WELL · 42-033-32144 · DISTRICT 8
Shortes 43 #1
Borden County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Shortes 43 #1 (API 42-033-32144) is a well in Borden County operated by Petroplex Energy Inc., completed September 23, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 18, 2011, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC and has since transferred to Petroplex Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 27.7K barrels of oil and 7.54K mcf of gas since July 2011, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 182
- Phone
- (432) 683-6686
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petroplex Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Petroplex Energy Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCMar 18, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 18, 2011
- last permit issued
- Sep 23, 2011
- completed
- 27.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.54K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 23, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shortes 43 O-10-42070 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Petroplex Energy Inc. | 1 | 27.7K | 7.54K | Jul 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 969 · prior 12 844(+15%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 215 · prior 12 83(+159%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCJul 2011 → May 2016
- 2Callon Petroleum Operating CoJun 2016 → Jul 2024
- 3Apache CorporationAug 2024 → Jul 2025
- 4Petroplex Energy Inc.Aug 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 712190-98 | Drill | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC | Apr 4, 2011 | Mar 18, 2011 | Apr 10, 2011 | 12,000 |
| 712190-99 | Drill | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC | Mar 16, 2011 | Mar 18, 2011 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-42070 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,798 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,996 | 9,165 | Perforated |
| 10,340 | 10,584 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 303 | 17.5 | 330 S |
| 8.625 | 3,800 | 11 | 1,150 S |
| 5.5 | 10,711 | 8.625 | 970 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 | Dec 19, 2012 | Feb 2, 2012 | 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 42-033-32144 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-033-32144 → 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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