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Waddell TR A #1178

Shut in

Crane County · Sand Hills (Judkins) field · Shut In  · Vertical

Waddell TR A #1178 (API 42-103-32548) is a well in Crane County operated by Blackbeard Operating LLC, completed April 4, 2005 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2025.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 2005, permitted to 3,040 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 Mcelroy, Judkins, Intermediate.

Its lease has reported 5.18M barrels of oil and 34.5M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 258 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Blackbeard Operating LLC

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 schedulenone
Production reportsBlackbeard Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026
Latest permitBurlington Res O & G Co-MidlandFeb 22, 2005
3,040
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Feb 22, 2005
last permit issued
Apr 4, 2005
completed
5.18M
cumulative oil, bbl
34.5M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Apr 4, 2005
Shut in
Sep 1, 2025
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)

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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 258 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

Oil, barrels lease total

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

0100K200K202420252026

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
555482-99ReenterBurlington Res O & G Co-MidlandDec 29, 2004Feb 22, 2005Feb 16, 20053,040
153422-99DrillGulf Oil Corp.Mar 16, 1982Mar 16, 1982Jun 9, 19813,200
118696-99DrillGulf Oil Corp.Apr 2, 1981Apr 2, 1981—3,200

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Apr 4, 2005Waddell TR A O-10-15266Sand Hills (Judkins)Blackbeard Operating LLCShut In · shut in Sep 1, 20253,040
Jun 24, 1981Waddell TR A O-10-15266Sand Hills (Judkins)Blackbeard Operating LLCPlugged—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,519 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
McElroy2,280239
Judkins2,636-117
Intermediate2,888-369

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
2,7242,947Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62566312.25600 S
2.3752,638——
5.53,0397.875785 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
00Nov 1, 2006Apr 20, 2005Yes
00Jul 14, 2006——
00Jan 12, 1984Jul 22, 1981—

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.

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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