WELL · 42-103-01990 · DISTRICT 8

Waddell TR A #540

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Crane County  · Vertical

Waddell TR A #540 (API 42-103-01990) is a permitted well in Crane County filed by Blackbeard Operating, LLC; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 2023, permitted to 6,160 ft.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Judkins, McKnight, Tubb.

Its 2 leases have reported 5.35M barrels of oil and 36.6M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 288 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 schedulenone
Production reportsBlackbeard Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026
Latest permitBlackbeard Operating, LLCApr 5, 2023
6,160
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Apr 5, 2023
last permit issued
—
completed
5.35M
cumulative oil, bbl
36.6M
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
—

Surface location

31.499022, -102.691478

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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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 288 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Waddell TR A O-10-15266Sand Hills (Judkins)Blackbeard Operating, LLC2585.18M34.5MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
Waddell TR A O-10-16889Running W (Tubb)Blackbeard Operating, LLC30171K2.13MJan 1993 – Jul 2026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 1,439,348 · prior 12 389,510(+270%)

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Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 5,537,284 · prior 12 1,552,169(+257%)

0200K400K600K202420252026

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
889267-99RecompletionBlackbeard Operating, LLCMar 23, 2023Apr 5, 2023—6,160
879328-99RecompletionBlackbeard Operating, LLCApr 21, 2022Apr 27, 2022—6,160
213476-99RecompletionGulf Oil Corp.Aug 12, 1983Sep 2, 1983—6,160

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-10-15266————
—— O-10-16889————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,601 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Judkins3,021-420
McKnight3,314-713
Tubb4,425-1,824

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
3,0303,160Perforated
4,5184,912Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62559812.25450 S
2.8754,441——
5.55,0737.8751,750 S
5.56,1607.8751,750 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
00Jan 3, 2024Oct 16, 2023—
00Jan 12, 1984Sep 30, 1983—
00Jan 12, 1984Nov 7, 1972—

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.

Open the cross-section →

Waddell TR A42-103-36938

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

Rustler3562,257
Yates1,646967
Seven Rivers1,855758
Queen2,395218
Grayburg2,649-36
San Andres2,875-262
Judkins3,011-398
McKnight3,325-712

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-37547

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

Yates1,6281,002
Seven Rivers1,871759
Queen2,404226
Grayburg2,661-31
San Andres2,854-224
Judkins2,959-329
Glorieta—
Wichita-Albany—

13 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-37548

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

Yates1,6261,004
Seven Rivers1,871759
Queen2,402228
Grayburg2,660-30
San Andres2,853-223
Judkins2,960-330
Clear Fork—
Glorieta—

11 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-37549

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

Yates1,632998
Seven Rivers1,875755
Queen2,408222
Grayburg2,668-38
San Andres2,856-226
Judkins2,975-345
Permian (undifferentiated)—
Glorieta—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-01701

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

Rustler3712,222
Yates1,596997
Seven Rivers1,837756
Queen2,353240
Grayburg2,609-16
San Andres2,818-225
San Angelo3,653-1,060
Clear Fork4,041-1,448

12 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-37125

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

Rustler3942,221
Yates1,4231,192
Seven Rivers1,855760
Queen2,384231
Grayburg2,649-34
San Andres2,897-282
San Angelo3,711-1,096
Clear Fork4,062-1,447

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell, W.N. et AL42-103-02062

0.7 KM · Gulf Oil Corp. · Section with this well →

Judkins2,860-247
McKnight3,346-733
San Angelo3,774-1,161
Sdan Angelo3,774-1,161

Waddell TR A42-103-01956

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

Rustler3962,216
Queen1,3601,252
Yates1,6031,009
Seven Rivers1,841771
Grayburg2,6120
San Andres2,846-234
San Angelo3,675-1,063
Clear Fork4,039-1,427

11 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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