WELL · 42-317-40160 · DISTRICT 8
176 Brine #1
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Brine Mining · Vertical
176 Brine #1 (API 42-317-40160) is a well in Martin County operated by Tall City Brine LLC, completed November 2, 2015 and listed as brine mining on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 24, 2015, permitted to 3,000 ft.
It was permitted by Des Desert Energy Services LLC and has since transferred to Tall City Brine LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Cisco, Dean, Grayburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Des Desert Energy Services LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 45 permits on file · (432) 242-1891
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tall City Brine LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Des Desert Energy Services LLCMar 24, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 24, 2015
- last permit issued
- Nov 2, 2015
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 2, 2015
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 Brine O-10-47517 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Tall City Brine LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 2015 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 804807-99 | Drill | Des Desert Energy Services LLC | Mar 19, 2015 | Mar 24, 2015 | Oct 15, 2015 | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-47517 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,825 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 1,500 | 1,325 |
| Cisco | — | — |
| Dean | — | — |
| Grayburg | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
| Queen | — | — |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD; H | — | — |
| Spraberry | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
| Yates | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,050 | 2,750 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 375 | 12.25 | 60 S |
| 7 | 2,050 | 8.75 | 385 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 | Apr 29, 2016 | Jan 12, 2016 | — |
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 42-317-40160 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-40160 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000112517 | UIC Permit | Active | 8,000 | 686 | 2,050–2,750 |
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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