FOSTER

Operated by MERICA OIL OPERATING COMPANY LLC (P-5 101171) in the BIG FOOT field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 4385District 01Field 07850001OilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$798 k
Jan 1993 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
401
no gaps in the span
Streams
2
oil, casinghead gas

The Railroad Commission's own record for the field this lease produces from, including the spacing rule that governs how close together its wells may be drilled.

These are facts about the field, not about this lease. The field holds 97 leases and 1,100 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1949-02-02
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
330 ft
minimum
From a lease line
233 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 10 acres. The field rule took effect on 1997-07-22.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: 10 ACRE OPT. W/1100' DIAG.

What this lease produced, and what it was worth

Oil and condensate are valued on the volume the state records as disposed of; gas and casinghead gas on the volume produced. They are different columns of different files, and the difference is not cosmetic.

StreamBasisVolumeValue
OilDisposition20,784 bbl$797,302
Casinghead gasProduction116 Mcf$378
Total$797,680

47 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 47 months, carries no value here. No free Texas wellhead gas price exists before 1997, so those months are left out of the total rather than valued at zero. The total above is therefore a floor, not an estimate.

Wells on this lease (10)

Every wellbore the Railroad Commission records against this lease key, with the depth, the last completion and the plug date exactly as filed. A well with no plug date is not stated to be producing — the state files no such flag.

These wells centre on 29.0194, -98.8289. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.7 miles.

29.02007, -98.82805 · centre of the wells drawn, derived

What these wells add up to

Every figure below is counted over all of this lease's wells, not over the rows listed above. The Railroad Commission files two facts about a well's state — a plug date and a proration-schedule flag — and a well can carry both, so they are published as separate counts and never merged into a status.

On the schedule
30.0%
3 of 10 wells
With a plug date
30.0%
3 of 10 wells
Median depth
3,455 ft
10 wells filed one
Completion to plug
35.7 years
median over 2 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
330.0%
A plug date is filed
330.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
330.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
770.0%

A plug date is the date the Commission recorded the wellbore as sealed with cement and abandoned. It is the only end-of-life fact Texas files. There is no "active" flag on a well, so this page does not print one — a well with no plug date is not stated to be producing.

How deep they were drilled

Total depth in feet, 10 of 10 wells. Median 3,455 ft, with the middle half between 3,409 and 3,480 ft; the shallowest is 3,350 ft and the deepest 3,510 ft. The median is published rather than the mean, because a single mis-keyed depth moves a mean and cannot move a median.

When they were last completed

Last completion by decade, 9 of 10 wells, Sep 1972 – Aug 2003. This is the LAST completion filed on each wellbore, not the first — a well recompleted in 2019 counts once, in the 2010s.

Completions filed
Sep 1972 – Aug 2003
9 of 10 wells; 1 filed none
Plug dates filed
Nov 2002 – Jun 2012
3 of 10 wells; 7 filed none

Last completion to plug: a median of 35.7 years across the 2 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 34.0 years and 37.3 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

10 wells

42-16331683123,400 ftNov 2002Yes
42-1633166253,480 ftAug 2003
42-163300901A3,507 ftJan 1982
42-163300912A3,480 ftJan 1982
42-163300923A3,450 ftJan 1982
42-16331667113,510 ftApr 1979Sep 2011Yes
42-1633007543,370 ftAug 1973Jun 2012Yes
42-1633007433,350 ftAug 1973
42-1633007323,435 ftAug 1973
42-1633006613,460 ftSep 1972

The API number is the state's, prefixed 42 for Texas. A well is matched to this lease by the lease key the Commission files on the wellbore record, so a well that has moved between leases appears under each one it was filed against.

Every month this lease reported (401)

Volume × price = value, one row per cycle. The price columns are the same series published on the prices page — nothing here is modelled.

