WELL · 42-135-38121 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden W. F. -A- #26
Ector County · Cowden North (Deep) field · Vertical
Cowden W. F. -A- #26 (API 42-135-38121) is a well in Ector County operated by Occidental Permian Ltd., completed September 19, 2001.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2001 and 2002, permitted to 5,800 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Grayburg, San Andres, Clear Fork.
Its 2 leases have reported 585K barrels of oil and 124K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 21 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 24, 2002 |
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 24, 2002
- last permit issued
- Sep 19, 2001
- completed
- 585K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 124K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 19, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 21 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, W. F. -A- O-10-837 | Cowden, North (Deep) | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 16 | 489K | 103K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden "A",w.f. O-10-28470 | Cowden, North | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 5 | 95.8K | 20.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,971 · prior 12 6,356(+10%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 84 · prior 12 713(-88%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524919-99 | Recompletion | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Oct 23, 2002 | Oct 24, 2002 | Dec 3, 2001 | 5,500 |
| 511450-99 | Drill | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Jul 16, 2001 | Jul 16, 2001 | Aug 31, 2001 | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-837 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-28470 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,109 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 3,920 | -811 |
| San Andres | 4,280 | -1,171 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,380 | -2,271 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,300 | 4,380 | Perforated |
| 5,381 | 5,391 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,530 | 11 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 5,500 | 7.875 | 275 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 22, 2003 | Nov 1, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 5, 2002 | Dec 7, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 12, 2002 | Dec 7, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 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 42-135-38121 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-38121 → 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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