WELL · 42-039-31700 · DISTRICT 3
Old Ocean Unit #230
Brazoria County · Directional
Old Ocean Unit #230 (API 42-039-31700) is a permitted well in Brazoria County filed by Hilcorp Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 1981 and 2007, permitted to 16,000 ft.
Its 3 leases have reported 10.7K barrels of oil and 157K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- 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
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Jan 2013 |
| Latest permit | Hilcorp Energy CompanyFeb 6, 2007 |
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Feb 6, 2007
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 10.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 157K
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Ocean Unit O-3-25030 | Old Ocean (F-25) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 3 | 10.7K | 157K | Feb 2007 – Jul 2026 |
| Old Ocean Unit G-3-194942 | Wildcat | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2003 – Feb 2007 |
| Old Ocean Unit O-3-15541 | Old Ocean (13,920) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jun 2003 |
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.
- 1Hilcorp Energy CompanyFeb 2007 → Feb 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 632869-98 | Recompletion | Hilcorp Energy Company | Mar 19, 2007 | Feb 6, 2007 | Dec 1, 2006 | 11,920 |
| 632869-99 | Recompletion | Hilcorp Energy Company | Feb 1, 2007 | Feb 6, 2007 | — | 11,920 |
| 528269-99 | Recompletion | Hilcorp Energy Company | Feb 7, 2003 | Feb 7, 2003 | Feb 12, 2003 | 11,920 |
| 364899-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Oct 10, 1989 | Oct 12, 1989 | — | 16,000 |
| 122894-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Co.-Alvin | Jun 22, 1981 | Jun 22, 1981 | Jul 14, 1981 | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-194942 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-15541 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25030 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,510 | 11,520 | Perforated |
| 11,530 | 11,540 | Perforated |
| 13,924 | 13,934 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 900 | 8.75 | 900 S |
| 13.375 | 2,760 | 17.5 | 2,760 S |
| 9.625 | 3,000 | 12.25 | 3,000 S |
| 13.375 | 3,044 | 17.5 | 2,760 S |
| 7 | 10,882 | 8.75 | 900 S |
| 9.625 | 11,409 | 12.25 | 3,000 S |
| 2.875 | 13,820 | — | — |
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 | Oct 3, 2007 | Jul 9, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 12, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 27, 2003 | Jun 5, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Jun 16, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 2, 1982 | — |
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 42-039-31700 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-31700 → 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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