TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZORIA COUNTY · API 42-039-02812 · DISTRICT 03
Old Ocean Unit #48
Brazoria County · Old Ocean (Armstrong) field · Producing · Vertical
Old Ocean Unit #48 (API 42-039-02812) is a well in Brazoria County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed April 16, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 26, 1990, permitted to 11,107 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its 3 leases have reported 25.1K barrels of oil and 4.42M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyJun 26, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,107
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 26, 1990
- last permit issued
- Apr 16, 2008
- completed
- 25.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.42M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 16, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 3 leases this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Ocean Unit G-3-136880 | Old Ocean (Armstrong) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 25.1K | 4.42M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
| — G-3-7652 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| — G-3-50473 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 32,963 · prior 12 29,317(+12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1998
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyMay 1998 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 374662-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Jun 19, 1990 | Jun 26, 1990 | — | 11,107 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2008 | Old Ocean Unit G-3-136880 | Old Ocean (Armstrong) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 11,107 |
| May 14, 1971 | Old Ocean Unit G-3-50473 | Old Ocean (Chenault) | Amoco Production Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| Jan 18, 1961 | Old Ocean Unit G-3-7652 | Old Ocean (Larsen) | Amoco Production Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,565 | 9,577 | Perforated |
| 9,854 | 9,864 | Perforated |
| 9,952 | 9,972 | Perforated |
| 10,020 | 10,030 | Perforated |
| 10,681 | 10,869 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 51 | 24 | 25 S |
| 13.375 | 1,464 | 18 | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 7,020 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 9.625 | 7,021 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 2.375 | 9,393 | — | — |
| 7 | 11,107 | 8.625 | 1,000 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 11, 2008 | May 23, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Feb 26, 1991 | Nov 27, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 13, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 5, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 8, 1971 | — |
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 42-039-02812 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-02812 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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