WELL · 42-103-11288 · DISTRICT 8
W.N. Waddell Etal #977
Crane County · Sand Hills (5800 Ellenburger) field · Vertical
W.N. Waddell Etal #977 (API 42-103-11288) is a plugged well in Crane County, plugged September 17, 1998, last operated by Gulf Oil Corp..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 31, 2009, permitted to 5,673 ft.
It was permitted by Burlington Res O & G CO-Midland and has since transferred to Gulf Oil Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Mcelroy, Judkins, McKnight, San Angelo.
Its 2 leases have reported 11.7M barrels of oil and 62.5M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 413 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.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 3, 1993 · 4,382 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gulf Oil Corp. |
| Production reports | Blackbeard Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Burlington Res O & G Co-MidlandMar 31, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,673
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 31, 2009
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 11.7M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 62.5M
- 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
- Sep 17, 1998
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 413 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waddell TR A O-10-12207 | Sand Hills (Wichita-Albany) | Blackbeard Operating, LLC | 165 | 5.09M | 33.5M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Waddell TR A O-10-18745 | Sand Hills (San Angelo, Upper) | Blackbeard Operating, LLC | 248 | 6.62M | 28.9M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,091,170 · prior 12 1,738,513(+20%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,460,738 · prior 12 10,629,971(-2%)
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 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 679904-99 | Reenter | Burlington Res O & G Co-Midland | Mar 27, 2009 | Mar 31, 2009 | May 4, 2009 | 5,673 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-12207 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-18745 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,661 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| McElroy | 2,343 | 318 |
| Judkins | 2,698 | -37 |
| McKnight | 3,182 | -521 |
| McKnight | 3,210 | -549 |
| San Angelo | 3,520 | -859 |
| Clear Fork | 3,898 | -1,237 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,528 | 3,680 | Perforated |
| — | 5,190 | Perforated |
| — | 5,831 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 571 | 12.25 | 375 S |
| 8.625 | 571 | — | 375 S |
| 5.5 | 5,832 | 5.5 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 5,832 | — | 700 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 | Jul 12, 2019 | Jun 7, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Oct 31, 2016 | Oct 27, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Jan 30, 2010 | Jul 13, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Nov 23, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-103-11288 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-103-11288 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Jun 2006
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000086515 | H-1 Injection | Canceled Sep 1, 2006 | 25,000 | 1,500 | 5,750–5,900 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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