WELL · 42-407-30565 · DISTRICT 3
Foster Lumber Co. A #8
San Jacinto County · Cold Springs (Wilcox Cons.) field · Vertical
Foster Lumber CO. A #8 (API 42-407-30565) is a well in San Jacinto County operated by Alta Mesa Services LP, completed January 14, 2008.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1999 and 2012, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yegua, Wilcox, Coldsprings (Wilcox Cons.).
Its 2 leases have reported 65K barrels of oil and 1.71M mcf of gas since March 1999, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 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 Dec 2025 |
| Latest permit | Alta Mesa Services, LPMay 4, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 4, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jan 14, 2008
- completed
- 65K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.71M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 14, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Lumber Co. A O-3-25819 | Cold Springs (Wilcox 7,800) | Oretta Holdings LLC | 2 | 65K | 434K | Nov 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Foster Lumber Co. "A" G-3-172151 | Cold Springs (Wilcox, Cons.) | Alta Mesa Services, LP | 1 | 0 | 1.28M | Mar 1999 – Apr 2013 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,399 · prior 12 5,930(-43%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,570 · prior 12 1,985(-21%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Famcor Oil, Inc.Mar 1999 → May 2011
- 2Alta Mesa Services, LPJun 2011 → Jun 2018
- 3Five-Jab, Inc.Aug 2018 → Jan 2020
- 4Petrodome Operating, LLCFeb 2020 → Oct 2021
- 5Bull Operating, LLCSep 2022 → Dec 2024
- 6Oretta Holdings LLCJan 2025 → Dec 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 738073-99 | Recompletion | Alta Mesa Services, LP | Apr 12, 2012 | May 4, 2012 | Mar 23, 2012 | 9,860 |
| 481586-99 | Drill | Famcor Oil, Inc | Dec 17, 1998 | Jan 13, 1999 | Feb 3, 1999 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-172151 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25819 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 31 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,860 | 7,866 | Perforated |
| 7,886 | 7,892 | Perforated |
| 7,912 | 7,920 | Perforated |
| 8,551 | 8,557 | Perforated |
| 9,832 | 9,860 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,925 | 11 | 610 S |
| 5.5 | 9,832 | 7.875 | 275 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 | May 12, 2014 | Mar 28, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Apr 9, 2013 | May 30, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Sep 15, 2008 | Feb 14, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 19, 1999 | Mar 9, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 13, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-407-30565 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-407-30565 → 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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