WELL · 42-285-30538 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers William #20
Lavaca County · Borchers (4160) field · Vertical
Borchers William #20 (API 42-285-30538) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged October 18, 2004, last operated by Sabco Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 27, 1989, permitted to 10,455 ft.
It was permitted by Meadow View, Inc. and has since transferred to Sabco Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Meadow View, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 6, 2013 · 153 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sabco Operating Company |
| Production reports | American Exploration Companythrough Feb 1994 |
| Latest permit | Meadow View, Inc.Jan 27, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,455
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 27, 1989
- last permit issued
- Mar 21, 1976
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.03K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 21, 1976
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 18, 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-2-66439 | Borchers (4160) | Sabco Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2004 |
| Borchers, William G-2-130378 | Borchers (1900 Upper) | Sabco Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 1.03K | Jan 1993 – 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 CompanyJan 1994 → Feb 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 355615-98 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Mar 17, 1989 | Jan 27, 1989 | — | 10,455 |
| 355615-99 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Jan 27, 1989 | Jan 27, 1989 | — | 10,455 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-66439 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-130378 | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,920 | 1,924 | Perforated |
| 2,276 | 2,286 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 534 | 17.25 | 600 S |
| 9.625 | 4,532 | 12.25 | 1,200 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 | Jun 13, 1994 | Feb 23, 1994 | — |
| 00 | May 9, 1989 | Apr 5, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | May 2, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 24, 1976 | — |
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 42-285-30538 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-30538 → 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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