TEXAS · WELLS · ECTOR COUNTY · COWDEN, ELLIOTT F., -A- LEASE · API 42-135-38557 · DISTRICT 7B
Cowden Elliott F. -A- #188
Ector County · Foster field · Directional
Cowden Elliott F. -A- #188 (API 42-135-38557) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged November 16, 2017, last operated by Occidental Permian Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 14, 2004, permitted to 4,600 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 1.66M barrels of oil and 552K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 102 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.Jan 14, 2004 |
- 4,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 2004
- last permit issued
- Sep 9, 2016
- completed
- 1.66M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 552K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 9, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 16, 2017
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 102 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 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 11,685 · prior 12 10,381(+13%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,731 · prior 12 4,338(+55%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540722-99 | Drill | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Jan 13, 2004 | Jan 14, 2004 | Feb 5, 2004 | 4,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2016 | Cowden Elliott F. -A- O-10-1579 | Foster | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,934 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,857 | 4,257 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 314 | 12.25 | 275 S |
| 5.5 | 3,857 | 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 28, 2017 | Jan 12, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Dec 28, 2004 | Jun 28, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 29, 2004 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-135-38557 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-38557 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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