TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZORIA COUNTY · API 42-039-02814 · DISTRICT 03

Old Ocean Unit #50

Shut in

Brazoria County · Old Ocean (Armstrong) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical

Old Ocean Unit #50 (API 42-039-02814) is a well in Brazoria County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed July 9, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2001.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1980 and 1990, permitted to 11,080 ft.

It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

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: 3,454
Phone: (713) 209-2400

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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	Hilcorp Energy Company
Production reports	Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Sep 2001
Latest permit	Amoco Production CompanyJun 20, 1990

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

11,080: total depth, ft
3: permits on file
Jun 20, 1990: last permit issued
Jul 9, 1997: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
2.29M: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: ON SCHEDULE
Completed: Jul 9, 1997
Shut in: Oct 1, 2001
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

Lease	Field	Reporting operator	Wells	Gas, mcf	Reported
Old Ocean Unit G-3-138192	Old Ocean (Armstrong)	Hilcorp Energy Company	1	2.29M	Jan 1993 – Jul 2026
Old Ocean Unit G-3-137224	Old Ocean (F- 8)	Amoco Production Company	1	0	Jan 1993 – Jul 1997
— G-3-108922	—	—	0	0	—

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.

1Amoco Production CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1998
2Hilcorp Energy CompanyMay 1998 → Sep 2001

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
374673-99	Recompletion	Amoco Production Company	Jun 19, 1990	Jun 20, 1990	Jul 16, 1990	11,080
300083-99	Recompletion	Amoco Production Company	Mar 19, 1986	Mar 24, 1986	—	11,000
100950-99	Recompletion	Amoco Production Company	Dec 4, 1980	Dec 4, 1980	—	11,046

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
Jul 9, 1997	Old Ocean Unit G-3-138192	Old Ocean (Armstrong)	Hilcorp Energy Company	Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2001	11,080
Nov 11, 1986	Old Ocean Unit G-3-137224	Old Ocean (F- 8)	Amoco Production Company	Not on Schedule	—
Nov 11, 1986	Old Ocean Unit G-3-108922	Old Ocean (Armstrong)	Amoco Production Company	Not on Schedule	—
Mar 1, 1958	— G-3-38797	Old Ocean (Chenault)	Amoco Production Company	Not on Schedule	—
May 20, 1943	Old Ocean Unit G-3-41724	Old Ocean (Armstrong)	Amoco Production Co.-Alvin	Not on Schedule	—
Apr 29, 1940	Old Ocean Unit O-3-3213	Old Ocean (Armstrong)	Hilcorp Energy Company	Not on Schedule	—
—	Old Ocean Unit O-3-3216	Old Ocean (Chenault)	Hilcorp Energy Company	Not on Schedule	—

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
9,540	9,570	Perforated
9,589	9,598	Perforated
9,598	9,607	Perforated
9,730	9,743	Perforated
9,982	9,992	Perforated
10,090	10,097	Perforated
10,111	10,117	Perforated
10,111	10,147	Perforated
10,133	10,147	Perforated
10,150	10,163	Perforated
—	10,000	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
13.375	1,523	18	350 S
13.375	1,523	18.5	350 S
9.625	7,005	12.25	500 S
2.5	9,794	—	—
2.875	9,997	—	—
7	11,077	8.625	1,000 S
7	—	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. About these reports →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Sep 15, 1997	Aug 12, 1997	—
Jun 18, 1991	Mar 11, 1991	Yes
Jun 18, 1991	Jan 17, 1991	Yes
Jun 3, 1991	—	—
Mar 15, 1991	—	—
Nov 16, 1987	Oct 2, 1987	Yes
Feb 21, 1984	Feb 7, 1984	—
Feb 11, 1984	Feb 7, 1984	—
Jan 12, 1984	Mar 23, 1982	—
Jan 12, 1984	May 22, 1967	—
Jan 12, 1984	—	—

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 42-039-02814 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-039-02814 → 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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