TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZORIA COUNTY · OLD OCEAN UNIT LEASE · API 42-039-32231 · DISTRICT 03
Old Ocean Unit #233
Brazoria County · Old Ocean (F-26) field · Vertical
Old Ocean Unit #233 (API 42-039-32231) is a plugged well in Brazoria County, plugged August 24, 2020, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 14, 1987, permitted to 15,500 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anahuac, Frio, Anomalina.
Its lease has reported 136K barrels of oil and 3.99M mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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 | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2018 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyOct 14, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 14, 1987
- last permit issued
- Apr 8, 2020
- completed
- 136K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.99M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 8, 2020
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 24, 2020
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-3-128379 | Old Ocean (F-26) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 136K | 3.99M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2018 |
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 1994
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyMay 2003 → Apr 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 337281-98 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Oct 22, 1987 | Oct 14, 1987 | — | 15,500 |
| 337281-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Oct 13, 1987 | Oct 14, 1987 | — | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2020 | Old Ocean Unit G-3-128379 | Old Ocean (F-26) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 26 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,100 | 11,184 | Perforated |
| 11,302 | 11,348 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,996 | 17.5 | 3,165 S |
| 7.625 | 10,762 | 9.25 | 100 S |
| 9.625 | 11,060 | 12.25 | 2,050 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 | Jun 22, 2020 | Jun 10, 2020 | — |
| 00 | Mar 26, 2008 | Jan 25, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jun 9, 2004 | Jul 29, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Oct 10, 1988 | Aug 10, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 1, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-039-32231 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-32231 → 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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