WELL · 42-165-35027 · DISTRICT 8
Cothes B #1
Gaines County · Harris (San Andres) field · Vertical
Cothes B #1 (API 42-165-35027) is a well in Gaines County operated by Seaboard Oil Company, completed March 18, 1999.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 1999, permitted to 6,200 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Queen, Garyburg, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 97.1K barrels of oil and 5.19K mcf of gas since October 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 106 permits on file · (432) 684-7005
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Seaboard Oil Company |
| Production reports | Parallel Petroleum LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Seaboard Oil CompanyFeb 26, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 26, 1999
- last permit issued
- Mar 18, 1999
- completed
- 97.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.19K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 18, 1999
- 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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cothes "B" O-11-67843 | Harris | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 4 | 96.9K | 5.19K | Oct 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Cothes "B" O-11-68082 | Harris (San Andres) | Seaboard Oil Company | 2 | 270 | 0 | Mar 1999 – Oct 1999 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,078 · prior 12 1,715(+21%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Seaboard Oil CompanyNov 1997 → May 2002
- 2Seaboard Operating Co.Jun 2002 → May 2003
- 3Lynx Operating Co., Inc.Jun 2003 → Oct 2005
- 4Parallel Petroleum CorporationNov 2005 → Jan 2010
- 5Parallel Petroleum LLCFeb 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 482914-99 | Recompletion | Seaboard Oil Company | Feb 24, 1999 | Feb 26, 1999 | Mar 15, 1999 | 6,100 |
| 449618-99 | Drill | Seaboard Oil Company | Jun 24, 1996 | Jun 27, 1996 | Sep 15, 1997 | 6,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67843 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-68082 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,257 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| QueenLOWER QUEEN | 4,162 | -905 |
| Garyburg | 4,185 | -928 |
| Grayburg | 4,185 | -928 |
| San Andres | 4,493 | -1,236 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES POROSITY | 4,726 | -1,469 |
| Glorieta | 5,904 | -2,647 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,746 | 4,852 | Perforated |
| 5,956 | 5,976 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,817 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 5.5 | 6,100 | 7.875 | 1,300 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 | Jul 15, 1999 | Jun 9, 1999 | — |
| 00 | May 7, 1999 | Apr 1, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 23, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 21, 1998 | Nov 13, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-165-35027 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-35027 → 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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