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BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC
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.
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Recent permits by BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC
| Filed | County | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| County | Permits | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Crane County | 198 | 2026-08-24 |
| Winkler County | 44 | 2026-08-06 |
| Wheeler County | 2 | 2021-12-20 |
| Hemphill County | 1 | 2021-12-28 |
| Ward County | 1 | 2017-12-15 |
Fields BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC holds wells in
| Field | Wells | Producing |
|---|---|---|
| NEWARK EAST (BARNETT SHALE) | 1,140 | 961 |
| DUNE | 555 | 95 |
| SAND HILLS (MCKNIGHT) | 549 | 90 |
| WADDELL | 351 | 36 |
| SAND HILLS (TUBB) | 262 | 51 |
| BUFFALO WALLOW (GRANITE WASH) | 243 | 148 |
| MENDOTA NW. (GRANITE WASH) | 223 | 164 |
| HEMPHILL (GRANITE WASH.) | 208 | 118 |
| KEYSTONE (COLBY) | 200 | 27 |
| KERMIT | 176 | 4 |
| SAND HILLS (JUDKINS) | 161 | 69 |
| UNIVERSITY WADDELL (DEVONIAN) | 106 | 34 |
Permits filed by year
| Year | Permits | Horizontal |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 61 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 16 | 14 |
| 2023 | 28 | 11 |
| 2022 | 28 | 2 |
| 2021 | 40 | 8 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 21 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
The permit feed carries a rolling recent window, so early years are partial. Well counts above come from the full current wellbore file.