WELL · 42-461-32552 · DISTRICT 7
Cowden 48 #3
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Cowden 48 #3 (API 42-461-32552) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged August 10, 2015, last operated by Endeavor Energy Resources L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 8, 1986, permitted to 9,300 ft.
It was permitted by Atkins Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Jo Mill, Dean.
Its lease has reported 55.3K barrels of oil and 85.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2023. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.
Permitted by Atkins Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 6,190 permits on file · (855) 247-5920
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. |
| Production reports | Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.through Jan 2020 |
| Latest permit | Atkins Petroleum Corp.Jan 8, 1986 |
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
- Jan 8, 1986
- last permit issued
- Apr 24, 1986
- completed
- 55.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 85.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 24, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 10, 2015
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden "48" O-9-11958 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. | 4 | 55.3K | 85.9K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2023 |
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.
- 1Stephens, Autry C.Jan 1993 → Aug 2000
- 2Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Sep 2000 → Jan 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 294970-99 | Drill | Atkins Petroleum Corp. | Jan 7, 1986 | Jan 8, 1986 | — | 9,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-11958 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,785 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,576 | 9,098 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 435 | 17.5 | 520 S |
| 8.625 | 4,413 | 11 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 9,231 | 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 | Jul 22, 1986 | Jul 8, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 15, 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 42-461-32552 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-32552 → 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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