WELL · 42-285-30158 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers, Wm. #2A
Lavaca County · Borchers (3950) field · Vertical
Borchers, WM. #2A (API 42-285-30158) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged December 1, 1998, last operated by Mid - American Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 1977 and 1990, permitted to 4,052 ft.
It was permitted by American Exploration Company and has since transferred to Mid - American Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Frio, Borchers (1900), Borchers (2250), Borchers (2750).
Operator of record
Permitted by American Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Victoria, TX · P-5 Y
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mid - American Oil Company |
| Production reports | American Exploration Companythrough Apr 1994 |
| Latest permit | Meadow View, Inc.Jul 24, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,052
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Jul 24, 1990
- last permit issued
- May 1, 1973
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 112K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 1973
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 1, 1998
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borchers, Wm. G-2-139327 | Borchers (1900) | Sabco Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 112K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1999 |
| — G-2-110592 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1American Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 375554-98 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | May 31, 1991 | Jul 24, 1990 | Aug 14, 1991 | 2,100 |
| 375554-99 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Jul 16, 1990 | Jul 24, 1990 | — | 4,052 |
| 231513-99 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Mar 5, 1984 | Mar 7, 1984 | — | 4,052 |
| 26028-99 | Recompletion | Mid-American Oil & Gas, Inc. | Jun 8, 1978 | Jun 8, 1978 | — | 4,052 |
| 5578-99 | Recompletion | Mid-American Oil & Gas, Inc. | Aug 17, 1977 | Aug 17, 1977 | — | 4,052 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-110592 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-139327 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 142 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 872 | 875 | Perforated |
| 1,367 | 1,372 | Perforated |
| 1,932 | 1,939 | Perforated |
| 2,746 | 2,750 | Perforated |
| 3,430 | 3,436 | Perforated |
| 3,636 | 3,640 | Perforated |
| 3,966 | 3,971 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 517 | 12.25 | 215 S |
| 2.375 | 1,333 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,042 | 7.875 | 585 S |
| 5.5 | 4,052 | 7.875 | 585 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 7, 1992 | Aug 30, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 27, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1984 | Apr 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 31, 1984 | Apr 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 12, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 29, 1977 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-285-30158 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-30158 → 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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