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 118 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
2012-07-0374355342-103-36015EDWARDS #804MIDENERGY OPERATING, LLCDRILL11,500
2012-07-0374355342-103-36015EDWARDS #804ATHLON HOLDINGS LPDRILL11,500
2012-07-0274343642-103-36013ANNA MARIE SWD #1LEATHER NECK OILFIELD SERV, INC.DRILL7,000
2012-06-2574297042-103-36011COWDEN, G.H. #169XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL5,740
2012-06-2074083342-103-36004UNIVERSITY DEVONIAN A 37 #5APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL10,100
2012-06-1874243842-103-34583WADDELL, W. N., ET AL #1544BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP4,947
2012-06-1474214942-103-35288WADDELL, W. N., ET AL #1957BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP5,980
2012-06-1474214942-103-35288WADDELL, W. N., ET AL #1957BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP5,980
2012-06-1474106142-103-36010PEAK VICTOR 11 #1NEARBURG PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL6,000
2012-06-1374207142-103-35067WADDELL, W. N., ET AL #1907BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP4,001
2012-06-1373837342-103-01856WADDELL, W. N., ET AL #397BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP6,165
2012-06-0974082642-103-36009MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1646WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,700
2012-06-0974082142-103-36008MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1645CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,700
2012-06-0974082042-103-36007MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1644WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,700
2012-06-0474140742-103-35342CORDONA LAKE CONS. UNIT #162HXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP5,800Y
2012-06-0173880542-103-35999CONNELL, HATTIE ET AL #200HDEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL5,500Y
2012-05-3174126442-103-35492WADDELL, W. N., ET AL #1970BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP5,935
2012-05-3174124942-103-36003UNIVERSITY DEVONIAN A 37 #6APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL10,050
2012-05-3074104742-103-36002PEAK VICTOR 76-78 #1NEARBURG PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL6,000
2012-05-2574095342-103-36006UNIVERSITY DEVONIAN O 25 #7APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
2012-05-2574089742-103-36001UNIVERSITY DEVONIAN A 37 #7APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL10,050
2012-05-2574089742-103-36001UNIVERSITY DEVONIAN A 37 #7APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL10,800
2012-05-2474083742-103-36005UNIVERSITY DEVONIAN A 25 #3APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL9,300
2012-05-2473828942-103-35994HENDERSON, M.F. #211HDEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL6,000Y
2012-05-2374072642-103-36000DPV 78 #1NEARBURG PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL6,000
2012-05-1573857942-103-00339UNIVERSITY KATELYN #1DAKOTA RESOURCES, INC. (I)RENTR7,800
2012-05-1173868042-103-35997WADDELL, W. N. #1404WBURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL4,000
2012-05-1173868042-103-35997WADDELL, W. N. #1404WBURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL4,000
2012-05-1173817242-103-35991WADDELL, W. N. #1406HBURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL3,701Y
2012-05-0873833842-103-35995WADDELL, W. N. #1402BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL4,000
2012-05-0473866642-103-35998WADDELL, W. N. #1403BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL4,000
2012-05-0473812642-103-35990WADDELL, W. N. #1408HBURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL3,688Y
2012-05-0373788142-103-35989WADDELL, W. N. #1410HBURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDDRILL3,900Y
2012-05-0273863542-103-35996MCKNIGHT, M.B. #303HDEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL4,500Y
2012-05-0273863542-103-35996MCKNIGHT, M.B. #303HDEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL6,300Y
2012-04-3073841842-103-34986WADDELL, W. N., ET AL #1905BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP4,824
2012-04-2573083142-103-02034WADDELL, W. N., ET AL #584BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP5,090
2012-04-2573083142-103-02034WADDELL, W. N., ET AL #584BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP6,250
2012-04-1673725842-103-35988EMMA #1DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL10,250
2012-04-1273513242-103-35981NORTH MCELROY UNIT #4149BHAPACHE CORPORATIONDRILL3,100Y
2012-04-0973681442-103-35987MCKNIGHT, M.B. #472HDEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL5,800Y
2012-04-0973663642-103-35985MCKNIGHT, M.B. #272HDEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL5,000Y
2012-04-0973628442-103-35983AAKER 75-36 #1NEARBURG PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL6,500
2012-04-0573666042-103-35986MCKNIGHT, M.B. #467HDEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL5,800Y
2012-04-0573661442-103-35984MCKNIGHT, M.B. #267HDEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL5,000Y
2012-04-0473639242-103-32587WADDELL, W. N., ET AL #1204BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP4,750
2012-04-0373650142-103-01963WADDELL, W. N., ET AL #493BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLANDRECOMP4,580
2012-04-0273417442-103-35973TUBB, J.B. A/C 1 #372APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,900
2012-04-0273417442-103-35973TUBB, J.B. A/C 1 #372APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,900
2012-03-3073453342-103-35019M.B. MCKNIGHT #126WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,400
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Crane County.