WELL · 42-383-31796 · DISTRICT 7
Estelle Council "70" #3
Reagan County · Vertical
Estelle Council "70" #3 (API 42-383-31796) is a permitted well in Reagan County filed by Merit Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1980 and 2011, permitted to 8,800 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Wichita-Albany, Wolfcamp.
Its 4 leases have reported 103K barrels of oil and 1.19M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | P1 Energy, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanySep 16, 2011 |
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 16, 2011
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 103K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.19M
- 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
- —
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estelle Council -70- O-9-18238 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | P1 Energy, LLC | 5 | 47.2K | 967K | May 2013 – Jul 2026 |
| Estelle Council "70" O-10-39199 | Conger, SW (Wolfcamp) | Independence Resources Mgmt, LLC | 2 | 55.5K | 153K | Feb 2009 – Oct 2020 |
| Estelle Council "70" G-10-134499 | Conger, SW (Penn) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 71.4K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2010 |
| — O-10-26104 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 49,756 · prior 12 68,329(-27%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 646 · prior 12 1,043(-38%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Nov 2004
- 4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2004 → Nov 2013
- 5Hunt Oil CompanyDec 2013 → Oct 2018
- 6Independence Resources Mgmt, LLCNov 2018 → Mar 2021
- 7Earthstone Operating, LLCApr 2021 → Dec 2022
- 8P1 Energy, LLCJan 2023 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 724283-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Sep 15, 2011 | Sep 16, 2011 | — | 8,600 |
| 689193-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Dec 30, 2009 | Jan 7, 2010 | Feb 18, 2010 | 8,600 |
| 98056-99 | Drill | Champlin Petroleum Co. | Nov 5, 1980 | Nov 5, 1980 | — | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-134499 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-18238 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-26104 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-39199 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Yates | 1,528 |
| San Andres | 2,200 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 6,228 |
| Wolfcamp | 6,294 |
| Cisco | 8,158 |
| CanyonUPPER CANYON | 8,244 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,058 | 8,080 | Perforated |
| 8,244 | 8,328 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 156 | 17.5 | 200 S |
| 8.625 | 2,171 | 12.25 | 1,600 S |
| 2.375 | 8,202 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,600 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Sep 4, 2020 | Jun 8, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 25, 2011 | Jun 8, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 28, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 25, 1990 | Apr 30, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jul 3, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 8, 1981 | — |
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 42-383-31796 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-383-31796 → 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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