WELL · 42-329-35173 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden A #1404
Midland County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Cowden A #1404 (API 42-329-35173) is a plugged well in Midland County, plugged January 24, 2022, last operated by Diamondback E&P LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 15, 2004, permitted to 10,600 ft.
It was permitted by Perenco LLC and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Grayburg, San Andres, Cleafork, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 348K barrels of oil and 477K mcf of gas since February 2004, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 13 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Perenco LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 5,231 permits on file · (855) 247-5920
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Oct 2025 |
| Latest permit | Perenco LLCSep 15, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 15, 2004
- last permit issued
- Nov 24, 2004
- completed
- 348K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 477K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 24, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 24, 2022
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 13 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden "A" O-10-37289 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 13 | 348K | 477K | Feb 2004 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 655 · prior 12 1,391(-53%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,214 · prior 12 3,581(-66%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Perenco LLCFeb 2004 → Apr 2005
- 2LCX Energy, LLCMay 2005 → Sep 2009
- 3Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Oct 2009 → Dec 2024
- 4Diamondback E&P LLCJan 2025 → Oct 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 550906-99 | Drill | Perenco LLC | Sep 13, 2004 | Sep 15, 2004 | Oct 3, 2004 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-37289 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,690 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 4,373 | -1,683 |
| San Andres | 5,666 | -2,976 |
| Cleafork | 6,632 | -3,942 |
| Spraberry | 7,555 | -4,865 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,252 | 9,075 | Perforated |
| 9,289 | 9,558 | Perforated |
| 9,696 | 9,933 | Perforated |
| 10,112 | 10,117 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 331 | 11 | 160 S |
| 5.5 | 10,451 | 7.875 | 930 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 | Apr 28, 2005 | Dec 16, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 14, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-329-35173 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-35173 → 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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