WELL · 42-285-32016 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers Vivian et AL #8
Lavaca County · Benbow (Lower Wilcox A) field · Producing · Vertical
Borchers Vivian ET AL #8 (API 42-285-32016) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Hydrocarbon Operating Inc., completed July 25, 1988 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued March 11, 1988, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by Terra Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Hydrocarbon Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Johnson, Kostad, Roop, Peck.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Terra Resources, Inc.; 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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Terra Resources, Inc.Mar 11, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 11, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jul 25, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.29M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 25, 1988
- 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 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, Vivian et AL G-2-128596 | Benbow (Lower Wilcox A) | Hydrocarbon Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.29M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,189 · prior 12 2,086(-43%)
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 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 343535-97 | Drill | Terra Resources, Inc. | Jul 20, 1988 | Mar 11, 1988 | — | 13,500 |
| 343535-98 | Drill | Terra Resources, Inc. | Jun 30, 1988 | Mar 11, 1988 | — | 13,500 |
| 343535-99 | Drill | Terra Resources, Inc. | Mar 7, 1988 | Mar 11, 1988 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-128596 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 160 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,756 | 10,798 | Perforated |
| 10,948 | 10,990 | Perforated |
| 11,099 | 11,128 | Perforated |
| 11,353 | 11,367 | Perforated |
| 11,524 | 11,588 | Perforated |
| 11,608 | 11,621 | Perforated |
| 11,863 | 11,879 | Perforated |
| 11,919 | 11,943 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,000 | 17.5 | 1,170 S |
| 9.625 | 10,200 | 12.25 | 780 S |
| 5.5 | 12,620 | 8.5 | 820 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 | Apr 13, 1993 | Jan 13, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Oct 24, 1988 | Aug 29, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 21, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-285-32016 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-32016 → 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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