WELL · 42-039-03944 · DISTRICT 3
Old Ocean Unit #144
Brazoria County · Old Ocean (Chenault) field · Vertical
Old Ocean Unit #144 (API 42-039-03944) is a permitted well in Brazoria County filed by Amoco Production Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 15, 1995, permitted to 11,022 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Amoco Production CO.-Alvin on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 7.96K barrels of oil and 340K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 33 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Sweeny, TX · P-5 Y · 74 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Amoco Production Co.-Alvin |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Feb 2008 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanySep 15, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,022
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 15, 1995
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 7.96K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 340K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 33 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Ocean Unit G-3-157798 | Old Ocean (F- 7) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 118K | Jul 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Old Ocean Unit O-3-3213 | Old Ocean (Armstrong) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 32 | 7.96K | 222K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1996
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyDec 1999 → Feb 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439925-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Sep 15, 1995 | Sep 15, 1995 | Jun 21, 1995 | 11,022 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-157798 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-3213 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,304 | 9,314 | Perforated |
| 9,330 | 9,336 | Perforated |
| 10,080 | 10,100 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,607 | 17.5 | 600 S |
| 9.625 | 7,000 | 12.25 | 528 S |
| 2.375 | 9,579 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,018 | 8.75 | 800 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 | May 24, 1996 | Apr 4, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 9, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 13, 1978 | — |
| 00 | 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 42-039-03944 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-03944 → 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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