WELL · 42-335-31496 · DISTRICT 8
Foster W. L. #5 #7R
Mitchell County · Iatan East Howard field · Producing · Vertical
Foster W. L. #5 #7R (API 42-335-31496) is a well in Mitchell County operated by Bce-Mach Iii LLC, completed May 6, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 2021, permitted to 3,000 ft.
It was permitted by Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Bce-Mach Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Yates, Queen, San Andres, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 992K barrels of oil and 165K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 29 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 10 permits on file · (833) 831-2164
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 | Sabinal Energy Operating, LLCMar 1, 2021 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 1, 2021
- last permit issued
- May 6, 2022
- completed
- 992K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 165K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 6, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
Surface location
32.291336, -101.173302
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Mitchell County.
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 29 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster, W. L. #5 O-10-2911 | Iatan, East Howard | Bce-Mach III LLC | 29 | 992K | 165K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 15,225 · prior 12 16,646(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 2003
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Sep 2003 → Dec 2005
- 3Energen Resources CorporationJan 2006 → Jan 2019
- 4Diamondback E&P LLCFeb 2019 → Jun 2019
- 5Sabinal Energy Operating, LLCJul 2019 → Aug 2025
- 6Bce-Mach III LLCSep 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 867918-99 | Recompletion | Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC | Feb 24, 2021 | Mar 1, 2021 | — | 3,000 |
| 51548-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Jun 25, 1979 | Jun 25, 1979 | Jun 28, 1979 | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-2911 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,345 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 947 | 1,398 |
| Queen | 1,194 | 1,151 |
| San Andres | 1,590 | 755 |
| Clear Fork | 2,436 | -91 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,820 | 1,985 | Perforated |
| 2,052 | 2,222 | Perforated |
| 2,462 | 2,788 | Perforated |
| 2,571 | 2,788 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 164 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 2.875 | 2,805 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 2,980 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Aug 8, 2023 | Jun 8, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 22, 1979 | — |
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 42-335-31496 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-335-31496 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Foster, W. L. #542-335-34890
0.1 KM · Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Glorieta | 2,430 | -79 |
| Clear Fork | 2,604 | -253 |
Foster, W.L. #542-335-31500
0.4 KM · Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 947 | 1,361 |
| Queen | 1,194 | 1,114 |
| San Andres | 1,590 | 718 |
| Clear Fork | 2,536 | -228 |
Foster, W. L. 142-335-31495
0.6 KM · Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,004 | 1,335 |
| San Andres | 1,780 | 559 |
| Clear Fork | 2,400 | -61 |
W.L. Foster #542-227-36093
0.6 KM · Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 947 | 1,342 |
| Queen | 1,194 | 1,095 |
| San Andres | 1,590 | 699 |
| Clear Fork | 2,536 | -247 |
| Clear Fork | 2,536 | -247 |
Foster, W. L. 142-227-34018
0.8 KM · Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| San Andres | 1,780 | 540 |
| Glorieta | 2,400 | -80 |
| Clear Fork | 2,500 | -180 |
| Clear Fork | 2,532 | -212 |
Bell, A.M.42-227-36186
0.8 KM · Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| San Andres | 1,760 | 546 |
| Glorieta | 2,384 | -78 |
| Glorieta | 2,384 | -78 |
| Clear Fork | 2,550 | -244 |
| Clear Fork | 2,555 | -249 |
Bell, A.M.42-227-00301
0.9 KM · Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| San Andres | 1,553 | 767 |
| Glorieta | 2,374 | -54 |
| Clear Fork | 2,400 | -80 |
Foster, Mary Acct. #242-335-33601
0.9 KM · Parker & Parsley Development Co. · Section with this well →
| San Andres | 1,736 | 616 |
| San Angelo | 2,418 | -66 |
| U. Clearfork | 2,702 | -350 |
| Clear Fork | 2,702 | -350 |
| Clear Fork | 3,320 | -968 |
| L. Clearfork | 3,320 | -968 |
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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