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 113 permits in the past 12 months, one of 9 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-20

All Time

10,004

10,004 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH
2006-03-10	615311	42-103-35223	MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1399	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	4,000
2006-03-10	615302	42-103-35224	MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1390	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	4,000
2006-03-09	615159	42-103-35218	LEA, P. J. "B" #71	ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.	DRILL	7,900
2006-03-09	615159	42-103-35218	LEA, P. J. "B" #71	ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.	DRILL	7,900
2006-03-06	615174	42-103-35217	HENDERSON, M.F. #197	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	5,000
2006-03-03	615168	42-103-35216	EDWARDS "22" #4	POGO PRODUCING COMPANY	DRILL	4,500
2006-03-02	614807	42-103-01978	WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #528	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RENTR	4,800
2006-03-02	612736	42-103-01620	WADDELL, W.N. #768	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	9,500
2006-03-01	614812	42-103-34763	MCKNIGHT, M. B. #191	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	RECOMP	6,230
2006-03-01	613738	42-103-35212	COWDEN "47" #1	SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY PROD. CO.	DRILL	7,700
2006-02-27	614723	42-103-35215	BLAIR-TXL "7" #2	PATTERSON PETROLEUM LP	DRILL	11,800
2006-02-27	614723	42-103-35215	BLAIR-TXL "7" #2	PATTERSON PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	7,900
2006-02-27	614723	42-103-35215	BLAIR-TXL "7" #2	CML EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	11,260
2006-02-27	614317	42-103-01987	WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #537	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	4,800
2006-02-23	614176	42-103-02450	WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #159	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	4,700
2006-02-22	614136	42-103-02306	WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #11	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	4,680
2006-02-22	614133	42-103-01966	WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #514	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	6,983
2006-02-22	614133	42-103-01966	WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #514	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	6,983
2006-02-22	613567	42-103-35210	BLOCK 31 UNIT #6PL	BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	9,400
2006-02-22	612989	42-103-35203	TEXAS W #18	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	4,000
2006-02-21	614137	42-103-02382	WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #90	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	4,750
2006-02-21	614137	42-103-02382	WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #90	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	4,750
2006-02-21	614135	42-103-02355	WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #61	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	5,980
2006-02-21	614051	42-103-34771	HENDERSON, M. F. #189	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	RECOMP	9,900
2006-02-17	613011	42-103-35207	STATE OF TEXAS DX #29	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	4,000
2006-02-17	613007	42-103-35206	STATE OF TEXAS DX #28	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	4,000
2006-02-17	612721	42-103-01065	WADDELL, W. N. #83	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	3,491
2006-02-16	614307	42-103-02148	WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #699	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECLASS	3,660
2006-02-15	613428	42-103-35208	BLOCK 31 UNIT #C 10	BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	9,300
2006-02-14	613779	42-103-02258	WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #811	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	3,530
2006-02-14	613777	42-103-10165	WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #866	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RENTR	5,640
2006-02-14	613764	42-103-35214	PAN AM FEE "A" #1	WILLIAMS OIL COMPANY	DRILL	4,150
2006-02-14	613760	42-103-10816	WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #909	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	3,470
2006-02-14	613755	42-103-30554	WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1048	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	3,544
2006-02-14	613753	42-103-33246	WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1315	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	3,600
2006-02-14	613753	42-103-33246	WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1315	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	3,600
2006-02-13	613573	42-103-35211	BLOCK 31 UNIT #P 17	BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	9,400
2006-02-13	613573	42-103-35211	BLOCK 31 UNIT #P 18	BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	9,400
2006-02-13	613445	42-103-35209	BLOCK 31 UNIT #F 8	BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	9,300
2006-02-10	613650	42-103-35213	MCKNIGHT, M. B. #215	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	6,500
2006-02-10	612893	42-103-34344	WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1501	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	3,566
2006-02-06	612126	42-103-35197	J. B. TUBB A/C 1 #302	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	6,000
2006-02-06	612125	42-103-35196	J. B. TUBB A/C 1 #301	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	6,000
2006-02-06	612122	42-103-35195	J. B. TUBB A/C 1 #298	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	6,000
2006-01-30	612898	42-103-01766	WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #298	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	6,130
2006-01-30	612897	42-103-02429	WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #139	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	4,730
2006-01-30	612896	42-103-33028	WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1235	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	3,400
2006-01-30	612895	42-103-34296	WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1464	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	4,960
2006-01-30	612891	42-103-34584	WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1543	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	5,105
2006-01-30	612890	42-103-35069	WADDELL, W. N. ET AL #1934	BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND	RECOMP	5,935

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