TEXAS · WELLS · WINKLER COUNTY · API 42-495-30167 · DISTRICT 7B
Walton J. B. #309
Winkler County · Kermit (Yates) field · Vertical
Walton J. B. #309 (API 42-495-30167) is a plugged well in Winkler County, plugged November 30, 2018, last operated by Blackbeard Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 30, 1997, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. and has since transferred to Blackbeard Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Yates.
Its 2 leases have reported 771K barrels of oil and 887K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 57 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.; 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
- 2,263
- Phone
- (432) 242-0050
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Blackbeard Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Formentera Operations LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Oct 30, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 30, 1997
- last permit issued
- Dec 16, 1997
- completed
- 771K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 887K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 16, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 30, 2018
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 57 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton, J. B. a/C 2 O-10-3287 | Keystone (Colby) | Formentera Operations LLC | 56 | 771K | 747K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Walton, J. B. G-10-167035 | Kermit (Yates) | Blackbeard Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 140K | Oct 1997 – Nov 2018 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,738 · prior 12 4,460(-61%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,079 · prior 12 1,285(+140%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Midpar L.P.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → Aug 1997
- 3Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → Jun 1999
- 4Prize Operating CompanyJul 1999 → Mar 2002
- 5Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Apr 2002 → Apr 2006
- 6Cimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoMay 2006 → Dec 2012
- 7Merit Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Nov 2016
- 8Blackbeard Operating, LLCDec 2016 → May 2021
- 9Saddleback Exploration, LLCJun 2021 → Apr 2024
- 10Formentera Operations LLCMay 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 469493-98 | Recompletion | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Feb 17, 1998 | Oct 30, 1997 | Oct 21, 1997 | 3,500 |
| 469493-99 | Recompletion | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Oct 30, 1997 | Oct 30, 1997 | — | 2,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 1997 | Walton J. B. G-10-167035 | Kermit (Yates) | Blackbeard Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
| Oct 3, 1971 | Walton J. B. a/C 2 O-10-3287 | Keystone (Colby) | Formentera Operations LLC | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,688 | 2,842 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 379 | 13.375 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 3,500 | 7.875 | 1,100 S |
| 5.5 | 3,500 | 9.875 | 1,100 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 | May 27, 1998 | Jan 14, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 16, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 19, 1971 | — |
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 42-495-30167 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-30167 → 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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