WELL · 42-461-32360 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden 46 #1
Upton County · Vertical
Cowden 46 #1 (API 42-461-32360) is a permitted well in Upton County filed by Continental U S Exploration, Inc; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1984, permitted to 9,839 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 125K barrels of oil and 416K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Continental U S Exploration, Inc
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 3, 1991 · 78 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Jun 2023 |
| Latest permit | Continental U S Exploration, IncNov 20, 1984 |
- 9,839
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 1984
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 125K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 416K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden -46- O-10-32413 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 4 | 125K | 416K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden -46- O-10-29781 | Spraberry(trend Area Dean-Wlfcp) | Plains Petroleum Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 1993 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Plains Petroleum Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Midkiff, JohnOct 1993 → Sep 2004
- 3Quay Valley, Inc.Oct 2004 → Feb 2006
- 4Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Oct 2007 → Jun 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 278349-99 | Drill | Continental U S Exploration, Inc | Dec 28, 1984 | Nov 20, 1984 | — | 9,839 |
| 258385-99 | Drill | Continental U S Exploration, Inc | Nov 20, 1984 | Nov 20, 1984 | — | 9,839 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-29781 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-32413 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,793 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkTOP OF CLEARFORK PAY ZONE | 7,195 | -4,402 |
| DeanTOP OF DEAN | 8,964 | -6,171 |
| WolfcampTOP OF WOLFCAMP | 9,153 | -6,360 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,272 | 9,471 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 350 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,593 | 11 | 325 S |
| 5.5 | 9,600 | 7.875 | 900 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 | Mar 25, 1993 | Apr 23, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 15, 1985 | Apr 23, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 10, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-461-32360 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-32360 → 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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