WELL · 42-475-01277 · DISTRICT 8
Estes W. A. #57
Ward County · Sand Hills West (Devonian) field · Vertical
Estes W. A. #57 (API 42-475-01277) is a plugged well in Ward County, plugged March 10, 2022, last operated by Williams Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 18, 2013, permitted to 6,316 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Glorieta, Devonian.
Its 2 leases have reported 893 barrels of oil and 463K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2022. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 177 permits on file · (432) 967-1359
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Williams Oil Company |
| Production reports | Williams Oil Companythrough Jan 2021 |
| Latest permit | Williams Oil CompanyApr 18, 2013 |
- 6,316
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 18, 2013
- last permit issued
- Jul 13, 1961
- completed
- 893
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 463K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 13, 1961
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 10, 2022
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.A. Estes O-10-43790 | Sand Hills, West | Williams Oil Company | 1 | 893 | 1 | Nov 2011 – Jul 2022 |
| Estes, W. A. G-10-31178 | Sand Hills, West (Devonian) | Williams Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 463K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2022 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1999
- 2Williams Oil CompanyApr 1999 → Jan 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 760752-99 | Recompletion | Williams Oil Company | Apr 15, 2013 | Apr 18, 2013 | Oct 31, 2011 | 6,316 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-31178 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-43790 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,513 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,930 | 3,934 | Perforated |
| 3,980 | 3,988 | Perforated |
| 4,080 | 4,090 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 619 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 631 | 13.375 | 400 S |
| 2.375 | 6,307 | — | 625 S |
| 2.375 | 6,328 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,461 | — | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 6,472 | 7.875 | 625 S |
| 5.5 | 6,472 | — | — |
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 | Jan 23, 2014 | Apr 23, 2013 | — |
| 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 42-475-01277 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-01277 → 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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