Crane County, Texas

Crane County drilling permits: what the state recorded

Name: Drilling permits, completions and first production in Crane County, Texas, last twelve months
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163drilling permits
361completions
28first-production reports
in the last twelve months

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Oil wells and drilling locations in Crane County

Map of Crane County, Texas, with 10,511 oil and gas wells and 375 recent drilling locations as dots. — Drilling locations375Permits issued in the last two years
Producing wells6,158On a lease reporting production now
Not producing926Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
Plugged3,427The state's wellbore record says plugged
Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outline, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map. A dot is a surface location; a horizontal well runs a mile or more from it.
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10,511 wells with a location on the state's map and 375 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.

163 drilling permits, 361 completions and 28 first-production reports in the last twelve months. Follow the county or one abstract and get one email a week when something new is recorded.

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Crane5,503 wells

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The last twelve months

Month by month in Crane County

Drilling events by month in Crane County
Month	Permits	Completions	First production
Nov 2026	9	0	0
Oct 2026	20	0	0
Sep 2026	20	0	0
Aug 2026	10	0	0
Jul 2026	4	9	1
Jun 2026	17	23	0
May 2026	24	33	1
Apr 2026	9	39	5
Mar 2026	25	56	3
Feb 2026	15	77	4
Jan 2026	2	48	2
Dec 2025	8	53	12
Nov 2025	0	23	0

Counted from November 15, 2025 to November 10, 2026, so the first and last months are partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas data sets.

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The newest drilling permits in Crane County

The 50 newest W-1 permits the Railroad Commission issued here, through November 10, 2026.

