WELL · 42-407-30554 · DISTRICT 3
Foster -A- #5
San Jacinto County · Cold Springs (Wilcox Cons.) field · Vertical
Foster -A- #5 (API 42-407-30554) is a well in San Jacinto County operated by Alta Mesa Services LP, completed May 26, 2008.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 2012, permitted to 15,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Its 4 leases have reported 41.3K barrels of oil and 1.76M mcf of gas since March 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 140 permits on file · (866) 223-9968
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Alta Mesa Services LP |
| Production reports | Oretta Holdings LLCthrough Aug 2025 |
| Latest permit | Alta Mesa Services, LPJan 19, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 19, 2012
- last permit issued
- May 26, 2008
- completed
- 41.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.76M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 26, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster -A- O-3-25820 | Cold Springs, W. (Wilcox 7800 B) | Oretta Holdings LLC | 2 | 29.6K | 175K | Nov 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Foster -A- G-3-237300 | Cold Springs (Wilcox, Cons.) | Alta Mesa Services, LP | 1 | 0 | 378K | May 2008 – Jul 2012 |
| Foster O-3-24463 | Cold Springs (Wilcox, Cons.) | Famcor Oil, Inc. | 1 | 11.7K | 50.1K | Sep 2003 – Jul 2008 |
| Foster Lumber Co. "A" G-3-165849 | Cold Springs (Wilcox, Cons.) | Famcor Oil, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.15M | Mar 1997 – Aug 2003 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,870 · prior 12 3,873(+26%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 486 · prior 12 428(+14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Famcor Oil, Inc.Apr 1997 → May 2011
- 2Alta Mesa Services, LPJun 2011 → Jul 2018
- 3Five-Jab, Inc.Aug 2018 → Apr 2019
- 4Southcoast Production IncNov 2020 → May 2021
- 5Bull Operating, LLCNov 2024 → Dec 2024
- 6Oretta Holdings LLCJan 2025 → Aug 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 731162-99 | Recompletion | Alta Mesa Services, LP | Jan 6, 2012 | Jan 19, 2012 | Oct 25, 2011 | 12,565 |
| 457811-99 | Drill | Famcor Oil, Inc | Jan 24, 1997 | Jan 24, 1997 | Jan 27, 1997 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-165849 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-237300 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24463 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25820 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 382 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 7,500 | -7,118 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,857 | 7,858 | Perforated |
| 7,878 | 7,886 | Open hole |
| 7,889 | 7,890 | Perforated |
| 9,840 | 9,860 | Perforated |
| 10,947 | 10,947 | Perforated |
| 10,947 | 10,971 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,885 | 14.75 | 1,200 S |
| 7 | 12,008 | 9.875 | 1,205 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 5, 2012 | Jan 25, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Sep 18, 2008 | Jun 25, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Aug 1, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 29, 2004 | Dec 8, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Jan 7, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 2, 1998 | Mar 10, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jan 20, 1998 | May 5, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-407-30554 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-407-30554 → 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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