Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Collins Steven C.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/29/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

EARTHSTONE ENERGY INC [ESTE]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1400 WOODLOCH FOREST DR., SUITE 300

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP and COO /

(Street)

THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	343899 ⁽¹⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Performance Unit	⁽²⁾	12/31/2023	Class A Common Stock	144000.0	⁽²⁾	D
Performance Unit	⁽³⁾	12/31/2024	Class A Common Stock	63765.0	⁽³⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Includes 73,750 restricted stock units ("RSUs") that are subject to the terms of restricted stock unit agreements and vest as to 11,620 RSUs on June 30, 2022, 11,620 RSUs on September 30, 2022, 11,620 RSUs on December 31, 2022, 6,861 RSUs on March 31, 2023, 6,861 RSUs on June 30, 2023, 6,862 RSUs on September 30, 2023, 6,861 RSUs on December 31, 2023, 2,861 RSUs on March 31, 2024, 2,861 RSUs on June 30, 2024, 2,861 RSUs on September 30, 2024 and 2,861 RSUs on December 31, 2024. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of Class A common stock of the Issuer.
(2)	This performance unit award is subject to the terms of the performance unit agreement. The vesting of the award is subject to the satisfaction of certain performance criteria in the period beginning January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2023. The units are valued on a one-to-one basis to the Class A common stock of the Issuer and are intended to be settled in cash but may be settled in stock upon vesting. The number of shares of Class A common stock applicable to the award can range from 0% to 200% of the number presented above.
(3)	This performance unit award is subject to the terms of the performance unit agreement. The vesting of the award is subject to the satisfaction of certain performance criteria in the period beginning January 1, 2022 and ending December 31, 2024. The units are valued on a one-to-one basis to the Class A common stock of the Issuer and are intended to be settled in cash but may be settled in stock upon vesting. The number of shares of Class A common stock applicable to the award can range from 0% to 200% of the number presented above.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Collins Steven C. 1400 WOODLOCH FOREST DR., SUITE 300 THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380			EVP and COO

Signatures
/s/ Steven C. Collins		5/9/2022
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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