The newest drilling permits issued in Crane County
Issued	Lease and well	Operator	Drilling began	Depth, ft	API number	Coordinates	Permit
2026-11-10	WADDELL TR AB 4M 4148Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37875 · permit 091986231.53079, -102.604857,999 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		7,999	42-103-37875	31.53079, -102.60485	0919862
2026-11-10	WADDELL TR AB 3M2 4147Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37876 · permit 091986631.53077, -102.604947,999 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		7,999	42-103-37876	31.53077, -102.60494	0919866
2026-11-10	WADDELL TR AB 3M1 4146Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37877 · permit 091986731.53073, -102.605137,999 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		7,999	42-103-37877	31.53073, -102.60513	0919867
2026-11-05	WADDELL TR CAB 7M1 4152Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37871 · permit 091982631.52845, -102.597397,999 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		7,999	42-103-37871	31.52845, -102.59739	0919826
2026-11-05	WADDELL TR CAB 6M 4151Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37870 · permit 091983031.52843, -102.597487,999 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		7,999	42-103-37870	31.52843, -102.59748	0919830
2026-11-05	WADDELL TR CAB 5M2 4150Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37873 · permit 091985531.53072, -102.601387,999 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		7,999	42-103-37873	31.53072, -102.60138	0919855
2026-11-05	WADDELL TR AB 5M1 4149Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37874 · permit 091985631.53070, -102.601477,999 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		7,999	42-103-37874	31.53070, -102.60147	0919856
2026-11-02	CORSAIRE 6SDnew drill · verticalNile Midstream, LLCAPI 42-103-37872 · permit 091986131.46094, -102.629459,000 ft	Nile Midstream, LLC		9,000	42-103-37872	31.46094, -102.62945	0919861
2026-11-02	WADDELL TR CAB 8M 4154Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37869 · permit 091982431.52885, -102.595287,999 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		7,999	42-103-37869	31.52885, -102.59528	0919824
2026-10-30	WADDELL TR CAB 6G 4336Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37866 · permit 091976331.53074, -102.601297,999 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		7,999	42-103-37866	31.53074, -102.60129	0919763
2026-10-30	WADDELL TR AB 4G 4335Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37867 · permit 091976931.53068, -102.601577,999 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		7,999	42-103-37867	31.53068, -102.60157	0919769
2026-10-30	WADDELL TR AB 3G 4334Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37868 · permit 091977131.53075, -102.605047,999 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		7,999	42-103-37868	31.53075, -102.60504	0919771
2026-10-28	WADDELL TR CAB 8G2 4338Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37864 · permit 091974431.52887, -102.595197,999 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		7,999	42-103-37864	31.52887, -102.59519	0919744
2026-10-28	WADDELL TR CAB 8G 4337Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37865 · permit 091974531.52847, -102.597297,999 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		7,999	42-103-37865	31.52847, -102.59729	0919745
2026-10-28	WADDELL TR A 4896Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37862 · permit 091972931.53011, -102.591797,999 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		7,999	42-103-37862	31.53011, -102.59179	0919729
2026-10-28	WADDELL TR A 4895Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37863 · permit 091973231.53012, -102.591707,999 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		7,999	42-103-37863	31.53012, -102.59170	0919732
2026-10-23	SYNDICATE FEE ''A'' 5Arecompletion · verticalGreen Century Exp & Prod, LLCAPI 42-103-37654 · permit 091943431.35138, -102.688615,005 ft	Green Century Exp & Prod, LLC		5,005	42-103-37654	31.35138, -102.68861	0919434
2026-10-13	SALINAS 1WC 8413Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37857 · permit 091919431.47094, -102.62126drilling began 2026-10-14 · 11,000 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC	2026-10-14	11,000	42-103-37857	31.47094, -102.62126	0919194
2026-10-13	SALINAS 1WA 8213Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37861 · permit 091920531.47079, -102.62160drilling began 2026-10-17 · 11,000 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC	2026-10-17	11,000	42-103-37861	31.47079, -102.62160	0919205
2026-10-13	SALINAS 1M 7221Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37856 · permit 091919231.47097, -102.62117drilling began 2026-10-14 · 11,000 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC	2026-10-14	11,000	42-103-37856	31.47097, -102.62117	0919192
2026-10-13	SALINAS 1LA 7813Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37860 · permit 091920231.47083, -102.62152drilling began 2026-10-16 · 11,000 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC	2026-10-16	11,000	42-103-37860	31.47083, -102.62152	0919202
2026-10-13	SALINAS 1J 7021Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37858 · permit 091919731.47090, -102.62134drilling began 2026-10-15 · 11,000 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC	2026-10-15	11,000	42-103-37858	31.47090, -102.62134	0919197
2026-10-13	SALINAS 1G 7413Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37859 · permit 091919931.47086, -102.62143drilling began 2026-10-16 · 11,000 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC	2026-10-16	11,000	42-103-37859	31.47086, -102.62143	0919199
2026-10-09	SALINAS 7222Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37855 · permit 091913631.47421, -102.62183drilling began 2026-10-12 · 11,000 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC	2026-10-12	11,000	42-103-37855	31.47421, -102.62183	0919136
