TEXAS · WELLS · WASHINGTON COUNTY · COWBOY UNIT LEASE · API 42-477-30361 · DISTRICT 03
Cowboy Unit #1
Washington County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Vertical
Cowboy Unit #1 (API 42-477-30361) is a plugged well in Washington County, plugged January 17, 1996, last operated by U. S. Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 20, 1980, permitted to 11,500 ft.
Its lease has reported 519 barrels of oil and 7.24K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 1996.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 18, 2024
- Permits on file
- 495
- Phone
- (214) 891-3300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | U. S. Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Union Pacific Resources Companythrough Nov 1995 |
| Latest permit | U. S. Operating, Inc.Mar 20, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 20, 1980
- last permit issued
- Apr 19, 1980
- completed
- 519
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.24K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 19, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 17, 1996
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboy Unit O-3-16804 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Union Pacific Resources Company | 1 | 519 | 7.24K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1996 |
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.
- 1U. S. Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyAug 1994 → Nov 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75699-99 | Drill | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Mar 20, 1980 | Mar 20, 1980 | Mar 12, 1980 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1980 | Cowboy Unit G-3-88479 | Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) | U. S. Operating Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Apr 19, 1980 | Cowboy Unit O-3-16804 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Union Pacific Resources Company | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,040 | 10,474 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,931 | 12.25 | 950 S |
| 2.375 | 9,749 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 9,939 | — | — |
| 7 | 10,046 | 8.75 | 125 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 | Aug 22, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 23, 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 42-477-30361 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-477-30361 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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