TEXAS · WELLS · LAVACA COUNTY · BORCHERS ESTATE LEASE · API 42-285-30572 · DISTRICT 02
Borchers Estate #12
Lavaca County · Borchers South (1300) field · Vertical
Borchers Estate #12 (API 42-285-30572) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged April 1, 2004, last operated by Royal Production Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 14, 1983, permitted to 3,575 ft.
It was permitted by Santa FE-Andover Oil Company and has since transferred to Royal Production Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Santa FE-Andover Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 29, 2026
- Permits on file
- 235
- Phone
- (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 1996 |
| Latest permit | Santa FE-Andover Oil CompanyMar 14, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,575
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 14, 1983
- last permit issued
- May 7, 1983
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 85.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 7, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 1, 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borchers Estate G-2-105676 | Borchers, South (1300) | Royal Production Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 85.1K | Jan 1993 – Apr 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.
- 1Bell, Kelly Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1995
- 2Royal Production Company, Inc.Oct 1995 → Jan 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188342-99 | Recompletion | Santa FE-Andover Oil Company | Mar 14, 1983 | Mar 14, 1983 | — | 3,575 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1983 | Borchers Estate G-2-105676 | Borchers South (1300) | Royal Production Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Jan 1, 1976 | Borchers Estate G-2-65524 | Borchers (3500) | Vitol Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Jan 1, 1976 | Borchers Estate G-2-65526 | Borchers (Frio Catahoula) | Vitol Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
| — | Borchers Estate G-2-70100 | Borchers (1370) | Santa FE-Andover Oil Company | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,271 | 1,278 | Perforated |
| 2,528 | 2,535 | Perforated |
| 3,488 | 3,492 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 518 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 519 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 2 | 1,209 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,556 | 7.875 | 780 S |
| 4.5 | 3,556 | — | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 23, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 18, 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 42-285-30572 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-30572 → 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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