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Crane County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Crane

  • 5,503wells
  • 58drilling locations in two years
  • 245producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Crane

Map of Crane, Texas: 5,503 wells and 58 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations58Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells2,679On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing334Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged2,490The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (31.39736, -102.35014); the counts are for wells inside it. Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outlines, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map.

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Drilling permits near Crane are falling: 21 permits in the last 12 months, 37 in the 12 months before. Most of them are north of town: 45 of 58 lie on that side. The nearest is 1.3 miles north-west of the town's point. 5,503 wells and 58 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Crane, each where the state puts it. 245 producing leases have a well in the circle.

Crane County is one of the 61 counties of the Permian Basin

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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Crane

The 58 drilling permits of the last two years within 10 miles, by direction from the town's point, and what became of each one.
N 18NE 11E 7SE 1S SW 1W 4NW 16
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 58 permits

  • 24finished, on a lease that reports productionThe well was completed and its lease is reporting oil or gas to the state.
  • 1finished, no production reported yetA completion is on file. The first production report follows weeks or months later.
  • 13drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.
  • 20still only a permitNothing after the permit is on file. Many permits wait a year or more, and some are never drilled.

Wells finished in the last two years: 14 north, 7 north-east, 6 east, 1 south-east, 1 west, 4 north-west of town.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 8 wells start outside the 10-mile circle and end inside it. 8 start inside and end outside. So a well can drain land a mile or two from the spot where it shows on a map.

A permit is permission to drill, not a well, and a well nearby says nothing about who owns the minerals under it. Direction is taken from the well's surface location. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permits and wellbore records.

When a new well starts paying

First checks coming due near Crane

1 first check falls due on leases with a well near Crane from today on. Texas law gives the payor 120 days after the end of the month of first sale.

The date is the earliest the law allows a first payment to be late (Texas Natural Resources Code 91.402), worked out from the first month of production on file. It is not a promise of a check: title questions and unsigned division orders can hold one back. Work out a first-check date · What to do before the first check

In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Crane

wells with a location on the state's map
5,503
drilling permits in the last 24 months
58
producing leases with a well in the circle
245
operators running them
45
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
4,060,917 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
9,640,022 mcf

A lease counts when at least one of its wells is inside the circle; its whole production is counted, so a lease reaching beyond the circle counts in full.

In dollars

What the oil and gas near Crane sold for

The 245 producing leases with a well near Crane sold about $342 million of oil and gas from September 2025 to August 2026, at the public monthly prices.
sale value of 12 months, before taxes and costs
$342 million
oil and condensate sold
4,045,911 bbl
gas sold
8,659,126 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$147,283

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Crane comes to about $1,473 for the 12 months.

Sold volumes at the public monthly prices, before severance tax and any costs. A guide to the size, not what any owner was paid.

Sold volumes from each lease's monthly report to the Railroad Commission, times the month's West Texas Intermediate oil price and Henry Hub gas price (EIA). Real prices at the lease differ. A lease counts in full when one of its wells is near the town. Check a statement against what the lease sold

