WELL · 42-039-04068 · DISTRICT 3
Old Ocean Unit #129
Brazoria County · Old Ocean (Larsen) field · Vertical
Old Ocean Unit #129 (API 42-039-04068) is a well in Brazoria County operated by Amoco Production Company, completed December 5, 1969.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 2008, permitted to 10,932 ft.
It was permitted by Hilcorp Energy Company and has since transferred to Amoco Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Chenault, F-11-Armstrong, F-12.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hilcorp Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 7, 2004 · 7,201 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Amoco Production Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2003 |
| Latest permit | Hilcorp Energy CompanyMar 3, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,932
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 3, 2008
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 1969
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.47M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 1969
- 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Ocean Unit G-3-235077 | Old Ocean (Chenault) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Feb 2008 – Jul 2026 |
| Old Ocean Unit G-3-136851 | Old Ocean (Armstrong) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.47M | Jan 1993 – Feb 2008 |
| — G-3-7671 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| — G-3-47607 | — | — | 0 | 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 → Aug 1997
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyJun 2001 → Apr 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 655904-99 | Recompletion | Hilcorp Energy Company | Feb 22, 2008 | Mar 3, 2008 | Feb 22, 2008 | 10,932 |
| 374670-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Jun 19, 1990 | Jun 21, 1990 | Sep 5, 1990 | 10,932 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-7671 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-47607 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-136851 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-235077 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 45 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Chenault | 9,626 | -9,581 |
| F-11-Armstrong | 9,927 | -9,882 |
| F-12 | 9,994 | -9,949 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,636 | 9,666 | Perforated |
| 9,926 | 9,940 | Perforated |
| 9,930 | 9,940 | Perforated |
| 10,013 | 10,023 | Perforated |
| 10,013 | 10,034 | Perforated |
| 10,610 | 10,680 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 46 | 24 | 26 S |
| 13.375 | 1,519 | 18 | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 6,997 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 9.625 | 7,000 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 2.875 | 10,408 | — | — |
| 7 | 10,841 | 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 →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 30, 2008 | Apr 8, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | May 21, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 22, 2008 | Feb 11, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Feb 26, 1991 | Feb 6, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 12, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 20, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 15, 1969 | — |
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 42-039-04068 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-04068 → 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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