WELL · 42-407-30709 · DISTRICT 3
Foster D #18
San Jacinto County · Cold Springs (Wilcox Cons.) field · Vertical
Foster D #18 (API 42-407-30709) is a well in San Jacinto County operated by Alta Mesa Services LP, completed September 7, 2010.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2010 and 2012, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yegua, Wilcox.
Its 2 leases have reported 22.1K barrels of oil and 243K mcf of gas since September 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 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 | Five-Jab, Inc.through Oct 2018 |
| 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 7, 2010
- completed
- 22.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 243K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 7, 2010
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster 'D' O-3-25831 | Cold Springs (Wilcox 7,800) | Oretta Holdings LLC | 1 | 22.1K | 191K | Oct 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Foster "D" G-3-258994 | Cold Springs (Wilcox, Cons.) | Alta Mesa Services, LP | 1 | 0 | 51.8K | Sep 2010 – Oct 2011 |
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.Sep 2010 → May 2011
- 2Alta Mesa Services, LPJun 2011 → Jul 2018
- 3Five-Jab, Inc.Aug 2018 → Oct 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 731053-99 | Recompletion | Alta Mesa Services, LP | Jan 5, 2012 | Jan 10, 2012 | Aug 18, 2011 | 11,470 |
| 694036-99 | Drill | Famcor Oil, Inc. | Apr 7, 2010 | Apr 14, 2010 | May 26, 2010 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-258994 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25831 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 325 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,912 | 7,918 | Open hole |
| 7,929 | 7,934 | Perforated |
| 7,950 | 7,956 | Perforated |
| 9,874 | 9,884 | Perforated |
| 9,892 | 9,898 | Perforated |
| 9,902 | 9,912 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,850 | 12.25 | 637 S |
| 5.5 | 11,154 | 8.75 | 516 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 26, 2012 | Feb 22, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Apr 7, 2011 | Oct 22, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 24, 2011 | — | — |
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 42-407-30709 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-407-30709 → 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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