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits near Crane

The 25 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Crane
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-09-28BLOCK 31 UNIT H 5Hvertical · API 42-103-32327 · permit 0918850OXY USA EOR, LLC8.2 mi NW31.48471, -102.44473 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-25BLOCK 31 UNIT K 3Kvertical · API 42-103-30773 · permit 0918855Hilcorp Energy Company8.7 mi NW31.48427, -102.45804 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-21UL SIDE CAR 22303 H 27-22 2Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37836 · permit 0917975Bta Oil Producers, LLC5.7 mi N31.47928, -102.35852 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-21UL SIDE CAR 22303 G 27-22 1Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37835 · permit 0917967Bta Oil Producers, LLC5.7 mi N31.47931, -102.35843 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-04UL SKI CABIN 22303 J 28-21 14Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37830 · permit 0917594Bta Oil Producers, LLC5.6 mi N31.47722, -102.36631 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-04UL SKI CABIN 22303 I 28-21 13Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37829 · permit 0917556Bta Oil Producers, LLC5.6 mi N31.47730, -102.36634 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-25UL WEST BASIN 22501 K 21-16-9 15Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37823 · permit 0916644Bta Oil Producers, LLC6.7 mi N31.49059, -102.37935 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-25UL WEST BASIN 22501 L 21-16-9 16Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37822 · permit 0916611Bta Oil Producers, LLC6.7 mi N31.49057, -102.37944 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-08UL CAZADOR 16/4 F F101OJhorizontal · API 42-103-37812 · permit 0916048Mewbourne Oil Company7.6 mi N31.50653, -102.37301 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-24CANDI AND NUTS 1vertical · API 42-103-37783 · permit 0915101WTG Exploration2.7 mi SW31.36913, -102.38069 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-08UL CAZADOR 16/4 E F101PIhorizontal · API 42-103-37777 · permit 0914567Mewbourne Oil Company7.6 mi N31.50654, -102.37295 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-25UL EL FUNKO 22303 B 29-32-41 13Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37761 · permit 0914228Bta Oil Producers, LLC6.4 mi NW31.48293, -102.39397 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-24UL EL FUNKO 22303 A 29-32-41 12Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37760 · permit 0914225Bta Oil Producers, LLC6.4 mi NW31.48295, -102.39388 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-13UL WOLVERINE 22507 F 8-9-43 06Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37759 · permit 0914025Bta Oil Producers, LLC1.9 mi W31.40439, -102.38197 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-11UL WOLVERINE 22507 H 11-10-43 08Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37757 · permit 0913668Bta Oil Producers, LLC2.0 mi W31.40435, -102.38216 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-11UL WOLVERINE 22507 G 11-10-43 07Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37758 · permit 0913667Bta Oil Producers, LLC1.9 mi W31.40437, -102.38207 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-02-26UL CYCLOPS 22507 C 8-9-44 03Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37754 · permit 0913655Bta Oil Producers, LLC1.3 mi NW31.40732, -102.36969 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-02-26UL CYCLOPS 22507 D 8-9-44 04Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37753 · permit 0913654Bta Oil Producers, LLC1.3 mi NW31.40730, -102.36978 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-12-19UL WOLVERINE 22507 E 8-9-43 05Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37736 · permit 0912301Bta Oil Producers, LLC1.7 mi W31.40559, -102.37696 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-12-18UL CAZADOR 15/3 D F101MLhorizontal · API 42-103-37730 · permit 0911539Mewbourne Oil Company7.7 mi N31.50781, -102.36827 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-12-15UL CAZADOR 15/3 C F101NKhorizontal · API 42-103-37729 · permit 0911538Mewbourne Oil Company7.7 mi N31.50782, -102.36821 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-10-21UL BLITZ 22501 A 30-31-42 10Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37714 · permit 0910898Bta Oil Producers, LLC6.4 mi NW31.47959, -102.40215 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-10-20UL BLITZ 22501 B 30-31-42 11Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37715 · permit 0910908Bta Oil Producers, LLC6.4 mi NW31.47957, -102.40224 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-10-15UL BIG BEAR 22501 A 29-20-17 05Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37717 · permit 0910905Bta Oil Producers, LLC6.1 mi N31.48173, -102.38308 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-10-10UL BIG BEAR 22501 B 29-20-17 06Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37716 · permit 0910901Bta Oil Producers, LLC6.1 mi N31.48171, -102.38318 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)

A permit is permission to drill, not a well. Distances are from the town's point to the well's surface location. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permits.

Find your land

The surveys under the new drilling near Crane

Your deed or county tax notice names a survey and an abstract number. These are the ones with the most drilling permits in the last two years. Each has its own page with its wells and permits.
  • A-U30 UL, block 30, section 307 permits, newest October 21, 2025
  • A-U29 UL, block 30, section 296 permits, newest March 25, 2026
  • A-1333 CCSD&RGNG RR CO, block F, section 1996 permits, newest July 25, 2025
  • A-U22 UL, block 30, section 225 permits, newest April 8, 2026
  • A-1395 CRIER, W T / MC ELROY, J T, block F, section 1984 permits, newest August 4, 2025
  • A-19 CCSD&RGNG RR CO, block X, section 113 permits, newest March 13, 2026
  • A-1028 COWDEN, J M, block X, section 83 permits, newest February 26, 2026
  • A-109 CCSD&RGNG RR CO, block F, section 1973 permits, newest July 7, 2025

Not in the list? Search every survey in the county by name or abstract number.

Who is on the county roll

23 mineral accounts near Crane are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 1,843 accounts under 790 owner names on 91 leases with a well near Crane.
mineral accounts on the roll
1,843
owner names
790
appraised value of those accounts
$126 million
the middle account's appraised value
$480
accounts titled to an estate
23

An account in the name of an estate usually means the owner died and the title was never moved to the heirs. The account stays on the roll, and these are appraised at $210,740 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Crane, their name may be one of them.