401 months

May 202600106.413.05$0
Apr 20260098.932.87$0
Mar 20260089.753.15$0
Feb 20260063.503.75$0
Jan 20260059.138.00$0
Dec 20250056.664.41$0
Nov 20250058.593.93$0
Oct 20250059.383.30$0
Sep 20250062.743.08$0
Aug 20250063.933.01$0
Jul 20250066.743.32$0
Jun 20250066.483.13$0
May 20250060.553.23$0
Apr 20250062.363.54$0
Mar 20250067.704.27$0
Feb 20250070.884.34$0
Jan 20250074.324.28$0
Dec 20240068.993.12$0
Nov 20240069.052.20$0
Oct 20240071.372.28$0
Sep 20240069.612.36$0
Aug 20240075.632.06$0
Jul 20240079.932.15$0
Jun 20240078.082.63$0
May 20240078.812.20$0
Apr 20240084.451.66$0
Mar 20240080.301.55$0
Feb 20240076.091.78$0
Jan 20240073.023.30$0
Dec 20230071.262.61$0
Nov 20230077.892.81$0
Oct 20230085.443.09$0
Sep 20230089.042.74$0
Aug 20230080.522.67$0
Jul 20230074.852.64$0
Jun 20230068.962.26$0
May 20230070.622.23$0
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
Mar 20230072.852.39$0
Feb 20230075.112.47$0
Jan 20230076.533.39$0
Dec 20220076.415.73$0
Nov 20220085.005.65$0
Oct 20220087.185.86$0
Sep 20220084.888.16$0
Aug 20220094.529.13$0
Jul 202200101.587.54$0
Jun 202200115.097.98$0
May 202200109.378.43$0
Apr 202200104.226.84$0
Mar 202200108.885.08$0
Feb 20220091.054.86$0
Jan 20220081.844.54$0
Dec 20210071.323.90$0
Nov 20210077.435.24$0
Oct 20210079.795.71$0
Sep 20210069.865.35$0
Aug 20210066.024.22$0
Jul 20210070.783.98$0
Jun 20210069.493.38$0
May 20210063.483.02$0
Apr 20210060.362.76$0
Mar 20210061.302.72$0
Feb 20210057.805.55$0
Jan 20210050.412.81$0
Dec 20200044.642.68$0
Nov 20200038.772.71$0
Oct 20200036.972.48$0
Sep 20200037.091.99$0
Aug 20200039.982.39$0
Jul 20200038.371.83$0
Jun 20200034.901.69$0
May 20200016.921.81$0
Apr 20200014.751.80$0
Mar 20200030.341.86$0
Feb 20200049.881.98$0
Jan 20200057.252.09$0
Dec 20190059.012.30$0
Nov 20190055.302.75$0
Oct 20190053.472.42$0
Sep 20190055.052.66$0
Aug 20190053.112.30$0
Jul 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 20190052.782.49$0
May 20190058.482.74$0
Apr 20190062.632.75$0
Mar 20190056.803.06$0
Feb 20190050.852.79$0
Jan 20190046.033.23$0
Dec 20180046.594.19$0
Nov 20180052.934.24$0
Oct 20180061.443.40$0
Sep 20180059.543.11$0
Aug 20180059.403.07$0
Jul 20180065.142.93$0
Jun 20180060.183.08$0
May 20180065.382.90$0
Apr 20180063.842.90$0
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
Feb 20180061.782.77$0
Jan 20180062.874.01$0
Dec 20170057.272.92$0
Nov 20170055.423.12$0
Oct 20170049.292.98$0
Sep 20170047.523.09$0
Aug 20170045.373.00$0
Jul 20170043.873.09$0
Jun 2017110042.493.09$4,674
May 20170045.373.26$0
Apr 20170047.933.21$0
Mar 20170046.772.98$0
Feb 20170050.452.95$0
Jan 20170049.413.42$0
Dec 2016305048.763.72$14,872
Nov 20160042.492.64$0
Oct 20160046.193.09$0
Sep 20160041.553.10$0
Aug 20160041.442.92$0
Jul 20160041.622.92$0
Jun 20160045.352.69$0
May 20160042.521.99$0
Apr 20160036.561.99$0
Mar 20160033.011.79$0
Feb 20160026.472.06$0
Jan 20160027.352.36$0
Dec 20150032.362.00$0
Nov 20150038.792.17$0
Oct 20150043.552.43$0
Sep 20150042.992.76$0
Aug 20150040.162.87$0
Jul 20150048.152.95$0
Jun 20150056.152.88$0
May 20150055.212.96$0
Apr 20150049.822.71$0
Mar 20150042.892.93$0
Feb 20150044.662.98$0
Jan 20150043.433.10$0
Dec 20140054.693.59$0
Nov 20140070.464.25$0
Oct 20140078.303.90$0
Sep 20140086.164.05$0
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 20140096.564.18$0
Jun 20140098.164.74$0
May 20140094.734.73$0
Apr 20140095.944.81$0
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 20140097.406.19$0
Jan 2014119090.404.86$10,758
Dec 20130091.824.35$0
Nov 20130088.853.74$0
Oct 20130097.423.78$0
Sep 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 201300104.253.52$0
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 20130094.403.93$0
May 20130094.834.15$0
