WELL · 42-285-30233 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers Estate #3
Lavaca County · Vertical
Borchers Estate #3 (API 42-285-30233) is a permitted well in Lavaca County filed by Royal Production Company, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1993 and 1998, permitted to 3,665 ft.
Operator of record
Royal Production Company, Inc.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 235 permits on file · (361) 888-4792
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Royal Production Company, Inc.Jan 28, 1998 |
- 3,665
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 28, 1998
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2003
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borchers Estate G-2-169174 | Wildcat | Royal Production Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 1996 – Apr 2003 |
| Borchers Estate G-2-57145 | Borchers (3350) | Royal Production Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jun 1996 |
| Borchers Estate G-2-70405 | Borchers (1900) | Royal Production Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jun 1996 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472607-99 | Recompletion | Royal Production Company, Inc. | Jan 26, 1998 | Jan 28, 1998 | — | 3,665 |
| 418256-98 | Recompletion | Royal Production Company, Inc. | Jan 26, 1998 | Nov 15, 1993 | Dec 18, 1993 | 3,665 |
| 418256-99 | Recompletion | Bell, Kelly Estate OF | Nov 15, 1993 | Nov 15, 1993 | — | 1,965 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-57145 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-70405 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-169174 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,008 | 1,014 | Perforated |
| 3,422 | 3,427 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 514 | 12.25 | 245 S |
| 5.5 | 3,592 | 7.875 | 675 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 | Oct 28, 1998 | Feb 13, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1998 | Feb 17, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 5, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 11, 1977 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 19, 1973 | — |
| 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 42-285-30233 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-30233 → 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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