WELL · 42-479-34311 · DISTRICT 4
Briscoe E #70
Webb County · Gold River North (Olmos) field · Vertical
Briscoe E #70 (API 42-479-34311) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged July 16, 2014, last operated by SM Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 31, 1985, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Rbd-Pnb Operating Agency and has since transferred to SM Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Escondido, Olmos.
Its 4 leases have reported 9.63K barrels of oil and 450K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2014. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by RBD-PNB Operating Agency; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 2,485 permits on file · (432) 563-8316
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | SM Energy Company |
| Production reports | SM Energy Companythrough Jun 2014 |
| Latest permit | RBD-PNB Operating AgencyDec 31, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jun 20, 2001
- completed
- 9.63K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 450K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 20, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 16, 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briscoe "E" G-4-184020 | Gold River, North (Olmos) | SM Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 130K | Jun 2001 – Oct 2014 |
| Briscoe "E" O-4-11794 | Gold River, North (Olmos) | Huber, J. M., Corporation | 2 | 5.63K | 195K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2004 |
| Briscoe "E-70" O-4-12659 | Gold River, North (Olmos) | Crimson Energy Company, LC | 1 | 4K | 47.6K | Feb 1997 – Sep 2001 |
| Briscoe "E" G-4-121649 | Gold River, North (Olmos) | Pacific Operators, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 76.6K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1997 |
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.
- 1Pacific Operators, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1999
- 2Pacific Operators of Texas, Inc.Mar 1999 → Feb 2000
- 3Crimson Energy Company, LCMar 2000 → Mar 2004
- 4Huber, J. M., CorporationApr 2004 → May 2004
- 5Huber Energy Panhandle L.P.Jun 2004 → Sep 2004
- 6Huber Energy L.P.Oct 2004 → Sep 2006
- 7Rockford Energy Partners II, LLCOct 2006 → Sep 2007
- 8St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.Oct 2007 → Jun 2010
- 9SM Energy CompanyJul 2010 → Jun 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 294501-99 | Drill | RBD-PNB Operating Agency | Oct 14, 1985 | Dec 31, 1985 | Jan 16, 1986 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-121649 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-184020 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-11794 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12659 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 729 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,635 | 4,672 | Perforated |
| 4,680 | 4,698 | Perforated |
| 4,896 | 4,928 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,087 | 12.25 | 315 S |
| 4.5 | 4,997 | 7.875 | 631 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 | Sep 20, 2001 | Jul 12, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Sep 4, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 14, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 19, 1997 | Feb 21, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Feb 26, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 22, 1986 | Jul 14, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 18, 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 42-479-34311 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-34311 → 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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