TEXAS · WELLS · WINKLER COUNTY · COWDEN, E. W. LEASE · API 42-495-03300 · DISTRICT 7B
Cowden E. W. #15
Winkler County · Emperor Deep (Yates) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Cowden E. W. #15 (API 42-495-03300) is a well in Winkler County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed November 1, 1989 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2015.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 12, 1990, permitted to 3,110 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Dec 2014 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyApr 12, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,110
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 1990
- last permit issued
- Nov 1, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 163K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 1, 1989
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2015
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, E. W. G-10-134177 | Emperor, Deep (Yates) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 163K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1MW Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Aug 1998
- 2Apache CorporationSep 1998 → Dec 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371999-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Apr 9, 1990 | Apr 12, 1990 | — | 3,110 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 1989 | Cowden E. W. G-10-134177 | Emperor Deep (Yates) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2015 | 3,110 |
| Oct 16, 1962 | Cowden E. W. O-10-1343 | Emperor Deep | Hilcorp Energy Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,376 | 2,605 | Perforated |
| 2,897 | 3,060 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 364 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 365 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 2.375 | 3,032 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,110 | 6.75 | 235 S |
| 4.5 | 3,110 | — | — |
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 29, 1990 | Mar 22, 1990 | — |
| 00 | May 4, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 12, 1962 | — |
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 42-495-03300 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-03300 → 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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