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 111 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
1997-07-0946448042-103-34542BEAVERS B #2R.K.G. OPERATIONS, INC.DRILL3,400
1997-07-0746439542-103-03696EDWARDS, W. P. #12CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP3,529
1997-07-0746439442-103-03716EDWARDS, W. P. #33CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP3,500
1997-07-0346393642-103-34535HENDERSON-STATE #2HYQUEST ENERGY, INC.DRILL5,000
1997-07-0146442842-103-00228LEA, P.J., ETAL #11PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.RECOMP8,110
1997-06-2746418642-103-00417CRIER-MCELROY #128CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECLASS3,000
1997-06-2646427742-103-34539WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1533BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL3,500
1997-06-2646427742-103-34539WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1533BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL3,500
1997-06-2646427542-103-34538WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1530BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL3,750
1997-06-2646427442-103-34537WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1531BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL3,500
1997-06-2646427242-103-34536WADDELL, W. N. #1226BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL10,300
1997-06-2546423242-103-03010BLOCK 31 UNIT #4FFARCO PERMIANRECOMP3,100
1997-06-2446406642-103-34534SWITZER #1PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL5,900
1997-06-2446402042-103-34533ATAPCO DEVONIAN UNIT #15MEI OPERATING COMPANYDRILL5,700
1997-06-2346393542-103-34531CONNELL "16" #1HYQUEST ENERGY, INC.DRILL5,000
1997-06-2346384842-103-34527UNIVERSITY 'Z' #5PITTS ENERGY CO.DRILL3,400
1997-06-1946401042-103-34532TAS #4PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL5,800
1997-06-1946401042-103-34532TAS #4PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL6,500
1997-06-1946401042-103-34532TAS #4PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL6,500
1997-06-1846397442-103-34530EDWARDS 10 "P" #1COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,300
1997-06-1846397342-103-34529CRANE 11 "L" #3COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,300
1997-06-1846397242-103-34528EDWARDS 14 "O" #6COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,300
1997-06-1846397242-103-34528EDWARDS 14 "O" #6COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,300
1997-06-1846273442-103-34523TEXACO 35 "I" #1COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL9,500
1997-06-1846273442-103-34523CRANE Q 35-I #1COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL9,500
1997-06-1646355242-103-32895UNIVERSITY "A" #4MERIT ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP9,492
1997-06-0646348242-103-34526COWDEN "XY" #1PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL5,500
1997-06-0646348242-103-34526COWDEN "XY" #1PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL4,581
1997-06-0546319042-103-32604CROLEY ESTATE #2WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,283
1997-06-0546319042-103-32604CROLEY ESTATE #2WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,283
1997-05-2946307542-103-34525UNIVERSITY 1 "G" #3COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL9,500
1997-05-2246272942-103-34520CRIER-MCELROY #420CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000
1997-05-2246272842-103-34521CRIER-MCELROY #418CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000
1997-05-2146273542-103-34524CAPROCK TXL #2JCOSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,500
1997-05-2146273342-103-34522EDWARDS 22 "B" #3COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,500
1997-05-2146273342-103-34522EDWARDS 22 "B" #3COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,500
1997-05-2046266942-103-30716COWDEN, JAX M. ET AL /NCT - F/ #15CHALICE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP3,685
1997-05-2046243442-103-31840STATE "EC" #4ORBIT CRUDE, INCRENTR3,950
1997-05-1946231542-103-00741C-BAR SAN ANDRES UNIT #I 5PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.RECOMP3,700
1997-05-1946231442-103-00742C-BAR SAN ANDRES UNIT #I 6PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.RECOMP3,700
1997-05-1546216442-103-00205HENDERSON, M. F. #104PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.RECOMP3,700
1997-05-1546216342-103-00181HENDERSON, M. F. #99PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.RECOMP3,700
1997-05-1546216242-103-00166HENDERSON, M. F. #95PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.RECOMP3,700
1997-05-1246233542-103-34519MOBIL 6 "F" #2COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,300
1997-05-1146217442-103-04513MCKNIGHT, M. B. A #5BURNETT OIL CO., INC.RECOMP6,038
1997-05-0846220242-103-01577WADDELL, W.N. #726BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP3,004
1997-05-0846220042-103-01259WADDELL, W. N. #415BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP3,004
1997-05-0846212642-103-34332CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #29CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,700
1997-05-0746210842-103-34517WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1512BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL5,150
1997-05-0746210742-103-34516WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1520BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL4,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Crane County.