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 20130093.623.91$0
Feb 20130091.233.42$0
Jan 20130091.603.42$0
Dec 20120086.773.42$0
Nov 20120086.953.62$0
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 20120094.672.92$0
Aug 20120092.662.91$0
Jul 20120085.133.02$0
Jun 20120079.822.52$0
May 20120091.612.49$0
Apr 201200101.652.00$0
Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 201200101.102.57$0
Jan 20120098.092.73$0
Dec 201177096.873.24$7,459
Nov 20110095.723.31$0
Oct 20110084.983.65$0
Sep 20110083.623.99$0
Aug 20110083.404.15$0
Jul 2011162094.144.52$15,251
Jun 20110092.904.64$0
May 20110098.134.40$0
Apr 201100105.964.33$0
Mar 20110096.364.06$0
Feb 2011133085.644.18$11,390
Jan 20110086.504.59$0
Dec 20100085.734.35$0
Nov 201089080.843.80$7,195
Oct 2010153078.103.51$11,949
Sep 20100072.633.98$0
Aug 20100073.684.42$0
Jul 20100072.554.74$0
Jun 20100070.364.91$0
May 2010168071.124.24$11,948
Apr 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 2010158078.394.39$12,386
Feb 20100073.585.44$0
Jan 20100074.365.96$0
Dec 200984071.445.48$6,001
Nov 20090074.593.75$0
Oct 2009180072.544.11$13,057
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 20090061.133.46$0
Jun 200981066.163.90$5,359
May 2009171054.743.93$9,361
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 2009147042.144.06$6,195
Feb 2009167032.814.63$5,479
Jan 20090035.865.37$0
Dec 2008187037.105.98$6,938
Nov 20080055.496.86$0
Oct 2008171075.246.92$12,866
Sep 200800101.767.88$0
Aug 200800114.228.48$0
Jul 20081730131.0811.39$22,677
Jun 20081950131.3313.03$25,609
May 20081650123.1711.57$20,323
Apr 200800110.3110.45$0
Mar 20081650101.909.66$16,814
Feb 2008170092.538.77$15,730
Jan 20080090.388.21$0
Dec 2007149088.337.30$13,161
Nov 20070091.677.29$0
Oct 2007159082.856.92$13,173
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 20070069.066.39$0
Jul 20070070.906.39$0
Jun 20070062.007.55$0
May 2007268058.747.85$15,742
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 20070056.927.30$0
Feb 20070055.108.22$0
Jan 2007166050.306.73$8,350
Dec 200697056.656.92$5,495
Nov 2006152054.207.62$8,238
Oct 200631054.906.01$1,702
Sep 2006179060.085.04$10,754
Aug 2006120068.717.34$8,245
Jul 2006150069.376.34$10,406
Jun 20060066.286.38$0
May 2006149066.016.42$9,835
Apr 200690064.397.36$5,795
Mar 2006130056.707.08$7,371
Feb 200685057.597.75$4,895
Jan 2006178060.598.93$10,785
Dec 2005166154.9413.42$9,133
Nov 2005454154.6910.59$24,840
Oct 20050158.3413.80$14
Sep 20050161.4512.08$12
Aug 20050161.519.80$10
Jul 200599155.697.84$5,521
Jun 200586152.337.38$4,508
May 2005161145.226.65$7,287
Apr 200595149.207.36$4,681
Mar 20050150.377.15$7
Feb 20050145.226.31$6
Jan 20050143.166.32$6
Dec 2004139139.866.75$5,547
Nov 20040145.286.33$6
Oct 2004115149.706.52$5,722
Sep 2004153143.245.28$6,621
Aug 20040142.375.55$6
Jul 2004226138.286.08$8,657
Jun 20040136.106.43$6
May 2004130137.486.49$4,879
Apr 200485134.475.86$2,936
Mar 2004103134.365.53$3,545
Feb 200488132.455.51$2,861
Jan 2004154132.036.30$4,939
Dec 2003139130.266.30$4,212
Nov 2003182128.804.60$5,246
Oct 2003150128.174.76$4,230
Sep 20030126.314.75$5
Aug 2003195129.765.13$5,808
Jul 2003120129.415.17$3,534
Jun 2003160128.565.98$4,576
May 2003275126.595.97$7,318
Apr 2003166126.675.41$4,433
Mar 2003151131.146.10$4,708
Feb 20030133.487.93$8
Jan 2003196130.315.58$5,946
Dec 2002151126.914.85$4,068
Nov 2002327124.664.14$8,068
Oct 20020126.464.23$4
Sep 20020027.443.64$0
Aug 20020025.963.16$0
Jul 20020024.583.06$0
Jun 20020023.733.34$0
May 2002127024.663.58$3,132
Apr 2002178123.653.51$4,213
Mar 20020022.003.10$0
Feb 20020018.222.38$0
Jan 20020017.172.38$0
Dec 2001287016.932.36$4,859
Nov 20010018.072.41$0
Oct 2001119019.782.53$2,354
Sep 2001178024.262.25$4,318
