FOSTER, H. S.

Operated by HELMS OIL & GAS, LLC (P-5 374347) in the COWDEN, SOUTH field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 929District 08Field 21292001Hydrogen sulphide fieldOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$36.0 M
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 102 leases and 1,335 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1932-11-23
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
467 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 10 acres. The field rule took effect on 2005-09-27.

The register flags this field for hydrogen sulphide. That is a poisonous gas that occurs naturally in some formations. The flag is a property of the field as the Commission records it. It is not a measurement taken at this lease, and it is not a statement that gas is escaping anywhere.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: MAXIMUM 160 ACRES PLUS 16 ACRES TOLERANCE

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
OilDisposition577,276 bbl$34,087,252
Casinghead gasProduction408,840 Mcf$1,918,368
Total$36,005,620

9,537 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 48 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 (30)

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 31.7503, -102.4453. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 1.9 miles.

31.74983, -102.44441 · 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
33.3%
10 of 30 wells
With a plug date
30.0%
9 of 30 wells
Median depth
4,597 ft
24 wells filed one
Completion to plug
21.8 years
median over 5 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
1033.3%
A plug date is filed
930.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
930.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
2066.7%

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, 24 of 30 wells. Median 4,597 ft, with the middle half between 4,529 and 4,650 ft; the shallowest is 4,375 ft and the deepest 45,101 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, 23 of 30 wells, Jul 1956 – Jun 2021. This is the LAST completion filed on each wellbore, not the first — a well recompleted in 2019 counts once, in the 2010s.

Completions filed
Jul 1956 – Jun 2021
23 of 30 wells; 7 filed none
Plug dates filed
Dec 1978 – Mar 2009
9 of 30 wells; 21 filed none

Last completion to plug: a median of 21.8 years across the 5 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 21.4 years and 22.3 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

30 wells

42-1350488324,390 ftNov 1995Yes
42-1350488654,375 ftSep 1996Yes
42-13520843184,690 ftJan 1980Yes
42-1353027020W45,101 ftMar 2009Yes
42-135048821
42-135048854
42-1351105115W4,400 ft
42-1351105216W4,450 ftJun 2021
42-1351105317W4,500 ftJun 2021
42-1350488874,602 ftMar 2016
42-1350488764,640 ftOct 2015
42-13541324484,650 ftDec 2011
42-1354138554R4,740 ftDec 2011
42-13539309304,610 ftFeb 2008
42-13539354314,592 ftOct 2007
42-13539221284,697 ftOct 2007
42-13539222294,622 ftJul 2007
42-13539090264,644 ftMar 2007
42-13539092234,655 ftJan 2007
42-13538731204,538 ftAug 2004
42-1353826015214,550 ftJun 2003
42-1353027521Apr 1970Yes
42-1351084419Apr 1965
42-13510074144,562 ftDec 1963Dec 1978Yes
42-13510390114,550 ftNov 1963Apr 1985Yes
42-13510096124,550 ftMay 1963Mar 1985Yes
42-1352031010Mar 1963
42-1350488984,650 ftJul 1959Nov 1981Yes
42-135048909Jun 1959
42-1350488434,415 ftJul 1956Nov 1995Yes

