WELL · 42-495-03473 · DISTRICT 8
Waddell #1
Winkler County · Wheeler NW. (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Waddell #1 (API 42-495-03473) is a plugged well in Winkler County, plugged April 13, 1995, last operated by Byrd Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1984, permitted to 9,475 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Byrd Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, San Andres, Glorieta.
Its lease has reported 573 barrels of oil and 400 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 1995.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 27, 2025
- Permits on file
- 68
- Phone
- (432) 682-6523
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Byrd Operating Company |
| Production reports | Byrd Operating Companythrough Jan 1995 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanyApr 16, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,475
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 16, 1984
- last permit issued
- Oct 13, 1994
- completed
- 573
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 400
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 13, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 13, 1995
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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waddell O-10-14683 | Wheeler, NW. (Wolfcamp) | Byrd Operating Company | 1 | 573 | 400 | Jan 1993 – Jun 1995 |
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.
- 1Byrd Operating CompanyOct 1994 → Jan 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235776-99 | Recompletion | Phillips Petroleum Company | Apr 13, 1984 | Apr 16, 1984 | Apr 21, 1984 | 9,340 |
| 200963-99 | Other | Phillips Petroleum Company | Jul 11, 1983 | Jul 11, 1983 | Aug 29, 1983 | 9,475 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-14683 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,096 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,265 | 1,831 |
| Yates | 2,735 | 361 |
| San Andres | 4,240 | -1,144 |
| Glorieta | 5,255 | -2,159 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,630 | -2,534 |
| Tubb | 6,190 | -3,094 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,572 | -4,476 |
| Mississippian | 8,063 | -4,967 |
| Woodford | 8,110 | -5,014 |
| Devonian | 8,508 | -5,412 |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | 8,912 | -5,816 |
| Fusselman | 9,275 | -6,179 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,594 | 7,876 | Perforated |
| — | 7,650 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 256 | 17.5 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 3,813 | 11 | 2,300 S |
| 5.5 | 10,735 | 8.625 | 1,500 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 | Dec 2, 1994 | Oct 21, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1986 | May 5, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 30, 1986 | — | — |
| 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 42-495-03473 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-03473 → 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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