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Briggs-Moreland GU #5

Shut in

Panola County · Bethany (Cotton Valley) field · Producing  · Vertical

Briggs-Moreland GU #5 (API 42-365-31915) is a well in Panola County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed June 20, 2013 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2025.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1988 and 1991, permitted to 9,710 ft.

It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company-Mcr and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including BMA, James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

XTO Energy Inc.

Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company-MCR; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in
Spring, TX
P-5 status
Active – Extension (X)
P-5 last filed
Apr 8, 2026
Permits on file
16,156
Phone
(346) 502-1572
Watch this operatorWatch Panola County

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleXTO Energy Inc.
Production reportsXTO Energy Inc.through Apr 2026
Latest permitSonat Exploration Company-MCRMay 16, 1991

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

9,710
total depth, ft
4
permits on file
May 16, 1991
last permit issued
Jun 20, 2013
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
1.69M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Jun 20, 2013
Shut in
Jan 1, 2025
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Briggs-Moreland GU G-6-129890Bethany (Cotton Valley)XTO Energy Inc.10354KJan 1993 – Jul 2026
Briggs-Moreland GU G-6-139148Briggs (7800 Travis Peak)XTO Energy Inc.101.34MJan 1993 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 8 · prior 12 2,856(-100%)

01K2K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Dec 1999
  2. 2El Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Mar 2002
  3. 3Hunt Petroleum CorporationApr 2002 → Nov 2008
  4. 4XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2008 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
388027-99RecompletionSonat Exploration Company-MCRMay 16, 1991May 16, 1991Jan 27, 19919,710
349195-97DrillSonat Exploration CompanyNov 30, 1988Jul 21, 1988—9,700
349195-98DrillSonat Exploration CompanyAug 10, 1988Jul 21, 1988Oct 13, 19889,700
349195-99DrillSonat Exploration CompanyJul 21, 1988Jul 21, 1988—9,700

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Jun 20, 2013Briggs-Moreland GU G-6-139148Briggs (7800 Travis Peak)XTO Energy Inc.Partial Plug · shut in May 1, 20139,710
Jun 20, 2013Briggs-Moreland GU G-6-129890Bethany (Cotton Valley)XTO Energy Inc.Producing · shut in Jan 1, 20259,710

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 228 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
BMA4,995-4,767
James LimeJAMES5,475-5,247
Pettit5,762-5,534
Travis Peak6,105-5,877
Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY "B" LIME8,160-7,932
Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY 'B' LIME8,160-7,932
Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY 'B' LM8,160-7,932
Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY B LM8,160-7,932

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,0927,606Perforated
7,2468,006Perforated
7,6487,653Perforated
7,6587,661Perforated
7,6967,704Perforated
8,5958,800Perforated
8,7189,584Perforated
9,1439,305Perforated
9,4979,584Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
1680——
9.6251,21912.25400 S
5.59,7078.751,050 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Oct 2, 2013Aug 28, 2013—
00Jul 29, 2013Jul 24, 2013—
00Jul 3, 1997May 30, 1997—
00Oct 7, 1991Jun 18, 1991Yes
00Sep 11, 1991——
00Mar 10, 1989Jan 18, 1989Yes
00Mar 4, 1989——

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.

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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