WELL · 42-227-33187 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden Houston #3
Howard County · Moore field · Vertical
Cowden Houston #3 (API 42-227-33187) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged February 4, 1994, last operated by Bit Well Service & Cementers.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 4, 1983, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Republic Mineral Corporation and has since transferred to Bit Well Service & Cementers on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including San Andres.
Operator of record
Permitted by Republic Mineral Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Ballinger, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 6, 2004
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bit Well Service & Cementers |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Republic Mineral CorporationOct 4, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 4, 1983
- last permit issued
- Dec 20, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 20, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 4, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, Houston O-10-29535 | Moore | Bit Well Service & Cementers | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Feb 1994 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218734-99 | Drill | Republic Mineral Corporation | Aug 25, 1983 | Oct 4, 1983 | Jul 29, 1984 | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-29535 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,542 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 3,029 | -487 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,182 | 3,202 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 165 | 12.25 | 125 S |
| 4.5 | 3,241 | 7.875 | 650 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 8, 1985 | Jan 25, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Feb 5, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-227-33187 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-33187 → 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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