TEXAS · WELLS · DUVAL COUNTY · FOSTER, J. R. LEASE · API 42-131-00198 · DISTRICT 04
Foster J. R. #40
Duval County · Hagist Ranch ( Wilcox Lo. 9700) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Foster J. R. #40 (API 42-131-00198) is a well in Duval County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed June 1, 1956 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 1998.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1991 and 2001, permitted to 10,100 ft.
It was permitted by Ocean Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ocean Energy, Inc.; 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 | none |
| Latest permit | Ocean Energy, Inc.Aug 29, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 29, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 1956
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 1956
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 1998
- 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.
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, J. R. G-4-10770 | Hagist Ranch ( Wilcox Lo. 9700) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 513142-99 | Recompletion | Ocean Energy, Inc. | Aug 29, 2001 | Aug 29, 2001 | — | 10,107 |
| 387327-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 30, 1991 | May 2, 1991 | — | 10,107 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1956 | Foster J. R. G-4-10770 | Hagist Ranch ( Wilcox Lo. 9700) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 1998 | 10,100 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,644 | 9,666 | Perforated |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-131-00198 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-00198 → 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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