WELL · 42-365-31800 · DISTRICT 6
Briggs W.F. #1
Panola County · Briggs (7800 Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Briggs W.F. #1 (API 42-365-31800) is a plugged well in Panola County, plugged June 12, 1996, last operated by Sonat Exploration Company-Mcr.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1985 and 1995, permitted to 8,200 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Sonat Exploration Company-Mcr on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Glen Rose, Base Ferry Lake, James Lime.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 New, filed Apr 23, 1990 · 176 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Company-MCR |
| Production reports | Sonat Exploration Company -Tylerthrough Jul 1995 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerMar 13, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 13, 1995
- last permit issued
- Nov 26, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 118K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 26, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 12, 1996
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs, W.F. O-6-13423 | Briggs (7800 Travis Peak) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 27.1K | Feb 1995 – Aug 1996 |
| Briggs, W. F. G-6-140469 | Bethany (Pettit) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 90.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1995 |
| — G-6-122833 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Jan 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433764-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Mar 13, 1995 | Mar 13, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | 7,990 |
| 395833-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company-MCR | Jan 14, 1992 | Jan 14, 1992 | Nov 26, 1991 | 7,990 |
| 285471-99 | Drill | S M K Energy Corporation | Sep 16, 1985 | Sep 16, 1985 | — | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-122833 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-140469 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13423 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 241 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN CHALK | 2,622 | -2,381 |
| Glen Rose | 3,293 | -3,052 |
| Base Ferry Lake | 5,003 | -4,762 |
| James LimeJAMES | 5,500 | -5,259 |
| Pettit | 5,785 | -5,544 |
| Travis Peak | 6,118 | -5,877 |
| Trvis Peak | 6,118 | -5,877 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,027 | 6,032 | Perforated |
| 7,608 | 7,585 | Perforated |
| 7,704 | 7,730 | Perforated |
| 7,834 | 7,848 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,325 | 12.25 | 434 S |
| 9.625 | 1,328 | 12.25 | 434 S |
| 7 | 7,990 | 7.75 | 650 S |
| 7 | 7,990 | 8.75 | 650 S |
| 7 | 7,994 | 8.75 | 650 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 | Oct 9, 1995 | Mar 16, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Aug 14, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | May 22, 1992 | Apr 29, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1992 | Jan 15, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 9, 1987 | Dec 12, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 30, 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 42-365-31800 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-31800 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/36531800, documented in the API reference.