WELL · 42-177-31887 · DISTRICT 1
Borchers #1
Gonzales County · Peach Creek (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Directional
Borchers #1 (API 42-177-31887) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged October 8, 2020, last operated by Maranatha Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 6, 1991, permitted to 11,674 ft.
It was permitted by Barnes Expl. CO.-Lithic Expl.CO. and has since transferred to Maranatha Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 69.6K barrels of oil and 16K 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
Permitted by Barnes Expl. Co.-Lithic Expl.co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Gonzales, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 6, 2019 · 3 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Maranatha Oil Company |
| Production reports | Maranatha Oil Companythrough Nov 2008 |
| Latest permit | Barnes Expl. Co.-Lithic Expl.co.Mar 6, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,674
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 6, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jun 15, 1991
- completed
- 69.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 16K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 15, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 8, 2020
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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borchers, M. J. et. Al. O-1-13120 | Peach Creek (Austin Chalk) | Maranatha Oil Company | 2 | 69.1K | 16K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Borchers O-1-14349 | Peach Creek (Austin Chalk) | Maranatha Oil Company | 1 | 443 | 11 | Jun 2001 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Barnes Exploration Co.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Bex, Inc.Apr 1993 → Apr 1998
- 3Maranatha Oil CompanyJul 2003 → Nov 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385187-98 | Drill | Barnes Expl. Co.-Lithic Expl.co. | Mar 27, 1991 | Mar 6, 1991 | Apr 30, 1991 | 11,674 |
| 385187-99 | Drill | Barnes Expl. Co.-Lithic Expl.co. | Feb 28, 1991 | Mar 6, 1991 | — | 11,674 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13120 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-14349 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 324 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 7,463 | -7,139 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,635 | -7,311 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,862 | 10,244 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 918 | 14.75 | 605 S |
| 7 | 7,862 | 9.875 | 435 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 11, 2001 | Jul 8, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 22, 1991 | Jul 8, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 18, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-177-31887 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31887 → 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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