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
2026-03-19	914181	42-103-37315	BILLY BONES #5	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,999
2026-03-19	914180	42-103-37100	BILLY BONES #2	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,999
2026-03-13	914083	42-103-37258	RING SAND HILLS SWD #1	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	7,200
2026-03-13	914025	42-103-37759	UL WOLVERINE 22507 F 8-9-43 #06H	BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLC	DRILL	10,200	Y
2026-03-12	913705	42-103-36944	WADDELL TR A #3128	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	6,067
2026-03-11	913668	42-103-37757	UL WOLVERINE 22507 H 11-10-43 #08H	BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLC	DRILL	10,200	Y
2026-03-11	913667	42-103-37758	UL WOLVERINE 22507 G 11-10-43 #07H	BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLC	DRILL	10,200	Y
2026-02-26	913654	42-103-37753	UL CYCLOPS 22507 D 8-9-44 #04H	BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLC	DRILL	10,200	Y
2026-02-26	913655	42-103-37754	UL CYCLOPS 22507 C 8-9-44 #03H	BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLC	DRILL	10,200	Y
2026-02-25	913610	42-103-37752	H CONNELL #1H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	7,000	Y
2026-02-24	913555	42-103-37751	WADDELL 13-12 7WF #5532H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2026-02-24	913556	42-103-37745	WADDELL 13-12 8UD #5731H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2026-02-24	913554	42-103-37744	WADDELL 13-12 8BN #5330H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2026-02-24	913556	42-103-37745	WADDELL 13-12 8UD #5731H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2026-02-24	913554	42-103-37744	WADDELL 13-12 8BN #5330H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2026-02-24	913555	42-103-37751	WADDELL 13-12 7WF #5532H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2026-02-23	913558	42-103-37748	WADDELL TR A #4860H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-02-23	913557	42-103-37746	WADDELL TR A #4079H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-02-20	913399	42-103-37739	WADDELL TR A #4866H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-02-20	913417	42-103-37743	WADDELL TR A #4354H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-02-19	913559	42-103-37749	WADDELL TR A #4861H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-02-19	913560	42-103-37750	WADDELL TR A #4312H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-02-13	913416	42-103-37742	WADDELL TR A #4314H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-02-13	913416	42-103-37742	WADDELL TR A #4314H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-02-13	913401	42-103-37741	WADDELL TR A #4038H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-02-11	913400	42-103-37740	WADDELL TR A #4862H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-02-11	913400	42-103-37740	WADDELL TR A #4862H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2026-01-13	912608	42-103-37738	WADDELL TR 3 #3P	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000
2026-01-09	912513	42-103-37737	WADDELL TR 1 #1P	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000
2025-12-19	912301	42-103-37736	UL WOLVERINE 22507 E 8-9-43 #05H	BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLC	DRILL	10,200	Y
2025-12-18	911539	42-103-37730	UL CAZADOR 15/3 D #F101ML	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	DRILL	10,004	Y
2025-12-16	912141	42-103-37735	WADDELL TR 1 #2P	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000
2025-12-15	911538	42-103-37729	UL CAZADOR 15/3 C #F101NK	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	DRILL	10,015	Y
2025-12-08	911989	42-103-37734	MCKNIGHT SAND HILLS UNIT #7106H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2025-12-04	911988	42-103-37733	MCKNIGHT SAND HILLS UNIT #7306H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2025-12-04	911987	42-103-37732	MCKNIGHT SAND HILLS UNIT #7305H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2025-12-04	911982	42-103-37731	MCKNIGHT SAND HILLS UNIT #7105H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2025-10-28	911336	42-103-37726	WADDELL TR 3 #5839H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2025-10-27	911338	42-103-37728	WADDELL TR 1 #5940H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2025-10-27	911337	42-103-37727	WADDELL TR 3 #6039H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2025-10-24	911246	42-103-37724	WADDELL TR 3 #5638H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2025-10-23	911253	42-103-37725	ES VEDRA #7400H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,999	Y
2025-10-22	911196	42-103-37721	WADDELL 11-14 2MD #5984H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2025-10-22	911195	42-103-37720	WADDELL 11-14 1UD #5784H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2025-10-21	911222	42-103-37723	WADDELL TR 1 #5739H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2025-10-21	911220	42-103-37722	WADDELL TR 1 #5740H	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2025-10-21	910898	42-103-37714	UL BLITZ 22501 A 30-31-42 #10H	BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLC	DRILL	10,050	Y
2025-10-20	910908	42-103-37715	UL BLITZ 22501 B 30-31-42 #11H	BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLC	DRILL	10,050	Y
2025-10-20	910908	42-103-37715	UL BLITZ 22501 B 30-31-42 #11H	BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLC	DRILL	10,050	Y
2025-10-15	911065	42-103-37719	EDWARDS B #2H	SLANT OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y

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