WELL · 42-317-38573 · DISTRICT 8
Estes #1
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Estes #1 (API 42-317-38573) is a well in Martin County operated by Diamondback E&P LLC, completed October 9, 2013 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 26, 2013, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by R K Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp, Cline.
Its lease has reported 44.3K barrels of oil and 69.8K mcf of gas since October 2013, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by R K Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 5,237 permits on file · (855) 247-5920
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | R K Petroleum Corp.Mar 26, 2013 |
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 26, 2013
- last permit issued
- Oct 9, 2013
- completed
- 44.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 69.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 9, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estes O-10-44579 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 1 | 44.3K | 69.8K | Oct 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,485 · prior 12 1,516(-2%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,105 · prior 12 4,497(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1R K Petroleum Corp.Oct 2013 → Sep 2016
- 2QEP Energy CompanyOct 2016 → Sep 2021
- 3Diamondback E&P LLCOct 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 758938-98 | Drill | R K Petroleum Corp. | May 2, 2013 | Mar 26, 2013 | Jul 19, 2013 | 12,000 |
| 758938-99 | Drill | R K Petroleum Corp. | Mar 19, 2013 | Mar 26, 2013 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-44579 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,845 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,030 | 8,147 | Perforated |
| 8,444 | 8,547 | Perforated |
| 8,880 | 8,949 | Perforated |
| 9,005 | 9,119 | Perforated |
| 9,170 | 9,290 | Perforated |
| 9,326 | 9,428 | Perforated |
| 9,501 | 9,637 | Perforated |
| 9,788 | 9,856 | Perforated |
| 10,328 | 10,630 | Perforated |
| 10,734 | 10,827 | Perforated |
| 10,910 | 11,231 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 315 | 17.5 | 330 S |
| 8.625 | 5,000 | 11 | 615 S |
| 5.5 | 11,350 | 7.875 | 1,261 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 | Jun 5, 2014 | Jan 28, 2014 | 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 42-317-38573 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-38573 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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