TEXAS · WELLS · WARD COUNTY · API 42-475-01276 · DISTRICT 7B
Estes W. A. #56
Ward County · Sand Hills West field · Vertical
Estes W. A. #56 (API 42-475-01276) is a plugged well in Ward County, plugged September 2, 1997, last operated by Pitts Energy CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 1996, permitted to 6,693 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Pitts Energy CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including San Angelo, Holt, Devonian.
Its 2 leases have reported 767K barrels of oil and 1.59M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 50 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 3, 2026
- Permits on file
- 234
- Phone
- (432) 682-4101
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Pitts Energy Co.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 4, 1996 |
- 6,693
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 4, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 15, 1990
- completed
- 767K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.59M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 15, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 2, 1997
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 50 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estes, W. A. O-10-5321 | Sand Hills, West | Pitts Energy Co. | 46 | 717K | 1.08M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Estes, W. A. O-10-25942 | Sand Hills, West (Devonian) | Williams Oil Company | 4 | 49.8K | 503K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,588 · prior 12 4,696(-2%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,841 · prior 12 7,558(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 2021
- 2Williams Oil CompanyMay 1999 → Jun 2021
- 3Pitts Energy Co.Apr 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448731-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | May 31, 1996 | Jun 4, 1996 | — | 6,693 |
| 368718-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Jan 16, 1990 | Jan 17, 1990 | — | 6,693 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 1990 | Estes W. A. O-10-5321 | Sand Hills West | Pitts Energy Co. | Plugged | — |
| Mar 8, 1961 | Estes W. A. O-10-25942 | Sand Hills West (Devonian) | Williams Oil Company | Plugged | — |
| — | Estes W. A. G-10-20757 | Sand Hills West (Devonian) | Gulf Oil Corp. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,521 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Angelo | 3,850 | -1,329 |
| Holt | 3,940 | -1,419 |
| Devonian | 6,324 | -3,803 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,972 | 4,034 | Perforated |
| 6,300 | 6,316 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 600 | — | 400 S |
| 10.75 | 614 | 13.75 | 400 S |
| 2.375 | 6,123 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 6,294 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 6,307 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,389 | — | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 6,402 | 7.875 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 6,402 | — | — |
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 15, 1990 | Jun 29, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 3, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 29, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 23, 1963 | — |
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 42-475-01276 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-01276 → 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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