WELL · 42-249-31604 · DISTRICT 4
Foster Zella Heirs #6
Jim Wells County · Braman (8150) field · Vertical
Foster Zella Heirs #6 (API 42-249-31604) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged May 25, 2017, last operated by Laughlin W. M. Estate.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1993, permitted to 8,260 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Yegua.
Operator of record
Premont, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed May 23, 2003 · 6 permits on file · (361) 348-2293
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Laughlin W. M. Estate |
| Production reports | Fredcothrough May 2015 |
| Latest permit | Laughlin, W. M. EstateMar 15, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,260
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 15, 1993
- last permit issued
- Apr 5, 1983
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 5, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 25, 2017
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster, Zella Heirs G-4-144532 | Braman (Yegua 5B) | Fredco | 1 | 0 | 20.8K | Feb 1993 – May 2017 |
| Foster, Zella Heirs G-4-106083 | Braman (8150) | Laughlin, W. M. Estate | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Dec 1997 |
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.
- 1Laughlin, W. M. EstateMar 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2FredcoAug 2008 → May 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 409695-99 | Recompletion | Laughlin, W. M. Estate | Mar 10, 1993 | Mar 15, 1993 | Feb 10, 1993 | 8,260 |
| 169518-99 | Drill | Laughlin, W. M. | Aug 17, 1982 | Aug 17, 1982 | Feb 22, 1983 | 8,260 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-106083 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-144532 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 258 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yegua | 7,626 | -7,368 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,626 | 7,630 | Perforated |
| 8,102 | 8,120 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,770 | 14.75 | 850 S |
| 7.875 | 6,400 | 9.875 | 575 S |
| 2.375 | 8,050 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,195 | 6.5 | 175 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 | Apr 8, 1993 | Mar 19, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 1, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 25, 1983 | — |
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 42-249-31604 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-31604 → 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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