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 (45 total, down 20% 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
1990-11-0838061842-103-34115COWDEN #1FOUR C OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL5,500
1990-11-0838061142-103-30879BEAVERS, A. O. "A" #4R. K. G. ENGINEERING, INC.RECOMP6,661
1990-11-0538035242-103-34114EPPENAUER, A. R. #7FORTSON OIL COMPANYDRILL5,500
1990-10-3137949142-103-34113UNIVERSITY #107TOPAT OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
1990-10-3137949142-103-34113UNIVERSITY #107TOPAT OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,800
1990-10-2637712242-103-03126T. A. S. "A" #2CHISOS OPERATING, INC.RECOMP5,962
1990-10-2237963742-103-34112COWDEN, JAX M. ET AL(NCT-D) #2WSCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL700
1990-10-2237949842-103-34111STATE -ED- #16CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,200
1990-10-1937949742-103-33639MCKNIGHT, M. B. "C" #12BURNETT OIL CO., INC.RECOMP5,000
1990-10-1637913642-103-03093GARNETT, H. C. "A" #1FORTSON OIL COMPANYRENTR7,000
1990-10-0937845642-103-34109MCKNIGHT, M. B. #15ALPS OIL COMPANYDRILL3,600
1990-10-0237827842-103-34106CORDONA LAKE UNIT #115EXXON CORP.DRILL6,200
1990-09-2737860342-103-34110COWDEN, JAX M. ET AL (NCT-D) #25WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,000
1990-09-2537846642-103-34108MCKNIGHT, M. B. "A" #12ALPS OIL COMPANYDRILL3,600
1990-09-2537845842-103-34107BLOCK 31 UNIT #J 7ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,200
1990-09-2537827542-103-34105CORDONA LAKE UNIT #113EXXON CORP.DRILL6,200
1990-09-2137815242-103-34104ESTES, W.A. #124CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,300
1990-09-2037809242-103-34103TUBB, J. B. ET AL #69CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,800
1990-09-1337776042-103-34102COWDEN, JAX M. ET AL (NCT-D) #21WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,000
1990-09-0537747642-103-34098COWDEN, JAX M. ET AL(NCT-D) #23WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,000
1990-09-0537747542-103-34099COWDEN, JAX M. ET AL (NCT-D) #24WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,000
1990-09-0537747442-103-34100COWDEN, JAX M. ET AL (NCT-D) #28WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,000
1990-09-0537747342-103-34101COWDEN, JAX M. ET AL (NCT-D) #30WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,000
1990-09-0437738642-103-34088MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1158CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-09-0437738442-103-34089MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1159CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-09-0437737942-103-34095MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1170WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-09-0437737842-103-34096MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1169WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-09-0437737742-103-34093MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1168WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-09-0437737642-103-34094MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1167CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-09-0437737542-103-34090MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1166WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-09-0437737342-103-34092MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1165CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-09-0437737242-103-34097MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1162WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-09-0437737142-103-34091MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1160WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-08-3137737442-103-34087MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1163CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-08-2937579842-103-03624LEA, KATIE W. A/C 2 #1MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP3,157
1990-08-2837709242-103-34086MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1154CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-08-2837709142-103-34085MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1153WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-08-2837709042-103-34084MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1152CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-08-2837708942-103-34083MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1156CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-08-2837708842-103-34082MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1161CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-08-2837688342-103-34081COWDEN, JAX M. ET AL (NCT-D) #26WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,000
1990-08-2837680942-103-34078MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1164WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-08-2437697142-103-04880SOUTHLAND "A" #2KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONRENTR2,165
1990-08-2437697042-103-04879SOUTHLAND #2KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONRENTR2,250
1990-08-2437688442-103-34080COWDEN, JAX M. ET AL (NCT-D) #22WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,000
1990-08-2337694342-103-05762MCCAMEY, G. B. "A" (NCT-B) #2TRAYDENRENTR7,240
1990-08-2337680842-103-34079MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #1155WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1990-08-2137688542-103-04881SOUTHLAND "A" #1KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONOTHER5,680
1990-08-2137682042-103-34077CALHOUN #1STOLTZ, DEANE H.DRILL6,500
1990-08-2137682042-103-34077DAY, HALLIE #9GCO DRILLING COMPANYDRILL6,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Crane County.