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

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-20

All Time

10,004

10,004 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
1997-02-24	458813	42-103-34487	TEXAS CONSOLIDATED #1 #H 17H	PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	9,700
1997-02-24	457488	42-103-34460	NORTH CROSS /DEV./ UNIT #135HZ	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	DRILL	5,800	Y
1997-02-19	458837	42-103-02558	TEXAS "HH" #1	PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	RECOMP	10,550
1997-02-19	457489	42-103-34461	NORTH CROSS /DEV./ UNIT #134HZ	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	DRILL	5,800	Y
1997-02-18	458763	42-103-34485	TAS #2	PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.P	DRILL	5,600
1997-02-18	458763	42-103-34485	TAS #2	PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.P	DRILL	5,600
1997-02-18	458763	42-103-34485	TAS #2	PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.P	DRILL	5,800
1997-02-18	458763	42-103-34485	TAS #2	PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.P	DRILL	5,800
1997-02-14	458648	42-103-34484	GARY 36-A #2	COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	10,500
1997-02-11	458299	42-103-34482	WADDELL, W.N. #1219	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	3,700
1997-02-11	458299	42-103-34482	WADDELL, W. N. #1219	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	3,750
1997-02-11	458298	42-103-34481	WADDELL, W.N. #1218	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	3,700
1997-02-11	458298	42-103-34481	WADDELL, W. N. #1218	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	3,750
1997-02-11	458297	42-103-34480	WADDELL, W.N. #1217	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	3,700
1997-02-11	458297	42-103-34480	WADDELL, W. N. #1217	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	3,750
1997-02-07	458397	42-103-34483	EDWARDS 14A #3	COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	10,500
1997-01-31	457882	42-103-31162	TUBB, J B A/C 1 #116	EXXON CORP.	RECOMP	3,570
1997-01-29	457980	42-103-34474	WADDELL, W. N. #1214	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	3,700
1997-01-29	457979	42-103-34475	WADDELL, W. N. #1215	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	3,700
1997-01-29	457978	42-103-34473	WADDELL, W. N. #1220	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	3,600
1997-01-29	457977	42-103-34476	WADDELL, W. N. #1221	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	3,600
1997-01-29	457976	42-103-34477	WADDELL, W. N. #1224	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	4,000
1997-01-29	457975	42-103-34478	WADDELL, W. N. #1225	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	4,000
1997-01-29	457975	42-103-34478	WADDELL, W. N. #1225	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	4,000
1997-01-23	457776	42-103-34472	WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1511	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	5,050
1997-01-23	457775	42-103-34462	WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1516	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	4,925
1997-01-23	457775	42-103-34462	WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1516	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	4,925
1997-01-23	457774	42-103-34464	W.N. WADDELL ETAL #1513	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	5,050
1997-01-23	457773	42-103-34465	W.N. WADDELL ETAL #1514	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	4,925
1997-01-23	457772	42-103-34471	WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1517	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	4,975
1997-01-23	457771	42-103-34467	W.N. WADDELL ETAL #1509	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	6,000
1997-01-23	457770	42-103-34470	WADDELL, W. M. ETAL #1518	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	4,900
1997-01-23	457769	42-103-34469	W.N. WADDELL ETAL #1508	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	5,850
1997-01-23	457769	42-103-34469	WADDELL, W.N. ETAL #1508	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	5,850	Y
1997-01-23	457768	42-103-34468	WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1519	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	4,925
1997-01-23	457767	42-103-34466	WADDELL, W. M. ETAL #1523	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	5,050
1997-01-23	457766	42-103-34463	WADDELL, W. M. ETAL #1525	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	5,075
1997-01-17	457387	42-103-34459	RUNNING HORSE #1	YUCCA ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	3,600
1997-01-15	457404	42-103-34458	WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1505	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	3,450
1997-01-15	457403	42-103-34457	WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1507	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	5,850
1997-01-07	457076	42-103-03058	BLOCK 31 UNIT #H 2	ARCO PERMIAN	RECOMP	8,984
1997-01-07	457064	42-103-34456	COWDEN RANCH #15X	HALLWOOD PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	8,900
1997-01-07	457064	42-103-34456	COWDEN RANCH #105X	HALLWOOD PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	8,800
1997-01-06	457044	42-103-03294	MOBIL - GLENN #7	HUNT OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	5,160
1996-12-31	456275	42-103-06131	LONG, ELL #2T	THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THE	RENTR	4,500
1996-12-23	456165	42-103-34310	HENDERSON, M. F. #176	PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	RECOMP	11,000
1996-12-23	452086	42-103-34438	PECOS BEND #1	PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.P	DRILL	5,500
1996-12-19	456510	42-103-34454	WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1504	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	3,600
1996-12-19	456509	42-103-34455	WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1506	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	DRILL	3,600
1996-12-18	456383	42-103-00039	MCKNIGHT, M. B. #70	PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	RECOMP	3,575

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