Crane County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Crane County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-08.

Crane County permitting is running 12 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (36 total, down 45% on the prior quarter). 6 were issued in the past week. BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC leads with 114 permits in the past 12 months, one of 9 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-09

All Time

10,034

10,034 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2024-03-07	896605	42-103-37427	BUCCANEER #13	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999
2024-03-04	897663	42-103-37429	WADDELL TR 1 #3878	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,250
2024-02-26	897591	42-103-34517	WADDELL TR A #1512	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	5,150
2024-02-26	897539	42-103-37362	WADDELL TR E #3700	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,420
2024-02-26	895801	42-103-30729	WADDELL TR A #1082	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,999
2024-02-21	896527	42-103-34614	WADDELL TR A #1535	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	5,018
2024-02-21	896520	42-103-36932	WADDELL TR A #3302	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	6,180
2024-02-14	897089	42-103-36335	WADDELL TR A #2038	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	6,072
2024-02-13	897234	42-103-01737	WADDELL TR A #268	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	6,410
2024-02-12	897211	42-103-36629	LANDLUBBER #16X	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,999
2024-02-12	897210	42-103-36618	LANDLUBBER #2X	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,999
2024-02-09	897083	42-103-37428	WADDELL TR A #5404H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-02-07	896074	42-103-01654	WADDELL TR 3 #0709	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	FLD-XFR	9,280
2024-02-06	897033	42-103-02062	WADDELL TR A #613	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	6,187
2024-01-31	895686	42-103-32080	BLOCK 31 UNIT #F 5F	OXY USA INC.	RECOMP	7,500
2024-01-29	896112	42-103-37420	WADDELL TR A #4663H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-01-29	896112	42-103-37420	WADDELL TR A #4663H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-01-25	895849	42-103-37412	WADDELL TR A #4518H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-01-25	895828	42-103-37409	WADDELL TR A #4040H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-01-19	895953	42-103-37145	WADDELL TR A #3305	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,999
2024-01-19	895895	42-103-36944	WADDELL TR A #3128	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,999
2024-01-18	896554	42-103-10093	WADDELL TR A #878	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	6,065
2024-01-18	896528	42-103-37426	BUCCANEER SESE #32	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999
2024-01-18	896528	42-103-37426	BUCCANEER #32	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999
2024-01-12	896376	42-103-35070	NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4523FH	AVAD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	6,000	Y
2024-01-12	895263	42-103-37386	WADDELL TR A #4089H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-01-12	895263	42-103-37386	WADDELL TR A #4089H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-01-11	896378	42-103-34719	NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3949FH	AVAD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	6,000	Y
2024-01-11	896377	42-103-35358	NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4511RH	AVAD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	6,000	Y
2024-01-11	896375	42-103-35071	NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4514FH	AVAD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	6,000	Y
2024-01-11	896137	42-103-37422	UL LONETREE 22303 B 23-26 #6H	BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLC	DRILL	10,213	Y
2024-01-11	896136	42-103-37421	UL LONETREE 22303 A 23-26 #5H	BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLC	DRILL	10,213	Y
2024-01-05	896241	42-103-37425	RING BARNSLEY B #3404M	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	6,000
2024-01-05	896237	42-103-37423	RING BARNSLEY A #3402M	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	6,000
2024-01-04	896205	42-103-01595	WADDELL TR 3 #0741	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	9,325
2024-01-04	896202	42-103-37424	LANDLUBBER #96	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999
2024-01-03	895496	42-103-37396	WADDELL TR A #5042H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-01-03	895476	42-103-37395	WADDELL TR A #5600H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-01-03	895460	42-103-37393	WADDELL TR A #5407H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-01-03	895460	42-103-37393	WADDELL TR A #5407H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-01-03	895460	42-103-37393	WADDELL TR A #5407H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-01-03	895453	42-103-37392	WADDELL TR A #4055H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-01-03	895453	42-103-37392	WADDELL TR A #4055H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-01-03	895433	42-103-37391	WADDELL TR A #5411H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-01-03	895433	42-103-37391	WADDELL TR A #5411H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-01-03	895433	42-103-37391	WADDELL TR A #5411H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-01-03	895383	42-103-37389	WADDELL TR A #4090H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2024-01-03	895254	42-103-32269	WADDELL TR A #1171	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,999
2024-01-02	895205	42-103-01938	WADDELL TR A #481	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,999
2023-12-27	895238	42-103-37384	WADDELL TR A #4085H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Crane County.