TEXAS · WELLS · SHACKELFORD COUNTY · COTTLE LEASE · API 42-417-36938 · DISTRICT 6E
Cottle #7
Shackelford County · Shackelford County Regular (Gas) field · Producing · Vertical
Cottle #7 (API 42-417-36938) is a well in Shackelford County operated by Bayou Operating Company Inc., completed April 15, 1988 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1986 and 1988, permitted to 3,917 ft.
It was permitted by Davis Enterprises and has since transferred to Bayou Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Moran Sand, Jennings Sand, Gardner Sand, Lower Conglomerate.
Its lease has reported 404 barrels of oil and 207K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Davis Enterprises; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 25, 2025
- Permits on file
- 37
- Phone
- (325) 668-0059
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bayou Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Bayou Operating Company, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Davis EnterprisesMay 25, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,917
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 25, 1988
- last permit issued
- Apr 15, 1988
- completed
- 404
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 207K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 15, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottle G-8-127332 | Shackelford County Regular (Gas) | Bayou Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 404 | 207K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,574 · prior 12 3,742(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Davis EnterprisesJan 1993 → Aug 1998
- 2Bayou Operating Company, Inc.Sep 1998 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 346819-99 | Recompletion | Davis Enterprises | May 20, 1988 | May 25, 1988 | — | 3,912 |
| 305550-99 | Drill | Lentex Petroleum Industries, Inc | Aug 20, 1986 | Aug 22, 1986 | — | 4,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 1988 | Cottle G-8-127332 | Shackelford County Regular (Gas) | Bayou Operating Company Inc. | Producing | 3,917 |
| Sep 10, 1986 | Cottle G-8-122095 | Moran E. (2800) | Davis Enterprises | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,355 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,745 | 2,750 | Perforated |
| 3,838 | 3,841 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 120 | 12.25 | 90 S |
| 4.5 | 3,912 | 7.875 | 290 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 10, 1988 | May 19, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jun 9, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1986 | Sep 24, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-417-36938 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-36938 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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