WELL · 42-479-38759 · DISTRICT 4
Briscoe E #197
Webb County · Gold River North (Olmos) field · Vertical
Briscoe E #197 (API 42-479-38759) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged April 9, 2013, last operated by SM Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 14, 2004, permitted to 6,300 ft.
It was permitted by Huber Energy Panhandle L.P. and has since transferred to SM Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Escondido, Olmos.
Operator of record
Permitted by Huber Energy Panhandle L.P.; 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 | Huber Energy L.P.through Oct 2005 |
| Latest permit | Huber Energy Panhandle L.P.Jun 14, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 14, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jul 24, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.93K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2004 THROUGH Apr 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 24, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 9, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briscoe "E" G-4-204215 | Gold River, North (Olmos) | SM Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.93K | Jul 2004 – Apr 2013 |
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.
- 1Huber Energy L.P.Aug 2004 → Oct 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 546869-99 | Drill | Huber Energy Panhandle L.P. | Jun 14, 2004 | Jun 14, 2004 | — | 6,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-204215 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 677 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,338 | 4,397 | Perforated |
| 4,446 | 4,452 | Perforated |
| 4,510 | 4,514 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 952 | 12.25 | 415 S |
| 4.5 | 4,658 | 7.875 | 860 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 | Jan 11, 2005 | Aug 26, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 18, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-479-38759 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-38759 → 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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