WELL · 42-285-30403 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers Estate #5
Lavaca County · Borchers (2100) field · Vertical
Borchers Estate #5 (API 42-285-30403) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged December 4, 2008, last operated by Bell Kelly Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 15, 1993, permitted to 1,950 ft.
It was permitted by Bell, Kelly Estate Of and has since transferred to Bell Kelly Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Sfc Sd Sh & Gravel, Sd & Sh, Shale, Sticky Sh.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bell, Kelly Estate OF; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 1996 · 16 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bell Kelly Inc. |
| Production reports | Royal Production Company, Inc.through Feb 2005 |
| Latest permit | Bell, Kelly Estate OFNov 15, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 15, 1993
- last permit issued
- Nov 27, 1974
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 283K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 27, 1974
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 4, 2008
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-2-149165 | Borchers (1370) | Double Play Oil & Gas, Inc | 1 | 0 | 283K | Dec 1993 – Dec 2008 |
| Borchers Estate G-2-60687 | Borchers (2100) | Bell, Kelly Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Dec 1993 |
| Borchers Estate G-2-60763 | Borchers (1500) | Bell, Kelly Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Dec 1993 |
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.
- 1Bell, Kelly Inc.Dec 1993 → Sep 1995
- 2Royal Production Company, Inc.Oct 1995 → Feb 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418255-99 | Recompletion | Bell, Kelly Estate OF | Nov 15, 1993 | Nov 15, 1993 | Dec 6, 1993 | 1,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-60687 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-60763 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-149165 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 12 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| SFC SD SH & Gravel | 140 | -128 |
| SD & SH | 550 | -538 |
| Shale | 1,912 | -1,900 |
| Sticky SH | 2,575 | -2,563 |
| SD & SH | 2,842 | -2,830 |
| Shale | 3,253 | -3,241 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,270 | 1,274 | Perforated |
| 1,274 | 1,278 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 518 | 13.75 | 415 S |
| 9.625 | 518 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,557 | 8.75 | 960 S |
| 4.5 | 3,557 | — | — |
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 | Aug 22, 1994 | Feb 7, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | May 13, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 2, 1975 | — |
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 42-285-30403 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-30403 → 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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