WELL · 42-285-32520 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers Estate #17
Lavaca County · Borchers (3250) field · Producing · Vertical
Borchers Estate #17 (API 42-285-32520) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Blue Wing Energy Inc., completed March 10, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2019.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 1998, permitted to 3,512 ft.
It was permitted by Royal Production Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Blue Wing Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Catahula.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Royal Production Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Portland, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 6, 2025
- Permits on file
- 15
- Phone
- (361) 643-6041
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Royal Production Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Blue Wing Energy, Inc.through Aug 2025 |
| Latest permit | Royal Production Company, Inc.Feb 26, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,512
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 26, 1998
- last permit issued
- Mar 10, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 85K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 10, 1998
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2019
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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 Estate G-2-167856 | Borchers (3250) | Blue Wing Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 67.4K | Mar 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Borchers Estate G-2-166866 | Borchers (3500) | Royal Production Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 17.6K | Aug 1997 – Jun 1998 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 45 · prior 12 394(-89%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Royal Production Company, Inc.Sep 1997 → Aug 2000
- 2Blue Wing Energy, Inc.Jul 2018 → Aug 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472946-99 | Recompletion | Royal Production Company, Inc. | Feb 4, 1998 | Feb 26, 1998 | Mar 4, 1998 | 3,500 |
| 465268-98 | Drill | Royal Production Company, Inc. | Feb 6, 1998 | Jul 23, 1997 | — | 3,500 |
| 465268-99 | Drill | Royal Production Company, Inc. | Jul 23, 1997 | Jul 23, 1997 | Aug 17, 1997 | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 1998 | Borchers Estate G-2-167856 | Borchers (3250) | Blue Wing Energy Inc. | Producing · shut in Oct 1, 2019 | 3,512 |
| Aug 26, 1997 | Borchers Estate G-2-166866 | Borchers (3500) | Royal Production Company Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 132 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Catahula | 2,550 | -2,418 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,257 | 3,263 | Perforated |
| 3,492 | 3,495 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 359 | 12.75 | 152 S |
| 4.5 | 3,512 | 7.875 | 715 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 | Jan 28, 1999 | Mar 26, 1998 | — |
| 00 | May 8, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1998 | Oct 15, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 10, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-285-32520 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-32520 → 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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