WELL · 42-127-31864 · DISTRICT 1
Briscoe Ranch #26
Dimmit County · Catarina SW. (Olmos-2) field · Vertical
Briscoe Ranch #26 (API 42-127-31864) is a plugged well in Dimmit County, plugged May 3, 2016, last operated by Kerns O & G Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 10, 1979, permitted to 5,212 ft.
It was permitted by Dow Chemical CO., The and has since transferred to Kerns O & G Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Midway, Escondido, Olmos.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dow Chemical Co., The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 4, 2005
- Permits on file
- 273
- Phone
- (210) 495-5577
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kerns O & G Inc. |
| Production reports | Rosetta Resources Operating LPthrough Jan 2014 |
| Latest permit | Dow Chemical Co., TheOct 10, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,212
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 10, 1979
- last permit issued
- Mar 16, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 156K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 16, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 3, 2016
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briscoe Ranch G-1-85723 | Catarina, SW. (Olmos) | Rosetta Resources Operating LP | 1 | 0 | 156K | Jan 1993 – May 2016 |
| Briscoe Ranch O-1-4899 | Catarina, SW. (Olmos-2) | Kerns O & G, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1994 |
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.
- 1Kerns O & G, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2004
- 2Blackbrush O & G, Inc.Jan 2005 → May 2007
- 3St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.Jun 2007 → Dec 2009
- 4Rosetta Resources Operating LPJan 2010 → Jan 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60112-99 | Drill | Dow Chemical Co., The | Oct 10, 1979 | Oct 10, 1979 | Oct 11, 1979 | 5,212 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-85723 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-4899 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 605 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,752 | 4,760 | Perforated |
| 4,752 | 4,828 | Perforated |
| 4,767 | 4,782 | Perforated |
| 4,896 | 4,912 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 315 | 12.75 | 250 S |
| 2 | 4,669 | — | — |
| 2 | 4,866 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,175 | 7.875 | 1,525 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 | Aug 3, 1994 | Mar 21, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 28, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 14, 1980 | — |
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 42-127-31864 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-127-31864 → 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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