TEXAS · WELLS · STERLING COUNTY · FOSTER 18 LEASE · API 42-431-30982 · DISTRICT 7B
Foster 18 #3
Sterling County · Conger (Penn) field · Producing · Vertical
Foster 18 #3 (API 42-431-30982) is a well in Sterling County operated by King Energy Resources, completed September 18, 1981 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1994, permitted to 7,299 ft.
It was permitted by Ricks Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to King Energy Resources on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ricks Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kerrville, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 10, 2025
- Permits on file
- 4
- Phone
- (830) 285-3063
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | King Energy Resourcesthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ricks Exploration, Inc.Feb 2, 1994 |
- 7,299
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 2, 1994
- last permit issued
- Sep 18, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 188K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 18, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster 18 G-10-95314 | Conger (Penn) | King Energy Resources | 1 | 0 | 188K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,192 · prior 12 1,000(+19%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Ricks Exploration, Inc.Jul 1993 → Jul 2001
- 3King Energy ResourcesAug 2001 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420679-99 | Recompletion | Ricks Exploration, Inc. | Jan 31, 1994 | Feb 2, 1994 | — | 7,242 |
| 120268-99 | Drill | Pennzoil Company | Jun 9, 1981 | Jun 9, 1981 | — | 7,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 1981 | Foster 18 G-10-95314 | Conger (Penn) | King Energy Resources | Producing | 7,299 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,982 | 7,158 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,964 | 11 | 1,500 S |
| 2.375 | 6,820 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 7,299 | 7.875 | 1,500 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 30, 1981 | — |
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 42-431-30982 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-30982 → 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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