WELL · 42-495-34096 · DISTRICT 8

Francis Drake N #5

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

Francis Drake N #5 (API 42-495-34096) is a well in Winkler County operated by Blackbeard Operating LLC, completed June 16, 2023 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 28, 2018, permitted to 7,000 ft.

Completion filings report 13 formation tops, including Yates, Queen, San Andres, Glorieta.

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 · 2,262 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, 2018
7,000
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Mar 28, 2018
last permit issued
Jun 16, 2023
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
Jun 16, 2023
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active

Surface location

31.740253, -102.954384

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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
838039-99DrillBlackbeard Operating, LLCMar 27, 2018Mar 28, 2018Apr 15, 20187,000

Completions

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

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,782 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Yates2,543239
QueenQUEEN-SEVEN RIVERS3,488-706
San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO4,143-1,361
Glorieta5,058-2,276
Clear ForkCLEARFORK5,473-2,691
Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS——
Canyon——
Colby-Queen——
Delaware——
Holt——
Montoya——
RustlerRUSTLER - POSSIBLE FLOW; POSSIBL——
Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,3385,776Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.62567112.25370 S
5.56,2338.751,871 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 19, 2025Apr 16, 2025—
00Mar 15, 2019Jan 23, 2019Yes

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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Privateer42-495-34342

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

Rustler9561,820
Yates2,553223
Colby-Queen3,236-460
San Andres3,880-1,104
Glorieta5,064-2,288
Clear Fork5,303-2,527
Queen5,829-3,053
Holt—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Francis Drake N42-495-34321

0.4 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

Francis Drake42-495-33866

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

Queen3,498-710
San Andres3,850-1,062
Glorieta5,045-2,257
Clear Fork5,274-2,486
Holt—
Delaware—
Rustler—
Wichita-Albany—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Francis Drake42-495-34724

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

Yates2,538236
Seven Rivers2,816-42
San Andres3,867-1,093
Glorieta5,041-2,267
Clear Fork5,286-2,512
Cherry Canyon—
Capitan—
Holt—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Francis Drake N42-495-34810

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

Tansill2,337441
Yates2,526252
Precambrian (Undifferentiated)—
Montoya—
Waddell—
Colby / Queen—
Silurian (undifferentiated)—
Rustler—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Francis Drake N42-495-34459

0.5 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
Wichita-Albany—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

The Doctor42-495-34562

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

Yates2,536236
Seven Rivers2,814-42
Colby / Queen3,175-403
San Andres3,858-1,086
Glorieta5,036-2,264
Clear Fork5,285-2,513
Capitan—
Rustler—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

The Doctor42-495-34616

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

Yates2,535237
Seven Rivers3,177-405
San Andres3,856-1,084
Glorieta5,039-2,267
Clear Fork5,290-2,518
Capitan—
Colby / Queen—
Delaware—

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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