WELL · 42-365-32009 · DISTRICT 6
Briggs W.F. #5
Panola County · Briggs (Upper Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Briggs W.F. #5 (API 42-365-32009) is a plugged well in Panola County, plugged August 31, 1999, last operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 29, 1988, permitted to 7,200 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company and has since transferred to Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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 | Sonat Exploration Company -Tylerthrough Oct 1994 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration CompanyDec 29, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 29, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jun 23, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 38.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 23, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 31, 1999
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-6-130317 | Briggs (Upper Travis Peak) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 38.7K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1999 |
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 → Oct 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 354747-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company | Dec 29, 1988 | Dec 29, 1988 | May 18, 1994 | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-130317 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 230 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 4,970 | -4,740 |
| James LimeJAMES | 5,470 | -5,240 |
| Pettit | 5,755 | -5,525 |
| Travis Peak | 6,060 | -5,830 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,208 | 3,212 | Perforated |
| 3,647 | 3,650 | Perforated |
| 6,127 | 6,132 | Perforated |
| 6,404 | 6,408 | Perforated |
| 6,411 | 6,418 | Perforated |
| 6,458 | 6,476 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 687 | 12.25 | 260 S |
| 5.5 | 7,085 | 8.75 | 1,190 S |
| 4.5 | 7,096 | 7.875 | 1,780 S |
| 5.5 | — | 8.75 | 590 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 | Mar 4, 1996 | Jan 18, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Aug 25, 1994 | Jul 25, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Apr 26, 1989 | Mar 28, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 11, 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-365-32009 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-32009 → 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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