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 (46 total, down 16% on the prior quarter). BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC leads with 120 permits in the past 12 months, one of 10 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
2017-03-1082096542-103-36031EDWARDS 8 #803ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.RECOMP9,727
2017-03-1082096442-103-36015EDWARDS 8 #4ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.RECOMP9,600
2017-03-1082095942-103-35877EDWARDS 8 #2ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.RECOMP10,177
2017-03-1082095242-103-35878EDWARDS 8 #1ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.RECOMP11,500
2017-02-2282193042-103-36011COWDEN, G.H. #169XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP5,430
2017-02-1082241942-103-36559LANDLUBBER #6BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLCDRILL7,500
2017-01-2782214242-103-36503RAFE #5FDL OPERATING, LLCRECOMP11,000
2017-01-2482213942-103-36558OWENS & SNOOT #1HZKEBO OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL3,100Y
2017-01-1882196842-103-36557JAX 28 #1PEDERNALES PRODUCTION, LPDRILL11,500
2017-01-0982154342-103-36556MCKNIGHT B7 #1BURNETT OIL CO., INC.DRILL4,200
2017-01-0582154842-103-36555MCKNIGHT B7 #2BURNETT OIL CO., INC.DRILL4,400
2016-12-2882119042-103-36337WADDELL, W. N., ET AL #2044BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP6,350
2016-12-2082089442-103-36554UNIVERSITY STELLA #1BAM PERMIAN OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,700
2016-12-0582097342-103-36553SMALL BUMP #2CHOLLA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL5,999
2016-11-3082012842-103-10101WADDELL, W. N. #802BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP9,370
2016-10-2681800342-103-32222WADDELL, W. N., ETAL #1150BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECLASS6,100
2016-10-2481942942-103-36551LANDLUBBER #4BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLCDRILL7,000
2016-10-2481942942-103-36551LANDLUBBER #4BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLCDRILL7,500
2016-10-2481942942-103-36551LANDLUBBER #4BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLCDRILL7,500
2016-10-2181942342-103-36552GALLEON #1BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLCDRILL7,000
2016-09-2081854442-103-36550BLACK BART #1BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLCDRILL7,000
2016-09-1281833842-103-36015EDWARDS 8 #4ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.RECOMP11,500
2016-08-2681779042-103-36549BLACKBART #2BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLCDRILL7,000
2016-08-0281730742-103-36532GARY RANCH #1030UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP8,200
2016-07-2681718642-103-36404EDWARDS 1 #2LAVANCO ENERGY, LTD.RECOMP8,150
2016-07-1581668142-103-33816M.D. SELF #1ROD RUN ENERGY LLCRENTR5,929
2016-06-2481651942-103-35409COWDEN, GH B #161XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP5,800
2016-06-1681638642-103-36548LANDLUBBER #3BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLCDRILL7,000
2016-05-2381586242-103-32994BLOCK 31 UNIT #Q 11OXY USA INC.RECLASS9,098
2016-05-1981570342-103-34616SHARKTOOTH #2INCLINE ENERGYRENTR4,105
2016-05-1981569542-103-02405WADDELL, W. N., ET AL #115BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP4,759
2016-05-1381514142-103-36546EDWARDS 1 #3LAVANCO ENERGY, LTD.DRILL12,000
2016-05-1081544942-103-36547UNIVERSITY AMANDA #4BAM PERMIAN OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,500
2016-05-1081544942-103-36547UNIVERSITY AMANDA #4BAM PERMIAN OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,500
2016-04-2581514542-103-35202WADDELL, W. N., ET AL #1918BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDFLD-XFR5,850
2016-03-2881449342-103-34518WADDELL, W. N., ET AL #1521BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDFLD-XFR4,870
2016-02-0381360842-103-36357MCKNIGHT SAND HILLS UNIT #1820IBURNETT OIL CO., INC.RECLASS3,758
2015-11-1081182542-103-36545C. W. HOBBS -B- NCT-2 #32ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.DRILL4,000
2015-11-1081182442-103-36544C. W. HOBBS -B- NCT-2 #31ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.DRILL4,000
2015-10-1981129142-103-32997UNIVERSITY 38B #1APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP9,300
2015-10-0280182342-103-36505UNIVKRISTIN #3015HENRY RESOURCES LLCDRILL12,500
2015-09-3081065942-103-33639MCKNIGHT SAND HILLS UNIT #1012BURNETT OIL CO., INC.RECOMP3,700
2015-09-2281042042-103-36543UNIVERSITY AMANDA #3BAM PERMIAN OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,500
2015-09-2281042042-103-36543UNIVERSITY AMANDA #3BAM PERMIAN OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,500
2015-09-1481026142-103-36541BLOCK 31 UNIT #P 19OXY USA INC.DRILL3,600
2015-09-0180958442-103-35715MCKNIGHT, M.B. #129WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,500
2015-08-2180859642-103-33267LEA, P.J., ETAL #159DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.RECOMP8,740
2015-08-2080867442-103-00239LEA, P.J., ETAL #27DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.RECOMP8,650
2015-08-2080861342-103-31329MCKNIGHT, M.B. #111DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.RECOMP5,500
2015-08-2080845042-103-10336MCKNIGHT, M.B. #95DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.RECOMP4,050
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Crane County.