WELL · 42-183-30407 · DISTRICT 6
Foster Henry L. #1
Gregg County · Alpine (Pettit) field · Producing · Vertical
Foster Henry L. #1 (API 42-183-30407) is a well in Gregg County operated by King Operating Corporation, completed January 11, 1980 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 5, 1979, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Geological Exploration CO. and has since transferred to King Operating Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 59.8K barrels of oil and 450K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Geological Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 180 permits on file · (214) 673-2205
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | King Operating Corporation |
| Production reports | King Operating Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Geological Exploration Co.Jan 5, 1979 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 5, 1979
- last permit issued
- Jan 11, 1980
- completed
- 59.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 450K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 11, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster, Henry L. O-6-10228 | Alpine (Pettit) | King Operating Corporation | 1 | 59.8K | 450K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 679 · prior 12 666(+2%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Robinett Resources Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1999
- 2Peak Energy CorporationJan 2000 → Oct 2018
- 3American Patriot Operating Corp.Dec 2018 → Apr 2021
- 4King Operating CorporationDec 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40265-99 | Drill | Geological Exploration Co. | Jan 5, 1979 | Jan 5, 1979 | Feb 14, 1979 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-10228 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,552 | 7,556 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,020 | 12.25 | 390 S |
| 2.375 | 7,515 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 9,449 | 7.875 | 990 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 6, 1980 | — |
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 42-183-30407 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-183-30407 → 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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