WELL · 42-407-30695 · DISTRICT 3
Foster D #17
San Jacinto County · Cold Springs (Wilcox 7 900) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Foster D #17 (API 42-407-30695) is a well in San Jacinto County operated by Oretta Holdings LLC, completed September 2, 2011 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2009 and 2012, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Alta Mesa Services, LP and has since transferred to Oretta Holdings LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yegua, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Alta Mesa Services, LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · (832) 283-7042
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Oretta Holdings LLC |
| Production reports | Jet Oil Producers, Inc.through Feb 2022 |
| Latest permit | Alta Mesa Services, LPJan 10, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 10, 2012
- last permit issued
- Sep 2, 2011
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 188K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 2, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 "D" G-3-258132 | Cold Springs (Wilcox, Cons.) | Oretta Holdings LLC | 1 | 0 | 92.6K | Apr 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Foster 'D' G-3-264070 | Cold Springs (Wilcox 7,900) | Oretta Holdings LLC | 1 | 0 | 95.1K | Sep 2011 – 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.
- 1Famcor Oil, Inc.Apr 2010 → May 2011
- 2Alta Mesa Services, LPJun 2011 → May 2014
- 3Jet Oil Producers, Inc.Mar 2021 → Feb 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 731060-99 | Recompletion | Alta Mesa Services, LP | Jan 5, 2012 | Jan 10, 2012 | Aug 23, 2011 | 10,013 |
| 677358-99 | Drill | Famcor Oil, Inc. | Jan 14, 2009 | Jan 26, 2009 | Feb 25, 2010 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-258132 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-264070 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 311 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,900 | 7,906 | Open hole |
| 7,916 | 7,919 | Perforated |
| 9,876 | 9,912 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,852 | 12.25 | 611 S |
| 5.5 | 10,013 | 8.75 | 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 6, 2012 | Jan 24, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Jan 10, 2011 | May 5, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 3, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-407-30695 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-407-30695 → 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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