Totals from the county appraisal district's mineral roll, matched to leases by the state lease number. No owner is named here, and a count under 10 accounts or 5 owner names is left out. How Crane County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Crane

The 20 producing leases with a well inside the circle, most oil and gas first. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993, free.
  1. 1McElroy, J. T., Cons.1,111,540 bbl · 378,735 mcf a yearScout Energy Management LLC · Crane County · 1755 wells in the circle
  2. 2Block 31 Unit35,565 bbl · 2,942,216 mcf a yearOXY USA EOR, LLC · Crane County · 303 wells in the circle
  3. 3Crier-McElroy466,504 bbl · 71,076 mcf a yearScout Energy Management LLC · Upton County · 699 wells in the circle
  4. 4North McElroy Unit407,375 bbl · 40,235 mcf a yearKinder Morgan Production Co LLC · Crane County · 1117 wells in the circle
  5. 5Barbara 136 A160,276 bbl · 601,857 mcf a yearFirebird Energy II LLC · Upton County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Barbara 136 B135,031 bbl · 498,404 mcf a yearFirebird Energy II LLC · Upton County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Ul Cazador 15/3 B156,102 bbl · 288,446 mcf a yearMewbourne Oil Company · Crane County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8Ul Lonetree 22303 B 23-26143,121 bbl · 366,013 mcf a yearBta Oil Producers, LLC · Crane County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Ul Fisherman 22303 D 23-26126,469 bbl · 309,426 mcf a yearBta Oil Producers, LLC · Crane County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Ul Cazador 15/3 A131,013 bbl · 239,158 mcf a yearMewbourne Oil Company · Crane County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11University Lands 19 B100,948 bbl · 148,669 mcf a yearCrescent Energy Operating, LLC · Crane County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Ul Lonetree 22303 A 23-2673,917 bbl · 208,656 mcf a yearBta Oil Producers, LLC · Crane County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Ul Salt Creek 22501 B 30-19-1873,664 bbl · 129,574 mcf a yearBta Oil Producers, LLC · Crane County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Ul Big Bear 22501 A 29-20-1762,032 bbl · 140,353 mcf a yearBta Oil Producers, LLC · Crane County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15Adamc/Devonian/Unit20,924 bbl · 348,526 mcf a yearScout Energy Management LLC · Upton County · 26 wells in the circle
  16. 16Ul Salt Creek 22501 C 30-19-1860,279 bbl · 110,716 mcf a yearBta Oil Producers, LLC · Crane County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Ul Fisherman 22303 C 23-2642,201 bbl · 103,886 mcf a yearBta Oil Producers, LLC · Crane County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18Ul Wolverine 22507 E 8-9-4340,713 bbl · 101,124 mcf a yearBta Oil Producers, LLC · Crane County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Ul Big Bear 22501 B 29-20-1732,774 bbl · 76,881 mcf a yearBta Oil Producers, LLC · Crane County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Ul Salt Creek 22501 A 30-19-1832,585 bbl · 61,623 mcf a yearBta Oil Producers, LLC · Crane County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Crane

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 245 producing leases near Crane. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • ENTERPRISE CRUDE OIL LLC89 leases
  • SHELL TRADING (US) COMPANY47 leases
  • EASTEX CRUDE COMPANY, LLC39 leases
  • LPC CRUDE III, LLC20 leases
  • ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC16 leases

Gas

  • TARGA MIDSTREAM SERVICES LLC95 leases
  • DCP OPERATING COMPANY, LP45 leases
  • OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING,INC.16 leases
  • PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY7 leases
  • ET GATHERING & PROCESSING LLC6 leases

From each lease's newest Form P-4 filing with the Railroad Commission, which names its gatherers and purchasers. One lease can name several.

If your checks stopped

Leases near Crane that went quiet or changed hands

The two most common reasons a royalty check stops: the lease stopped reporting production, or a new company took it over and the paperwork is catching up.

47 leases reported nothing for a year or more

Leases that reported within the last four years and then stopped. The newest to stop first; 10 shown.

  • Kagnew 43 · Cjrw Oil & Gaslast report April 2025
  • Cowden,b.t. "B" · Great Basin Well Service Corp.last report February 2025
  • McElroy · Great Basin Well Service Corp.last report February 2025
  • Cowden, B. T. · Great Basin Well Service Corp.last report February 2025
  • Cowden,b.t."a" · Great Basin Well Service Corp.last report February 2025
  • State of Texas -DQ- · Martin Foree Operating II, LLClast report August 2024
  • U-Tex "DD" · Martin Foree Operating, LLClast report August 2024
  • U-Tex "BB" · Martin Foree Operating, LLClast report August 2024
  • State of Texas -Ef- · Martin Foree Operating II, LLClast report August 2024
  • 3-Tex "Ee" · Martin Foree Operating, LLClast report August 2024

Is my lease still active?

159 leases got a new operator in two years

Checks often pause after a change while the new company sets up its owner records. The newest first; 10 shown.

