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
1997-06-2346384842-103-34527UNIVERSITY '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
1997-05-0746210642-103-34515WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1522BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL4,925
1997-05-0746210342-103-34514WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1524BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL5,125
1997-05-0746206242-103-33414CAPROCK "TXL" #1COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.RENTR10,100
1997-05-0646206242-103-33414CAPROCK "TXL" #1COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.RENTR10,100
1997-05-0546200642-103-34513COWDEN "AX' #1PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL7,800
1997-04-2846042442-103-02593MCKNIGHT-CROLEY #1PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.RECOMP6,030
1997-04-2346151842-103-34512WADDELL, W. M. ETAL #1526BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL5,050
1997-04-1846134242-103-34509EDWARDS 14 "J" #5COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,000
1997-04-1846134242-103-34509EDWARDS 14 "J" #5COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,500
1997-04-1846133642-103-34511UNIVERSITY 1 "J" #1COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL9,500
1997-04-1846133642-103-34511UNIVERSITY 1 "J" #1COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL9,500
1997-04-1846133542-103-34510CRANE 11 "O" #2COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,500
1997-04-1846133442-103-34508EDWARDS 14 "D" #4COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,500
1997-04-1846011542-103-34499CORDONA LAKE CONSOLIDATED UNIT #137EXXON CORP.DRILL6,300
1997-04-1446104542-103-34095MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1170WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,500Y
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Crane County.