WELL · 42-285-32591 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers Estate #3
Lavaca County · Benbow (Lower Wilcox B) field · Vertical
Borchers Estate #3 (API 42-285-32591) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged March 28, 2001, last operated by Hallwood Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1998 and 2000, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp and has since transferred to Hallwood Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 1, 2002 · 343 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hallwood Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corpthrough Mar 2000 |
| Latest permit | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpJan 11, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 11, 2000
- last permit issued
- Aug 15, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 174K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1998 THROUGH Apr 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 15, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 28, 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 Estate G-2-170751 | Benbow (Lower Wilcox B) | Hallwood Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 174K | Aug 1998 – Apr 2001 |
| Borchers Estate G-2-177607 | Benbow (Lower Wilcox A) | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2000 – Mar 2001 |
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.
- 1Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpSep 1998 → Mar 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490978-99 | Recompletion | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | Jan 11, 2000 | Jan 11, 2000 | Jan 20, 2000 | 15,000 |
| 474965-98 | Drill | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | Aug 25, 1998 | Apr 2, 1998 | — | 15,000 |
| 474965-99 | Drill | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | Apr 2, 1998 | Apr 2, 1998 | May 8, 1998 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-170751 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-177607 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,772 | 12,814 | Perforated |
| 12,778 | 12,820 | Perforated |
| 13,545 | 13,574 | Perforated |
| 13,556 | 13,585 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,015 | 17.5 | 2,190 S |
| 9.625 | 10,277 | 12.25 | 630 S |
| 5.5 | 14,550 | 6.25 | 395 S |
| 5 | 14,550 | 6.25 | 395 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 18, 2000 | Apr 10, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 14, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 1, 1999 | Oct 6, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jan 28, 1999 | Aug 31, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1999 | Oct 19, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Nov 16, 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 42-285-32591 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-32591 → 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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