2026-10-07	SALINAS 8414Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37850 · permit 091912231.47432, -102.62136drilling began 2026-10-08 · 11,000 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC	2026-10-08	11,000	42-103-37850	31.47432, -102.62136	0919122
2026-10-07	SALINAS 8214Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37854 · permit 091913231.47423, -102.62174drilling began 2026-10-11 · 11,000 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC	2026-10-11	11,000	42-103-37854	31.47423, -102.62174	0919132
2026-10-07	SALINAS 7814Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37853 · permit 091912931.47425, -102.62164drilling began 2026-10-10 · 11,000 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC	2026-10-10	11,000	42-103-37853	31.47425, -102.62164	0919129
2026-10-07	SALINAS 7414Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37852 · permit 091912831.47427, -102.62155drilling began 2026-10-09 · 11,000 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC	2026-10-09	11,000	42-103-37852	31.47427, -102.62155	0919128
2026-10-07	SALINAS 7022Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37851 · permit 091912331.47430, -102.62146drilling began 2026-10-09 · 11,000 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC	2026-10-09	11,000	42-103-37851	31.47430, -102.62146	0919123
2026-09-28	BLOCK 31 UNIT H 5Hrecompletion · verticalOXY USA EOR, LLCAPI 42-103-32327 · permit 091885031.48471, -102.444739,108 ft	OXY USA EOR, LLC		9,108	42-103-32327	31.48471, -102.44473	0918850
2026-09-25	BLOCK 31 UNIT K 3Krecompletion · verticalHilcorp Energy CompanyAPI 42-103-30773 · permit 091885531.48427, -102.458049,150 ft	Hilcorp Energy Company		9,150	42-103-30773	31.48427, -102.45804	0918855
2026-09-18	LEA, P.J. ETAL 4029THnew drill · horizontalRing Energy, Inc.API 42-103-37840 · permit 091801231.41870, -102.565465,020 ft	Ring Energy, Inc.		5,020	42-103-37840	31.41870, -102.56546	0918012
2026-09-18	LEA, P.J. ETAL 4027THnew drill · horizontalRing Energy, Inc.API 42-103-37839 · permit 091801131.41904, -102.564045,000 ft	Ring Energy, Inc.		5,000	42-103-37839	31.41904, -102.56404	0918011
2026-09-18	LEA, P.J. ETAL 4026MHnew drill · horizontalRing Energy, Inc.API 42-103-37838 · permit 091800831.41902, -102.564104,000 ft	Ring Energy, Inc.		4,000	42-103-37838	31.41902, -102.56410	0918008
2026-09-17	LEA, P.J. ETAL 4025JHnew drill · horizontalRing Energy, Inc.API 42-103-37837 · permit 091800131.41901, -102.564173,600 ft	Ring Energy, Inc.		3,600	42-103-37837	31.41901, -102.56417	0918001
2026-09-10	WADDELL TR 3 5827Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37847 · permit 091832931.57114, -102.45361drilling began 2026-09-18 · 14,000 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC	2026-09-18	14,000	42-103-37847	31.57114, -102.45361	0918329
2026-09-09	LEA, P.J. ETAL 3915GHnew drill · horizontalRing Energy, Inc.API 42-103-37828 · permit 091751231.42503, -102.539024,400 ft	Ring Energy, Inc.		4,400	42-103-37828	31.42503, -102.53902	0917512
2026-09-08	LEA, P.J. ETAL 3914THnew drill · horizontalRing Energy, Inc.API 42-103-37827 · permit 091749831.42505, -102.538965,000 ft	Ring Energy, Inc.		5,000	42-103-37827	31.42505, -102.53896	0917498
2026-09-04	WADDELL 13-25 6BN 5427Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37849 · permit 091834631.57116, -102.45352drilling began 2026-09-17 · 14,000 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC	2026-09-17	14,000	42-103-37849	31.57116, -102.45352	0918346
2026-09-04	WADDELL TR 3 6026Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37846 · permit 091832231.57153, -102.44955drilling began 2026-09-20 · 14,000 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC	2026-09-20	14,000	42-103-37846	31.57153, -102.44955	0918322
2026-09-04	WADDELL TR 3 5826Hnew drill · horizontalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37848 · permit 091834531.57155, -102.44945drilling began 2026-09-19 · 14,000 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC	2026-09-19	14,000	42-103-37848	31.57155, -102.44945	0918345
2026-09-04	DAVY JONES N 2recompletion · verticalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37779 · permit 091834331.52977, -102.727856,424 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		6,424	42-103-37779	31.52977, -102.72785	0918343
2026-09-04	DAVY JONES N 1recompletion · verticalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37778 · permit 091834131.52881, -102.731956,420 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		6,420	42-103-37778	31.52881, -102.73195	0918341
2026-09-03	DAVY JONES N 5recompletion · verticalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37780 · permit 091829831.52445, -102.726176,424 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		6,424	42-103-37780	31.52445, -102.72617	0918298
2026-09-03	DAVY JONES N 4recompletion · verticalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-37782 · permit 091829931.52350, -102.730276,420 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		6,420	42-103-37782	31.52350, -102.73027	0918299
2026-09-01	TUBB, J. B. -A- 2024SHnew drill · horizontalRing Energy, Inc.API 42-103-37845 · permit 091821031.45098, -102.61805drilling began 2026-09-22 · 3,900 ft	Ring Energy, Inc.	2026-09-22	3,900	42-103-37845	31.45098, -102.61805	0918210
2026-09-01	TUBB, J. B. -A- 2023THnew drill · horizontalRing Energy, Inc.API 42-103-37844 · permit 091820531.45102, -102.61787drilling began 2026-09-24 · 4,700 ft	Ring Energy, Inc.	2026-09-24	4,700	42-103-37844	31.45102, -102.61787	0918205
2026-09-01	TUBB, J. B. -A- 2022JHnew drill · horizontalRing Energy, Inc.API 42-103-37843 · permit 091820231.45100, -102.61796drilling began 2026-09-23 · 3,000 ft	Ring Energy, Inc.	2026-09-23	3,000	42-103-37843	31.45100, -102.61796	0918202
2026-09-01	TUBB, J. B. -A- 2021MHnew drill · horizontalRing Energy, Inc.API 42-103-37842 · permit 091820031.45104, -102.617773,600 ft	Ring Energy, Inc.		3,600	42-103-37842	31.45104, -102.61777	0918200
2026-08-31	WADDELL TR A 1536recompletion · verticalBlackbeard Operating, LLCAPI 42-103-34611 · permit 091811831.52375, -102.626267,999 ft	Blackbeard Operating, LLC		7,999	42-103-34611	31.52375, -102.62626	0918118

