TEXAS · WELLS · VAL VERDE COUNTY · FOSTER, JR "81" LEASE · API 42-465-30579 · DISTRICT 01
Foster Jr 81 #1
Val Verde County · Simpson-Mann (Canyon) field · Vertical
Foster JR 81 #1 (API 42-465-30579) is a plugged well in Val Verde County, plugged April 20, 2011, last operated by Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 3, 1998, permitted to 5,950 ft.
It was permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp and has since transferred to Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Canyon.
Its lease has reported 98.7K mcf of gas since July 1998, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC
Permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 4, 2014
- Permits on file
- 1,184
- Phone
- (405) 749-5263
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC |
| Production reports | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCthrough Mar 2009 |
| Latest permit | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpApr 3, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 3, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jul 10, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 98.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1998 THROUGH Mar 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 10, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 20, 2011
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, Jr "81" G-1-169756 | Simpson-Mann (Canyon) | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | 1 | 0 | 98.7K | Jul 1998 – Mar 2009 |
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.
- 1Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpJul 1998 → Nov 2001
- 2Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncDec 2001 → Sep 2007
- 3Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCOct 2007 → Mar 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475000-99 | Drill | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | Apr 3, 1998 | Apr 3, 1998 | Apr 8, 1998 | 5,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 1998 | Foster Jr 81 G-1-169756 | Simpson-Mann (Canyon) | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,711 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon | 4,100 | -2,389 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,776 | 5,430 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 244 | 17.5 | 245 S |
| 8.625 | 2,359 | 11 | 480 S |
| 4.5 | 5,930 | 7.875 | 600 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 6, 1998 | Sep 8, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 11, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-465-30579 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-465-30579 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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