WELL · 42-365-31886 · DISTRICT 6
Briggs W.F. #7
Panola County · Briggs (Upper Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Briggs W.F. #7 (API 42-365-31886) is a plugged well in Panola County, plugged March 23, 2014, last operated by Bowles Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended 4 times), issued February 2, 1988, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company-Mcr and has since transferred to Bowles Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rodessa, James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company-MCR; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 64 permits on file · (903) 753-7061
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bowles Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Carter Resourcesthrough Nov 1999 |
| Latest permit | S M K Energy CorporationFeb 2, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Feb 2, 1988
- last permit issued
- Mar 3, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 221K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 3, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 23, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs, W.F. G-6-126781 | Briggs (Upper Travis Peak) | Bowles Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 221K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2014 |
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 → May 1997
- 2Carter ResourcesOct 1999 → Nov 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 342194-95 | Field transfer | Sonat Exploration Company-MCR | Feb 11, 1991 | Feb 2, 1988 | — | 7,000 |
| 342194-96 | Field transfer | Sonat Exploration Company | Sep 14, 1990 | Feb 2, 1988 | — | 7,000 |
| 342194-97 | Drill | S M K Energy Corporation | Mar 25, 1988 | Feb 2, 1988 | — | 7,000 |
| 342194-98 | Drill | S M K Energy Corporation | Feb 9, 1988 | Feb 2, 1988 | Feb 7, 1988 | 7,000 |
| 342194-99 | Drill | S M K Energy Corporation | Feb 2, 1988 | Feb 2, 1988 | — | 6,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-126781 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 212 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 5,024 | -4,812 |
| James Lime | 5,458 | -5,246 |
| Pettit | 5,742 | -5,530 |
| Travis Peak | 6,102 | -5,890 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,168 | 6,178 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 373 | 12.25 | 270 S |
| 4.5 | 6,975 | 7.875 | 600 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 11, 1988 | Mar 22, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-365-31886 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-31886 → 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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