Aug 2001181024.873.05$4,501
Jul 2001155023.933.20$3,709
Jun 2001161124.563.82$3,958
May 2001292125.524.31$7,456
Apr 2001161124.685.34$3,979
Mar 2001161124.545.38$3,956
Feb 2001271127.755.77$7,526
Jan 2001161127.478.40$4,431
Dec 2000248126.889.12$6,675
Nov 2000277132.215.66$8,928
Oct 2000269131.235.15$8,406
Sep 2000297131.875.19$9,471
Aug 2000173129.644.54$5,132
Jul 2000175128.534.09$4,997
Jun 2000137129.304.40$4,019
May 2000150127.263.68$4,093
Apr 200061124.513.12$1,498
Mar 2000129128.422.86$3,669
Feb 20000127.622.73$3
Jan 20000125.272.48$2
Dec 1999106124.282.42$2,576
Nov 1999156123.192.43$3,620
Oct 1999123120.982.80$2,583
Sep 19990121.752.62$3
Aug 1999135119.262.88$2,603
Jul 19990117.892.37$2
Jun 19990115.942.36$2
May 19990115.792.32$2
Apr 19990115.102.21$2
Mar 19990112.471.84$2
Feb 1999019.981.82$2
Jan 19990010.381.90$0
Dec 1998009.201.77$0
Nov 19980010.892.19$0
Oct 19980012.421.97$0
Sep 19980012.592.08$0
Aug 19980011.301.91$0
Jul 19980011.742.24$0
Jun 19980011.242.24$0
May 19980012.622.21$0
Apr 19980013.042.51$0
Mar 19980012.802.31$0
Feb 19980013.952.30$0
Jan 19980014.702.15$0
Dec 19970016.322.41$0
Nov 19970018.193.09$0
Oct 19970019.253.15$0
Sep 1997116017.742.95$2,058
Aug 1997152017.862.55$2,715
Jul 1997150017.582.25$2,637
Jun 19970017.242.26$0
May 1997148018.972.31$2,808
Apr 1997431017.882.08$7,706
Mar 19970018.951.94$0
Feb 1997191020.492.21$3,914
Jan 199744023.483.54$1,033
Dec 19960023.32$0
Nov 199699121.97$2,175
Oct 1996118123.31$2,751
Sep 19960122.22$0
Aug 19960120.26$0
Jul 19960119.55$0
Jun 199689118.73$1,667
May 19960119.43$0
Apr 199659121.51$1,269
Mar 19960119.38$0
Feb 1996166116.98$2,819
Jan 19960117.07$0
Dec 199548117.19$825
Nov 1995178116.00$2,848
Oct 19950115.43$0
Sep 199517116.18$275
Aug 1995116115.92$1,847
Jul 1995183115.24$2,789
Jun 19950116.41$0
May 1995157117.56$2,757
Apr 19950117.73$0
Mar 1995269116.44$4,422
Feb 1995168116.58$2,785
Jan 1995172115.92$2,738
Dec 1994153115.03$2,300
Nov 1994160115.90$2,544
Oct 1994140115.58$2,181
Sep 19940115.29$0
Aug 19940116.13$0
Jul 199462117.56$1,089
Jun 199491117.09$1,555
May 1994150115.88$2,382
Apr 19940114.14$0
Mar 19940112.46$0
Feb 1994119112.50$1,488
Jan 1994129112.66$1,633
Dec 19930112.33$0
Nov 1993116114.49$1,681
Oct 1993123115.85$1,950
Sep 1993176115.03$2,645
Aug 1993164115.66$2,568
Jul 1993223115.46$3,448
Jun 19930116.79$0
May 1993136117.68$2,404
Apr 1993154118.05$2,780
Mar 1993160118.14$2,902
Feb 1993164117.90$2,936
Jan 1993326116.93$5,519

How to read this page

The arithmetic is one multiplication per stream per month. Here it is, worked, on a real row from the table above.

Jun 2017 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  110 bbl  × $ 42.49 =     $4,674
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  3.09 =         $0

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                   $4,674

The volumes are the state's, unchanged

Every barrel and every Mcf on this page is a number the Railroad Commission of Texas published in its monthly production query. Nothing is modelled, estimated or filled in.

The dollars are a multiplication, not a valuation

Volume × a published monthly price. It is not what the operator was paid: it takes no account of a contract, a differential, a transportation deduction, or the share any one owner holds.

Oil and gas are priced differently

Oil is a Texas realisation — the crude oil first purchase price. Gas is a benchmark, because no free Texas wellhead gas series exists at any date. The prices page publishes the difference rather than correcting it away.

A lease is not a well

The state reports oil on lease and gas on well, and this page is the lease grain. 01/O/4385 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.