WELL · 42-103-01666 · DISTRICT 8

Waddell TR A #252

Plugged

Crane County · Sand Hills (McKnight) field  · Vertical

Waddell TR A #252 (API 42-103-01666) is a plugged well in Crane County, plugged July 8, 2025, last operated by Blackbeard Operating LLC.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 16, 2022, permitted to 3,435 ft.

Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Queen, Mcelroy, Grayburg, Judkins.

Its lease has reported 18.8M barrels of oil and 66.6M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 661 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Blackbeard Operating LLC

Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 2,263 permits on file · (432) 242-0050

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleBlackbeard Operating LLC
Production reportsBlackbeard Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026
Latest permitBlackbeard Operating, LLCMar 16, 2022
3,435
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Mar 16, 2022
last permit issued
—
completed
18.8M
cumulative oil, bbl
66.6M
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
Jul 8, 2025

Surface location

31.510448, -102.658847

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Crane County.

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 661 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Waddell TR A O-10-5263Sand Hills (McKnight)Blackbeard Operating, LLC66118.8M66.6MJan 1993 – Jul 2026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 3,921,901 · prior 12 2,137,031(+84%)

0200K400K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 7,184,563 · prior 12 4,671,633(+54%)

0500K1M202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Southland Royalty Co.-MidlandJan 1993 → Feb 1996
  2. 2Meridian Oil Inc.-MidlandMar 1996 → Jul 1996
  3. 3Burlington Res O & G Co-MidlandAug 1996 → Mar 2020
  4. 4Blackbeard Operating, LLCApr 2020 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
877886-99RecompletionBlackbeard Operating, LLCMar 9, 2022Mar 16, 2022—3,435

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-10-5263————
—— O-10-5263————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,635 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Queen2,330305
McElroy2,452183
Grayburg2,58550
Judkins2,643-8
Judkins2,792-157
McKnight3,257-622
McKinght3,275-640
McKnight3,275-640
McKnight3,319-684

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
2,9023,136Perforated
3,3203,405Perforated
—3,405Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62572012.25450 S
8.625720——
5.53,4347.8751,260 S
5.53,434——

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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Dec 19, 2022Oct 6, 2022—
00May 10, 2022Mar 31, 2022—
00Mar 9, 2017Jan 10, 2017—
00Jul 7, 1994May 27, 1994—
00Jun 6, 1994Nov 2, 1965—
00Jan 12, 1984Nov 2, 1965—

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.

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.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

Draw a cross-section

This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

Open the cross-section →

Waddell TR A42-103-37430

0.1 KM · Blackbeard Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Yates1,5741,068
Seven Rivers1,791851
Queen2,339303
Grayburg2,54894
San Andres2,793-151
San Angelo3,616-974
Glorieta3,616-974
Clear Fork3,996-1,354

11 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-37431

0.1 KM · Blackbeard Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Yates1,5631,079
Seven Rivers1,788854
Queen2,341301
Grayburg2,55092
San Andres2,800-158
San Angelo3,614-972
Glorieta3,619-977
Clear Fork4,000-1,358

12 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-37433

0.1 KM · Blackbeard Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Yates1,5681,074
Seven Rivers1,789853
Queen2,324318
Grayburg2,54498
San Andres2,797-155
Glorieta3,617-975
San Angelo3,617-975
Clear Fork3,998-1,356

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-37432

0.1 KM · Blackbeard Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Yates1,3641,278
Seven Rivers1,791851
Queen2,337305
Grayburg2,54597
San Andres2,793-151
Judkins2,949-307
McKnight3,260-618
San Angelo—

13 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-36909

0.1 KM · Blackbeard Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Rustler3772,262
Yates1,5691,070
Seven Rivers1,795844
Queen2,349290
Grayburg2,60930
San Andres2,803-164
San Angelo3,611-972
Clear Fork3,997-1,358

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-37064

0.1 KM · Blackbeard Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Yates1,5741,059
Seven Rivers1,755878
Queen2,259374
San Angelo3,616-983
Grayburg—
Permian (undifferentiated)—
Clear Fork—
Rustler—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-37292

0.2 KM · Blackbeard Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Rustler3552,282
Yates1,5821,055
Seven Rivers1,790847
Queen2,338299
Grayburg2,60037
San Andres2,813-176
San Angelo3,605-968
Clear Fork3,980-1,343

11 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-02234

0.3 KM · Blackbeard Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Grayburg2,61223
Judkins2,803-168
McKnight3,285-650

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Injection

0
bbl, last 12 reported months
0
bbl, all reported
—
reported through
UICKindStatusPermitted bbl/dMax psiZone ft
000120570UIC PermitPlugged Sep 8, 20255001,6003,320–3,405

TexNet catalog via USGS

Seismicity near this well

0
M2+ events within 10 km, last 2 years
—
largest

A proximity count, not an attribution. How to read it →

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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