WELL · 42-461-32007 · DISTRICT 7
Owens #3
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Owens #3 (API 42-461-32007) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged August 25, 2008, last operated by JM Cox Resources L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 21, 1983, permitted to 8,700 ft.
It was permitted by Cox, John L. and has since transferred to JM Cox Resources L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 25.5K barrels of oil and 101K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2008. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cox, John L.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2019
- Permits on file
- 180
- Phone
- (432) 682-9435
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
- 8,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 21, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jul 3, 1983
- completed
- 25.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 101K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 3, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 25, 2008
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owens O-9-7174 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | JM Cox Resources, L.P. | 3 | 25.5K | 101K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2008 |
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.
- 1Cox, John L.Jan 1993 → Sep 2003
- 2JM Cox Resources, L.P.Oct 2003 → May 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189024-99 | Drill | Cox, John L. | Mar 21, 1983 | Mar 21, 1983 | — | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-7174 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,019 | 8,564 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 540 | 11 | 400 S |
| 2.375 | 6,820 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,600 | 7.875 | 1,400 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 | Jul 15, 1983 | — |
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 42-461-32007 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-32007 → 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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