WELL · 42-285-30447 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers William #18
Lavaca County · Borchers (3800) field · Vertical
Borchers William #18 (API 42-285-30447) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged October 11, 2004, last operated by Mid-American Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1980 and 1992, permitted to 3,940 ft.
It was permitted by American Exploration Company and has since transferred to Mid-American Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by American Exploration 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 | American Exploration Companythrough Mar 1994 |
| Latest permit | American Exploration CompanyFeb 20, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,940
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Feb 20, 1992
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.24K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 11, 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 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-2-127766 | Borchers (3600) | Sabco Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2004 |
| Borchers, William G-2-148622 | Borchers (1370) | Sabco Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 2.24K | Jan 1994 – Oct 2004 |
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 CompanyFeb 1994 → Mar 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 396646-99 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | Feb 13, 1992 | Feb 20, 1992 | Jan 11, 1994 | 3,630 |
| 344232-99 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Mar 22, 1988 | Mar 23, 1988 | Apr 13, 1988 | 3,940 |
| 251986-99 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Aug 6, 1984 | Aug 24, 1984 | — | 2,900 |
| 80995-99 | Recompletion | Mid-American Oil & Gas, Inc. | May 13, 1980 | May 13, 1980 | — | 3,940 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-127766 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-148622 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 140 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,239 | 1,246 | Perforated |
| 2,822 | 2,828 | Perforated |
| 2,837 | 2,842 | Perforated |
| 3,558 | 3,570 | Perforated |
| 3,686 | 3,690 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 539 | 12.25 | 360 S |
| 2.375 | 3,639 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,923 | 7.875 | 910 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 | Jul 27, 1994 | Feb 18, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 6, 1988 | Jun 9, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 28, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 20, 1984 | May 3, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 1, 1984 | Apr 9, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 29, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 30, 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 42-285-30447 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-30447 → 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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