WELL · 42-495-33866 · DISTRICT 8

Francis Drake N #4

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Winkler County · Monahans North (Clearfork) field · Producing  · Vertical

Francis Drake N #4 (API 42-495-33866) is a well in Winkler County operated by Blackbeard Operating LLC, completed May 12, 2024 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 8, 2017, permitted to 7,000 ft.

Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Queen, San Andres, Glorieta, Clear Fork.

Its lease has reported 320K barrels of oil and 1.26M mcf of gas since January 2018, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 9 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, LLCJun 8, 2017
7,000
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Jun 8, 2017
last permit issued
May 12, 2024
completed
320K
cumulative oil, bbl
1.26M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2018 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
May 12, 2024
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active

Surface location

31.740920, -102.949916

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Winkler County.

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

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Francis Drake N O-10-50423Monahans, North (Clearfork)Blackbeard Operating, LLC9320K1.26MJan 2018 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 118,867 · prior 12 149,649(-21%)

010K20K30K202420252026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 17,026 · prior 12 23,070(-26%)

02K4K6K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Blackbeard Operating, LLCFeb 2018 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
827310-99DrillBlackbeard Operating, LLCMay 31, 2017Jun 8, 2017Dec 19, 20177,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-10-50423————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,788 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
QueenQUEEN-SEVEN RIVERS3,498-710
San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO3,850-1,062
Glorieta5,045-2,257
Clear ForkCLEARFORK5,274-2,486
Colby-Queen——
Delaware——
Holt——
RustlerRUSTLER - POSSIBLE FLOW; POSSIBL——
Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY——
Yates——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,3305,640Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62571011375 S
5.56,0877.8751,110 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
00May 15, 2025Apr 10, 2025—
00Oct 4, 2018Sep 4, 2018Yes

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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Francis Drake N42-495-34810

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

Tansill2,337441
Yates2,526252
Waddell—
Colby / Queen—
Ellenburger—
Fusselman—
Montoya—
Precambrian (Undifferentiated)—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Francis Drake N42-495-34459

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

Rustler9671,817
Yates2,540244
Queen2,832-48
Colby-Queen3,235-451
San Andres3,908-1,124
Glorieta5,094-2,310
Clear Fork5,303-2,519
Delaware—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Francis Drake N42-495-34072

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

Yates2,600179
Queen3,477-698
San Andres3,950-1,171
Glorieta5,019-2,240
Clear Fork5,251-2,472
Colby-Queen—
Delaware—
Wichita-Albany—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Francis Drake N42-495-34096

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

Yates2,543239
Queen3,488-706
San Andres4,143-1,361
Glorieta5,058-2,276
Clear Fork5,473-2,691
Holt—
Montoya—
Rustler—

13 TOPS · FIRST 8

Schooner42-495-34853

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

Yates2,512265
Seven Rivers2,792-15
San Andres3,878-1,101
Glorieta5,051-2,274
Clear Fork5,453-2,676
Holt—
Delaware—
Colby / Queen—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Francis Drake N42-495-34766

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

Yates2,499267
Seven Rivers2,782-16
San Andres3,846-1,080
Glorieta5,013-2,247
Clear Fork5,245-2,479
Capitan—
Colby / Queen—
Delaware—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Francis Drake42-495-34533

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

Yates2,516261
Seven Rivers2,802-25
San Andres3,861-1,084
Glorieta5,033-2,256
Clear Fork5,255-2,478
Capitan—
Colby / Queen—
Delaware—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Francis Drake N42-495-34321

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

Rustler9671,819
Yates2,530256
Queen2,834-48
Colby-Queen3,233-447
San Andres3,901-1,115
Glorieta5,083-2,297
Clear Fork5,293-2,507
Holt—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

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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