WELL · 42-495-32677 · DISTRICT 8
Cowden E. W. #9
Winkler County · Emperor Deep field · Vertical
Cowden E. W. #9 (API 42-495-32677) is a plugged well in Winkler County, plugged June 16, 2021, last operated by Comal Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 7, 1997, permitted to 3,050 ft.
It was permitted by First Reserve Oil & Gas CO and has since transferred to Comal Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Queen.
Its lease has reported 43K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 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.
Fredericksbrg, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 11 permits on file · (432) 553-1886
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Comal Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Comal Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | First Reserve Oil & Gas CoMay 7, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,050
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 7, 1997
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 1998
- completed
- 43K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 16, 2021
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden, E. W. O-10-1336 | Emperor, Deep | Comal Operating LLC | 7 | 43K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 908 · prior 12 912(0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1American Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1996
- 2SDX Resources, Inc.May 1996 → Nov 1996
- 3First Reserve Oil & Gas CoDec 1996 → Apr 2000
- 4Aries Operating, LLCMay 2000 → Aug 2003
- 5Aries Operating, LPSep 2003 → Feb 2010
- 6Delek Energy Systems US, Inc.Mar 2010 → Feb 2011
- 7Trinity Bay Oil & Gas, Inc.Mar 2011 → Feb 2016
- 8Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Mar 2016 → Jan 2021
- 9Oak Prairie Operations, LLCFeb 2021 → Aug 2024
- 10Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLCSep 2024 → Mar 2026
- 11Comal Operating LLCApr 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461976-99 | Drill | First Reserve Oil & Gas Co | May 5, 1997 | May 7, 1997 | Jun 10, 1997 | 3,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-1336 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 7 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen | 2,460 | -2,453 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,463 | 2,754 | Perforated |
| 2,804 | 2,818 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 514 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 3,350 | 7.875 | 500 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 24, 2000 | Jun 20, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 25, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-495-32677 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-32677 → 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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