WELL · 42-135-39697 · DISTRICT 8
West South Cowden Unit #402
Ector County · Cowden South field · Producing · Vertical
West South Cowden Unit #402 (API 42-135-39697) is a well in Ector County operated by Baker Operating Inc., completed April 26, 2010 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 30, 2009, permitted to 4,600 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, Greyburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 613K barrels of oil and 338K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 73 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Odessa, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 20 permits on file · (432) 349-5005
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Baker Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Baker Operating, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Baker Operating, Inc.Jan 30, 2009 |
- 4,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 30, 2009
- last permit issued
- Apr 26, 2010
- completed
- 613K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 338K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 26, 2010
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 73 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West South Cowden Unit O-10-20415 | Cowden, South | Baker Operating, Inc. | 73 | 613K | 338K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,939 · prior 12 7,437(-7%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 382 · prior 12 1,053(-64%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Thompson, J. CleoJan 1993 → Jun 1996
- 2Baker Operating, Inc.Jul 1996 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 673888-99 | Drill | Baker Operating, Inc. | Oct 27, 2008 | Jan 30, 2009 | Oct 19, 2009 | 4,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-20415 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,052 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,815 | 237 |
| Greyburg | 3,871 | -819 |
| San Andres | 4,260 | -1,208 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,884 | 3,976 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,394 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 4,418 | 7.875 | 350 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 13, 2010 | Jun 3, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 2, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-135-39697 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-39697 → 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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