Crane County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Crane County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-08.

Crane County permitting is running 12 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (36 total, down 45% on the prior quarter). 6 were issued in the past week. BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC leads with 114 permits in the past 12 months, one of 9 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-08

All Time

10,031

10,031 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2026-05-22	915816	42-103-37803	WADDELL TR 1 #5938H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2026-05-22	915818	42-103-37804	WADDELL TR 1 #5737H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2026-05-22	915762	42-103-37802	ES VEDRA #7200H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-21	915759	42-103-37800	ES VEDRA #8201H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-21	915760	42-103-37801	ES VEDRA #8200H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-21	915754	42-103-37799	ES VEDRA #7402H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-15	915601	42-103-37798	WADDELL TR A #5614H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-13	915562	42-103-37797	WADDELL TR A #5433H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-13	915537	42-103-32222	WADDELL TR A #1150	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	6,030
2026-05-11	915382	42-103-37793	WADDELL TR A #5606H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-08	915386	42-103-37795	WADDELL TR A #4894H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-08	915389	42-103-37794	WADDELL TR A #4098H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-07	915383	42-103-37796	WADDELL TR A #5616H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-07	915340	42-103-37792	WADDELL TR A #5602H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-06	915345	42-103-37789	WADDELL TR A #5615H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-06	915343	42-103-37788	WADDELL TR A #5608H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-06	915319	42-103-37785	WADDELL TR A #5601H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-06	915359	42-103-37790	WADDELL TR A #4809H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-06	915370	42-103-37791	WADDELL TR A #4808H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-06	915330	42-103-37786	WADDELL TR A #4102H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-05	915339	42-103-37787	WADDELL TR A #4103H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-05-04	915303	42-103-37784	WADDELL TR A #4101H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-04-24	915101	42-103-37783	CANDI AND NUTS #1	WTG EXPLORATION	DRILL	8,800
2026-04-09	914685	42-103-37781	DAVY JONES N #6	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999
2026-04-09	914684	42-103-37780	DAVY JONES N #5	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999
2026-04-09	914710	42-103-37782	DAVY JONES N #4	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999
2026-04-09	914683	42-103-37779	DAVY JONES N #2	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999
2026-04-09	914682	42-103-37778	DAVY JONES N #1	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999
2026-04-08	913941	42-103-37756	LEA, P.J. ET AL #4021JH	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	6,000	Y
2026-04-08	913931	42-103-37755	LEA, P.J. ET AL #4020TH	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	6,000	Y
2026-04-08	914567	42-103-37777	UL CAZADOR 16/4 E #F101PI	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	DRILL	9,941	Y
2026-04-08	914567	42-103-37777	UL CAZADOR 16/4 E #F101PI	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	DRILL	9,884	Y
2026-03-31	914326	42-103-37765	WADDELL TR A #4075H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-03-31	914325	42-103-37764	WADDELL TR A #4073H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-03-31	914320	42-103-37762	WADDELL TR A #4067H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-03-31	914322	42-103-37763	WADDELL TR A #4057H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-03-30	914368	42-103-37776	WADDELL TR A #4881H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-03-30	914328	42-103-37766	WADDELL TR A #4076H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-03-30	914332	42-103-37767	WADDELL TR A #4072H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-03-30	914334	42-103-37768	WADDELL TR A #4069H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-03-30	914335	42-103-37769	WADDELL TR A #4068H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-03-27	914367	42-103-37775	WADDELL TR A #4878H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-03-27	914366	42-103-37774	WADDELL TR A #4877H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-03-27	914360	42-103-37773	WADDELL TR A #4876H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-03-27	914355	42-103-37772	WADDELL TR A #4360H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-03-27	914351	42-103-37771	WADDELL TR A #4359H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-03-26	914342	42-103-37770	WADDELL TR A #4358H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-03-25	914228	42-103-37761	UL EL FUNKO 22303 B 29-32-41 #13H	BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLC	DRILL	10,050	Y
2026-03-24	914225	42-103-37760	UL EL FUNKO 22303 A 29-32-41 #12H	BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLC	DRILL	10,050	Y
2026-03-19	914184	42-103-37144	BILLY BONES #8	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,999

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Crane County.