WELL · 42-329-35205 · DISTRICT 8
Estes Button 7 #3
Midland County · Moonlight (Mississippian) field · Producing · Vertical
Estes Button 7 #3 (API 42-329-35205) is a well in Midland County operated by Petroplex Energy Inc., completed May 1, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 30, 2004, permitted to 11,500 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp, Pennsylvanian.
Its 2 leases have reported 214K barrels of oil and 545K mcf of gas since March 1999, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- 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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Petroplex Energy Inc.Nov 30, 2004 |
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 30, 2004
- last permit issued
- May 1, 2006
- completed
- 214K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 545K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 2006
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estes, Button "7" O-10-36311 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Petroplex Energy Inc. | 2 | 174K | 445K | Mar 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Estes, Button "7" O-10-38822 | Moonlight (Mississippian) | Petroplex Energy Inc. | 1 | 40K | 100K | Oct 2006 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,639 · prior 12 4,881(-25%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 11,547(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Petroplex Energy Inc.Sep 2003 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 554092-98 | Drill | Petroplex Energy Inc. | Jul 24, 2009 | Nov 30, 2004 | Jan 21, 2005 | 11,500 |
| 554092-99 | Drill | Petroplex Energy Inc. | Nov 24, 2004 | Nov 30, 2004 | Jan 21, 2005 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2006 | Estes Button 7 O-10-38822 | Moonlight (Mississippian) | Petroplex Energy Inc. | Producing | 11,500 |
| May 1, 2006 | Estes Button 7 O-10-36311 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Petroplex Energy Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,836 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 7,954 | -5,118 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 8,474 | -5,638 |
| Dean | 9,294 | -6,458 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,456 | -6,620 |
| PennsylvanianPENN (BEND) | 10,480 | -7,644 |
| PennsylvanianPENN (MISSISSIPPIAN) | 11,341 | -8,505 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,482 | 11,374 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 359 | 17.5 | 260 S |
| 8.625 | 5,259 | 11 | 425 S |
| 4.5 | 11,491 | 7.875 | 1,270 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 | Nov 12, 2008 | Mar 16, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 11, 2007 | Mar 16, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-329-35205 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-35205 → 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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