WELL · 42-283-33061 · DISTRICT 1
Briggs Ranch D & E Unit #E 8H
LA Salle County · Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) field · Producing · Horizontal
Briggs Ranch D & E Unit #E 8H (API 42-283-33061) is a horizontal well in La Salle County operated by Verdun Oil EF II LLC, completed June 3, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 18, 2012, permitted to 9,696 ft.
It was permitted by Hess Corporation and has since transferred to Verdun Oil EF II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.13M barrels of oil and 6.44M mcf of gas since May 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hess Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 48
- Phone
- (713) 337-9300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Verdun Oil EF II LLC |
| Production reports | Verdun Oil EF II LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hess CorporationFeb 18, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,696
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 18, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jun 3, 2012
- completed
- 1.13M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.44M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 3, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs Ranch O-1-15446 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) | Verdun Oil EF II LLC | 8 | 979K | 5.5M | May 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Briggs Ranch D & E Unit O-1-19192 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) | Verdun Oil EF II LLC | 2 | 155K | 948K | Jun 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 202,269 · prior 12 105,408(+92%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 601,820 · prior 12 468,347(+28%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Zaza Energy, LLCJun 2011 → Nov 2011
- 2Hess CorporationDec 2011 → May 2013
- 3Sanchez Oil & Gas CorporationJun 2013 → Apr 2018
- 4SN Operating, LLCMay 2014 → Oct 2016
- 5EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.May 2018 → Apr 2022
- 6EP Energy E&P Company, LLCMay 2022 → Feb 2025
- 7Verdun Oil EF II LLCMar 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 733384-99 | Drill | Hess Corporation | Feb 7, 2012 | Feb 18, 2012 | Mar 24, 2012 | 9,745 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2012 | Briggs Ranch D & E Unit O-1-19192 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) | Verdun Oil EF II LLC | Producing | 9,696 |
| Jun 3, 2012 | Briggs Ranch O-1-15446 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) | Verdun Oil EF II LLC | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 473 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 8,823 | -8,350 |
| Eagle FordLOWER EAGLE FORD | 9,337 | -8,864 |
| Eagle FordUPPER EAGLE FORD | 9,573 | -9,100 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,099 | 15,529 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,942 | 12.25 | 1,030 S |
| 5.5 | 15,694 | 8.75 | 2,005 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 | May 15, 2018 | Jun 20, 2012 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 14, 2012 | Jun 20, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-283-33061 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-283-33061 → 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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