WELL · 42-135-38009 · DISTRICT 8
Cochran W. C. #16
Ector County · Cowden North (Deep) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Cochran W. C. #16 (API 42-135-38009) is a well in Ector County operated by Texland Petroleum L.P., completed May 8, 2001 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 29, 2001, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Pure Resources, L.P. and has since transferred to Texland Petroleum L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 888K barrels of oil and 139K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 16 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pure Resources, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 15, 2025
- Permits on file
- 694
- Phone
- (817) 336-2751
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texland Petroleum L.P. |
| Production reports | Texland Petroleum, L.P.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pure Resources, L.P.Mar 29, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 29, 2001
- last permit issued
- May 8, 2001
- completed
- 888K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 139K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 8, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- 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 16 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cochran, W. C. O-10-828 | Cowden, North (Deep) | Texland Petroleum, L.P. | 16 | 888K | 139K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,460 · prior 12 6,847(-6%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 410 · prior 12 317(+29%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → May 2000
- 2Pure Resources, L.P.Jun 2000 → Mar 2006
- 3Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.Apr 2006 → Jun 2016
- 4Texland Petroleum, L.P.Jul 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 505684-99 | Drill | Pure Resources, L.P. | Feb 22, 2001 | Mar 29, 2001 | Apr 4, 2001 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-828 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,090 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,797 | 293 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,988 | 102 |
| Queen | 3,836 | -746 |
| Grayburg | 3,922 | -832 |
| San Andres | 4,250 | -1,160 |
| Holt | 5,104 | -2,014 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,118 | 5,185 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,543 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 5,435 | 7.875 | 700 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 | Sep 26, 2002 | Jun 5, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 10, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-135-38009 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-38009 → 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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