WELL · 42-175-31444 · DISTRICT 2
Oconnor L. W. Estate -A- #79
Goliad County · Live Oak Lake (5000) field · Vertical
Oconnor L. W. Estate -A- #79 (API 42-175-31444) is a plugged well in Goliad County, plugged February 14, 1998, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1993, permitted to 5,300 ft.
It was permitted by Kamlok Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including 4400 Frio, 4750 Frio, 5000 Frio, 5100.
Its 2 leases have reported 12.2K barrels of oil and 27.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003. The leases carry 29 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kamlok Oil & Gas, Inc.; 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 | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Feb 1998 |
| Latest permit | Kamlok Oil & Gas, Inc.Sep 21, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 21, 1993
- last permit issued
- Feb 25, 1981
- completed
- 12.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 27.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 25, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 14, 1998
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 29 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oconnor, L. W., Estate -A- O-2-3839 | Live Oak Lake (5000) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 28 | 12.2K | 21.5K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
| O'Connor, L.W. Est. -A- G-2-147082 | Live Oak Lake (Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 5.56K | Oct 1993 – Feb 1998 |
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.
- 1Kamlok Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1995
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyFeb 1998 → Feb 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 416154-99 | Recompletion | Kamlok Oil & Gas, Inc. | Sep 17, 1993 | Sep 21, 1993 | Sep 27, 1993 | 5,300 |
| 104184-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Dec 31, 1980 | Dec 31, 1980 | Jan 16, 1981 | 5,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-147082 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-3839 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 135 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 4400 Frio | 4,390 | -4,255 |
| 4750 Frio | 4,751 | -4,616 |
| 5000 Frio | 4,979 | -4,844 |
| 5100 | 5,060 | -4,925 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,900 | 4,909 | Perforated |
| 4,992 | 4,995 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,025 | 12.25 | 1,050 S |
| 2.875 | 4,900 | — | — |
| 7 | 5,286 | 9.875 | 950 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 | Feb 8, 1994 | Oct 12, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 17, 1981 | Yes |
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 42-175-31444 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-175-31444 → 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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