WELL · 42-199-31863 · DISTRICT 3
Brice #5
Hardin County · Batson Old field · Vertical
Brice #5 (API 42-199-31863) is a plugged well in Hardin County, plugged October 21, 2004, last operated by Saratoga Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 20, 1983, permitted to 1,400 ft.
It was permitted by Smart, A. J. and has since transferred to Saratoga Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 3.94K barrels of oil and 29 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Smart, A. J.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Batson, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 13 permits on file · (409) 225-7571
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Saratoga Oil Company |
| Production reports | Saratoga Oil Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Smart, A. J.Apr 20, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 20, 1983
- last permit issued
- Dec 12, 1983
- completed
- 3.94K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 29
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 12, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 21, 2004
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; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brice O-3-13848 | Batson Old | Saratoga Oil Company | 6 | 3.94K | 29 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4 · prior 12 5(-20%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Saratoga Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 2004
- 2Ada Belle Oil & Gas CompanyJan 2005 → Mar 2016
- 3F.I.G. Energy, LLCDec 2006 → Jan 2014
- 4Saratoga Oil CompanyApr 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192103-99 | Drill | Smart, A. J. | Apr 20, 1983 | Apr 20, 1983 | Dec 2, 1983 | 1,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-13848 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,174 | 1,178 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,200 | 6.75 | 170 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 | Mar 10, 1986 | Dec 5, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Feb 26, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-199-31863 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-31863 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 23.3K
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2005
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000060854 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Nov 15, 2004 | 0 | 0 | 1,200–1,260 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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