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 2022189081.844.54$15,468
Dec 2021186071.323.90$13,266
Nov 20210077.435.24$0
Oct 2021175579.795.71$13,992
Sep 2021186869.865.35$13,037
Aug 2021361766.024.22$23,863
Jul 20210370.783.98$12
Jun 2021174369.493.38$12,101
May 2021174063.483.02$11,046
Apr 20210360.362.76$8
Mar 20210061.302.72$0
Feb 202101257.805.55$67
Jan 20211664450.412.81$8,492
Dec 20201885144.642.68$8,529
Nov 20203695138.772.71$14,444
Oct 20203688936.972.48$13,826
Sep 20201769837.091.99$6,723
Aug 202035610939.982.39$14,493
Jul 202034310638.371.83$13,354
Jun 202003034.901.69$51
May 202002116.921.81$38
Apr 202054110414.751.80$8,167
Mar 202054020730.341.86$16,768
Feb 202054721649.881.98$27,712
Jan 202035730457.252.09$21,075
Dec 201953128259.012.30$31,984
Nov 201933029255.302.75$19,052
Oct 201952124253.472.42$28,443
Sep 201935212655.052.66$19,712
Aug 201918325253.112.30$10,300
Jul 2019025556.272.46$627
Jun 201971631152.782.49$38,565
May 201935421258.482.74$21,283
Apr 201970428262.632.75$44,867
Mar 201935018556.803.06$20,446
Feb 201933425950.852.79$17,707
Jan 201953230846.033.23$25,482
Dec 201836027846.594.19$17,936
Nov 201852320252.934.24$28,538
Oct 201848625061.443.40$30,709
Sep 201853229059.543.11$32,577
Aug 201848012859.403.07$28,905
Jul 201868915165.142.93$45,324
Jun 201886431460.183.08$52,962
May 201867128165.382.90$44,685
Apr 201871725063.842.90$46,498
Mar 201889421061.222.79$55,316
Feb 20181,05319961.782.77$65,605
Jan 201873519362.874.01$46,983
Dec 201790731657.272.92$52,867
Nov 201788917155.423.12$49,802
Oct 201789550249.292.98$45,612
Sep 201787755447.523.09$43,385
Aug 201785334245.373.00$39,728
Jul 201787427243.873.09$39,182
Jun 20171,08299442.493.09$49,043
May 20171,3921,41845.373.26$67,783
Apr 20171,4411,23447.933.21$73,030
Mar 20171,9671,89446.772.98$97,648
Feb 20171,6481,58450.452.95$87,819
Jan 20171,9621,80249.413.42$103,103
Dec 20161,6231,47248.763.72$84,617
Nov 20161,9501,57342.492.64$87,015
Oct 20162,4551,49546.193.09$118,016
Sep 20162,2801,26641.553.10$98,659
Aug 20161,9591,63041.442.92$85,948
Jul 20162,0581,64241.622.92$90,456
Jun 20162,1951,83945.352.69$104,482
May 20162,6322,89742.521.99$117,681
Apr 20163,2933,60536.561.99$127,570
Mar 20162,9952,78233.011.79$103,856
Feb 20162,3171,98626.472.06$65,429
Jan 20163,1882,47527.352.36$93,044
Dec 20153,9283,02232.362.00$133,158
Nov 20153,6362,39738.792.17$146,236
Oct 20152,9001,01243.552.43$128,751
Sep 20151,78383342.992.76$78,949
Aug 20151,36057640.162.87$56,272
Jul 20151,42078748.152.95$70,691
Jun 20151,7132,19556.152.88$102,513
May 20151,3561,76555.212.96$80,081
Apr 20151,8712,21149.822.71$99,197
Mar 20152,06530442.892.93$89,460
Feb 20151,7302,33044.662.98$84,196
Jan 20151,3761,74143.433.10$65,158
Dec 20142,1661,92754.693.59$125,379
Nov 20141,8062,27270.464.25$136,911
Oct 20143,0652,37178.303.90$249,239
Sep 20142,3843,79086.164.05$220,738
Aug 20142,9232,97889.394.04$273,304
Jul 20142,3782,74996.564.18$241,109
