WELL · 42-177-31020 · DISTRICT 1
Cowey J. M. #1
Gonzales County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-1) field · Producing · Vertical
Cowey J. M. #1 (API 42-177-31020) is a well in Gonzales County operated by Atlas Fuel Supply Ltd., completed September 20, 1981 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 15, 1981, permitted to 7,800 ft.
It was permitted by Rex Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Atlas Fuel Supply Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 29.8K barrels of oil and 267 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rex Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · (281) 630-0076
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atlas Fuel Supply Ltd. |
| Production reports | Atlas Fuel Supply, Ltd.through Dec 2024 |
| Latest permit | Rex Resources, Inc.Jul 15, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 15, 1981
- last permit issued
- Sep 20, 1981
- completed
- 29.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 267
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 20, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowey, J. M. O-1-7403 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-1) | Atlas Fuel Supply, Ltd. | 1 | 29.8K | 267 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 384(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Gassco Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 1994
- 2Southern Royalty Inc.Apr 1995 → Oct 1995
- 3Vista Operating L L CNov 1995 → Aug 1996
- 4Offspring Well SalvageMay 2002 → Jun 2002
- 5Adt Investments, Inc.Jun 2004 → Jan 2005
- 6Bulldog Exploration CompanyMar 2005 → Mar 2005
- 7Bulldog Exploration, LPJun 2005 → Feb 2006
- 8Atlas Fuel Supply, Ltd.Jan 2009 → Dec 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125327-99 | Drill | Rex Resources, Inc. | Jul 15, 1981 | Jul 15, 1981 | — | 7,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-7403 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,540 | 7,690 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 540 | 11.75 | 240 S |
| 4.5 | 7,756 | 7.875 | 355 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 12, 1984 | Oct 9, 1981 | — |
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 42-177-31020 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31020 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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