WELL · 42-103-34407 · DISTRICT 8
Waddell TR A #1503
Crane County · Sand Hills (McKnight) field · Producing · Vertical
Waddell TR A #1503 (API 42-103-34407) is a well in Crane County operated by Blackbeard Operating LLC, completed May 7, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 27, 1996, permitted to 3,600 ft.
It was permitted by Southland Royalty CO.-Midland and has since transferred to Blackbeard Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 18.8M barrels of oil and 66.6M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 661 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Southland Royalty Co.-Midland; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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 schedule | Blackbeard Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Blackbeard Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Southland Royalty Co.-MidlandFeb 27, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 27, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 7, 1996
- completed
- 18.8M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 66.6M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 7, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 661 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waddell TR A O-10-5263 | Sand Hills (McKnight) | Blackbeard Operating, LLC | 661 | 18.8M | 66.6M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,921,901 · prior 12 2,137,031(+84%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,184,563 · prior 12 4,671,633(+54%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445258-99 | Drill | Southland Royalty Co.-Midland | Feb 27, 1996 | Feb 27, 1996 | Apr 7, 1996 | 3,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-5263 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,111 | 3,527 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 593 | 12.25 | 440 S |
| 5.5 | 3,552 | 7.875 | 785 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 19, 1996 | Jun 3, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 8, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-103-34407 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-103-34407 → 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.
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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