Jun 20143,4623,32098.164.74$355,556
May 20142,3372,09494.734.73$231,281
Apr 20141,5131,56895.944.81$152,698
Mar 20142,0462,29495.895.06$207,791
Feb 20141,8412,76297.406.19$196,416
Jan 20141,8403,15690.404.86$181,676
Dec 20132,0053,10491.824.35$197,615
Nov 20132,0822,84988.853.74$195,636
Oct 20131,8873,58997.423.78$197,396
Sep 20132,7264,189104.113.72$299,377
Aug 20132,7723,832104.253.52$302,480
Jul 20133,1993,356102.523.72$340,438
Jun 20132,4775,71294.403.93$256,296
May 20132,8396,04994.834.15$294,320
Apr 20132,8273,60693.964.28$281,068
Mar 20133,2502,83693.623.91$315,362
Feb 20133,0624,22991.233.42$293,809
Jan 20133,2385,16991.603.42$314,278
Dec 20123,5343,50186.773.42$318,619
Nov 20122,9564,07986.953.62$271,810
Oct 20123,7943,43189.383.40$350,772
Sep 20122,3893,43794.672.92$236,197
Aug 20122,2032,37692.662.91$211,040
Jul 20122,6992,57085.133.02$237,529
Jun 20122,7322,52079.822.52$224,416
May 20124,4026,63291.612.49$419,770
Apr 20123,5973,489101.652.00$372,602
Mar 20123,9333,955105.052.22$421,950
Feb 20124,4074,583101.102.57$457,327
Jan 20124,9704,42498.092.73$499,603
Dec 20112,9232,81596.873.24$292,271
Nov 20112,4932,28495.723.31$246,193
Oct 20113,1402,45084.983.65$275,776
Sep 20112,7202,81583.623.99$238,666
Aug 20113,7253,87383.404.15$326,735
Jul 20114,0464,19694.144.52$399,845
Jun 20114,3923,69292.904.64$425,147
May 20112,8613,20898.134.40$294,881
Apr 20113,9131,558105.964.33$421,373
Mar 20114,5303,86196.364.06$452,176
Feb 20112,1971,81385.644.18$195,729
Jan 20114,5513,00186.504.59$407,432
Dec 20104,4782,93885.734.35$396,673
Nov 20104,6053,16680.843.80$384,284
Oct 20101,8861,20278.103.51$151,514
Sep 20103,1142,17572.633.98$234,825
Aug 20102,7482,50073.684.42$213,521
Jul 20103,28757372.554.74$241,186
Jun 20104,93454470.364.91$349,828
May 20104,3033,49371.124.24$320,823
Apr 20101,6891,57481.694.12$144,464
Mar 20102,1701,96878.394.39$178,743
Feb 20101,9931,95173.585.44$157,263
Jan 20102,3282,36274.365.96$187,197
Dec 20092,7082,71971.445.48$208,370
Nov 20092,6341,98874.593.75$203,928
Oct 20091,8191,95972.544.11$140,002
Sep 20092,3781,99365.543.06$161,962
Aug 20092,8032,39067.423.22$196,670
Jul 20092,1342,67461.133.46$139,715
Jun 20092,4532,59066.163.90$172,379
May 20092,7602,46254.743.93$160,748
Apr 20091,8121,96646.773.59$91,800
Mar 20092,4621,60242.144.06$110,251
Feb 20091,4722,32432.814.63$59,063
Jan 20092,6773,02935.865.37$112,266
Dec 20082,7823,36137.105.98$123,301
Nov 20082,9702,88755.496.86$184,611
Oct 20081,9693,54475.246.92$172,679
Sep 20082,4982,161101.767.88$271,219
Aug 20083,2923,675114.228.48$407,187
Jul 20082,9403,965131.0811.39$430,534
Jun 20082,9493,147131.3313.03$428,306
May 20083,3144,176123.1711.57$456,520
Apr 20082,9693,234110.3110.45$361,321
Mar 20082,9422,505101.909.66$323,998
Feb 20083,4643,34392.538.77$349,844
Jan 20084,8734,88990.388.21$480,540
Dec 20074,9614,94988.337.30$474,343
Nov 20072,3232,52691.677.29$231,368
Oct 20074,4814,55682.856.92$402,787
