WELL · 42-285-31805 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers Wm. #30
Lavaca County · Borchers (4160) field · Vertical
Borchers WM. #30 (API 42-285-31805) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Meadow View Inc., completed March 31, 1984.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 1984 and 2013, permitted to 4,300 ft.
It was permitted by Sabco Operating Company, LLC and has since transferred to Meadow View Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Frio, 3600 Sand, 3860 Sand, 3950 Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sabco Operating Company, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 3, 1992 · 58 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Meadow View Inc. |
| Production reports | Vaquero Operatingthrough Oct 2018 |
| Latest permit | Sabco Operating Company, LLCDec 2, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,300
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Dec 2, 2013
- last permit issued
- Mar 31, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 843K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 31, 1984
- 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 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-2-130922 | Borchers (3950) | Vaquero Operating | 1 | 0 | 790K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Borchers, William G-2-273881 | Borchers (3550) | Vaquero Operating | 1 | 0 | 52.6K | Nov 2013 – Jul 2026 |
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 → Dec 1996
- 2Sabco Operating CompanyJan 1997 → Oct 2011
- 3Sabco Operating Company, LLCNov 2011 → Jan 2014
- 4White Marlin Operating Co, LLCJan 2014 → Nov 2014
- 5Vaquero OperatingDec 2014 → Oct 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 773798-99 | Recompletion | Sabco Operating Company, LLC | Nov 13, 2013 | Dec 2, 2013 | Nov 18, 2013 | 4,300 |
| 358260-98 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | May 2, 1989 | Apr 19, 1989 | — | 4,300 |
| 358260-99 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Apr 17, 1989 | Apr 19, 1989 | — | 4,300 |
| 355613-99 | Recompletion | Meadow View, Inc. | Jan 27, 1989 | Jan 27, 1989 | — | 4,300 |
| 230031-99 | Drill | Meadow View, Inc. | Apr 30, 1984 | Feb 21, 1984 | Mar 16, 1984 | 4,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-130922 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-273881 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 143 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,830 | 2,833 | Perforated |
| 3,474 | 3,478 | Perforated |
| 3,946 | 3,950 | Perforated |
| 4,144 | 4,147 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 526 | 12.25 | 275 sx |
| 5.5 | 4,300 | 7.875 | 900 sx |
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 28, 2016 | Jun 23, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Oct 10, 2014 | Jan 15, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Oct 9, 2014 | Dec 20, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Jun 20, 1989 | Jun 1, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 16, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1989 | Mar 20, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 15, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 21, 1984 | May 14, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 15, 1984 | May 14, 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 42-285-31805 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31805 → 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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