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
1985-02-1426689142-103-33613MCKNIGHT, 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
1985-01-2226479742-103-33603LEA, P. J. ET AL #219GULF OIL CORP.DRILL8,850
1985-01-2126464842-103-10227RENAUD #18SABINE CORPORATIONRECOMP6,860
1985-01-2126464942-103-33602BLOCK 31 UNIT #Q13ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,300
1985-01-1826455142-103-33601LEA, P. J. ET AL "A" #13GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,750
1985-01-1826455042-103-33600LEA, P. J. ET AL "A" #12GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,050
1985-01-1826453142-103-33599STATE "LB" #9GULF OIL CORP.DRILL9,400
1985-01-0326286342-103-33596UNIVERSITY M #2ASHER PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,000
1984-12-3126310642-103-33598COWDEN "B" #1MEWBOURNE OIL CO.DRILL9,000
1984-12-3126298742-103-33597ATLANTIC STATE #8SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL3,100
1984-12-3126271042-103-33595BONANZA #1B & B OPERATING COMPANYDRILL2,250
1984-12-2826253942-103-33592BARNSLEY #3 #311TRANSAMERICAN ENERGY, LTD.DRILL4,850
1984-12-2826254242-103-33593BARNSLEY #4 #310TRANSAMERICAN ENERGY, LTD.DRILL4,850
1984-12-2826255342-103-33594BARNSLEY #4 #313TRANSAMERICAN ENERGY, LTD.DRILL4,850
1984-12-1826148142-103-33591WADDELL, W. N. #1187GULF OIL CORP.DRILL10,000
1984-12-1426120442-103-33590UNIVERSITY M #1ASHER PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,000
1984-12-1026079542-103-33589WADDELL, W. N. #1186GULF OIL CORP.DRILL9,700
1984-12-1026079442-103-33588WADDELL, W. N. #1185GULF OIL CORP.DRILL9,900
1984-12-1026079342-103-33587WADDELL, W. N. #1184GULF OIL CORP.DRILL9,750
1984-12-0626034142-103-33586WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1388GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,800
1984-12-0626018642-103-33584WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1387GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,775
1984-12-0626031042-103-33585WADDELL, W. N. ET AL TR. C #1304GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,900
1984-12-0325990942-103-33583BLOCK 31 UNIT #G9GARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,500
1984-12-0325969042-103-32634MCKNIGHT, M. B. C #10BURNETT OIL CO., INC.RECOMP4,980
1984-11-2925968142-103-33398TUBB, J. B. "B" TR. A #62GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,249
1984-11-2025817642-103-33582TEXAS UNIVERSITY SEC. 15 & 16 #1557MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL3,700
1984-11-1925813442-103-33581UNIVERSITY "A" #7THOMPSON, J. CLEODRILL12,105
1984-11-1625786042-103-33580TEXAS UNIVERSITY SEC 15 & 16 #1559MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL3,700
1984-11-1525779342-103-33346UNIVERSITY "31" #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP9,450
1984-11-1425762542-103-33578#1-38 COWDEN #1WYNNE, ROBERT M., INC.DRILL5,800
1984-11-1325766742-103-33579WINNER #1ALTA ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL12,000
1984-11-1225744442-103-33576COWDEN #6MEWBOURNE OIL CO.DRILL8,800
1984-11-0825707942-103-33574STOKER #1MEWBOURNE OIL CO.DRILL8,800
1984-11-0825722442-103-33575MCELROY, J. T. CONS. #1047GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,250
1984-11-0525693442-103-01600WADDELL, W. N. #746GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP9,510
1984-11-0525680342-103-33573WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1376GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,775
1984-11-0525678442-103-33572WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1389GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,775
1984-11-0525677242-103-33571BLOCK 31 UNIT #S10DARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,350
1984-11-0125635742-103-33570BLOCK 31 UNIT #S11DARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,200
1984-10-3025597242-103-30727ARCO "12" #1ESTES ENGINEERING CO.RECOMP3,410
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Crane County.