WELL · 42-285-30175 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers William #8
Lavaca County · Borchers (3500) field · Vertical
Borchers William #8 (API 42-285-30175) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged August 12, 2013, last operated by 3300 Corp.
The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits between 1980 and 1994, permitted to 3,700 ft.
It was permitted by American Exploration Company and has since transferred to 3300 Corp on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including 1500 Sand, 1500' Sand, 1900 Sand, 1900' Sand.
Operator of record
Permitted by American Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 14, 1988
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | 3300 Corp |
| Production reports | American Exploration Companythrough Mar 1994 |
| Latest permit | American Exploration CompanyFeb 18, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,700
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Feb 18, 1994
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.05K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 12, 2013
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borchers, William G-2-148618 | Borchers (1370) | Sabco Operating Company, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.01K | Jan 1994 – Aug 2013 |
| Borchers, William G-2-129014 | Borchers (1500) | American Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 44 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1994 |
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 → Mar 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421343-99 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | Feb 22, 1994 | Feb 18, 1994 | Jan 11, 1994 | 3,700 |
| 351786-99 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Sep 29, 1988 | Oct 3, 1988 | — | 3,700 |
| 344233-99 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Mar 22, 1988 | Mar 23, 1988 | — | 3,700 |
| 104191-99 | Recompletion | 1400 Corp | Dec 31, 1980 | Dec 31, 1980 | — | 3,700 |
| 95870-99 | Recompletion | Mid-American Oil & Gas, Inc. | Oct 17, 1980 | Oct 17, 1980 | — | 3,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-129014 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-148618 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 140 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 Sand | 1,522 | -1,382 |
| 1500' Sand | 1,522 | -1,382 |
| 1900 Sand | 1,930 | -1,790 |
| 1900' Sand | 1,930 | -1,790 |
| 2200 Sand | 2,214 | -2,074 |
| 2200' Sand | 2,214 | -2,074 |
| 2370' Sand | 2,370 | -2,230 |
| 2500 Catahoula Sand | 2,530 | -2,390 |
| 2500' Catahoula Sand | 2,530 | -2,390 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,294 | 1,304 | Perforated |
| 1,520 | 1,525 | Perforated |
| 2,214 | 2,220 | Perforated |
| 2,371 | 2,376 | Perforated |
| 3,060 | 3,071 | Perforated |
| 3,420 | 3,436 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 522 | 12.25 | 235 S |
| 2.375 | 2,556 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 3,665 | 7.875 | 530 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 | Jun 2, 1994 | Feb 17, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 12, 1988 | Oct 20, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 8, 1988 | May 16, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 6, 1988 | May 16, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 13, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 20, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 31, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 14, 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 42-285-30175 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-30175 → 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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