TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · FOSTER LEASE · API 42-121-31378 · DISTRICT 7C
Foster #2
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Foster #2 (API 42-121-31378) is a well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett II LLC, completed April 16, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 9, 2002, permitted to 7,912 ft.
It was permitted by Republic Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Barnett, Viola.
Its lease has reported 20 barrels of oil and 249K mcf of gas since April 2002, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Republic Energy Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5
- Phone
- (940) 394-2000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BKV Barnett II LLC |
| Production reports | BKV Barnett II, LLCthrough Mar 2023 |
| Latest permit | Republic Energy Inc.Jan 9, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,912
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 9, 2002
- last permit issued
- Apr 16, 2002
- completed
- 20
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 249K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAY 2002 THROUGH MAR 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 16, 2002
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2023
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster G-13-190334 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II, LLC | 1 | 20 | 249K | Apr 2002 – Mar 2023 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Foster
BKV Barnett II LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Denton County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Republic Energy Inc.May 2002 → Feb 2003
- 2Winchester Production CompanyMar 2003 → Dec 2004
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2005 → Dec 2011
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2012 → Jan 2019
- 5Bedrock Production, LLCFeb 2019 → Mar 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516678-99 | Drill | Republic Energy Inc. | Jan 8, 2002 | Jan 9, 2002 | Mar 6, 2002 | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2002 | Foster G-13-190334 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 2023 | 7,912 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 619 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 3,814 | -3,195 |
| Marble Falls | 6,958 | -6,339 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,298 | -6,679 |
| Viola | 7,840 | -7,221 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,301 | 7,383 | Perforated |
| 7,523 | 7,759 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,093 | 12.25 | 530 S |
| 5.5 | 7,892 | 7.875 | 450 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 2, 2002 | Jul 1, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 9, 2002 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-121-31378 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31378 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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