WELL · 42-391-03951 · DISTRICT 2
Nordan L. A. Oconnor Thomas Est #45
Refugio County · Tom Oconnor (5800) field · Vertical
Nordan L. A. Oconnor Thomas Est #45 (API 42-391-03951) is a plugged well in Refugio County, plugged September 2, 2016, last operated by Nordan & Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 12, 2011, permitted to 5,782 ft.
It was permitted by T - C Oil Company and has since transferred to Nordan & Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula, Greta, Frio.
Its 3 leases have reported 22.8M barrels of oil and 14.9M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 598 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by T - C Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 7, 2004 · 11 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Nordan & Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | T - C Oil CompanyOct 12, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,782
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 12, 2011
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 22.8M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.9M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 2, 2016
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 598 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Oconnor (5800 SD) Fld. Unit O-2-5280 | Tom Oconnor (5800) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 594 | 22.8M | 14.9M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Nordan,l.a. - Oconnor,thos.,est. O-2-3955 | Tom Oconnor (5400 Sand) | T-C Oil Company, LLC | 3 | 10.7K | 16.7K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2017 |
| L.A. Nordan-Thos. O'Connor Est G-2-263021 | Tom Oconnor (5680) | T-C Oil Company, LLC | 1 | 0 | 13.6K | Sep 2011 – Sep 2016 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 673,200 · prior 12 524,408(+28%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 117,526 · prior 12 83,712(+40%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nordan & CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1998
- 2Quintana Pet. Corp.Jan 1993 → Nov 2000
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyDec 2000 → Apr 2026
- 4T - C Oil CompanySep 2011 → Dec 2011
- 5T-C Oil Company, LLCJan 2012 → Aug 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 725943-99 | Recompletion | T - C Oil Company | Oct 10, 2011 | Oct 12, 2011 | May 25, 2011 | 5,782 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-263021 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-3955 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-5280 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 49 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 2,187 | -2,138 |
| Catahoula | 3,580 | -3,531 |
| Greta | 4,425 | -4,376 |
| Frio | 5,080 | -5,031 |
| Lagarto | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,423 | 5,433 | Perforated |
| 5,723 | 5,729 | Perforated |
| — | 5,867 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,073 | 15 | 420 S |
| 10.75 | 1,073 | — | — |
| 7 | 5,935 | 9.875 | 900 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 | Aug 9, 2013 | Jan 2, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Apr 24, 2012 | Oct 17, 2011 | Yes |
| 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 42-391-03951 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-03951 → 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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