WELL · 42-479-39095 · DISTRICT 4
Briscoe E #257
Webb County · Gold River North (Olmos) field · Vertical
Briscoe E #257 (API 42-479-39095) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged October 23, 2012, last operated by SM Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 22, 2005, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Huber Energy 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 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 | SM Energy Companythrough Oct 2012 |
| Latest permit | Huber Energy L.P.Apr 22, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 2005
- last permit issued
- May 27, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 38.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2005 THROUGH Mar 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 27, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 23, 2012
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-4-211279 | Gold River, North (Olmos) | SM Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 38.4K | May 2005 – Mar 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.Jun 2005 → Sep 2006
- 2Rockford Energy Partners II, LLCOct 2006 → Sep 2007
- 3St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.Oct 2007 → Jun 2010
- 4SM Energy CompanyJul 2010 → Oct 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 560985-99 | Drill | Huber Energy L.P. | Apr 22, 2005 | Apr 22, 2005 | May 7, 2005 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-211279 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 574 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,061 | 4,081 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 682 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 4,630 | 7.875 | 820 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 26, 2006 | Aug 22, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Dec 5, 2005 | Aug 1, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 6, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-479-39095 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-39095 → 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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