WELL · 42-057-31775 · DISTRICT 2
Curtis Foester #2
Calhoun County · Magnolia Beach (8700) field · Vertical
Curtis Foester #2 (API 42-057-31775) is a plugged well in Calhoun County, plugged May 8, 2023, last operated by Mueller Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 25, 2008, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by C & E Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Mueller Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by C & E Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Humble, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 15, 2025
- Permits on file
- 95
- Phone
- (361) 882-7888
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mueller Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Gaither Petroleum Corporationthrough Feb 2017 |
| Latest permit | C & E Operating, Inc.Nov 25, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 25, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jul 9, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 115K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2009 THROUGH May 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 9, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 8, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Foester G-2-250710 | Magnolia Beach (8700) | Mueller Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 115K | Jul 2009 – May 2023 |
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.
- 1C & E Operating, Inc.Jul 2009 → Feb 2015
- 2Gaither Petroleum CorporationJan 2016 → Feb 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 674872-99 | Drill | C & E Operating, Inc. | Nov 12, 2008 | Nov 25, 2008 | Jan 18, 2009 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-250710 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 118 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 7,405 | -7,287 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,626 | 9,636 | Perforated |
| 9,653 | 9,657 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,200 | 13.5 | 585 S |
| 7.625 | 8,898 | 9.875 | 780 S |
| 2.875 | 9,820 | 6.5 | 280 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 28, 2009 | Aug 19, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 4, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-057-31775 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-31775 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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