WELL · 42-355-33003 · DISTRICT 4
Cowels #1
Nueces County · Arnold-David North (Lindsey) field · Vertical
Cowels #1 (API 42-355-33003) is a plugged well in Nueces County, plugged November 23, 2020, last operated by Green Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 24, 1995, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Richman Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Green Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 175K barrels of oil and 167K mcf of gas since June 1995, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Richman Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · (512) 914-8109
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Green Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Green Exploration Companythrough Nov 2015 |
| Latest permit | Richman Petroleum Corp.Apr 24, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 24, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jun 2, 1995
- completed
- 175K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 167K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 2, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 23, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowels O-4-12485 | Arnold-David, North (Lindsey) | Green Exploration Company | 1 | 175K | 167K | Jun 1995 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Richman Petroleum Corp.Jul 1995 → Apr 2005
- 2Wood Energy CorporationApr 1997 → Aug 1998
- 3Cedar Point Oil CompanyOct 1998 → Oct 1998
- 4Pintex Operating Inc.Feb 1999 → May 1999
- 5Reichmann Petroleum Corp.May 2005 → Jun 2008
- 6McDaniel Company, Inc., TheAug 2008 → Apr 2012
- 7Green Exploration CompanyMay 2012 → Nov 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 435107-99 | Drill | Richman Petroleum Corp. | Apr 21, 1995 | Apr 24, 1995 | May 4, 1995 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-12485 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,089 | 7,091 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,135 | 12.25 | 372 S |
| 4.5 | 7,485 | 7.875 | 1,100 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 | Dec 14, 1995 | Jul 25, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 4, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-355-33003 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-33003 → 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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