TEXAS · WELLS · SAN JACINTO COUNTY · API 42-407-00187 · DISTRICT 03
Foster Lumber Co #3
San Jacinto County · Mercy (10400 Wilcox) field · Producing · Vertical
Foster Lumber CO #3 (API 42-407-00187) is a well in San Jacinto County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed April 30, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 22, 1997, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Royal Production Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.37K barrels of oil and 1.27M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Royal Production Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Royal Production Company, Inc.Jan 22, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 22, 1997
- last permit issued
- Apr 30, 1997
- completed
- 3.37K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.27M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 30, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 Lumber Co G-3-163249 | Mercy (10400 Wilcox) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.27M | Apr 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Foster Lumber Co. O-3-3073 | Mercy | Royal Production Company, Inc. | 1 | 3.37K | 4.65K | Jan 1993 – Jun 1997 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,608 · prior 12 4,027(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Smith Production Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1995
- 2Royal Production Company, Inc.May 1997 → Apr 2004
- 3Forest Oil Permian CorporationMay 2004 → Dec 2012
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457457-99 | Recompletion | Royal Production Company, Inc. | Jan 16, 1997 | Jan 22, 1997 | Mar 7, 1997 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1997 | Foster Lumber Co G-3-163249 | Mercy (10400 Wilcox) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 10,500 |
| — | Foster Lumber Co. O-3-3073 | Mercy | Royal Production Company Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 185 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxWILCOX 10,400 | 10,272 | -10,087 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,352 | 10,364 | Perforated |
| — | 8,300 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,209 | 15 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 8,280 | 9.875 | 400 S |
| 2.875 | 10,498 | 4.75 | 300 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 7, 1997 | Jun 10, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-407-00187 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-407-00187 → 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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