WELL · 42-285-30226 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers, William #5
Lavaca County · Vertical
Borchers, William #5 (API 42-285-30226) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged April 12, 2013, last operated by Petra Oleum Corp..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 2009, permitted to 4,377 ft.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 55 permits on file · (432) 528-7013
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Petra Oleum Corp.Nov 24, 2009 |
- 4,377
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 24, 2009
- last permit issued
- Jan 1, 1974
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 1, 1974
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 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-2-57723 | Borchers (3600) | Petra Oleum Corp. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Apr 2013 |
| Borchers, William G-2-65184 | Borchers (1500) | Petra Oleum Corp. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Apr 2013 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 687787-99 | Recompletion | Petra Oleum Corp. | Nov 23, 2009 | Nov 24, 2009 | — | 4,377 |
| 466740-99 | Recompletion | Costilla Energy, Inc. | Aug 25, 1997 | Aug 27, 1997 | — | 3,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-57723 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-65184 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,475 | 3,479 | Perforated |
| 4,181 | 4,185 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 510 | 13.5 | 414 S |
| 5.5 | 4,417 | 8.75 | 860 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 12, 1984 | Feb 9, 1976 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 15, 1974 | — |
| 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 42-285-30226 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-30226 → 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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