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). BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC leads with 109 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
1997-12-1847141742-103-34584WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1543BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL5,000
1997-12-1847141642-103-34583WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1544BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL4,900
1997-12-1847141542-103-34582WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1528BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL5,150
1997-12-1847141442-103-34580WADDELL, W. N. #1246BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL5,000
1997-12-1847141442-103-34580WADDELL, W. N. #1246BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL5,000
1997-12-1847141342-103-34581WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1542BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL5,100
1997-12-1647126742-103-34579TUNSTILL #3WALKER, KENTDRILL4,500
1997-12-0947100742-103-34578WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1527BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL5,150
1997-12-0947096842-103-34528EDWARDS 14 #O 6COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.RECOMP8,550
1997-12-0947096642-103-34509EDWARDS 14 #J 5COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.RECOMP8,550
1997-12-0847098842-103-34577WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1529BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL5,150
1997-11-2547025842-103-31282TUBB, J. B. -A- #27CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECLASS4,500
1997-11-2047035742-103-02388WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #96BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRENTR3,811
1997-11-2047035742-103-02388WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #96BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRENTR1,820
1997-11-2047035642-103-34576WADDELL, W. N. #1236BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL3,700
1997-11-2047035542-103-34575WADDELL, W. N. #1235BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL3,700
1997-11-2047035542-103-34575WADDELL, W. N. #1235BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL3,700
1997-11-2047035442-103-34574WADDELL, W. N. #1234BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL3,700
1997-11-2047035442-103-34574WADDELL, W. N. #1234BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL3,700
1997-11-1446981642-103-00009MCKNIGHT, M. B. #41WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,450
1997-11-1346942442-103-34571TUNSTILL #2WALKER, KENTDRILL4,500
1997-11-1246948542-103-05719SNODGRASS, E. N. #31PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.RENTR3,200
1997-11-0546847942-103-34570TAS #5PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL6,500
1997-11-0446967342-103-34573SWITZER, FOREST #2PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL6,000
1997-10-3146950642-103-34572MCELROY DEEP #1APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL12,500
1997-10-2946908342-103-34508EDWARDS 14 #D 4COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.RECOMP10,500
1997-10-2246911842-103-02158WADDELL, W. M. ETAL #709BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP3,460
1997-10-1046813942-103-34565COMANCHE TRAIL "79" #1 #1SAHARA OPERATING COMPANYDRILL4,300
1997-10-0746724142-103-30515BARNSLEY, M. L. "A" #17ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP2,900
1997-10-0646838242-103-34569MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1237CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000
1997-10-0646838142-103-34568CRIER-MCELROY #428CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000
1997-10-0246836342-103-34567EXXON "38" #1BAXTER, D. B. INC.DRILL4,300
1997-10-0246836342-103-34567EXXON "38" #1BAXTER, D. B. INC.DRILL4,300
1997-09-3046822742-103-34566WADDELL, W. N. #1230BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL3,700
1997-09-2446653342-103-04877ATAPCO DEVONIAN UNIT #B 1MEI OPERATING COMPANYRENTR5,660
1997-09-1946644942-103-34558WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1532BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL3,600
1997-09-1746767542-103-02116WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #667BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP3,535
1997-09-1146612142-103-34555RUNNING HORSE "A" #1YUCCA ENERGY, INC.DRILL3,600
1997-09-1046665642-103-10335MCKNIGHT, M. B. #93PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.RECOMP4,650
1997-09-0546684742-103-34561SUGGS A #2RELIANCE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL5,850
1997-09-0346710642-103-30772BLOCK 31 UNIT #5SDARCO PERMIANRECOMP8,300
1997-09-0346710242-103-34564COWDEN "XZ" #1PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL4,500
1997-09-0346710142-103-34563COWDEN "XY" #3PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL4,500
1997-09-0246686942-103-00090HENDERSON, M. F. #9PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.RENTR3,544
1997-08-2946690142-103-34562COWDEN "XY" #2PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL4,500
1997-08-2046651942-103-34559WADDELL, W. N. #1222BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL9,500
1997-08-2046651642-103-34560WADDELL, W. N. #1223BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL9,500
1997-08-1946643942-103-34557WADDELL, W. N. #1227BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL3,500
1997-08-1846636942-103-34556ANAPACHE "47" #1BAXTER, D. B. INC.DRILL4,300
1997-08-1846636942-103-34556ANAPACHE "47" #1BAXTER, D. B. INC.DRILL4,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Crane County.