TEXAS · WELLS · ANDREWS COUNTY · PIRATE U 13-13 LEASE · API 42-003-47453 · DISTRICT 7B
Pirate U 13-13 #1
Andrews County · Shafter Lake (San Andres) field · Producing · Vertical
Pirate U 13-13 #1 (API 42-003-47453) is a well in Andrews County operated by Formentera Operations LLC, completed May 2, 2017 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 29, 2016, permitted to 5,020 ft.
It was permitted by Blackbeard Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Formentera Operations LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Grayburg, Yates, San Andres, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 93.6K barrels of oil since May 2017, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Blackbeard Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 90
- Phone
- (512) 514-5779
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Formentera Operations LLC |
| Production reports | Formentera Operations LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Blackbeard Operating, LLCDec 29, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,020
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 29, 2016
- last permit issued
- May 2, 2017
- completed
- 93.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2017 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 2, 2017
- 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirate U 13-13 O-10-49089 | Shafter Lake (San Andres) | Formentera Operations LLC | 5 | 93.6K | 0 | May 2017 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,917 · prior 12 2,237(-14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Blackbeard Operating, LLCMay 2017 → May 2021
- 2Saddleback Exploration, LLCJun 2021 → Apr 2024
- 3Formentera Operations LLCMay 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 821351-99 | Drill | Blackbeard Operating, LLC | Dec 15, 2016 | Dec 29, 2016 | Jan 26, 2017 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2017 | Pirate U 13-13 O-10-49089 | Shafter Lake (San Andres) | Formentera Operations LLC | Producing | 5,020 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,267 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 1,270 | 1,997 |
| Yates | 3,002 | 265 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - CO2 FLOOD, HIGH FLO | 4,545 | -1,278 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Holt | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN DETRITAL | — | — |
| Queen | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
| Tubb | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,573 | 4,752 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,751 | 11 | 875 S |
| 5.5 | 5,020 | 7.875 | 824 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 | Dec 21, 2017 | Oct 4, 2017 | Yes |
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 42-003-47453 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-47453 → 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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