WELL · 42-135-38817 · DISTRICT 8
Foster H. S. #20
Ector County · Cowden South field · Shut IN · Vertical
Foster H. S. #20 (API 42-135-38817) is a well in Ector County operated by Oxy USA Inc., completed March 15, 2023 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 12, 2005, permitted to 4,766 ft.
It was permitted by Latigo Petroleum Texas, LP and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Tansill, Yates, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 168K barrels of oil and 86.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 17 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Latigo Petroleum Texas, LP; 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 | Latigo Petroleum Texas, LPJan 12, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,766
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 12, 2005
- last permit issued
- Mar 15, 2023
- completed
- 168K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 86.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 15, 2023
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2020
- 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; they carry 17 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster, H. S. O-10-8302 | Cowden, South | OXY USA Inc. | 17 | 168K | 86.2K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,887 · prior 12 146(+1192%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 453 · prior 12 5,715(-92%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555966-99 | Drill | Latigo Petroleum Texas, LP | Jan 10, 2005 | Jan 12, 2005 | Jan 13, 2005 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2023 | Foster H. S. O-10-8302 | Cowden South | OXY USA Inc. | Shut IN · shut in Feb 1, 2020 | 4,766 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,977 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Tansill | 2,878 | 99 |
| Yates | 3,035 | -58 |
| San Andres | 4,527 | -1,550 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,527 | 4,708 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,463 | 12.25 | 550 S |
| 5.5 | 4,764 | 7.875 | 550 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 | Mar 8, 2024 | Jan 7, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Aug 3, 2005 | Apr 6, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | May 31, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-135-38817 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-38817 → 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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