WELL · 42-315-30746 · DISTRICT 6
Cowherd #1
Marion County · Kason Drake (Pettet Upper B) field · Vertical
Cowherd #1 (API 42-315-30746) is a plugged well in Marion County, plugged December 14, 2017, last operated by Texla Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 20, 1987, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Mcrae Exploration & Prod., Inc. and has since transferred to Texla Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Nacatoch, Tokio, Bmanhy, Mitchell.
Operator of record
Permitted by McRae Exploration & Prod., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · (281) 797-6066
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texla Operating Company |
| Production reports | Linop Corporationthrough Nov 2002 |
| Latest permit | McRae Exploration & Prod., Inc.Nov 20, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 1987
- last permit issued
- Mar 10, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 30.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 10, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 14, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowherd G-6-129107 | Kason Drake (Pettet Upper B) | Texla Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 30.9K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2017 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1McRae Exploration & Prod., Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1995
- 2L.P. Operating CompanyJul 1996 → Jun 1998
- 3Linop CorporationMay 2000 → Nov 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 338970-99 | Drill | McRae Exploration & Prod., Inc. | Nov 17, 1987 | Nov 20, 1987 | Jan 28, 1988 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-129107 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 188 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,835 | 5,838 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 475 | 8.625 | 120 S |
| 5.5 | 6,456 | 7.875 | 417 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 | Mar 20, 1989 | Mar 7, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 27, 1988 | Mar 23, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 9, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-315-30746 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-315-30746 → 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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