WELL · 42-431-30736 · DISTRICT 8
Foster #1-8
Sterling County · W. A. M. South (Fusselman) field · Vertical
Foster #1-8 (API 42-431-30736) is a well in Sterling County operated by Mesa Petroleum CO., completed February 22, 1979.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 21, 1978, permitted to 8,670 ft.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Amarillo, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 28, 1994
- Permits on file
- 171
- Phone
- (806) 278-4887
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mesa Petroleum Co. |
| Production reports | Raydenthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Mesa Petroleum Co.Nov 21, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,670
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 21, 1978
- last permit issued
- Feb 22, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 331K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 22, 1979
- 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 G-10-81735 | Conger (Penn) | Rayden | 1 | 0 | 305K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Foster G-10-99491 | W. A. M., South (Fusselman) | Rayden | 1 | 0 | 25.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,987 · prior 12 3,626(-45%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Samson Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2Samson Hydrocarbons CompanyApr 1995 → Jul 1996
- 3Samson Lone Star LPAug 1996 → Nov 1996
- 4Cedyco CorporationDec 1996 → Sep 1997
- 5RaydenOct 1997 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37327-99 | Drill | Mesa Petroleum Co. | Nov 21, 1978 | Nov 21, 1978 | — | 8,670 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-81735 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-10-99491 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,125 | 7,804 | Perforated |
| 8,564 | 8,570 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,000 | 11 | 1,000 S |
| 2.375 | 8,462 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,670 | 7.875 | 1,150 S |
| 2.375 | — | — | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 25, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 12, 1979 | — |
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 42-431-30736 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-30736 → 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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