TEXAS · WELLS · MATAGORDA COUNTY · OLD OCEAN UNIT LEASE · API 42-321-00741 · DISTRICT 03
Old Ocean Unit #17
Matagorda County · Old Ocean (Armstrong) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Old Ocean Unit #17 (API 42-321-00741) is a well in Matagorda County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed August 22, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2011.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 18, 2000, permitted to 10,916 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including F-B, Chenult.
Its lease has reported 37.5K barrels of oil and 2.5M 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 Jan 2011 |
| Latest permit | Hilcorp Energy CompanyFeb 18, 2000 |
- 10,916
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 18, 2000
- last permit issued
- Aug 22, 2008
- completed
- 37.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 22, 2008
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2011
- 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-3-87408 | Old Ocean (Armstrong) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 37.5K | 2.5M | Jan 1993 – Jan 2011 |
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 → Apr 1998
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyMay 1998 → Jan 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 492258-99 | Recompletion | Hilcorp Energy Company | Feb 18, 2000 | Feb 18, 2000 | Feb 18, 2000 | 10,890 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2008 | Old Ocean Unit G-3-87408 | Old Ocean (Armstrong) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2011 | 10,916 |
| Jun 25, 1968 | O. O. U. G-3-44382 | Old Ocean (Armstrong) | Amoco Production Co.-Alvin | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Old Ocean Unit O-3-3213 | Old Ocean (Armstrong) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 11 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| F-B | 9,565 | -9,554 |
| Chenult | 9,667 | -9,656 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,972 | 9,988 | Perforated |
| 9,974 | 9,990 | Perforated |
| 10,106 | 10,112 | Perforated |
| 10,108 | 10,120 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,520 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 1,594 | 17.5 | 632 S |
| 13.375 | 1,594 | 18 | 632 S |
| 13.375 | 1,594 | — | 632 S |
| 9.625 | 7,208 | 12.25 | 1,044 S |
| 9.625 | 7,208 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 7,266 | 12.25 | 1,044 S |
| 9.625 | 7,266 | — | 1,044 S |
| 2.875 | 9,932 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 10,037 | — | — |
| 7 | 10,890 | 8.625 | 1,044 S |
| 7 | 10,890 | 8.75 | 1,044 S |
| 7 | 10,890 | — | 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 | Dec 10, 2008 | Sep 4, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Sep 22, 2000 | Jul 14, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 14, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 16, 1976 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 12, 1968 | — |
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 42-321-00741 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-00741 → 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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