WELL · 42-285-30167 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers, William #5
Lavaca County · Vertical
Borchers, William #5 (API 42-285-30167) is a permitted well in Lavaca County filed by American Exploration Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 6 drilling permits (amended 3 times) between 1984 and 1994, permitted to 3,650 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 1, 1997 · 575 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | White Marlin Operating Co, LLCthrough Feb 2014 |
| Latest permit | American Exploration CompanyApr 18, 1994 |
- 3,650
- total depth, ft
- 9
- permits on file
- Apr 18, 1994
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 92.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
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.
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-2-139533 | Borchers, North (650) | Vaquero Operating | 1 | 0 | 92.3K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-2-132583 | — | — | 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 CompanyApr 1994 → Dec 1996
- 2Sabco Operating CompanyJan 1997 → Oct 2011
- 3Sabco Operating Company, LLCNov 2011 → Jan 2014
- 4White Marlin Operating Co, LLCFeb 2014 → Feb 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 422588-99 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | Mar 31, 1994 | Apr 18, 1994 | — | 3,650 |
| 368997-98 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | Jun 17, 1991 | Jan 25, 1990 | Aug 13, 1991 | 1,370 |
| 368997-99 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Jan 23, 1990 | Jan 25, 1990 | — | 3,650 |
| 363577-98 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Nov 10, 1989 | Sep 7, 1989 | — | 3,650 |
| 363577-99 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Sep 5, 1989 | Sep 7, 1989 | — | 3,650 |
| 361601-98 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Aug 2, 1989 | Jul 19, 1989 | — | 3,650 |
| 361601-99 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Jul 17, 1989 | Jul 19, 1989 | — | 3,650 |
| 352342-99 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Oct 17, 1988 | Oct 18, 1988 | — | 3,650 |
| 247233-99 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Jul 31, 1984 | Aug 1, 1984 | — | 3,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-132583 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-139533 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 143 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 650 | 651 | Perforated |
| 655 | 658 | Perforated |
| 1,373 | 1,379 | Perforated |
| 2,752 | 2,756 | Perforated |
| 3,233 | 3,236 | Perforated |
| 3,373 | 3,376 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 383 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 8.625 | 387 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 5.5 | 3,650 | 7.875 | 535 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 | Nov 7, 1991 | Sep 6, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 8, 1990 | Nov 10, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 30, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 20, 1989 | Aug 4, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 16, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 12, 1988 | Nov 7, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 14, 1984 | May 14, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 28, 1984 | Apr 9, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 21, 1973 | — |
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 42-285-30167 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-30167 → 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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