WELL · 42-285-30415 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers William #15
Lavaca County · Borchers (3860) field · Vertical
Borchers William #15 (API 42-285-30415) is a permitted well in Lavaca County filed by Sabco Operating Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits between 1984 and 2007, permitted to 4,048 ft.
It was permitted by Sabco Operating Company and has since transferred to Mid-American Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including 1300, Frio, 1900, 2150.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sabco Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 3, 1992 · 17 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mid-American Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | White Marlin Operating Co, LLCthrough Feb 2014 |
| Latest permit | Sabco Operating CompanyMay 25, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,048
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- May 25, 2007
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 173K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
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 6 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borchers, William G-2-70406 | Borchers (1500) | Vaquero Operating | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Borchers G-2-143102 | Borchers (2850) | Vaquero Operating | 1 | 0 | 9.71K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Borchers, William G-2-148640 | Borchers (2130) | Vaquero Operating | 1 | 0 | 123K | Jan 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Borchers, William G-2-231275 | Borchers, South (1900) | Vaquero Operating | 1 | 0 | 41K | May 2007 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-2-110617 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| — G-2-140760 | — | — | 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 → Jul 1995
- 2Sabco Operating CompanyMar 1998 → Oct 2011
- 3Sabco Operating Company, LLCNov 2011 → Jan 2014
- 4White Marlin Operating Co, LLCFeb 2014 → Feb 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 639429-99 | Recompletion | Sabco Operating Company | May 22, 2007 | May 25, 2007 | Oct 9, 2007 | 4,048 |
| 421378-99 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | Feb 23, 1994 | Feb 24, 1994 | Jan 17, 1994 | 4,048 |
| 400804-99 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | Jul 2, 1992 | Jul 22, 1992 | Sep 28, 1992 | 3,575 |
| 396311-99 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | Jan 30, 1992 | Feb 10, 1992 | Jan 28, 1992 | 3,665 |
| 229133-99 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Feb 10, 1984 | Feb 10, 1984 | — | 3,567 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-70406 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-110617 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-140760 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-143102 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-148640 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-231275 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 12 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,927 | 1,930 | Perforated |
| 2,145 | 2,155 | Perforated |
| 2,850 | 2,855 | Perforated |
| 3,458 | 3,462 | Perforated |
| 3,562 | 3,567 | Perforated |
| 3,634 | 3,638 | Perforated |
| 3,854 | 3,858 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 520 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 520 | 12.5 | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 4,048 | 7.875 | 1,000 S |
| 4.5 | 4,048 | — | — |
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 | Dec 27, 2007 | Nov 2, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 7, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 13, 1994 | Feb 23, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 7, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 10, 1993 | Oct 26, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 9, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 7, 1992 | Feb 28, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 10, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 13, 1984 | Apr 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 1, 1984 | Apr 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 9, 1977 | — |
| 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 42-285-30415 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-30415 → 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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