WELL · 42-103-10980 · DISTRICT 8
Waddell TR A #953
Crane County · Sand Hills (Judkins) field · Vertical
Waddell TR A #953 (API 42-103-10980) is a plugged well in Crane County, plugged March 8, 2024, last operated by Blackbeard Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 11, 2005, permitted to 4,800 ft.
It was permitted by Burlington Res O & G CO-Midland and has since transferred to Blackbeard Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Judkins, McKnight, San Angelo.
Its 2 leases have reported 34K barrels of oil and 365K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Burlington Res O & G Co-Midland; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2,263
- Phone
- (432) 242-0050
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Blackbeard Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Blackbeard Operating, LLCthrough Oct 2022 |
| Latest permit | Burlington Res O & G Co-MidlandFeb 11, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 11, 2005
- last permit issued
- May 30, 2006
- completed
- 34K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 365K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 30, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 8, 2024
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waddell TR A O-10-20283 | Block B-21 (Tubb) | Blackbeard Operating, LLC | 4 | 34K | 165K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
| Waddell TR A G-10-210965 | Sand Hills (Judkins) | Blackbeard Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 199K | Aug 2005 – Mar 2024 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Southland Royalty Co.-MidlandJan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Meridian Oil Inc.-MidlandMar 1996 → Jul 1996
- 3Burlington Res O & G Co-MidlandAug 1996 → Mar 2020
- 4Blackbeard Operating, LLCApr 2020 → Oct 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555468-99 | Recompletion | Burlington Res O & G Co-Midland | Dec 29, 2004 | Feb 11, 2005 | Mar 31, 2005 | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2006 | Waddell TR A G-10-210965 | Sand Hills (Judkins) | Blackbeard Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
| Nov 3, 1966 | Waddell TR A O-10-20283 | Block B-21 (Tubb) | Blackbeard Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,618 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Judkins | 2,899 | -281 |
| McKnight | 3,398 | -780 |
| San Angelo | 3,711 | -1,093 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,018 | 3,160 | Perforated |
| — | 4,556 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 609 | 12.25 | 375 S |
| 8.625 | 609 | — | 375 S |
| 2.375 | 4,580 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,799 | 7.875 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 4,799 | — | 900 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 | Aug 31, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Dec 5, 2005 | Sep 16, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 27, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 10, 1966 | — |
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 42-103-10980 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-103-10980 → 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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