TEXAS · WELLS · CRANE COUNTY · WADDELL TR A LEASE · API 42-103-33262 · DISTRICT 7B

Waddell TR A #1265

Shut in

Crane County · Sand Hills (McKnight) field · Temp Abandoned  · Vertical

Waddell TR A #1265 (API 42-103-33262) is a well in Crane County operated by Blackbeard Operating LLC, completed January 6, 1984 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2015.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 9, 1983, permitted to 3,550 ft.

It was permitted by Gulf Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Blackbeard Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Ruster, Rustler, Yates, Mcelroy.

Its lease has reported 9.99K barrels of oil and 690K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.

Operator of record

Blackbeard Operating LLC

Permitted by Gulf Oil Corp.; 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
2,267
Phone
(432) 242-0050

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleBlackbeard Operating LLC
Production reportsBlackbeard Operating, LLCthrough Mar 2015
Latest permitGulf Oil Corp.Sep 9, 1983

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

3,550
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Sep 9, 1983
last permit issued
Jan 6, 1984
completed
9.99K
cumulative oil, bbl
690K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2015

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Jan 6, 1984
Shut in
Apr 1, 2015
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Waddell TR A G-10-121606Sand Hills (McKnight)Blackbeard Operating, LLC19.99K690KJan 1993 – Mar 2015

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.

  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 2015

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
213716-99DrillGulf Oil Corp.Aug 22, 1983Sep 9, 1983—3,850

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Jan 6, 1984Waddell TR A G-10-121606Sand Hills (McKnight)Blackbeard Operating LLCTemp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 20153,550
Sep 15, 1987Waddell TR A O-10-5263Sand Hills (McKnight)Blackbeard Operating LLCNot on Schedule—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,660 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Ruster3902,270
Rustler3902,270
Yates1,4361,224
McElroy2,304356
McKnight3,185-525

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
3,2033,432Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62562211350 S
5.53,5507.875800 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →

SuffixRRC record dateW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jun 30, 2025Jun 6, 2025—
00Sep 18, 2023Jul 25, 2023—
00Apr 18, 1988Apr 5, 1988—
00Jan 4, 1988Dec 11, 1987Yes
00Jul 21, 1986Jul 2, 1986—
00Jul 11, 1986——
00Jun 18, 1986Jun 4, 1986—
00Mar 7, 1984Feb 9, 1984—
00Feb 17, 1984Feb 9, 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.

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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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