Crane County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Crane County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-18.

Crane County permitting is running 15 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (45 total, down 27% on the prior quarter). 4 were issued in the past week. BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC leads with 107 permits in the past 12 months, one of 9 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

20

Operators (30d)

2

Latest Permit

2026-09-18

All Time

10,043

10,043 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1985-04-1627239542-103-33649CORDONA LAKE UNIT #79EXXON CORP.DRILL5,900
1985-04-1627240042-103-33650CORDONA LAKE UNIT #78EXXON CORP.DRILL5,900
1985-04-1627240642-103-33652CORDONA LAKE UNIT #77EXXON CORP.DRILL5,900
1985-04-1227215142-103-33646TUNSTILL #1PURVIS, J. H.DRILL8,000
1985-04-1227239342-103-33648LEA, P. J. ET AL #228WIGULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,700
1985-04-1027470742-103-33662TEXAS "HH" #14GULF OIL CORP.DRILL11,000
1985-03-2927098842-103-33645MCKNIGHT, M. B. #7BURNETT OIL CO., INC.DRILL5,000
1985-03-2827081142-103-33642TEXAS "HH" #15GULF OIL CORP.DRILL11,000
1985-03-2827084542-103-33643BLOCK 31 UNIT #A17AARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,500
1985-03-2727095042-103-33644DAY #2PURVIS, J. H.DRILL2,800
1985-03-2627060242-103-33641LIEURANCE #1BANKS, R. C.DRILL4,200
1985-03-2627054742-103-33639MCKNIGHT, M. B. C #12BURNETT OIL CO., INC.DRILL5,000
1985-03-2627054842-103-33640MCKNIGHT, M. B. #8BURNETT OIL CO., INC.DRILL5,000
1985-03-2227029942-103-33637LEA, P. J. ET AL #195GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,750
1985-03-2227049742-103-33638WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1336GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,100
1985-03-2127013042-103-33636MCKNIGHT, M. B. #9BURNETT OIL CO., INC.DRILL5,000
1985-03-2026990042-103-33635BLOCK 31 UNIT #A16AARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,400
1985-03-1927003542-103-33320UNIVERSITY "25" #3SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THERECOMP12,133
1985-03-1526973542-103-33632WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1293GULF OIL CORP.DRILL5,175
1985-03-1526973842-103-33633WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1292GULF OIL CORP.DRILL5,150
1985-03-1526974642-103-33634WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1291GULF OIL CORP.DRILL5,150
1985-03-1226948242-103-00226LEA, P. J. ET AL #20GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP8,280
1985-03-1226905542-103-33631MCKNIGHT, M. B. C #11BURNETT OIL CO., INC.DRILL5,000
1985-03-0426852042-103-33629LEA, P. J. ET AL #176GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,750
1985-03-0426852242-103-33630LEA, P. J. ET AL #172GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,750
1985-02-2726810742-103-33627WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1361GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,150
1985-02-2726810442-103-33626WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1360GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,050
1985-02-2726823142-103-03126T.A.S. A #2CHISOS OPERATING, INC.RECOMP5,962
1985-02-2026742942-103-33624NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4610FTEXACO INC.DRILL3,215
1985-02-2026742542-103-33622NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4601FTEXACO INC.DRILL3,215
1985-02-2026742742-103-33623NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4756TEXACO INC.DRILL3,215
1985-02-2026742242-103-33621NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4615FTEXACO INC.DRILL3,215
1985-02-2026742142-103-33620NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4622FTEXACO INC.DRILL3,215
1985-02-2026743042-103-33625NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4748TEXACO INC.DRILL3,215
1985-02-2026741942-103-33619NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3947FTEXACO INC.DRILL3,215
1985-02-2026741742-103-33618NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3926FTEXACO INC.DRILL3,215
1985-02-2026741642-103-33617NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3955FTEXACO INC.DRILL3,215
1985-02-1926730542-103-05179STATE OF TEXAS "G" #10TEXACO INC.RECOMP3,500
1985-02-1926708242-103-33616HORNBACK #1JATT PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL6,000
1985-02-1426689142-103-33613MCKNIGHT, M. B. #168GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,975
1985-02-1426688942-103-33611MCKNIGHT, M. B. #165GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,950
1985-02-1426689042-103-33612MCKNIGHT, M. B. #167GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,975
1985-02-1326695642-103-33614NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4708TEXACO INC.DRILL3,215
1985-02-1326695842-103-33615NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4631FTEXACO INC.DRILL3,215
1985-02-1126645742-103-33609MCKNIGHT, M. B. #166GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,975
1985-02-1126675942-103-33610NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3925FTEXACO INC.DRILL3,215
1985-02-0826632542-103-33608BLOCK 31 UNIT #P6KARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,350
1985-02-0626623642-103-33607NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4611FTEXACO INC.DRILL3,215
1985-01-2526525542-103-33606WADDELL, W. N. ET AL TR. H. #1341GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,750
1985-01-2526525442-103-33605WADDELL, W. N. ET AL TR. H #1339GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,750
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Crane County.