WELL · 42-039-33179 · DISTRICT 3

Old Ocean Unit #261

Y

Brazoria County · Old Ocean (Armstrong) field · Producing  · Directional

Old Ocean Unit #261 (API 42-039-33179) is a well in Brazoria County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed September 18, 2021 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2013 and 2020, permitted to 11,500 ft.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Chenault, Campbell, Larsen.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (713) 209-2411

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleHilcorp Energy Company
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitHilcorp Energy CompanyMar 18, 2020
11,500
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Mar 18, 2020
last permit issued
Sep 18, 2021
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
720K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Sep 18, 2021
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X

Surface location

29.054445, -95.719241

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Brazoria County.

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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Old Ocean Unit G-3-271184Old Ocean (Larsen)Hilcorp Energy Company10718KJul 2013 – Jul 2026
Old Ocean Unit G-3-289521Old Ocean (Armstrong)Hilcorp Energy Company101.79KApr 2020 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 188 · prior 12 155(+21%)

050100150202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Hilcorp Energy CompanyJul 2013 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
862754-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyMar 13, 2020Mar 18, 2020Apr 21, 202011,500
762462-99DrillHilcorp Energy CompanyMay 10, 2013May 15, 2013Jun 8, 201311,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-3-271184————
—— G-3-289521————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 25 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Chenault9,570-9,545
Campbell10,318-10,293
Larsen10,424-10,399

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
10,00810,012Perforated
10,02310,036Perforated
10,52010,540Perforated
10,52010,740Perforated
10,59410,702Perforated
10,72010,740Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3752,63817.52,710 S
9.62510,86012.251,810 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jun 15, 2023May 9, 2023—
00Jul 22, 2020Jun 17, 2020—
00Nov 3, 2014May 9, 2014—
00Jan 27, 2014Sep 20, 2013Yes

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Old Ocean Unit42-039-04012

1.0 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

F-99,592-9,557
F-129,967-9,932
F-1310,040-10,005
F-1910,444-10,409
F-2010,544-10,509
F-2110,610-10,575

Old Ocean Unit42-039-33044

2.3 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

F-11 (Armstrong)9,897-9,867
F-2410,500-10,470
F-2510,800-10,770
F-2811,800-11,770
Campbell—
Chenault—
Armstrong—

Old Ocean Unit42-039-33009

2.6 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

F-129,941-9,921
F-1610,120-10,100
F-1910,346-10,326
F-2110,445-10,425

Old Ocean Unit42-039-32852

3.4 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Chenault9,740-9,714
Chenault (F-9)9,740-9,714
Armstrong10,075-10,049
Armstrong (F-11)10,075-10,049
F-1910,532-10,506
Larsen (F-19)10,532-10,506
Larsen10,532-10,506
F-2611,285-11,259

9 TOPS · FIRST 8

Old Ocean Unit42-039-33074

3.4 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Chenault9,775-9,750
Chenault (F-9)9,775-9,750
Campbell (F-16)10,338-10,313
Campbell10,338-10,313
Larsen (F-21)10,584-10,559
Larsen10,584-10,559

Old Ocean Unit42-039-02820

3.5 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Chenault9,488-9,445
Armstrong9,760-9,717
Campbell10,191-10,148

Old Ocean Unit42-039-32765

5.0 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

F-1210,349-10,326
F1210,349-10,326
F-2311,437-11,414
F-2411,533-11,510
Frio—
Otis - Disposal—
Oligocene - Disposal—
Miocene (undifferentiated)—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Smith Heirs Unit42-039-32897

5.2 KM · Davis Operating Company, Inc. · Section with this well →

Anahuac7,000-6,976
Frio8,900-8,876
F-2311,700-11,676

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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