WELL · 42-103-11247 · DISTRICT 8

Waddell TR B #973

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Crane County · Sand Hills East (Ellenburger) field  · Vertical

Waddell TR B #973 (API 42-103-11247) is a well in Crane County operated by Blackbeard Operating LLC, completed September 27, 1996.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2021 and 2022, permitted to 7,999 ft.

Completion filings report 13 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen.

Its 4 leases have reported 1.19M barrels of oil and 2.94M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 29 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, LLCDec 12, 2022
7,999
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Dec 12, 2022
last permit issued
Sep 27, 1996
completed
1.19M
cumulative oil, bbl
2.94M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Sep 27, 1996
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Surface location

31.512761, -102.599595

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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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 29 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Waddell TR A O-10-20914Sand Hills, East (Ellenburger)Blackbeard Operating, LLC13972K2.06MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
Waddell TR B O-10-55732Sand Hills (Wolfcamp)Blackbeard Operating, LLC8126K592KSep 2020 – Jul 2026
Waddell TR B O-10-56425Sand Hills, East (Ellenburger)Blackbeard Operating, LLC31.2K30.6KApr 2020 – Jul 2026
Waddell TR B O-10-58455Sand Hills (Wichita-Albany)Blackbeard Operating, LLC595.6K257KNov 2022 – Jul 2026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 34,252 · prior 12 43,836(-22%)

05K10K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 94,124 · prior 12 130,349(-28%)

010K20K30K202420252026

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
885392-99RecompletionBlackbeard Operating, LLCNov 1, 2022Dec 12, 2022—7,999
871820-99RecompletionBlackbeard Operating, LLCAug 9, 2021Sep 16, 2021—5,808

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-10-20914————
—— O-10-55732————
—— O-10-56425————
—— O-10-58455————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,631 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Rustler4352,196
Yates1,4401,191
Seven Rivers1,632999
Queen2,152479
Grayburg2,417214
GrayburgGRAYBURG - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD2,417214
San AndresSAN ANDRES - USABLE QUALITY WATE2,58843
San Angelo3,399-768
Clear ForkCLEARFORK3,832-1,201
Tubb4,294-1,663
Wichita-Albany4,747-2,116
Wolfcamp5,553-2,922
Glorieta——
Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN GENERAL——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
4,9605,090Perforated
5,5555,625Perforated
5,7145,808Perforated
—5,808Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
11.7551815300 S
8.6252,50010.625500 S
5.55,7017.875700 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
00Jul 23, 2026May 27, 2026—
00Aug 14, 2023Jul 25, 2023—
00Oct 13, 2022Sep 19, 2022—
00Dec 10, 2021Oct 21, 1996—
00Jan 7, 1997Oct 21, 1996—
00Jan 12, 1984Sep 18, 1968—

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, W. N. Etal42-103-35554

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

Rustler4242,218
Yates1,4471,195
Seven Rivers1,648994
Queen1,895747
Grayburg2,432210
San Andres2,60240
Judkins2,6375
McKnight3,167-525

16 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-37215

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

Rustler4662,190
Yates1,4791,177
Seven Rivers1,6521,004
Queen2,153503
Grayburg2,412244
San Andres2,59363
San Angelo3,410-754
Clear Fork3,826-1,170

12 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR B42-103-11294

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

Rustler4452,205
Yates1,4611,189
Seven Rivers1,669981
Queen1,911739
Grayburg2,427223
Grayburg2,427223
San Andres2,59258
San Andres2,59258

16 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR B42-103-36869

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

Rustler4072,227
Yates1,4281,206
Seven Rivers1,6251,009
Queen2,131503
Grayburg2,413221
San Andres2,57658
Judkins2,57658
McKnight3,050-416

12 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR B42-103-11195

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

Rustler4622,185
Yates1,4621,185
Seven Rivers1,665982
Queen2,186461
Grayburg2,437210
San Andres2,60542
Judkins2,60542
McKnight3,097-450

14 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-06140

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

Rustler4652,188
Yates1,4581,195
Seven Rivers1,659994
Queen2,162491
McElroy2,282371
Grayburg2,427226
Judkins2,60548
San Andres2,60845

14 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell, W. N. et AL42-103-11262

0.4 KM · Southland Royalty Co.-Midland · Section with this well →

Rustler4202,209
Yates1,4361,193
Seven Rivers1,634995
Queen2,151478
Grayburg2,400229
Judkins2,738-109
McKnight3,064-435
San Angelo3,386-757

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-36752

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

Rustler4032,245
Yates1,4461,202
Seven Rivers1,6411,007
Queen2,151497
Grayburg2,434214
San Andres2,61434
San Angelo3,491-843
Glorieta3,491-843

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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