TEXAS · WELLS · CRANE COUNTY · WADDELL TR A LEASE · API 42-103-01777 · DISTRICT 7B

Waddell TR A #309

Shut in

Crane County · Sand Hills (Judkins) field · Temp Abandoned  · Vertical

Waddell TR A #309 (API 42-103-01777) is a well in Crane County operated by Blackbeard Operating LLC, completed August 5, 1983 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2002.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1983, permitted to 3,360 ft.

It was permitted by Gulf Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Blackbeard Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Mcelroy, Judkins.

Its lease has reported 36.6K mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.

Operator of record

Blackbeard Operating LLC

Permitted by Gulf Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in
Fort Worth, TX
P-5 status
Active – Extension (X)
P-5 last filed
Sep 23, 2026
Permits on file
2,267
Phone
(432) 242-0050

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleBlackbeard Operating LLC
Production reportsBlackbeard Operating, LLCthrough Mar 2002
Latest permitGulf Oil Corp.Dec 19, 1983

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

3,360
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Dec 19, 1983
last permit issued
Aug 5, 1983
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
36.6K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · ON RECORD FROM JAN 1993, THE RECORD'S FIRST MONTH, THROUGH MAR 2002

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Aug 5, 1983
Shut in
Apr 1, 2002
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)

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.

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Lease production

PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 2026

Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Waddell TR A G-10-107580Sand Hills (Judkins)Blackbeard Operating, LLC1036.6Kby Jan 1993 – Mar 2002

No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.

Wells named Waddell TR A

Blackbeard Operating LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Crane County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.

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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 2002

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
226371-99RecompletionGulf Oil Corp.Dec 19, 1983Dec 19, 1983—3,660
201818-99RecompletionGulf Oil Corp.Jul 18, 1983Jul 18, 1983—3,660

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Aug 5, 1983Waddell TR A G-10-107580Sand Hills (Judkins)Blackbeard Operating LLCTemp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 20023,360
—Waddell TR A O-10-5263Sand Hills (McKnight)Blackbeard Operating LLCNot on Schedule—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,628 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Rustler3542,274
Yates1,5271,101
McElroy2,413215
Judkins2,750-122

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
2,7652,843Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62543212.25450 S
8.62573212.25450 S
8.625746——
5.53,2587.875850 S
5.53,270——

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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →

SuffixRRC record dateW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Aug 31, 2023May 9, 2023—
00Feb 2, 1984Oct 18, 1983—
00Jan 31, 1984Oct 18, 1983—
00Jan 12, 1984Nov 3, 1965—

The source documents

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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
000120577UIC PermitCanceled Jan 24, 20205001,6003,270–3,360

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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