WELL · 42-103-11252 · DISTRICT 8

Waddell TR 3 #973

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Crane County · University Waddell (Devonian) field  · Vertical

Waddell TR 3 #973 (API 42-103-11252) is a well in Crane County operated by Blackbeard Operating LLC, completed May 27, 2015.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 11, 2023, permitted to 9,320 ft.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Devonian, Cisco, Canyon, Strawn.

Its 2 leases have reported 7.42M barrels of oil and 10.6M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 156 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, LLCAug 11, 2023
9,320
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Aug 11, 2023
last permit issued
May 27, 2015
completed
7.42M
cumulative oil, bbl
10.6M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
May 27, 2015
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Surface location

31.535826, -102.462620

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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 156 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Waddell TR 3 O-10-7061University Waddell (Devonian)Blackbeard Operating, LLC1186.45M9.81MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
Waddell TR 3 O-10-21511Block 31, NW. (Penn Upper)Blackbeard Operating, LLC38975K840KJan 1993 – Jul 2026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 175,611 · prior 12 261,389(-33%)

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Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 191,400 · prior 12 305,618(-37%)

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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 2020
  4. 4Blackbeard Operating, LLCApr 2020 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
892725-99RecompletionBlackbeard Operating, LLCAug 8, 2023Aug 11, 2023—9,320

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-10-7061————
—— O-10-21511————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,679 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Devonian5,850-3,171
Cisco7,541-4,862
Canyon7,605-4,926
Strawn7,737-5,058
Atoka8,015-5,336
Devonian8,522-5,843

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,5608,000Perforated
8,5849,186Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
11.7545215350 S
11.7545515350 S
8.6254,084111,400 S
5.59,3067.875900 S
5.59,3197.875900 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
00Jun 4, 2025Apr 8, 2025—
00May 10, 2024Mar 1, 2024—
00Sep 2, 2016Aug 16, 2016—
00Jan 12, 1984Nov 4, 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 TR 342-103-01570

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

Rustler1,0271,659
Yates2,120566
Tubb2,166520
Greyburg3,138-452
San Angelo4,425-1,739
Permian (undifferentiated)7,190-4,504
Cisco7,526-4,840
Canyon7,584-4,898

11 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell, W. N.42-103-32784

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

Yates2,144538
Seven Rivers2,367315
Queen2,910-228
Grayburg3,168-486
San Andres3,439-757
Glorieta4,386-1,704
Clear Fork4,840-2,158
Permian (undifferentiated)7,238-4,556

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell, W. N.42-103-32330

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

Cisco7,573-4,896
Canyon7,643-4,966
Strawn7,760-5,083
Atoka7,946-5,269
Woodford8,380-5,703
Devonian8,538-5,861

Waddell, W. N.42-103-32805

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

Cisco7,598-4,916
Canyon7,676-4,994
Strawn7,817-5,135
Atoka8,109-5,427
Devonian8,599-5,917

Waddell TR 342-103-01511

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

Wolfcamp6,801-4,113
Cisco7,637-4,949
Canyon7,712-5,024
Strawn7,838-5,150
Atoka8,130-5,442

Waddell TR 342-103-00958

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

Cisco7,498-4,832
Canyon7,557-4,891
Strawn7,686-5,020
Atoka7,940-5,274
Woodford8,260-5,594
Devonian8,422-5,756

Waddell TR 342-103-01246

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

Woodford8,416-5,743
Devonian8,570-5,897
Silurian (undifferentiated)9,520-6,847

Waddell, W.N.42-103-11297

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

Tansill1,937761
Yates2,121577
Seven Rivers2,349349
Queen2,894-196
McElroy3,017-319
Grayburg3,136-438
San Andres3,418-720
Glorieta4,361-1,663

13 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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