WELL · 42-103-01726 · DISTRICT 8

Waddell TR A #257

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Crane County · Sand Hills (Wolfcamp) field  · Vertical

Waddell TR A #257 (API 42-103-01726) is a well in Crane County operated by Blackbeard Operating LLC, completed April 16, 2021.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 2021, permitted to 6,404 ft.

Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Tubb, Wichita-Albany, Wolfcamp.

Its 3 leases have reported 21.5M barrels of oil and 96.7M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 726 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, LLCJun 16, 2021
6,404
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Jun 16, 2021
last permit issued
Apr 16, 2021
completed
21.5M
cumulative oil, bbl
96.7M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Apr 16, 2021
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Surface location

31.514043, -102.708307

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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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 726 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Waddell TR A O-10-5294Sand Hills (Tubb)Blackbeard Operating, LLC56118.7M79.1MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
Waddell TR A O-10-10932Running W (Waddell)Blackbeard Operating, LLC46884K5.76MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
Waddell TR A O-10-12508Sand Hills (Wolfcamp)Blackbeard Operating, LLC1191.99M11.8MJan 1993 – Jul 2026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 1,758,654 · prior 12 1,402,394(+25%)

0100K200K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 9,253,212 · prior 12 7,363,738(+26%)

0500K1M1.5M202420252026

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
870481-99RecompletionBlackbeard Operating, LLCJun 14, 2021Jun 16, 2021—6,404
868742-99RecompletionBlackbeard Operating, LLCMar 30, 2021Apr 1, 2021—6,404

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-10-5294————
—— O-10-10932————
—— O-10-12508————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,627 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Clear Fork4,096-1,469
Clear ForkCLEARFORK4,096-1,469
Tubb4,482-1,855
Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY4,985-2,358
Wolfcamp5,715-3,088
Simpson5,998-3,371
Waddell6,026-3,399
Ellenburger6,386-3,759

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
4,5604,690Perforated
4,7204,850Perforated
5,7305,900Perforated
6,0446,110Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6252,16712.251,200 S
76,3148.751,090 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Aug 18, 2022May 27, 2022—
00May 16, 2022Apr 6, 2022—
00Aug 20, 2021Aug 16, 2021—
00May 30, 2017Jan 31, 2017—
00Jan 12, 1984——

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

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

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Waddell TR A42-103-36868

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

Rustler4242,212
Yates1,660976
Seven Rivers1,894742
Queen2,416220
Grayburg2,677-41
San Andres2,899-263
San Angelo3,734-1,098
Clear Fork4,101-1,465

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-36975

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

Rustler4522,188
Yates1,656984
Seven Rivers1,897743
Queen2,432208
Grayburg2,672-32
San Andres2,934-294
San Angelo3,739-1,099
Clear Fork4,124-1,484

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-36950

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

Rustler4162,179
Yates1,622973
Seven Rivers1,867728
Queen2,395200
Grayburg2,640-45
San Andres2,917-322
San Angelo3,713-1,118
Clear Fork4,112-1,517

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-37121

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

Rustler4142,214
Yates1,666962
Seven Rivers1,886742
Queen2,424204
Grayburg2,665-37
San Andres2,910-282
San Angelo3,745-1,117
Clear Fork4,097-1,469

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell, W. N. Etal42-103-01771

0.6 KM · Burlington Res O & G Co-Midland · Section with this well →

McElroy2,520114
Judkins2,896-262
McKnight3,366-732
San Angelo3,707-1,073
Clear Fork4,054-1,420
Clear Fork4,073-1,439
Tubb4,412-1,778
Wichita-Albany4,941-2,307

9 TOPS · FIRST 8

W.N. Waddell Etal42-103-01767

0.6 KM · Burlington Res O & G Co-Midland · Section with this well →

Yates2,484137
Judkins2,883-262
McKnight3,361-740
Tubb4,410-1,789

Waddell TR A42-103-36830

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

Rustler4352,204
Yates1,695944
Seven Rivers1,919720
Queen2,451188
Grayburg2,684-45
San Andres2,950-311
San Angelo3,769-1,130
Clear Fork4,124-1,485

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-36971

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

Rustler4162,200
Yates1,637979
Seven Rivers1,853763
Queen2,389227
Grayburg2,625-9
San Andres2,891-275
San Angelo3,708-1,092
Clear Fork4,061-1,445

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

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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