WELL · 42-365-31916 · DISTRICT 6
Briggs W. F. #3
Panola County · Briggs (7800 Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Briggs W. F. #3 (API 42-365-31916) is a well in Panola County operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, completed March 1, 1996.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 1997, permitted to 8,200 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including BMA, James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its 4 leases have reported 42.6K barrels of oil and 1.51M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler
Houston, TX · P-5 New, filed Jun 29, 1992 · 655 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 21, 1997 |
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
- Jan 21, 1997
- last permit issued
- Mar 1, 1996
- completed
- 42.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.51M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 1, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs-Moreland GU G-6-252127 | Briggs (Upper Travis Peak) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 434K | Aug 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| Briggs-Moreland GU O-6-13618 | Briggs (Upper Travis Peak) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 42.6K | 519K | Jan 1996 – Oct 2009 |
| Briggs, W. F. G-6-128775 | Briggs (7800 Travis Peak) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 561K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1996 |
| — G-6-128777 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 239 · prior 12 294(-19%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Dec 1999
- 2EL Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Mar 2002
- 3Hunt Petroleum CorporationApr 2002 → Nov 2008
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2008 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457641-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jan 21, 1997 | Jan 21, 1997 | Nov 8, 1996 | 6,615 |
| 349194-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company | Jul 28, 1988 | Jul 21, 1988 | Aug 3, 1988 | 8,200 |
| 349194-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company | Jul 21, 1988 | Jul 21, 1988 | — | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-128775 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-128777 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-252127 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13618 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 214 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 5,063 | -4,849 |
| James LimeJAMES | 5,467 | -5,253 |
| Pettit | 5,750 | -5,536 |
| Travis Peak | 6,089 | -5,875 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,455 | 6,464 | Perforated |
| 6,488 | 6,496 | Perforated |
| 6,657 | 6,667 | Perforated |
| 7,686 | 7,696 | Perforated |
| 7,732 | 7,741 | Perforated |
| 7,746 | 7,748 | Perforated |
| 7,777 | 7,780 | Perforated |
| 7,782 | 7,784 | Perforated |
| 7,801 | 7,808 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 660 | 12.25 | 340 S |
| 5.5 | 8,062 | 7.875 | 1,400 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 | Dec 28, 2009 | Sep 14, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Oct 29, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 7, 1997 | Jan 23, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 25, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 23, 1996 | Mar 20, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jun 12, 1990 | May 9, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1988 | Oct 26, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Nov 16, 1988 | Oct 21, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 15, 1988 | Oct 21, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 8, 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 42-365-31916 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-31916 → 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/36531916, documented in the API reference.