TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZORIA COUNTY · OLD OCEAN UNIT LEASE · API 42-039-31746 · DISTRICT 03
Old Ocean Unit #232
Brazoria County · Old Ocean E (F-20) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Old Ocean Unit #232 (API 42-039-31746) is a well in Brazoria County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed December 7, 1981 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 1998.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 26, 1981, permitted to 11,200 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production CO.-Alvin 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
Permitted by Amoco Production Co.-Alvin; 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
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Amoco Production Companythrough Oct 1993 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production Co.-AlvinOct 26, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 26, 1981
- last permit issued
- Dec 7, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 60.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 7, 1981
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 1998
- 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 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-3-97140 | Old Ocean E (F-20) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 60.5K | 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 CompanyMar 1993 → Oct 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140637-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Co.-Alvin | Oct 26, 1981 | Oct 26, 1981 | — | 11,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 1981 | Old Ocean Unit G-3-97140 | Old Ocean E (F-20) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 1998 | 11,200 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,867 | 10,887 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,008 | 12.25 | 1,130 S |
| 2.375 | 10,729 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,200 | 8.5 | 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 21, 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 42-039-31746 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-31746 → 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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