TEXAS · WELLS · ECTOR COUNTY · SOUTH COWDEN UNIT LEASE · API 42-135-37273 · DISTRICT 7B
South Cowden Unit #715
Ector County · Cowden South field · Shut In · Horizontal · Sidetrack
South Cowden Unit #715 (API 42-135-37273) is a horizontal well in Ector County operated by Conocophillips Company, completed October 13, 1996 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 2000, permitted to 4,830 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Conocophillips Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Queen, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 3.52M barrels of oil and 11.8M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 118 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 3, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,290
- Phone
- (432) 683-7443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Conocophillips Company |
| Production reports | Conocophillips Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanyNov 2, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,830
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 2, 2000
- last permit issued
- Oct 13, 1996
- completed
- 3.52M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.8M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 13, 1996
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2025
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 118 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Cowden Unit O-10-19297 | Cowden, South | Conocophillips Company | 118 | 3.52M | 11.8M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 875 · prior 12 3,862(-77%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 551 · prior 12 551(+0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Aug 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501515-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Phillips Petroleum Company | Nov 2, 2000 | Nov 2, 2000 | — | 4,850 |
| 452765-98 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | Sep 27, 1996 | Sep 18, 1996 | Sep 24, 1996 | 4,850 |
| 452765-99 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | Sep 18, 1996 | Sep 18, 1996 | — | 4,640 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 1996 | South Cowden Unit O-10-19297 | Cowden South | Conocophillips Company | Shut In · shut in Sep 1, 2025 | 4,830 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,934 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,685 | 1,249 |
| Yates | 2,975 | -41 |
| QueenLOWER QUEEN | 4,115 | -1,181 |
| Grayburg | 4,210 | -1,276 |
| Cowden Sand | 4,555 | -1,621 |
| San Andres | 4,579 | -1,645 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,590 | 4,722 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 170 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 8.625 | 1,710 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 4,830 | 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 | Nov 20, 2000 | Oct 5, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jan 6, 1997 | Oct 31, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 23, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-135-37273 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-37273 → 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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