WELL · 42-285-32489 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers #4
Lavaca County · Borchers West (2100) field · Vertical
Borchers #4 (API 42-285-32489) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged October 12, 2001, last operated by O Sullivan Oil & Gas CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 1999, permitted to 2,700 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including 1,200 Sand, 1200 Sand, 1,300 Sand, 1300 Sand.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 9, 2000 · 6 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | O Sullivan Oil & Gas Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Brown, J. K. Inc.through Oct 2001 |
| Latest permit | O'Sullivan Oil & Gas Co., Inc.Nov 3, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,700
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 3, 1999
- last permit issued
- Jul 26, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 248K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1997 THROUGH Oct 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 26, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 12, 2001
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 G-2-174802 | Borchers, East (1250) | Brown, J. K. Inc. | 1 | 0 | 53.8K | Jul 1999 – Oct 2001 |
| Borchers G-2-164651 | Borchers, West (2100) | O'Sullivan Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 194K | Jul 1997 – Jul 1999 |
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.
- 1O'Sullivan Oil & Gas Co., Inc.Jul 1997 → Feb 2000
- 2Brown, J. K. Inc.Mar 2000 → Oct 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 489018-99 | Recompletion | O'Sullivan Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | Nov 1, 1999 | Nov 3, 1999 | Jul 26, 1999 | 2,700 |
| 462232-98 | Drill | O'Sullivan Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | Sep 10, 1997 | May 15, 1997 | — | 2,700 |
| 462232-99 | Drill | O'Sullivan Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | May 9, 1997 | May 15, 1997 | May 31, 1997 | 2,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-164651 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-174802 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 132 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 1,200 Sand | 1,195 | -1,063 |
| 1200 Sand | 1,195 | -1,063 |
| 1,300 Sand | 1,345 | -1,213 |
| 1300 Sand | 1,345 | -1,213 |
| 2,100 Sand | 2,009 | -1,877 |
| 2100 Sand | 2,009 | -1,877 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,195 | 1,200 | Perforated |
| 2,010 | 2,015 | Perforated |
| 2,015 | 2,110 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 286 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 4.5 | 2,516 | 7.875 | 495 S |
| 4.5 | 2,518 | 7.875 | 495 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 | Dec 22, 1999 | Aug 10, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 16, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 4, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-285-32489 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-32489 → 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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