WELL · 42-285-31871 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers Vivian #2
Lavaca County · Benbow (Lower Wilcox A) field · Producing · Vertical
Borchers Vivian #2 (API 42-285-31871) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Hydrocarbon Operating Inc., completed November 20, 1989 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1989, permitted to 14,000 ft.
It was permitted by Pacific Enterprises Oil CO.(USA) and has since transferred to Hydrocarbon Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yegua, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pacific Enterprises Oil Co.(usa); the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 1, 2026
- Permits on file
- 32
- Phone
- (361) 887-6655
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hydrocarbon Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Hydrocarbon Operating, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pacific Enterprises Oil Co.(usa)Sep 6, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 6, 1989
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.96M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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, Vivian G-2-115899 | Benbow (Lower Wilcox B) | Hydrocarbon Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Borchers, Vivian G-2-132903 | Benbow (Lower Wilcox A) | Hydrocarbon Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 5.96M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 23,482 · prior 12 36,023(-35%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hunt Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Nov 2001
- 2Chaparral (USA) Energy, Inc.Dec 2001 → Sep 2002
- 3Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.Oct 2002 → Jul 2014
- 4Ramtex Energy LLCAug 2014 → Mar 2019
- 5Hydrocarbon Operating, Inc.Apr 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 363621-99 | Recompletion | Pacific Enterprises Oil Co.(usa) | Sep 6, 1989 | Sep 6, 1989 | — | 13,190 |
| 259370-99 | Drill | Terra Resources, Inc. | Nov 29, 1984 | Nov 29, 1984 | — | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-115899 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-132903 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 162 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,508 | 10,515 | Perforated |
| 10,605 | 10,612 | Perforated |
| 10,700 | 10,706 | Perforated |
| 10,708 | 10,706 | Perforated |
| 10,708 | 10,713 | Perforated |
| 10,730 | 10,744 | Perforated |
| 10,890 | 10,908 | Perforated |
| 11,028 | 11,050 | Perforated |
| 11,336 | 11,348 | Perforated |
| 11,564 | 11,592 | Perforated |
| 11,863 | 11,880 | Perforated |
| 11,893 | 11,908 | Perforated |
| 11,914 | 11,930 | Perforated |
| 11,936 | 11,951 | Perforated |
| 12,430 | 12,470 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,802 | 17.5 | 1,080 S |
| 9.625 | 10,133 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 5.5 | 13,185 | 8.5 | 1,138 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 | Oct 1, 1992 | Aug 17, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jan 11, 1990 | Dec 13, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1985 | Apr 1, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 25, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-285-31871 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31871 → 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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