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
1985-12-0329153942-103-02668CORDONA LAKE UNIT #8EXXON CORP.OTHER5,400
1985-11-2629189842-103-33739TXL "A" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL10,400
1985-11-2629185042-103-30463DENNIS "B" #1WSMABEE PETROLEUM CORP.OTHER3,400
1985-11-2029161242-103-02670CORDONA LAKE UNIT #10EXXON CORP.OTHER5,430
1985-11-1929040842-103-33732DAY #6PURVIS, J. H.DRILL2,700
1985-11-1929040742-103-33731DAY #7PURVIS, J. H.DRILL2,700
1985-11-1929040642-103-33730DAY #5PURVIS, J. H.DRILL2,700
1985-11-1529065542-103-33735CONNELL, HATTIE ET AL #G25CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
1985-11-1529020542-103-33728W. & T. #1HILLIN-SIMON OIL COMPANYDRILL6,400
1985-11-1529020642-103-33729DAVIS #1HILLIN-SIMON OIL COMPANYDRILL5,700
1985-11-1529048242-103-33734MCKNIGHT, M. B. #175CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,850
1985-11-1529065842-103-33736MCKNIGHT, M. B. #176CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,100
1985-11-1529047342-103-33733MCKNIGHT, M. B. #177CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,900
1985-11-1529002742-103-33724HOPE #1HIGHLAND PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL3,650
1985-11-0828995842-103-33453BARNSLEY 3 #302TRANSAMERICAN ENERGY, LTD.RECOMP5,600
1985-11-0829006742-103-33727LEA, P. J. ET AL #201CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,900
1985-11-0829006642-103-33726LEA, P. J. ET AL #198CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL9,000
1985-11-0829006542-103-33725STATE "LB" #10CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL9,600
1985-11-0728947242-103-33723MCDONALD UNIT #1TEXAN PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1985-11-0529424242-103-33752UNIV. 31, SEC. 25 #2NECHOLS, M. & CHANEY, V.DRILL3,350
1985-11-0128888742-103-33717CENTRAL DUNE/SAN ANDRES/UNIT #709PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL3,600
1985-11-0128888842-103-33718CENTRAL DUNE/SAN ANDRES/UNIT #1027PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL3,600
1985-11-0128888942-103-33719CENTRAL DUNE/SAN ANDRES/UNIT #1028PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL3,600
1985-11-0128889142-103-33720CENTRAL DUNE/SAN ANDRES/UNIT #1029PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL3,600
1985-10-3128890742-103-33721CENTRAL DUNE/SAN ANDRES/UNIT #1030PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL3,600
1985-10-2928890942-103-33667UNIVERSITY 30-31 #1COTTON PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP7,550
1985-10-2828855742-103-33716MCKNIGHT, M. B. #164CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,900
1985-10-2428831242-103-33715MCKNIGHT, M. B. #169CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,975
1985-10-2428915742-103-33722JORDAN UNIVERSITY UNIT #733SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL3,800
1985-10-2328817642-103-33713NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3963FTEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,250
1985-10-2328817842-103-33714NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4607FTEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,230
1985-10-2328814842-103-33711UNIVERSITY 31-25 "A" #1CIMA EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL3,400
1985-10-2228807942-103-33710GULF ESTES #2HIGHLAND PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,300
1985-10-2128815542-103-33712UNIVERSITY 31-25 #3CIMA EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL3,400
1985-10-2128794142-103-33709WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1353CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,100
1985-10-0428689142-103-32556ADAMS #5GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES CORP.RECOMP4,410
1985-10-0328645842-103-33700LEA, KATIE W. #37MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL9,500
1985-10-0328646842-103-33705NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3938FTEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,240
1985-10-0328646942-103-33706NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3939FTEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,265
1985-10-0328646242-103-33701NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4032FTEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,165
1985-10-0328646342-103-33702NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4637FTEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,150
1985-10-0328646542-103-33703NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4638FTEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,160
1985-10-0328646642-103-33704NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4646FTEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,150
1985-10-0228650742-103-33707WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1374CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL5,000
1985-10-0228650842-103-33708WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1375CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL5,000
1985-10-0128621342-103-33419CARTER ESTATE #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP11,949
1985-09-2728604342-103-33699NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4024FTEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,175
1985-09-2728603542-103-33698NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3946FTEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,230
1985-09-2428557342-103-33697DAVIS #1MUNN, W. H. OPERATING COMPANYDRILL5,700
1985-09-1828549042-103-33696WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1349CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL5,200
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Crane County.