WELL · 42-165-34893 · DISTRICT 8
Foster Tobe NCT-1 #16
Gaines County · D. E. B. (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Foster Tobe Nct-1 #16 (API 42-165-34893) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged May 21, 2013, last operated by Bce-Mach Iii LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 17, 1995, permitted to 9,650 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Bce-Mach Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Anhydrite, Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen.
Its lease has reported 1.42M barrels of oil and 275K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco E & P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 10
- Phone
- (405) 252-8100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bce-Mach III LLC |
| Production reports | Bce-Mach III LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Jul 17, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 17, 1995
- last permit issued
- Dec 23, 1995
- completed
- 1.42M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 275K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 23, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 21, 2013
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 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster, Tobe NCT-1 O-11-18908 | D. E. B. (Wolfcamp) | Bce-Mach III LLC | 11 | 1.42M | 275K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 14,192 · prior 12 13,686(+4%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,178 · prior 12 2,190(-1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Sep 2017
- 3Sabinal Energy Operating, LLCOct 2017 → Aug 2025
- 4Bce-Mach III LLCSep 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 437856-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Jul 14, 1995 | Jul 17, 1995 | Oct 14, 1995 | 9,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 1995 | Foster Tobe NCT-1 O-11-18908 | D. E. B. (Wolfcamp) | Bce-Mach III LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,245 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anhydrite | 2,463 | 782 |
| Yates | 3,613 | -368 |
| Seven Rivers7-RIVERS | 3,883 | -638 |
| Queen | 4,526 | -1,281 |
| Grayburg | 4,920 | -1,675 |
| San Andres | 5,252 | -2,007 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,230 | 9,650 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,462 | 12.25 | 1,050 S |
| 7 | 9,230 | 8.75 | 2,982 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 | Jul 15, 1997 | Mar 21, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 10, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-165-34893 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-34893 → 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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