TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · COTHES, C R LEASE · API 42-165-37616 · DISTRICT 7B
Cothes C R #1 R
Gaines County · Harris (San Andres) field · Producing · Vertical
Cothes C R #1 R (API 42-165-37616) is a well in Gaines County operated by Parallel Petroleum LLC, completed June 27, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 18, 2012, permitted to 5,023 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Seven Rivers, Queen, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 179K barrels of oil and 10.6K mcf of gas since June 2000, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 14, 2026
- Permits on file
- 254
- Phone
- (432) 684-3727
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Parallel Petroleum LLC |
| Production reports | Parallel Petroleum LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Parallel Petroleum LLCMay 18, 2012 |
- 5,023
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 18, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jun 27, 2012
- completed
- 179K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 27, 2012
- 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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cothes, C R O-11-68240 | Harris (San Andres) | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 5 | 179K | 10.6K | Jun 2000 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,561 · prior 12 5,402(-16%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lynx Energy Company, Inc.Jun 2000 → Dec 2001
- 2Lynx Operating Co., Inc.Jan 2002 → Oct 2005
- 3Parallel Petroleum CorporationNov 2005 → Jan 2010
- 4Parallel Petroleum LLCFeb 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 740415-99 | Drill | Parallel Petroleum LLC | May 10, 2012 | May 18, 2012 | Jun 10, 2012 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2012 | Cothes C R O-11-68240 | Harris (San Andres) | Parallel Petroleum LLC | Producing | 5,023 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,260 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Seven Rivers | 3,114 | 146 |
| Queen | 3,458 | -198 |
| Grayburg | 4,200 | -940 |
| San Andres | 4,526 | -1,266 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,529 | 4,913 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,817 | 12.25 | 880 S |
| 5.5 | 5,023 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Feb 25, 2013 | Aug 16, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-165-37616 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-37616 → 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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