TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · API 42-461-31518 · DISTRICT 6E
Cowden 30 #1
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Cowden 30 #1 (API 42-461-31518) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged April 18, 1980, last operated by Cox John L..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 13, 1979, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Oil Company and has since transferred to Cox John L. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 21, 2003
- Permits on file
- 1,123
- Phone
- (432) 682-9435
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cox John L. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanyDec 13, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 13, 1979
- last permit issued
- Feb 16, 1980
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 16, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 18, 1980
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67276-99 | Drill | Shell Oil Company | Dec 13, 1979 | Dec 13, 1979 | Jan 5, 1980 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 1980 | Cowden 30 O-9-8197 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Cox John L. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,417 | 8,400 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 500 | — | 600 S |
| 2.375 | 7,136 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,457 | 7.875 | 700 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 25, 1980 | — |
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 42-461-31518 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-31518 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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