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
1983-03-3119098542-103-33131W.N. WADDELL ET AL #1246GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,350
1983-03-3119098242-103-33132W.N. WADDELL ET AL #1244GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,320
1983-03-3119098142-103-33133W.N. WADDELL ET AL #1243GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,370
1983-03-3119098042-103-33134W.N. WADDELL ET AL #1242GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,300
1983-03-3119097942-103-33135W.N. WADDELL ET AL #1221GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,500
1983-03-3119092042-103-33130W.N. WADDELL ET AL #1247GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,350
1983-03-3119091942-103-33130W.N. WADDELL ET AL #1247GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,350
1983-03-3119050342-103-03291MOBIL-GLENN #4SABINE PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP5,397
1983-03-3019097842-103-33129W.N. WADDELL ET AL #1220GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,550
1983-03-3019097742-103-33129W.N. WADDELL ET AL #1220GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,550
1983-03-2518963242-103-33136GARY #1BRAZOS PETROLEUM CO.DRILL4,500
1983-03-2218920042-103-33127MCKNIGHT, M. B. #147GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,850
1983-03-2218919942-103-33126MCKNIGHT, M. B. #143GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,800
1983-03-1818977142-103-33123WADDELL, W.N. ET AL TR. H #1250GULF OIL CORP.DRILL5,000
1983-03-1818894842-103-33125REIDLAND #3LYN-SAN COMPANYDRILL3,500
1983-03-1718882042-103-33124BLOCK 31 UNIT #T7NARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,105
1983-03-1718880242-103-33122TUBB, J. B. A/C 1 #272EXXON CORP.DRILL4,750
1983-03-1718880142-103-33121TUBB, J. B. A/C 1 #273EXXON CORP.DRILL4,750
1983-03-1718879942-103-33120TUBB, J. B. A/C 1 #274EXXON CORP.DRILL4,750
1983-03-1718879842-103-33119TUBB, J. B. A/C 1 #276EXXON CORP.DRILL4,750
1983-03-1718879542-103-33118UNIVERSITY WADDELL DEVONIAN UNIT #417MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL9,500
1983-03-1118805842-103-33112BLOCK 31 UNIT #B6ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL10,500
1983-03-1018802442-103-35387WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1240GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,550
1983-03-1018802342-103-35387WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1240GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,550
1983-03-0918788342-103-33115WADDELL, W. N. ET AL TR. H #1251GULF OIL CORP.DRILL5,000
1983-03-0918787542-103-33114WADDELL, W. N. #1177GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,850
1983-03-0918787342-103-33113WADDELL, W. N. #1179GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,000
1983-03-0818955342-103-32803STATE "EG" #22GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,050
1983-03-0818906842-103-33110MCELROY RANCH CO. -G- #20GULF OIL CORP.DRILL7,900
1983-03-0818798342-103-05556CONNELL EST. 8 #3FLAG-REDFERN OIL COMPANYRECOMP3,650
1983-03-0818797742-103-11203ADAMS, H. E. -C- #6 WSUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDRECOMP8,050
1983-03-0718904942-103-33102WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1222GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,470
1983-03-0718904742-103-33102WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1222GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,470
1983-02-2418687542-103-33109WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1241GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,400
1983-02-2318669742-103-33092BLOCK 31 UNIT #T3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,050
1983-02-2318669642-103-33098BLOCK 31 UNIT #T6NARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,100
1983-02-2218661642-103-33108WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1115GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,700
1983-02-2218660142-103-33107WADDELL, W. N. #1178GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,725
1983-02-2218657242-103-33106COWDEN #4HENDERSON & ERICKSONDRILL3,800
1983-02-2218652242-103-33105WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1114GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,700
1983-02-2218652042-103-33104WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1239GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,450
1983-02-2218650542-103-33103MCELROY RANCH CO. 'G' #21GULF OIL CORP.DRILL7,900
1983-02-1818646542-103-31925PENNZOIL-TUBB #1HENDRIX, JOHN H. CORP.RECOMP4,000
1983-02-1518810742-103-33101W. N. WADDELL ET AL #1248GULF OIL CORP.DRILL5,800
1983-02-1418810842-103-33100W. N. WADDELL ET AL #1216GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,225
1983-02-1418759842-103-32838TUBB, J. B. "B" #53GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,500
1983-02-0818677042-103-33099MCKNIGHT, M. B. #140GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,790
1983-02-0818552542-103-33080BLOCK 31 UNIT #D6ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,100
1983-02-0418528742-103-33081BLOCK 31 UNIT #H6HARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,110
1983-02-0418519642-103-10913CARTER, M. K. TRUST NCT-1 #1TEXACO INC.RECOMP11,790
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Crane County.