18M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 155 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.Oct 7, 2004 |
- 9,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 7, 2004
- last permit issued
- Feb 6, 2023
- completed
- 3.17M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.18M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 6, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 10, 2024
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 155 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, Elliott F., -A- O-10-1579 | Foster | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 102 | 1.66M | 552K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden, Elliott F. -A- O-10-21384 | Cowden, South (Canyon 8790) | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 53 | 1.51M | 631K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 14,025 · prior 12 17,102(-18%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,780 · prior 12 6,400(+22%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551940-99 | Recompletion | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Oct 5, 2004 | Oct 7, 2004 | Jan 11, 2005 | 9,110 |
| 344349-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Mar 24, 1988 | Apr 25, 1988 | May 3, 1988 | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2023 | Cowden Elliott F. -A- O-10-1579 | Foster | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Plugged | — |
| Jun 20, 1988 | Cowden Elliott F. -A- O-10-21384 | Cowden South (Canyon 8790) | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,935 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 3,746 | -811 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,753 | 3,931 | Perforated |
| 8,582 | 8,961 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 271 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 5,218 | 12.25 | 2,050 S |
| 5.5 | 9,110 | 8.75 | 2,050 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 | Feb 27, 2023 | Feb 16, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Jul 13, 2017 | Jun 26, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Feb 22, 1989 | Jan 30, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 9, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-135-35865 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-35865 → 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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