These are the newest 50 of 688 permits on file for Crane County. The rest follow, 50 to a page.

A permit is permission to drill, not a well. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.

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Year by year

Drilling permits issued in Crane County, by year

Drilling permits issued in Crane County by year
Year	Permits issued
2026 so far	155
2025	192
2024	209
2023	121
2022	10
2021	1

Counted from the permit files we hold, which start in 2021; that first year may be partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.

The latest

The most recent records

The latest drilling records in Crane County
Date	What, who and where
2026-11-10	Permit issued: Blackbeard Operating, LLCWADDELL TR AB 4M · A-1263 · permit 0919862
2026-11-10	Permit issued: Blackbeard Operating, LLCWADDELL TR AB 3M2 · A-1263 · permit 0919866
2026-11-10	Permit issued: Blackbeard Operating, LLCWADDELL TR AB 3M1 · A-1263 · permit 0919867
2026-11-05	Permit issued: Blackbeard Operating, LLCWADDELL TR CAB 7M1 · A-1268 · permit 0919826
2026-11-05	Permit issued: Blackbeard Operating, LLCWADDELL TR CAB 6M · A-1268 · permit 0919830
2026-11-05	Permit issued: Blackbeard Operating, LLCWADDELL TR CAB 5M2 · A-1263 · permit 0919855
2026-11-05	Permit issued: Blackbeard Operating, LLCWADDELL TR AB 5M1 · A-1263 · permit 0919856
2026-11-02	Permit issued: Blackbeard Operating, LLCWADDELL TR CAB 8M · A-1268 · permit 0919824
2026-11-02	Permit issued: Nile Midstream, LLCCORSAIRE · A-1139 · permit 0919861
2026-10-30	Permit issued: Blackbeard Operating, LLCWADDELL TR CAB 6G · A-1263 · permit 0919763
2026-10-30	Permit issued: Blackbeard Operating, LLCWADDELL TR AB 4G · A-1263 · permit 0919769
2026-10-30	Permit issued: Blackbeard Operating, LLCWADDELL TR AB 3G · A-1263 · permit 0919771
2026-10-28	Permit issued: Blackbeard Operating, LLCWADDELL TR CAB 8G2 · A-1268 · permit 0919744
2026-10-28	Permit issued: Blackbeard Operating, LLCWADDELL TR CAB 8G · A-1268 · permit 0919745
2026-10-28	Permit issued: Blackbeard Operating, LLCWADDELL TR A · A-1269 · permit 0919729

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First checks coming due in Crane County

Worked out from the state's first-production month: 120 days after the end of the month. The earliest date, not a certainty.

Block 31 Unit, Hilcorp Energy Companyby November 28, 2026
BLOCK 31 UNIT, OXY USA EOR, LLCby November 28, 2026
WADDELL TR A, Blackbeard Operating, LLCby November 28, 2026
WADDELL TR A, Blackbeard Operating, LLCby November 28, 2026

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How many wells were permitted in Crane County in the last year?

The Railroad Commission issued 163 drilling permits in Crane County in the twelve months to November 10, 2026, and recorded 361 completions and 28 first-production reports. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

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Primary sources, opened on 29 September 2026. Statute text is the current version on statutes.capitol.texas.gov.