TEXAS · WELLS · MATAGORDA COUNTY · OLD OCEAN UNIT LEASE · API 42-321-00740 · DISTRICT 03
Old Ocean Unit #16
Matagorda County · Old Ocean (Armstrong) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Old Ocean Unit #16 (API 42-321-00740) is a well in Matagorda County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed May 12, 2005 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 1998.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 25, 2004, permitted to 11,100 ft.
Its lease has reported 1.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
- 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 Oct 1994 |
| Latest permit | Hilcorp Energy CompanyOct 25, 2004 |
- 11,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 25, 2004
- last permit issued
- May 12, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 12, 2005
- 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-3-43929 | Old Ocean (Armstrong) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.5K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1994 |
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 → Oct 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551682-99 | Recompletion | Hilcorp Energy Company | Sep 29, 2004 | Oct 25, 2004 | — | 9,970 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2005 | Old Ocean Unit G-3-43929 | Old Ocean (Armstrong) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 1998 | 11,100 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,988 | 9,992 | Perforated |
| 9,992 | 10,002 | Perforated |
| 10,012 | 10,022 | Perforated |
| 10,098 | 10,101 | Perforated |
| 10,107 | 10,118 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,623 | 16.25 | 632 S |
| 9.625 | 7,224 | 12.5 | 1,044 S |
| 7 | 11,100 | 10.25 | 1,044 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 | Jan 4, 2007 | Jul 11, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Dec 14, 1992 | Sep 23, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-321-00740 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-00740 → 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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