WELL · 42-285-00438 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers, Wm. #4
Lavaca County · Vertical
Borchers, WM. #4 (API 42-285-00438) is a former disposal or injection well in Lavaca County, last operated by Shell Oil Company; its UIC permit is no longer active.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 23, 1981, permitted to 4,000 ft.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 1,401 permits on file · (281) 787-6834
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanyOct 23, 1981 |
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 23, 1981
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137880-99 | Recompletion | Shell Oil Company | Oct 23, 1981 | Oct 23, 1981 | — | 4,000 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,652 | 1,662 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 109 | 6.75 | 600 S |
| 2.875 | 3,212 | 6.75 | — |
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 12, 1984 | Nov 5, 1968 | — |
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 42-285-00438 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-00438 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000107599 | UIC Permit | Plugged Jul 14, 1982 | 200 | 950 | 3,090–3,091 |
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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