WELL · 42-103-35569 · DISTRICT 8

Waddell TR A #1973

Plugged

Crane County · Sand Hills East (Ellenburger) field  · Vertical

Waddell TR A #1973 (API 42-103-35569) is a plugged well in Crane County, plugged January 22, 2026, last operated by Blackbeard Operating LLC.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2008 and 2022, permitted to 6,100 ft.

Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Grayburg, Judkins, McKnight, Clear Fork.

Its 2 leases have reported 19.6M barrels of oil and 81.2M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 574 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, LLCMar 28, 2022
6,100
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Mar 28, 2022
last permit issued
Jan 30, 2009
completed
19.6M
cumulative oil, bbl
81.2M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Jan 30, 2009
Shut in
—
Plugged
Jan 22, 2026

Surface location

31.513781, -102.619261

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

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Waddell TR A O-10-5294Sand Hills (Tubb)Blackbeard Operating, LLC56118.7M79.1MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
Waddell TR A O-10-20914Sand Hills, East (Ellenburger)Blackbeard Operating, LLC13972K2.06MJan 1993 – Jul 2026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 1,328,856 · prior 12 1,254,289(+6%)

050K100K150K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 6,577,594 · prior 12 6,170,526(+7%)

0500K1M202420252026

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
877975-99RecompletionBlackbeard Operating, LLCMar 11, 2022Mar 28, 2022—5,825
660730-99DrillBurlington Res O & G Co-MidlandApr 29, 2008May 20, 2008Dec 27, 20086,100

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-10-5294————
—— O-10-20914————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,639 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Grayburg2,447192
Judkins2,664-25
McKnight3,169-530
Clear ForkCLEARFORK3,882-1,243
Tubb4,243-1,604
Ellenburger5,673-3,034

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
4,3004,430Perforated
5,6795,715Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.62563512.25140 S
75,8188.75400 S
7—8.75400 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
00Oct 5, 2022Sep 9, 2022—
00Jul 8, 2009Mar 11, 2009Yes
00Jun 13, 2009——

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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Waterlogged42-103-36921

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

Rustler3612,290
Yates1,4321,219
Seven Rivers1,6411,010
Queen2,239412
Grayburg2,470181
San Andres2,662-11
San Angelo3,500-849
Clear Fork3,899-1,248

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-36751

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

Rustler3832,267
Tansill1,2501,400
Yates1,2501,400
Seven Rivers1,6491,001
Queen2,195455
Grayburg2,475175
San Andres2,670-20
San Angelo3,474-824

11 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell, W. N. et AL42-103-02373

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

Rustler3612,281
Yates1,4201,222
Seven Rivers1,645997
Queen2,167475
Grayburg2,444198
Judkins San Andres2,655-13
Judkins2,821-179
McKnight3,134-492

11 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-02356

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

Rustler3862,264
Yates1,4451,205
Seven Rivers1,661989
Queen2,178472
Grayburg2,467183
San Andres2,665-15
San Angelo3,498-848
Clear Fork3,869-1,219

12 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-36998

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

Rustler3522,303
Yates1,4371,218
Seven Rivers1,6511,004
Queen2,215440
Grayburg2,484171
San Andres2,683-28
San Angelo3,492-837
Clear Fork3,888-1,233

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell TR A42-103-36819

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

Rustler3352,301
Yates1,4221,214
Seven Rivers1,643993
Queen2,191445
Grayburg2,454182
San Andres2,648-12
Glorieta3,480-844
San Angelo3,480-844

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell, W.N. et AL42-103-34198

0.5 KM · Southland Royalty Co.-Midland · Section with this well →

Rustler3582,281
Yates1,4231,216
Seven Rivers1,641998
Queen2,171468
Grayburg2,445194
San Andres2,6336
McKnight3,125-486
Sand Hills (McKnight)3,125-486

16 TOPS · FIRST 8

Waddell, W. N. Etal42-103-34589

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

San Angelo3,475-837
Clear Fork3,905-1,267
Tubb4,264-1,626

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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