Sep 20073,4904,05875.846.24$290,020
Aug 20073,3314,00269.066.39$255,603
Jul 20073,2122,83270.906.39$245,821
Jun 20072,6602,58062.007.55$184,395
May 20072,5242,80558.747.85$170,269
Apr 20072,2932,75659.617.81$158,197
Mar 20072,8123,76556.927.30$187,551
Feb 20073,0283,68255.108.22$197,094
Jan 20072,8653,31350.306.73$166,396
Dec 20062,8361,99256.656.92$174,441
Nov 20061,6431,20354.207.62$98,214
Oct 20061,9852,17654.906.01$122,063
Sep 20061,8212,47960.085.04$121,893
Aug 20062,8402,55468.717.34$213,883
Jul 20061,5041,67869.376.34$114,976
Jun 20061,16279366.286.38$82,080
May 20061,50466466.016.42$103,545
Apr 20061,6381,35364.397.36$115,430
Mar 20061,3311,46056.707.08$85,809
Feb 20061,1791,37257.597.75$78,533
Jan 20061,6471,79860.598.93$115,854
Dec 20051,628054.9413.42$89,442
Nov 20051,6731,20554.6910.59$104,255
Oct 20051,7841,13658.3413.80$119,751
Sep 20052,843061.4512.08$174,702
Aug 20052,828061.519.80$173,950
Jul 20051,813055.697.84$100,966
Jun 2005817052.337.38$42,754
May 20051,675045.226.65$75,744
Apr 20051,676049.207.36$82,459
Mar 20051,491050.377.15$75,102
Feb 20051,469045.226.31$66,428
Jan 20052,498043.166.32$107,814
Dec 20042,303039.866.75$91,798
Nov 20042,909045.286.33$131,720
Oct 20041,365049.706.52$67,841
Sep 20041,031043.245.28$44,580
Aug 2004886042.375.55$37,540
Jul 20041,25087338.286.08$53,161
Jun 20041,07298636.106.43$45,042
May 20041,58441537.486.49$62,064
Apr 200489241034.475.86$33,149
Mar 20041,38642034.365.53$49,946
Feb 200485884032.455.51$32,470
Jan 20041,4071,29532.036.30$53,224
Dec 20031,2571,62030.266.30$48,245
Nov 20031,2781,72228.804.60$44,719
Oct 20031,9302,22628.174.76$64,963
Sep 20031,9352,76926.314.75$64,061
Aug 20031,8742,03229.765.13$66,194
Jul 20031,548029.415.17$45,527
Jun 20031,191028.565.98$34,015
May 20031,192026.595.97$31,695
Apr 2003847026.675.41$22,589
Mar 20031,030031.146.10$32,074
Feb 2003832033.487.93$27,855
Jan 20031,240030.315.58$37,584
Dec 2002864026.914.85$23,250
Nov 20021,042024.664.14$25,696
Oct 20021,269026.464.23$33,578
Sep 2002704027.443.64$19,318
Aug 20021,064025.963.16$27,621
Jul 2002894024.583.06$21,975
Jun 20021,060023.733.34$25,154
May 2002855024.663.58$21,084
Apr 20021,199023.653.51$28,356
Mar 2002851022.003.10$18,722
Feb 20021,031018.222.38$18,785
Jan 2002873017.172.38$14,989
Dec 20011,022016.932.36$17,302
Nov 20011,253018.072.41$22,642
Oct 2001860019.782.53$17,011
Sep 20011,461024.262.25$35,444
Aug 2001900024.873.05$22,383
Jul 20011,244023.933.20$29,769
Jun 2001705024.563.82$17,315
May 20011,267025.524.31$32,334
Apr 20011,124024.685.34$27,740
Mar 2001938024.545.38$23,019
Feb 20011,093027.755.77$30,331
Jan 20011,505027.478.40$41,342
Dec 20001,101026.889.12$29,595
Nov 2000925032.215.66$29,794
Oct 20001,302031.235.15$40,661
Sep 20001,280031.875.19$40,794
Aug 20001,283029.644.54$38,028
Jul 20001,439028.534.09$41,055
Jun 20001,446029.304.40$42,368
May 20001,092027.263.68$29,768
Apr 20001,252024.513.12$30,687
Mar 20001,085028.422.86$30,836
