WELL · 42-163-31667 · DISTRICT 1
Foster #11
Frio County · Big Foot field · Vertical
Foster #11 (API 42-163-31667) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged September 22, 2011, last operated by Merica Oil Operating Company LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 30, 1978, permitted to 3,400 ft.
It was permitted by Balcones Oil CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Merica Oil Operating Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Navarro.
Its lease has reported 20.9K barrels of oil and 116 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Merica Oil Operating Company LLC
Permitted by Balcones Oil Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Frisco, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · (800) 240-0622
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merica Oil Operating Company LLC |
| Production reports | Creative Oil and Gas OP II, LLCthrough Oct 2021 |
| Latest permit | Balcones Oil Co., Inc.Nov 30, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 30, 1978
- last permit issued
- Apr 22, 1979
- completed
- 20.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 116
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 22, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 22, 2011
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 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster O-1-4385 | Big Foot | Merica Oil Operating Company LLC | 10 | 20.9K | 116 | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Hardin, W.V. EstateJan 1993 → Nov 1996
- 2Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc.Jan 1997 → Sep 1997
- 3Clipper Operating Co., Inc.Feb 1999 → Jan 2000
- 4Nutek Oil IncFeb 2000 → Feb 2006
- 5Southern Texas Oil CompanyMar 2006 → Feb 2008
- 6Sto Operating CompanyMar 2008 → Jan 2010
- 7Impetro Operating LLCFeb 2010 → Nov 2016
- 8Creative Oil and Gas OP II, LLCJun 2017 → Oct 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37763-99 | Drill | Balcones Oil Co., Inc. | Nov 30, 1978 | Nov 30, 1978 | Apr 14, 1979 | 3,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-4385 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,355 | 3,364 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 147 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,510 | 7.875 | — |
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 | Oct 15, 1985 | Sep 27, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 10, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-163-31667 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-31667 → 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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