WELL · 42-431-31374 · DISTRICT 8
Foster B-23 #3
Sterling County · Conger (Penn) field · Vertical
Foster B-23 #3 (API 42-431-31374) is a plugged well in Sterling County, plugged April 23, 1999, last operated by Blackmun Family Partners L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 14, 1983, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Hmh Operators and has since transferred to Blackmun Family Partners L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Seven Rivers, Queen, San Andres, Cisco.
Its lease has reported 2.77K barrels of oil and 98.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by HMH Operators; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 3, 2007
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Blackmun Family Partners L.P. |
| Production reports | Blackmun Family Partners, L.P.through Nov 2006 |
| Latest permit | HMH OperatorsSep 14, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 14, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jan 26, 1984
- completed
- 2.77K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 98.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 26, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 23, 1999
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster "B-23" O-10-25996 | Conger (Penn) | Blackmun Family Partners, L.P. | 3 | 2.77K | 98.1K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1HMH Operators, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1998
- 2Steller Energy & Investment CorpOct 1998 → Apr 2003
- 3Geo-Atlan-Tex, L.L.C.May 2003 → Mar 2006
- 4Blackmun Family Partners, L.P.Apr 2006 → Nov 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211976-99 | Drill | HMH Operators | Aug 25, 1983 | Sep 14, 1983 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-25996 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,530 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Seven Rivers | 1,030 | 1,500 |
| Queen | 1,334 | 1,196 |
| San Andres | 1,700 | 830 |
| Cisco | 6,955 | -4,425 |
| Canyon | 7,529 | -4,999 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,005 | 7,757 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,921 | 11 | 1,100 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 | Mar 1, 1984 | Feb 14, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 23, 1984 | Feb 14, 1984 | — |
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 42-431-31374 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-31374 → 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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