Crane County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Crane County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-20.

Crane County permitting is running 15 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (46 total, down 16% on the prior quarter). BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC leads with 113 permits in the past 12 months, one of 9 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

4

Operators (30d)

2

Latest Permit

2026-07-20

All Time

10,004

10,004 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2003-03-2452877942-103-02828TUBB, J B A/C 1 #64EXXON MOBIL CORPORATIONRECOMP4,426
2003-03-1452950042-103-34168ALPS #1RAYDENRENTR3,430
2003-03-1052935642-103-10479STATE OF TEXAS DX #13APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP7,905
2003-03-0652817242-103-10418WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #882BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP6,240
2003-03-0652817042-103-01939WADDELL, E. N. ET AL #482BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP6,095
2003-03-0552908642-103-02430WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #140BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP4,800
2003-03-0552883742-103-10568EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL "A" #6WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYRECOMP4,785
2003-03-0452911542-103-30751MCELROY RANCH CO. "G" #6OCEAN ENERGY, INC.RECOMP12,040
2003-02-2852902042-103-34918COWDEN "60" #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL7,500
2003-02-2452859342-103-32996WADDELL, W. N. #1170BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP3,550
2003-02-2052711942-103-10620TUBB "D" #1CAMBRIAN MANAGEMENT LTDRECOMP6,110
2003-02-1352831142-103-34917BUTLER "6" #1WESTERN RESERVES OIL COMPANY INCDRILL4,500
2003-02-1352823042-103-33735CONNELL, HATTIE ET AL #G 25DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.RECOMP9,685
2003-02-1252828842-103-01654WADDELL, W. N. #709BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP9,280
2003-02-1252828742-103-33450WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1330BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP6,025
2003-02-1152823242-103-10107WADDELL, W. N. #821BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP3,550
2003-02-1152817342-103-01790WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #322BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP6,040
2003-02-1152817342-103-01790WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #322BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP6,040
2003-02-1052816942-103-02401WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #109BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP4,766
2003-02-0652798742-103-02043WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #593BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRENTR5,800
2003-02-0452766142-103-01783WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #315BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP5,635
2003-02-0352766642-103-02454WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #163BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP4,350
2003-02-0352766442-103-00979WADDELL, W. N. #176BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP3,542
2003-02-0352766342-103-01734WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #265BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP5,663
2003-02-0352766242-103-01264WADDELL, W. N. #420BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP3,570
2003-02-0352765442-103-02228WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #781BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP4,800
2003-01-3152787742-103-01730W. N. WADDELL ET AL #261BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRENTR5,650
2003-01-3152767842-103-34916CORDONA UNIT #12WESTERN RESERVES OIL COMPANY INCDRILL4,400
2003-01-3152766042-103-01805WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #337BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRENTR4,530
2003-01-3152765942-103-02242WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #795BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP4,820
2003-01-2752765742-103-02062WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #613BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP6,187
2003-01-2752751342-103-34915COWDEN, JAX M. "23" #2WESTERN RESERVES OIL COMPANY INCDRILL4,400
2003-01-2752749842-103-01808WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #340BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP4,545
2003-01-1652739142-103-34914MEISTER 22 #2APETROPLEX ENERGY INC.DRILL6,000
2003-01-1652739142-103-34914MEISTER 22 #2APETROPLEX ENERGY INC.DRILL6,000
2003-01-1452585242-103-02482WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #192BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP3,560
2002-12-3052657842-103-03236REHMEYER, W. O. #1CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP5,897
2002-12-2352663342-103-34913COWDEN RANCH "50" #1SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY PROD. CO.DRILL6,600
2002-12-2352663342-103-34913COWDEN RANCH "50" #1SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY PROD. CO.DRILL6,600
2002-12-1952643042-103-34629WADDELL, W. N. #1231BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDFLD-XFR3,700
2002-12-0352600242-103-34912MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1275WHCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000Y
2002-12-0352599542-103-34911CRIER-MCELROY #449WHCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000Y
2002-12-0252589042-103-34908CRIER-MCELROY #448WHCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000Y
2002-11-2652590242-103-34910CRIER-MCELROY #450CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000
2002-11-2652590142-103-34909MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1276CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000
2002-11-2652555042-103-34398GLASS "32-H" #4THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEFLD-XFR4,500
2002-11-2252565042-103-00998WADDELL, W. N. #196BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP10,765
2002-11-2252437442-103-34897NORTH CROSS/DEV./UNIT #158OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,600
2002-11-2152575142-103-34907CRAWAR #112MOMENTUM ENERGY, LLCDRILL6,800
2002-11-1952563642-103-34906MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1274CHEVRON 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.