WELL · 42-285-33561 · DISTRICT 2
Borchers William -B- #5
Lavaca County · Borchers (4160) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Borchers William -B- #5 (API 42-285-33561) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Vaquero Operating, completed March 5, 2010 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued December 17, 2009, permitted to 4,900 ft.
It was permitted by Sabco Operating Company and has since transferred to Vaquero Operating on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sabco Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
FT Stockton, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · (432) 290-3403
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vaquero Operating |
| Production reports | Vaquero Operatingthrough Jun 2018 |
| Latest permit | Sabco Operating CompanyDec 17, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,900
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 17, 2009
- last permit issued
- Mar 5, 2010
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 144K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 5, 2010
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: 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, William -B- G-2-256309 | Borchers (4160) | Vaquero Operating | 1 | 0 | 144K | Mar 2010 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Sabco Operating CompanyMar 2010 → Oct 2011
- 2Sabco Operating Company, LLCNov 2011 → Jan 2014
- 3White Marlin Operating Co, LLCFeb 2014 → Nov 2014
- 4Vaquero OperatingDec 2014 → Jun 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 688750-97 | Drill | Sabco Operating Company | May 25, 2010 | Dec 17, 2009 | Jan 11, 2010 | 4,900 |
| 688750-98 | Drill | Sabco Operating Company | Jan 12, 2010 | Dec 17, 2009 | — | 4,900 |
| 688750-99 | Drill | Sabco Operating Company | Dec 16, 2009 | Dec 17, 2009 | Jan 11, 2010 | 4,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-256309 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,528 | 3,532 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 507 | 12.25 | 235 S |
| 4.5 | 4,335 | 7.875 | 205 S |
| 4.5 | — | 7.875 | 565 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 | Aug 5, 2010 | Apr 1, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-285-33561 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-33561 → 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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