Feb 20001,321027.622.73$36,486
Jan 20001,297025.272.48$32,775
Dec 19991,232024.282.42$29,913
Nov 19991,095023.192.43$25,393
Oct 19991,266120.982.80$26,563
Sep 19991,257021.752.62$27,340
Aug 19991,440019.262.88$27,734
Jul 19991,099017.892.37$19,661
Jun 19991,247015.942.36$19,877
May 19991,251015.792.32$19,753
Apr 19991,2153815.102.21$18,430
Mar 19991,23212112.471.84$15,585
Feb 19991,4071179.981.82$14,255
Jan 199902710.381.90$51
Dec 19981,026849.201.77$9,588
Nov 19981,20616710.892.19$13,498
Oct 19981,22024712.421.97$15,639
Sep 19981,39440312.592.08$18,390
Aug 19981,40638111.301.91$16,615
Jul 19981,54934511.742.24$18,957
Jun 19981,71545111.242.24$20,286
May 19981,92429912.622.21$24,941
Apr 19981,57321213.042.51$21,043
Mar 19981,3968212.802.31$18,058
Feb 19981,5883313.952.30$22,228
Jan 19981,7598714.702.15$26,045
Dec 19971,39921616.322.41$23,352
Nov 19971,38318818.193.09$25,737
Oct 19971,5493119.253.15$29,916
Sep 19971,7446517.742.95$31,131
Aug 19971,734417.862.55$30,979
Jul 19971,5732617.582.25$27,712
Jun 19972,112017.242.26$36,411
May 19971,3782018.972.31$26,187
Apr 19971,86416617.882.08$33,674
Mar 19972,21816718.951.94$42,355
Feb 19972,20521520.492.21$45,655
Jan 19973,10128123.483.54$73,806
Dec 199631428623.32$7,322
Nov 19961,23737321.97$27,177
Oct 199645440223.31$10,583
Sep 199647740322.22$10,599
Aug 19961,20038420.26$24,312
Jul 199646523419.55$9,091
Jun 199669736518.73$13,055
May 19966643219.43$12,902
Apr 19961,03228621.51$22,198
Mar 199663437619.38$12,287
Feb 199696728616.98$16,420
Jan 199682728917.07$14,117
Dec 199578233117.19$13,443
Nov 199566830516.00$10,688
Oct 199591929015.43$14,180
Sep 199579427916.18$12,847
Aug 199562315115.92$9,918
Jul 19958148415.24$12,405
Jun 19958864316.41$14,539
May 19951,1029517.56$19,351
Apr 19957078617.73$12,535
Mar 19951,1727216.44$19,268
Feb 19954749816.58$7,859
Jan 199584012115.92$13,373
Dec 19941,24618415.03$18,727
Nov 199448618015.90$7,727
Oct 19941,23726615.58$19,272
Sep 199484921715.29$12,981
Aug 199482213716.13$13,259
Jul 19941,15620117.56$20,299
Jun 199446620417.09$7,964
May 199479012615.88$12,545
Apr 19941,22829414.14$17,364
Mar 199489129912.46$11,102
Feb 19941,38526612.50$17,313
Jan 199492731312.66$11,736
Dec 199391836812.33$11,319
Nov 1993469114.49$6,796
Oct 19939219515.85$14,598
Sep 199304915.03$0
Aug 199346810015.66$7,329
Jul 1993011215.46$0
Jun 199346622416.79$7,824
May 19934669717.68$8,239
Apr 19939448018.05$17,039
Mar 19934365118.14$7,909
Feb 1993482117.90$8,628
Jan 1993436116.93$7,381

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.

Jan 2022 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  189 bbl  × $ 81.84 =    $15,468
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  4.54 =         $0

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Month total                                  $15,468

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. 08/O/929 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.