WELL · 42-495-05208 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden E. W. -E- #2
Winkler County · Emperor Deep field · Vertical
Cowden E. W. -E- #2 (API 42-495-05208) is a disposal or injection well in Winkler County operated by Heifer Production Company LLC under an active UIC permit.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 2, 1989, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Rbd-Shelby Agency and has since transferred to Heifer Production Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen, Palo Pinto.
Its lease has reported 64.4K barrels of oil and 147K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Permitted by RBD-Shelby Agency; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · (432) 755-1593
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Heifer Production Company LLC |
| Production reports | Finley Resources, Inc.through Sep 2015 |
| Latest permit | RBD-Shelby AgencyMay 2, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 2, 1989
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 64.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 147K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, E. W., -E- O-10-15238 | Emperor, Deep | Heifer Production Company LLC | 6 | 64.4K | 147K | 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.
- 1RBD-Shelby AgencyJan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Shelby, Michael H.Sep 1993 → Jan 1994
- 3Hopewell Operating, Inc.Feb 1994 → May 1998
- 4Shifflett Operating CompanyJun 1998 → Aug 2001
- 5Triag Energy Operating, Inc.Sep 2001 → Sep 2003
- 6Eado Production, Inc.Oct 2003 → Aug 2012
- 7Finley Resources, Inc.Sep 2012 → Sep 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 358860-99 | Recompletion | RBD-Shelby Agency | May 2, 1989 | May 2, 1989 | — | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-15238 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-15238 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,817 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen | 2,850 | -33 |
| Palo Pinto | 3,400 | -583 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,850 | 3,010 | Perforated |
| 3,428 | 3,478 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 713 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 10.75 | 713 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 714 | — | — |
| 7 | 2,687 | — | — |
| 7 | 2,690 | 8.75 | 218 S |
| 7 | 2,690 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,428 | 6.25 | 385 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 | Oct 29, 1992 | Sep 21, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1992 | Jul 11, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Aug 21, 1989 | Jul 11, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Nov 14, 1986 | Oct 27, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Nov 3, 1986 | Aug 11, 1960 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 11, 1960 | — |
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 42-495-05208 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-05208 → 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
- 1.89M
- bbl, all reported
- Aug 2024
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000012636 | H-1 Injection | Active | 2,500 | 1,500 | 3,428–3,478 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 985(-100%)
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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