WELL · 42-285-30470 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers Estate #9
Lavaca County · Borchers South (1300) field · Vertical
Borchers Estate #9 (API 42-285-30470) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged October 20, 2000, last operated by Royal Production Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1980 and 1993, permitted to 3,588 ft.
It was permitted by Bell, Kelly Estate Of and has since transferred to Royal Production Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bell, Kelly Estate OF; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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 | Royal Production Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Royal Production Company, Inc.through Jan 1998 |
| Latest permit | Bell, Kelly Estate OFAug 31, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,588
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 31, 1993
- last permit issued
- Aug 10, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 27.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 10, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 20, 2000
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 Estate G-2-148900 | Borchers, South (1300) | Royal Production Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 27.4K | Dec 1993 – Oct 2000 |
| Borchers Estate G-2-102993 | Borchers (1900) | 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 → May 1994
- 2Royal Production Company, Inc.Jan 1997 → Jan 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 415401-99 | Recompletion | Bell, Kelly Estate OF | Aug 26, 1993 | Aug 31, 1993 | Nov 17, 1993 | 1,950 |
| 169150-99 | Recompletion | Santa FE-Andover Oil Company | Aug 13, 1982 | Aug 13, 1982 | — | 3,588 |
| 103126-99 | Recompletion | Andover Oil Company | Dec 23, 1980 | Dec 23, 1980 | — | 3,588 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-102993 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-148900 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,262 | 1,270 | Perforated |
| 1,287 | 1,293 | Perforated |
| 1,361 | 1,367 | Perforated |
| 1,918 | 1,924 | Perforated |
| 1,918 | 1,947 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 517 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 517 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 1,840 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 1,931 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,570 | 7.875 | 780 S |
| 4.5 | 3,570 | — | — |
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 | Mar 30, 2001 | Sep 29, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Apr 25, 1997 | Feb 14, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Sep 21, 1994 | Jan 19, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 29, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 15, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 13, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 27, 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 42-285-30470 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-30470 → 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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