WELL · 42-135-37380 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden #29
Ector County · Venteam SE. (Ellenburger) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Cowden #29 (API 42-135-37380) is a plugged horizontal well in Ector County, plugged February 18, 1998, last operated by Arco Permian.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1997 and 2003, permitted to 13,200 ft.
It was permitted by Alto Minerals, Inc. and has since transferred to Arco Permian on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Queen, Grayburg, San Andres, Ellen..
Its 2 leases have reported 15.8K barrels of oil and 12.7K mcf of gas since May 1997, last reporting in May 2023. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Alto Minerals, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 1, 2002 · 739 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arco Permian |
| Production reports | Texland Petroleum, L.P.through May 2019 |
| Latest permit | Alto Minerals, Inc.Nov 21, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 21, 2003
- last permit issued
- Nov 24, 1997
- completed
- 15.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1997 THROUGH May 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 24, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 18, 1998
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, Emma "D" O-10-37226 | Cowden, North | Texland Petroleum, L.P. | 2 | 11.3K | 11.3K | Feb 2004 – May 2023 |
| Cowden O-10-35395 | Venteam, SE. (Ellenburger) | Arco Permian | 1 | 4.5K | 1.41K | May 1997 – Jun 1998 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco PermianMay 1997 → Feb 1998
- 2Alto Minerals, Inc.Feb 2004 → Aug 2018
- 3Texland Petroleum, L.P.Sep 2018 → May 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 538924-99 | Reenter | Alto Minerals, Inc. | Nov 21, 2003 | Nov 21, 2003 | Nov 24, 2003 | 4,500 |
| 468116-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Arco Permian | Sep 26, 1997 | Oct 1, 1997 | Oct 13, 1997 | 13,200 |
| 457694-99 | Drill | Arco Permian | Jan 22, 1997 | Jan 22, 1997 | Feb 12, 1997 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-35395 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-37226 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-37226 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,102 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen | 3,950 | -848 |
| Grayburg | 4,022 | -920 |
| San Andres | 4,350 | -1,248 |
| Ellen. | 12,912 | -9,810 |
| Ellenbuger | 12,912 | -9,810 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,090 | 4,374 | Perforated |
| 12,905 | 12,952 | Perforated |
| 12,905 | 13,485 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 349 | 17.5 | 365 S |
| 13.375 | 350 | 17.5 | 365 S |
| 8.625 | 5,399 | 11 | 1,435 S |
| 5.5 | 12,905 | 7.875 | 1,860 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 | Jan 26, 2021 | Dec 16, 2020 | — |
| 00 | Apr 16, 2004 | Feb 20, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 15, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 15, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1998 | Dec 29, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 8, 1997 | Jun 27, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 5, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-135-37380 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-37380 → 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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