WELL · 42-495-10149 · DISTRICT 8
Waddell #270
Winkler County · Keystone (Colby) field · Vertical
Waddell #270 (API 42-495-10149) is a plugged well in Winkler County, plugged May 26, 2011, last operated by Formentera Operations LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 24, 1991, permitted to 3,563 ft.
It was permitted by Mcshane, J. Inc. and has since transferred to Formentera Operations LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anhydrite, Salt, Tansill.
Its lease has reported 95.5K barrels of oil and 94.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 20 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by McShane, J. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 90 permits on file · (844) 509-5768
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Formentera Operations LLC |
| Production reports | Blackbeard Operating, LLCthrough May 2020 |
| Latest permit | McShane, J. Inc.Jul 24, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,563
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 24, 1991
- last permit issued
- Feb 3, 1964
- completed
- 95.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 94.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 3, 1964
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 26, 2011
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 20 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waddell O-10-31917 | Keystone (Colby) | Formentera Operations LLC | 20 | 95.5K | 94.1K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1McShane, J. Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1995
- 2Vista Resources, Inc. (A)Nov 1995 → Feb 2000
- 3Prize Operating CompanyMar 2000 → Mar 2002
- 4Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Apr 2002 → Apr 2006
- 5Cimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoMay 2006 → Jan 2013
- 6Merit Energy CompanyFeb 2013 → Nov 2016
- 7Blackbeard Operating, LLCDec 2016 → May 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390145-99 | Recompletion | McShane, J. Inc. | Jul 22, 1991 | Jul 24, 1991 | Aug 7, 1991 | 3,563 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-31917 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-31917 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,962 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anhydrite | 968 | 1,994 |
| Salt | 1,120 | 1,842 |
| Tansill | 2,300 | 662 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,529 | 2,572 | Perforated |
| 3,408 | 3,530 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 720 | 11 | 275 S |
| 4.5 | 3,563 | 7.875 | 175 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 | Jan 13, 1992 | Sep 20, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1991 | Feb 12, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jul 2, 1991 | May 10, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jun 20, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 13, 1988 | — | — |
| 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 42-495-10149 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-10149 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 22.3M
- bbl, all reported
- Jun 1994
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000016718 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jun 17, 2011 | 500 | 1,000 | 3,408–3,530 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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