Crane County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Crane County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-10.

Crane County permitting is running 14 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (41 total, down 36% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC leads with 112 permits in the past 12 months, one of 9 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

18

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-09-10

All Time

10,039

10,039 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2004-03-1054297942-103-34995MCKNIGHT, M.B. #206DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL6,200
2004-03-1054287042-103-32936BLOCK 31 UNIT #9SDBP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP9,105
2004-03-0854290642-103-34994MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1317WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000
2004-03-0454282142-103-34992COWDEN, C. B. & B. T. "38" #1SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY PROD. CO.DRILL6,600
2004-03-0454282142-103-34992COWDEN, C. B. & B. T. "38" #1SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY PROD. CO.DRILL6,600
2004-03-0454282142-103-34992SWE-COWDEN #1C & F PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL7,450
2004-03-0454282042-103-34993COWDEN, C. B. & B. T. "37" #1SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY PROD. CO.DRILL6,600
2004-03-0454279542-103-33612MCKNIGHT, M.B. #167DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.RECOMP3,708
2004-03-0254214842-103-34988ADAMS 'A' #9PIONEER EXPLORATION, LTD.DRILL3,950
2004-03-0154249042-103-34991DUNE #1SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,500
2004-03-0154214942-103-34987ADAMS 'B' #10PIONEER EXPLORATION, LTD.DRILL3,950
2004-03-0154214742-103-34989ADAMS 'A' #8PIONEER EXPLORATION, LTD.DRILL3,950
2004-02-2654241242-103-34990CROLEY "A" #1WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYDRILL5,600
2004-02-2454243842-103-34986WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1905BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL4,850
2004-02-2454243842-103-34986WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1905BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL4,824
2004-02-2454243742-103-34985WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1910BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL4,850
2004-02-2354224742-103-35300ADAMS, H. E. -B- #16PIONEER EXPLORATION, LTD.DRILL8,200
2004-02-2354224642-103-35324ADAMS, H. E. -C- #17PIONEER EXPLORATION, LTD.DRILL8,200
2004-02-2054229642-103-10222CROLEY ESTATE #1WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYRECOMP7,323
2004-02-2054213542-103-35325ADAMS, H. E. -B- #15PIONEER EXPLORATION, LTD.DRILL8,200
2004-02-2054207242-103-34771HENDERSON, M.F. #189DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.RECOMP9,900
2004-02-1954223542-103-34982COWDEN #4701C & F PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL7,500
2004-02-1854222242-103-34981ADAMS, H. E. -C- #16PIONEER EXPLORATION, LTD.DRILL8,200
2004-02-1754193842-103-34978DOUBLECROSS "28" #1WESTERN RESERVES OIL COMPANY INCDRILL4,500
2004-02-1354202742-103-34979CANDY COWDEN "39" #1SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY PROD. CO.DRILL9,600
2004-02-1254178642-103-34975COWDEN, JAX M. "23" #4WESTERN RESERVES OIL COMPANY INCDRILL4,500
2004-02-1154190542-103-34976MCKNIGHT "30" #1CIMAREX ENERGY CO.DRILL8,900
2004-02-1154188142-103-34977BLOCK 31 UNIT #F 9BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,300
2004-01-2854102342-103-34973EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL "A" #9WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYDRILL5,600
2004-01-2354116142-103-34974WADDELL, W.N. ET AL #1902BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL3,400
2004-01-2354100842-103-01906WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #447BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRENTR6,187
2004-01-2254099842-103-01872WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #413BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP6,438
2004-01-2254099742-103-01949WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #492BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRENTR6,230
2004-01-2254099642-103-01773WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #305BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP6,179
2004-01-2154098842-103-34972UNIVERSITY OF TX "43 1 OIL UNIT #1SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY PROD. CO.DRILL10,200
2004-01-1654078542-103-34971BARNSLEY #1MINIHAN OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL8,900
2004-01-1454072142-103-34970BLOCK 31 UNIT #Z 7BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,350
2004-01-1354064842-103-34969HENDERSON STATE "17" #004CIMAREX ENERGY CO.DRILL10,000
2004-01-1254058842-103-34726MCKNIGHT, M.B. #186DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.RECOMP6,434
2004-01-1254058342-103-34808MCKNIGHT, M.B. #195DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.RECOMP6,300
2004-01-0954051042-103-00228LEA, P. J. ETAL #11DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.RECOMP8,110
2003-12-3054021742-103-34968BLOCK 31 UNIT #L 6BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,400
2003-12-3054021642-103-34967BLOCK 31 UNIT #F 8BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,300
2003-12-2953830442-103-02358WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #64BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP4,765
2003-12-1853980942-103-34966MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1311CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000
2003-12-1853980742-461-34624MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1301WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000
2003-12-1853980442-103-34964MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1308CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000
2003-12-1853980342-103-34963CRIER-MCELROY #473CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000
2003-12-1753969542-103-34960CRIER-MCELROY #476CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000
2003-12-1753969442-103-34959CRIER-MCELROY #475CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Crane County.