WELL · 42-495-02618 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden E. W. A #2
Winkler County · Kermit (Yates) field · Vertical
Cowden E. W. A #2 (API 42-495-02618) is a plugged well in Winkler County, plugged October 18, 2013, last operated by Trinity Bay Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 12, 1998, permitted to 3,022 ft.
It was permitted by First Reserve Oil & Gas CO and has since transferred to Trinity Bay Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 668 barrels of oil and 17.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by First Reserve Oil & Gas Co; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lubbock, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · (432) 559-8470
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Trinity Bay Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Aries Operating, LLCthrough Feb 2001 |
| Latest permit | First Reserve Oil & Gas CoOct 12, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,022
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 12, 1998
- last permit issued
- Sep 18, 1998
- completed
- 668
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 17.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 18, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 18, 2013
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, E. W. -A- O-10-1337 | Emperor, Deep | Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC | 5 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden, E. W. "A" O-10-35965 | Kermit (Yates) | Trinity Bay Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 668 | 17.2K | Oct 1998 – Apr 2014 |
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.
- 1First Reserve Oil & Gas CoOct 1998 → Apr 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479700-99 | Recompletion | First Reserve Oil & Gas Co | Sep 25, 1998 | Oct 12, 1998 | Sep 15, 1998 | 3,022 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-1337 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-35965 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,382 | 2,510 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 310 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 2,662 | — | 100 S |
| 5.5 | 2,670 | — | — |
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 27, 1999 | Oct 22, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 22, 1989 | May 26, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-495-02618 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-02618 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 286K
- bbl, all reported
- Aug 1999
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000012643 | UIC Permit | Plugged Nov 5, 2013 | 400 | 1,000 | 2,662–2,993 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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