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 (44 total, down 23% 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
1981-06-0913304342-103-32579WADDELL, W.N. ET AL #1185GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,400
1981-06-0912460242-103-32579W. N. WADDELL ETAL #1185GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,400
1981-06-0912440142-103-32580WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1190GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,400
1981-06-0912439842-103-32582WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1192GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,400
1981-06-0912439742-103-32576WADDELL, W N ET AL #1180GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,250
1981-06-0912383042-103-32603COWDEN #1HENDERSON & ERICKSONDRILL6,500
1981-06-0912215442-103-03301RENAUD #4SABINE PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,138
1981-06-0912038542-103-32585EPPENAUER 13 #1WYNNE, ROBERT M.DRILL3,550
1981-06-0912038242-103-32584LESTER 42 #1WYNNE, ROBERT M.DRILL3,480
1981-06-0912021242-103-32583CENTRAL DUNE/SAN ANDRES/UNIT #3018GEN. AMER. OIL CO. OF TEXASDRILL3,600
1981-06-0812124942-103-01856WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #397GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP5,700
1981-06-0512007642-103-02768TUBB, J.B. A/C 1 #27EXXON CORP.RECOMP4,420
1981-06-0512006842-103-32578WADDELL, W.N. #1146GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,100
1981-06-0412487442-103-32576WADDELL, W.N. ET AL #1180GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,250
1981-06-0412439242-103-32577WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1189GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,400
1981-05-2111900342-103-32572BLOCK 31 UNIT #V-4ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,090
1981-05-2111900242-103-32571BLOCK 31 UNIT #U-3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,100
1981-05-2011900142-103-32569BLOCK 31 UNIT #AS-3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,140
1981-05-2011900042-103-32568BLOCK 31 UNIT #S-4ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,080
1981-05-1511894042-103-32575UNIVERSITY #1-48LHG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL3,050
1981-05-1511893942-103-32574UNIVERSITY #2-48LHG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL3,050
1981-05-1312465942-103-32564SAND HILLS JUDKINS UNIT #7MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL3,300
1981-05-1311791642-103-32219WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #9WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,800
1981-05-0711728442-103-32570UNIVERSITY "42" #1 U&LARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL11,040
1981-05-0511709742-103-02068WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #619GULF OIL CORP.OTHER6,241
1981-05-0111676742-103-32567ARCO 5 #1WYNNE, ROBERT M.DRILL3,600
1981-04-2911745942-103-32559WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1184GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,400
1981-04-2911721942-103-32561BLOCK 31 UNIT #NN-3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,100
1981-04-2911715042-103-32562BLOCK 31 UNIT #MM-4ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,100
1981-04-2911714942-103-32563BLOCK 31 UNIT #PA-4ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,100
1981-04-2711610442-103-32566COWDEN, TOM #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL3,400
1981-04-2711608442-103-32565LEA, P. J. #5PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL3,400
1981-04-2411591342-103-10869STATE "EF" #11GULF OIL CORP.OTHER3,560
1981-04-1711553042-103-32560DAVIS #5COSTA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL4,500
1981-04-1611590842-103-32557MITCHELL, BETH #3MADDOX, NEDDRILL3,150
1981-04-1611590642-103-32558MITCHELL, BETH #2MADDOX, NEDDRILL3,150
1981-04-1311746042-103-32555WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1179GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,500
1981-04-1311497742-103-32556ADAMS #5COSTA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL3,500
1981-04-0811438042-103-03649TEXAS UNIVERSITY SEC. 1&2 #60MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP8,665
1981-04-0711439842-103-32554CONNELL #2-GPETROLEUM CORPORATION OF TEXASDRILL3,900
1981-04-0611912642-103-32552WADDELL, W.N. #1182GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,500
1981-04-0611439642-103-32553CONNELL #4-BPETROLEUM CORPORATION OF TEXASDRILL3,900
1981-04-0211928642-103-32531SAND HILLS JUDKINS UNIT #9MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL3,300
1981-04-0211915042-103-32532SAND HILLS JUDKINS UNIT #11MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL3,300
1981-04-0211869642-103-32548WADDELL, W.N. #1178GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,200
1981-04-0211869342-103-32547WADDELL W.N. #1186GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,400
1981-04-0211855042-103-32546W. N. WADDELL #1193GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,600
1981-03-3011865442-103-32544W.N. WADDELL #1177GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,250
1981-03-2711339842-103-32551TUBB, J.B. "A" #38GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,650
1981-03-2711339542-103-32550TUBB, J.B. "A" #36GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,700
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Crane County.