WELL · 42-135-43155 · DISTRICT 8
HS Foster C #55
Ector County · Cowden South field · Shut IN · Vertical
HS Foster C #55 (API 42-135-43155) is a well in Ector County operated by Helms Oil & Gas LLC, completed June 4, 2015 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2014 and 2016, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Saga Petroleum LLC Of Colorado and has since transferred to Helms Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Yates, Queen, Seven Rivers.
Its 2 leases have reported 16K barrels of oil and 26.8K mcf of gas since October 2014, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Saga Petroleum LLC of Colorado; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 6 permits on file · (432) 638-9009
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Helms Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | CBP Operating LLCthrough Nov 2018 |
| Latest permit | Saga Petroleum LLC of ColoradoJan 28, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 28, 2016
- last permit issued
- Jun 4, 2015
- completed
- 16K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 26.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 4, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS Foster C O-10-46684 | Cowden, South (Canyon 8900) | Helms Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| HS Foster C O-10-46778 | Cowden, South | Helms Oil & Gas, LLC | 3 | 16K | 26.8K | Jun 2015 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Saga Petroleum LLC of ColoradoJun 2015 → May 2017
- 2CBP Operating LLCJul 2018 → Nov 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 813411-99 | Recompletion | Saga Petroleum LLC of Colorado | Jan 22, 2016 | Jan 28, 2016 | May 20, 2015 | 9,500 |
| 791979-98 | Drill | Saga Petroleum LLC of Colorado | Sep 2, 2014 | Jul 31, 2014 | Aug 11, 2014 | 9,500 |
| 791979-99 | Drill | Saga Petroleum LLC of Colorado | Jul 17, 2014 | Jul 31, 2014 | Aug 11, 2014 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-46684 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-46778 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,023 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa RosaSANTA ROSA BASE | 1,350 | 1,673 |
| Yates | 2,000 | 1,023 |
| Queen | 3,500 | -477 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,970 | -947 |
| Grayburg | 4,409 | -1,386 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 4,640 | -1,617 |
| Holt | 5,000 | -1,977 |
| Glorieta | 5,905 | -2,882 |
| Tubb | 6,100 | -3,077 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,430 | -3,407 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,112 | 6,322 | Perforated |
| 9,288 | 9,414 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,595 | 12.25 | 935 S |
| 7 | 5,891 | 8.75 | 830 S |
| 4.5 | 9,509 | 6.125 | 390 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 | Feb 12, 2016 | Jan 19, 2016 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 26, 2015 | Jan 21, 2015 | Yes |
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 42-135-43155 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-43155 → 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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