WELL · 42-285-30414 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers William #16
Lavaca County · Borchers (3600) field · Vertical
Borchers William #16 (API 42-285-30414) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged September 29, 2004, last operated by Meadow View Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1989 and 1998, permitted to 3,948 ft.
It was permitted by Sabco Operating Company and has since transferred to Meadow View Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sabco Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 3, 1992 · 58 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Meadow View Inc. |
| Production reports | Sabco Operating Companythrough Sep 1998 |
| Latest permit | Sabco Operating CompanyJun 11, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,948
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jun 11, 1998
- last permit issued
- Apr 26, 1975
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 39.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 26, 1975
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 29, 2004
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 5 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, William G-2-171411 | Borchers (1370) | Sabco Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 6.78K | May 1998 – Sep 2004 |
| Borchers, Williams G-2-134987 | Borchers (2490) | Sabco Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 32K | Jan 1993 – May 1999 |
| Borchers, William G-2-133041 | Borchers (3500) | Sabco Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 954 | Jan 1993 – May 1998 |
| — G-2-62018 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| — G-2-68596 | — | — | 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 CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1994
- 2Sabco Operating CompanyApr 1998 → Sep 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476916-99 | Recompletion | Sabco Operating Company | Jun 8, 1998 | Jun 11, 1998 | May 8, 1998 | 3,948 |
| 373121-98 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Jun 14, 1990 | May 15, 1990 | — | 3,948 |
| 373121-99 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | May 9, 1990 | May 15, 1990 | — | 3,948 |
| 366823-99 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Nov 22, 1989 | Nov 29, 1989 | — | 3,948 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-62018 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-68596 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-133041 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-134987 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-171411 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 142 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,361 | 1,365 | Perforated |
| 2,506 | 2,510 | Perforated |
| 3,373 | 3,377 | Perforated |
| 3,474 | 3,477 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 480 | 7.875 | 360 S |
| 8.625 | 480 | 12.25 | 360 S |
| 4.5 | 3,947 | 7.875 | 900 S |
| 4.5 | 3,947 | 12.25 | 900 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 | May 17, 1999 | Jun 1, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 3, 1990 | Jun 21, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 29, 1990 | Jan 5, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 25, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 20, 1976 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 23, 1975 | — |
| 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 42-285-30414 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-30414 → 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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