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BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC

RRC operator #073056 · permits 2026-08-26 · completions 2026-02-13 · well status 2026-09

BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC is registered with the Railroad Commission of Texas as operator #073056. It holds 6,058 wellbores on record, 2,987 of them producing. It has 246 drilling permits on record across 5 Texas counties (Crane, Winkler, Wheeler and 2 more), most recently on 2026-08-24. 101 of those permits are horizontal wells — the kind that can drain minerals a mile or more from the surface location.

Drilling permits
246
79 last year
Wells on record
6,058
2,987 producing
Horizontal permits
101
Counties
5
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Recent permits by BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC

FiledCountyLeaseTypeFlags
2026-08-24 Crane WADDELL TR A Recompletion
2026-08-06 Winkler SHIELD MAIDEN 54-55 Drill Horiz
2026-07-16 Crane WADDELL TR A Drill Horiz
2026-07-16 Crane WADDELL TR A Drill Horiz
2026-07-16 Crane WADDELL TR A Drill Horiz
2026-06-26 Winkler KRAKEN 12-11 1G Drill Horiz
2026-06-23 Winkler BARQUE S Drill Horiz
2026-06-22 Winkler SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION -A- Drill Horiz
2026-06-22 Winkler SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION -A- Drill Horiz
2026-06-18 Winkler SHIELD MAIDEN 54-55 Drill Horiz
2026-06-17 Winkler SHIELD MAIDEN 54-55 Drill Horiz
2026-06-09 Winkler SHIELD MAIDEN 47-46 6UA Drill Horiz
2026-06-09 Winkler SHIELD MAIDEN 47-46 5G Drill Horiz
2026-06-09 Crane POOP DECK Drill Horiz
2026-06-09 Crane MCKNIGHT SAND HILLS UNIT Drill Horiz
2026-06-09 Crane MCKNIGHT SAND HILLS UNIT Drill Horiz
2026-06-09 Crane MCKNIGHT SAND HILLS UNIT Drill Horiz
2026-06-09 Crane MCKNIGHT SAND HILLS UNIT Drill Horiz
2026-05-29 Crane WADDELL TR 1 Drill Horiz
2026-05-29 Crane WADDELL TR 1 Drill Horiz
2026-05-28 Winkler KRAKEN 12-11 1G Drill Horiz
2026-05-27 Crane BILLY BONES Recompletion
2026-05-22 Crane WADDELL TR 1 Drill Horiz
2026-05-21 Crane WADDELL TR 1 Drill Horiz
2026-05-21 Crane WADDELL TR 1 Drill Horiz
2026-05-19 Crane ES VEDRA Drill Horiz
2026-05-19 Crane ES VEDRA Drill Horiz
2026-05-19 Crane ES VEDRA Drill Horiz
2026-05-19 Crane ES VEDRA Drill Horiz
2026-05-12 Crane WADDELL TR A Drill Horiz

Where BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC operates

CountyPermitsMost recent
Crane County1982026-08-24
Winkler County442026-08-06
Wheeler County22021-12-20
Hemphill County12021-12-28
Ward County12017-12-15

Fields BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC holds wells in

FieldWellsProducing
NEWARK EAST (BARNETT SHALE)1,140961
DUNE55595
SAND HILLS (MCKNIGHT)54990
WADDELL35136
SAND HILLS (TUBB)26251
BUFFALO WALLOW (GRANITE WASH)243148
MENDOTA NW. (GRANITE WASH)223164
HEMPHILL (GRANITE WASH.)208118
KEYSTONE (COLBY)20027
KERMIT1764
SAND HILLS (JUDKINS)16169
UNIVERSITY WADDELL (DEVONIAN)10634

Permits filed by year

YearPermitsHorizontal
20267361
202565
20241614
20232811
2022282
2021408
2020160
2019210
201890
201790

The permit feed carries a rolling recent window, so early years are partial. Well counts above come from the full current wellbore file.

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