WELL · 42-121-31083 · DISTRICT 9
Briscoe #5
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Briscoe #5 (API 42-121-31083) is a well in Denton County operated by Fairington Inc., completed August 26, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 2, 2001, permitted to 8,700 ft.
It was permitted by Western Chief Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Fairington Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Forestburg, Viola.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Western Chief Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Sanger, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · (940) 781-6742
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fairington Inc. |
| Production reports | Fairington, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Western Chief Oil & Gas CompanyJul 2, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 2, 2001
- last permit issued
- Aug 26, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 409K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 26, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briscoe G-13-185928 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Fairington, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 409K | Aug 2001 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,866 · prior 12 371(+673%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Western Chief Oil & Gas CompanyOct 2001 → Feb 2008
- 2Western Chief Operating, L.L.C.Mar 2008 → Jun 2024
- 3Fairington, Inc.Nov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510812-99 | Drill | Western Chief Oil & Gas Company | Jun 27, 2001 | Jul 2, 2001 | Aug 8, 2001 | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-185928 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,268 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 7,564 |
| ForestburgFORESTBURG LIME | 7,707 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 7,866 |
| ViolaVIOLA LIME | 8,463 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,564 | 7,707 | Perforated |
| 7,878 | 8,418 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 985 | 12.25 | 480 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 450 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 | Dec 17, 2001 | Oct 5, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 12, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-121-31083 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31083 → 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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