TEXAS · WELLS · ECTOR COUNTY · FOSTER, H. S., -A- LEASE · API 42-135-33070 · DISTRICT 7B
Foster H. S. -A- #17
Ector County · Cowden South field · Vertical
Foster H. S. -A- #17 (API 42-135-33070) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged November 8, 2017, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 2, 1978, permitted to 4,950 ft.
It was permitted by Continental Oil Company and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 201K barrels of oil and 21.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 19 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Continental Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,316
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Continental Oil CompanyOct 2, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 2, 1978
- last permit issued
- Nov 22, 1978
- completed
- 201K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 22, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 8, 2017
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 19 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster, H. S., -A- O-10-16154 | Cowden, South | OXY USA Inc. | 19 | 201K | 21.3K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 667 · prior 12 971(-31%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 372 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Conoco Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Feb 1996 → Feb 1998
- 3Coda Energy, Inc.Mar 1998 → Aug 1998
- 4Belco Energy Corp.Sep 1998 → Feb 2002
- 5Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPMar 2002 → May 2002
- 6Saga Pet. Ltd Liability Co of CoJun 2002 → Apr 2004
- 7Latigo Petroleum Texas, LPMay 2004 → Feb 2008
- 8OXY USA Inc.Mar 2008 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33853-99 | Drill | Continental Oil Company | Oct 2, 1978 | Oct 2, 1978 | Oct 28, 1978 | 4,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 1978 | Foster H. S. -A- O-10-16154 | Cowden South | OXY USA Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,651 | 4,683 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 289 | 12.25 | 275 S |
| 2.875 | 4,628 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,800 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 29, 1978 | — |
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 42-135-33070 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-33070 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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