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 13 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (38 total, down 40% 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
1977-12-141580842-103-02153WADDELL, W.N. ET AL #704GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP3,510
1977-12-141525442-103-31807NORTH CROSS (DEV.) UNIT #28SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,485
1977-12-141422142-103-83027CLEARY-EPPENAUER #5CLARY, GEORGE LUTHEROTHER3,400
1977-12-131580742-103-83029WADDEL, W.N. ET AL TR. 1 #185GULF OIL CORP.OTHER4,155
1977-12-131398942-103-31804WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1098GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,700
1977-12-131396442-103-31798U-TEX JJ #1MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,950
1977-12-131395842-103-31803WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1097GULF OIL CORP.OTHER4,700
1977-12-131395042-103-31803WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1097GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,700
1977-12-121523442-103-31796BLOCK 31 UNIT #AA-12ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL3,300
1977-12-091376842-103-31797HARRIS #3NORWOOD, ARVIN DRILLING CO.DRILL3,300
1977-12-071347742-103-31793SOUTH CONNELL UNIT #64 WIWATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL3,750
1977-12-061344742-103-83025WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1084GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,300
1977-12-061344442-103-31795SOUTH CONNELL UNIT #62ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL3,800
1977-12-061344342-103-31794SOUTH CONNELL UNIT #63ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL3,700
1977-12-021325842-103-00358TEXAS "GG" #14GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP9,310
1977-12-011317342-103-31792SOUTH CONNELL UNIT #60ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL3,700
1977-12-011317042-103-31791SOUTH CONNELL UNIT #61ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL3,700
1977-11-30635942-103-01939WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #482GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,095
1977-11-291366142-103-31790BLOCK 31 UNIT #P-12ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL3,300
1977-11-291329742-103-31789BLOCK 31 UNIT #P-11ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL3,300
1977-11-211366042-103-31787ADAMS, H. E. #8GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,100
1977-11-171231242-103-31788NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3704GETTY OIL CO.DRILL4,100
1977-11-151210342-103-31786SOUTH CONNELL UNIT #59ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL3,700
1977-11-151207842-103-05115TEX-FEL PETROLEUM CORP. #1SWEATT, J. W.OTHER2,250
1977-11-141197042-103-31785TUBB, J. B. "B" #49GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,475
1977-11-141196842-103-31784TUBB, J. B. "B" #50GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,475
1977-11-141196542-103-31783TUBB, J. B. "B" #51GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,475
1977-11-071319242-103-31782BLOCK 31 UNIT #AA-10ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL9,100
1977-11-071226842-103-31781NORTH CROSS (DEV.) UNIT #80SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,440
1977-11-031186542-103-31774CARTER #2PALMER, J. M.DRILL3,900
1977-10-271072842-103-30739SAND HILLS JUDKINS UNIT #10AMOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP4,590
1977-10-261070542-103-31780UNIVERSITY "M" #19GETTY OIL CO.DRILL3,150
1977-10-261070442-103-31779UNIVERSTY "M" #18GETTY OIL CO.DRILL3,150
1977-10-261070342-103-31778UNIVERSITY "M" #17GETTY OIL CO.DRILL3,150
1977-10-241064342-103-31777TUBB, J. B. "A" #34GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,600
1977-10-241064142-103-31776ESTES, W. A. #100GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,000
1977-10-201064442-103-31772SAND HILLS JUDKINS UNIT #8MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,800
1977-10-20693342-103-31766TUBB, J. B. A/C #1 #138EXXON CORP.DRILL3,560
1977-10-20636142-103-01854WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #395GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,170
1977-10-14985842-103-31775NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4463GETTY OIL CO.DRILL3,150
1977-10-14748742-103-31769TUBB, J. B. "A" #33GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,600
1977-10-12961642-103-30894BUTLER, REED #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP6,180
1977-10-12594442-103-31754TUBB, J. B. A/C 1 #141EXXON CORP.DRILL4,600
1977-10-07935542-103-31773UNIVERSITY "31-45" #1RIAL OIL CO.DRILL9,050
1977-10-04907642-103-10928COWDEN, JAX M. ET AL (NCT-D) #11GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP5,588
1977-09-29978742-103-01505WADDELL, W. N. #680GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP3,605
1977-09-29978442-103-04556JUDKINS GAS PRORATION UNIT NO. 2 #4SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONOTHER2,900
1977-09-27891042-103-83021PAN AM FEE #2AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYOTHER4,150
1977-09-26843742-103-02370WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #77GULF OIL CORP.OTHER6,120
1977-09-23830042-103-00785ESTES, W. A. #31GULF OIL CORP.OTHER8,018
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Crane County.