TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · API 42-461-32440 · DISTRICT 6E
Cowden 41 #1
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Cowden 41 #1 (API 42-461-32440) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged August 28, 1989, last operated by Prime Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 8, 1985, permitted to 9,300 ft.
It was permitted by Atkins Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Prime Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Clearfor, Spraberry, Jo Mill, Dean.
Operator of record
Permitted by Atkins Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 29, 2026
- Permits on file
- 595
- Phone
- (432) 682-5600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Prime Operating Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Atkins Petroleum Corp.Jul 8, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 8, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jan 13, 1986
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 13, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 28, 1989
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 279824-99 | Drill | Atkins Petroleum Corp. | Jul 5, 1985 | Jul 8, 1985 | — | 9,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 1986 | Cowden 41 O-9-11887 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Prime Operating Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,782 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,499 | 9,046 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 418 | 17.5 | 520 S |
| 8.625 | 4,376 | 11 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 9,209 | 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 | May 6, 1986 | Apr 25, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 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 42-461-32440 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-32440 → 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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