WELL · 42-329-32140 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden 32 #2
Midland County · Spraberry(trend Area Dean-Wlfcp) field · Vertical
Cowden 32 #2 (API 42-329-32140) is a plugged well in Midland County, plugged April 6, 2009, last operated by Plains Petroleum Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 28, 1989, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Mlc CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Plains Petroleum Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Jo Mills, Dean.
Its 2 leases have reported 149K barrels of oil and 382K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Plains Petroleum Operating Co.
Permitted by MLC Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 23, 2000
- Permits on file
- 135
- Phone
- (303) 572-3900
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Plains Petroleum Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Jul 2025 |
| Latest permit | MLC Co., Inc.Aug 28, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 28, 1989
- last permit issued
- Sep 21, 1989
- completed
- 149K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 382K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 21, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 6, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden "32" O-10-24030 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 5 | 148K | 382K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden 32 O-10-32387 | Spraberry(trend Area Dean-Wlfcp) | Plains Petroleum Operating Co. | 1 | 243 | 429 | Jan 1993 – Jun 1993 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 66 · prior 12 2,399(-97%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 7,016(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Plains Petroleum Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Midkiff, JohnOct 1993 → Sep 2004
- 3Quay Valley, Inc.Oct 2004 → Apr 2006
- 4Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCMay 2006 → May 2006
- 5Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Jun 2006 → Jul 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 363235-99 | Drill | MLC Co., Inc. | Aug 28, 1989 | Aug 28, 1989 | Aug 30, 1989 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-24030 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-32387 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,785 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,689 | 7,778 | Perforated |
| 8,240 | 8,488 | Perforated |
| 8,536 | 8,565 | Perforated |
| 9,006 | 9,215 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 510 | 11 | 395 S |
| 5.5 | 9,310 | 7.875 | 1,045 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 | Jun 27, 2009 | Feb 17, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Mar 25, 1993 | Oct 12, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 2, 1989 | Oct 12, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 25, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-329-32140 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-32140 → 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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