WELL · 42-495-32480 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden E.W. #28
Winkler County · Emperor (Woodford Shale) field · Vertical
Cowden E.W. #28 (API 42-495-32480) is a well in Winkler County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed April 9, 2011.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1995 and 2013, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Clear Fork, Mississippian.
Its 3 leases have reported 4.46K barrels of oil and 5.54M mcf of gas since July 1995, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Apache Corporation; 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 | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationJun 6, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 6, 2013
- last permit issued
- Apr 9, 2011
- completed
- 4.46K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.54M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 9, 2011
- 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 3 leases 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, E. W. G-10-155476 | Emperor (Devonian) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 5.49M | Jul 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden, E. W. G-10-295395 | Emperor (Woodford Shale) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.04K | Mar 2023 – Jul 2026 |
| Cowden, E.W. O-10-44187 | Emperor (Woodford Shale) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 2 | 4.46K | 56.5K | Apr 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 478 · prior 12 374(+28%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1MW Petroleum CorporationJul 1995 → Aug 1998
- 2Apache CorporationSep 1998 → Nov 2024
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2025 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 763980-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Jun 4, 2013 | Jun 6, 2013 | Mar 18, 2011 | 9,100 |
| 436815-99 | Drill | MW Petroleum Corporation | Jun 13, 1995 | Jun 13, 1995 | Jun 16, 1995 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-155476 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-10-295395 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-44187 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,822 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 665 | 2,157 |
| Yates | 2,350 | 472 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,205 | -2,383 |
| Mississippian | 7,870 | -5,048 |
| Woodford | 8,371 | -5,549 |
| WoodfordWOODFORD SHALE | 8,371 | -5,549 |
| Devonian | 8,962 | -6,140 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,574 | 8,704 | Perforated |
| 8,962 | 9,100 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 613 | 17.5 | 525 S |
| 8.625 | 3,683 | 11 | 1,150 S |
| 5.5 | 8,950 | 7.875 | 1,750 S |
| 5.5 | 8,962 | 7.875 | 1,750 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 | Aug 31, 2023 | Jul 13, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Mar 11, 2014 | Jun 12, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Nov 17, 1995 | Aug 4, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 5, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-495-32480 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-32480 → 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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