WELL · 42-275-30604 · DISTRICT 9
Foshee E.F. et AL #3
Knox County · Ajax (Tannehill) field · Vertical
Foshee E.F. ET AL #3 (API 42-275-30604) is a plugged well in Knox County, plugged July 12, 2024, last operated by Bitter Creek Petroleum CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 13, 1977, permitted to 2,200 ft.
It was permitted by Ausanka Oil Operations and has since transferred to Bitter Creek Petroleum CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 10.2K barrels of oil and 17 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ausanka Oil Operations; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Knox City, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · (940) 203-2398
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bitter Creek Petroleum Co. |
| Production reports | Bitter Creek Petroleum Co.through Mar 2017 |
| Latest permit | Ausanka Oil OperationsOct 13, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 13, 1977
- last permit issued
- May 1, 1978
- completed
- 10.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 17
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 12, 2024
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foshee, E.F. et AL O-13-9203 | Ajax (Tannehill) | Bitter Creek Petroleum Co. | 2 | 10.2K | 17 | 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.
- 1Ausanka Oil OperationsJan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Bitter Creek Petroleum Co.Apr 1994 → Mar 2017
- 3Miller, Bing & Digby, BradApr 2007 → Apr 2008
- 4Bmbd Enterprises, LLCMay 2008 → Jun 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9692-99 | Drill | Ausanka Oil Operations | Oct 13, 1977 | Oct 13, 1977 | — | 2,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-9203 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 2,097 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 102 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 2,092 | 7.875 | 75 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 | May 19, 1978 | — |
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 42-275-30604 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-275-30604 → 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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