WELL · 42-127-38887 · DISTRICT 1

Briggs #40H

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Dimmit County · Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) field · Producing  · Horizontal

Briggs #40H (API 42-127-38887) is a horizontal well in Dimmit County operated by Murphy Expl. & Prod. CO. - USA, completed August 19, 2024 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 13, 2024, permitted to 9,000 ft.

Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Escondido, Olmos, San Miguel, Austin Chalk.

Its lease has reported 3.31M barrels of oil and 11.2M mcf of gas since May 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 41 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 1,458 permits on file · (888) 266-7093

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleMurphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA
Production reportsMurphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USAthrough Apr 2026
Latest permitMurphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USAFeb 13, 2024
9,000
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Feb 13, 2024
last permit issued
Aug 19, 2024
completed
3.31M
cumulative oil, bbl
11.2M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Aug 19, 2024
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X

Surface location

28.344044, -99.544703

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Dimmit County.

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; they carry 41 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Briggs O-1-15532Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford)Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA413.31M11.2MMay 2011 – Jul 2026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 274,924 · prior 12 324,728(-15%)

020K40K60K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 1,343,128 · prior 12 1,424,185(-6%)

0100K200K300K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USAJul 2011 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
896963-99DrillMurphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USAJan 30, 2024Feb 13, 2024Jul 3, 20249,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-1-15532————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 467 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
EscondidoESCONDIDO - DISPOSAL3,471-3,004
OlmosOLMOS - DISPOSAL4,904-4,437
San MiguelSAN MIGUEL - H2S6,111-5,644
Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK - H2S7,247-6,780
Eagle FordEAGLE FORD - H2S7,617-7,150
EdwardsEDWARDS - H2S——
GeorgetownGEORGETOWN - H2S——
Glen RoseGLEN ROSE - DISPOSAL——
Pearsall——

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6252,01812.25620 S
5.518,5158.753,435 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Mar 27, 2025Mar 17, 2025Yes

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Briggs42-127-38888

0.0 KM · Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA · Section with this well →

Escondido3,498-3,032
Olmos5,055-4,589
San Miguel6,051-5,585
Austin Chalk7,252-6,786
Eagle Ford7,614-7,148
Pearsall—
Edwards—
Georgetown—

9 TOPS · FIRST 8

Briggs42-127-38889

0.0 KM · Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA · Section with this well →

Escondido3,484-3,018
Olmos5,074-4,608
San Miguel6,134-5,668
Austin Chalk7,264-6,798
Eagle Ford7,631-7,165
Edwards—
Georgetown—
Glen Rose—

9 TOPS · FIRST 8

Briggs42-127-38890

0.0 KM · Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA · Section with this well →

Escondido3,494-3,028
Olmos5,082-4,616
San Miguel6,274-5,808
Austin Chalk7,262-6,796
Eagle Ford7,634-7,168
Georgetown—
Edwards—
Glen Rose—

9 TOPS · FIRST 8

Briggs42-127-38084

0.9 KM · Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA · Section with this well →

Escondido1,590-1,140
Olmos5,950-5,500
Upson6,932-6,482
San Miguel7,010-6,560
Austin Chalk7,137-6,687
Eagle Ford7,512-7,062
Georgetown—
Edwards—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Briggs42-127-38083

0.9 KM · Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA · Section with this well →

Escondido950-500
Olmos5,950-5,500
Upson6,941-6,491
San Miguel7,010-6,560
Austin Chalk7,232-6,782
Eagle Ford7,553-7,103
Georgetown—
Edwards—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Briggs42-127-38082

0.9 KM · Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA · Section with this well →

Escondido950-499
Olmos2,300-1,849
San Miguel2,760-2,309
Upson6,897-6,446
Austin Chalk7,107-6,656
Eagle Ford7,482-7,031
Glen Rose—
Edwards—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Briggs42-127-38081

0.9 KM · Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA · Section with this well →

Escondido950-499
Olmos2,300-1,849
San Miguel2,760-2,309
Upson6,888-6,437
Austin Chalk7,086-6,635
Eagle Ford7,481-7,030
Pearsall—
Edwards—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Briggs42-127-38741

1.7 KM · Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA · Section with this well →

Escondido3,568-3,076
Olmos4,989-4,497
San Miguel6,065-5,573
Austin Chalk7,186-6,694
Eagle Ford7,604-7,112
Edwards—
Georgetown—
Glen Rose—

9 TOPS · FIRST 8

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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