Fred B Foster &
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Fred B Foster & is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (86%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fred B Foster & operate?
Fred B Foster &'s catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (7). Its 7 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Fred B Foster &’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Fred B Foster &'s catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Fred B Foster & operate?
By product class, 7 (100%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Fred B Foster &
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease by Fred B. Foster & Co. 38 | 04-037-09766 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Fred B. Foster & Co. | — |
| Lease by Fred B. Foster & Co. 41 | 04-037-09767 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Fred B. Foster & Co. | — |
| Lease by Fred B. Foster & Co. 48 | 04-037-09769 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Fred B. Foster & Co. | — |
| Lease by Fred B. Foster & Co. 70 | 04-037-09770 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Fred B. Foster & Co. | — |
| Lease by Fred B. Foster & Co. 46 | 04-037-09768 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Fred B. Foster & Co. | — |
| Lease by Fred B. Foster & Co. 52 | 04-037-14849 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Fred B. Foster & Co. | — |
| Lease by Fred B. Foster & Co. 61 | 04-037-14850 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Fred B. Foster & Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fred B Foster & operate?
Fred B Foster & is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fred B Foster &'s wells are still active?
0 of Fred B Foster &'s catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Fred B Foster & operate wells?
Fred B Foster & is the operator of record for wells in California (7).
Does Fred B Foster & operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Fred B Foster &'s catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Fred B Foster &'s wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Fred B Foster & — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fred-b-foster-14582 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).