TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZORIA COUNTY · OLD OCEAN UNIT LEASE · API 42-039-02816 · DISTRICT 03
Old Ocean Unit #56
Brazoria County · Old Ocean (Armstrong) field · Vertical
Old Ocean Unit #56 (API 42-039-02816) is a plugged well in Brazoria County, plugged December 26, 2017, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1991, permitted to 11,035 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
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 | none |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyJan 4, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,035
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 4, 1991
- last permit issued
- Oct 18, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH —
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 18, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 26, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Ocean Unit G-3-76159 | Old Ocean (Armstrong) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 382693-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Dec 21, 1990 | Jan 4, 1991 | — | 11,035 |
| 17507-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Feb 2, 1978 | Feb 2, 1978 | — | 11,035 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 1996 | Old Ocean Unit G-3-76159 | Old Ocean (Armstrong) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| — | Old Ocean Unit G-3-66019 | Old Ocean (Larsen) | Amoco Production Co.-Alvin | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,993 | 9,999 | Perforated |
| 10,005 | 10,010 | Perforated |
| 10,032 | 10,037 | Perforated |
| 10,144 | 10,154 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 30 | 24 | 25 S |
| 13.375 | 1,507 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 7,017 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 2.875 | 10,615 | — | — |
| 7 | 11,017 | 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 | Apr 16, 1998 | Mar 18, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Feb 12, 1998 | Jan 13, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Dec 4, 1984 | Feb 27, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 3, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 6, 1976 | — |
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 42-039-02816 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-02816 → 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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