My royalty checks stopped: what to do

From the monthly production reports operators file with the Railroad Commission. The newest months fill in late, so a lease is listed only after 12 months with no report.

Year by year

Production of the leases near Crane, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 3,567,277 bbl of oil. 2025 was 3,532,348, 1% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Crane, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far2,665,1006,281,409
20253,532,3489,250,961
20242,713,46810,481,948
20232,934,86812,273,125
20223,055,47513,762,368
20212,744,82111,972,101
20203,567,27715,603,149

Every lease with a well in the circle, producing now or not, as reported to the Railroad Commission. The newest months fill in as operators report.

The long view: in the state's records from January 1993 on, 388 of these leases reported 194,348,380 bbl of oil and condensate and 1,113,967,190 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Good to know

The wells near Crane, and what a lease has gone for

For a lease offer: the State of Texas leased 11 of its own tracts in Crane County in the last ten years. The middle bonus was $250 an acre, the usual royalty 12.5%, the usual term 3 years; the newest is dated April 14, 2026. Private leases are not public, so these are the nearest figures on record. Is my lease offer fair in Crane County?

Depth and well type from the Railroad Commission's well records, where the record has them. State lease figures from the Texas General Land Office.

Around it

Towns near Crane

Crane is in ZIP code 79731: its wells and permits

All of Crane County: leases, operators and production · Crane County well map

Press and community kit

Writing about Crane? Take what you need

For a local paper, a county office, a school or a community group: the figures, the map and the words, free to use with the credit line. Data as of November 15, 2026.
Fact sheet · one page · PDFCrane, Texas5,503wells within 10 miles2,679on producing leases2,824not producing or plugged21permits, 12 monthsDownload the fact sheet

Three facts to quote

  • 5,503 oil and gas wells on the state's map lie within 10 miles of Crane: 2,679 on producing leases, 334 not producing and 2,490 plugged.
  • The Railroad Commission of Texas issued 21 drilling permits within 10 miles of Crane in the last 12 months, the newest dated September 28, 2026.
  • The 245 producing leases with a well in that circle, run by 45 operators, reported 4,060,917 barrels of oil and 9,640,022 thousand cubic feet of gas over their latest 12 months.

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How to cite

Railroad Commission of Texas records of the wells and drilling permits within 10 miles of Crane, mapped by Royalty Clerk (https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/crane-tx), data as of November 15, 2026.

Under a map or a chart: Source: Railroad Commission of Texas · Map: Royalty Clerk, with a link to this page.

The figures say where the state's records put wells and permits, not who owns the land or the minerals. Kits for other Texas towns

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Crane

One email a week at most, and only when something is filed: a new drilling permit, a finished well, or first production with a well location inside this circle.

Watching a place says nothing about who owns the land or the minerals there. For the whole county, or one survey, use the Crane County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Crane?

5,503 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Crane: 2,679 on leases that are producing, 334 not producing and 2,490 plugged. The state also issued 58 drilling permits with a well location in that circle in the last 24 months.

What are the coordinates on this page?

Latitude and longitude of the well's surface location in NAD83, the coordinates map apps use. They come from the Railroad Commission's well layers as published, and from its drilling permit files, which are published in the older NAD27 and converted here. Paste them into any map app. A horizontal well's bottom hole can be a mile or two away from its surface location.

Do I own minerals under a well near Crane?

A well nearby says nothing about who owns the minerals under it. The county's mineral roll lists who is paid on each producing lease. Search a name to see whether the Crane County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Crane picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Crane are falling: 21 permits in the last 12 months, 37 in the 12 months before. Most of them are north of town: 45 of 58 lie on that side. The nearest is 1.3 miles north-west of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

When does a new well near Crane start paying royalties?

Texas law gives the payor 120 days after the end of the month of first sale to send the first payment (Natural Resources Code 91.402). The next date on file for a lease near Crane is November 28, 2026. The date is the earliest a first payment becomes late, not a promise: a title question or an unsigned division order can hold a check back.

Work out a first-check date

How much are the oil and gas near Crane worth?

The 245 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $342 million of oil and gas in their newest 12 months on file, at the public monthly prices and before taxes and costs. That is what the leases sold, not what a tract of land or a mineral interest is worth: an owner is paid a share of one lease.

A relative owned minerals near Crane and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 23 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Crane. Search the family name first. If an account turns up, the title usually has to be moved to the heirs before the operator will pay them.

Inherited minerals: where to start

My checks from a lease here stopped. Why?

The usual reasons: the lease stopped producing, a new operator took it over, or the operator put the payments in suspense over a title or address question. Near Crane, 47 leases went quiet and 159 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Crane?

The next first check near Crane falls due by November 28, 2026. See whether a county roll lists your name, and get an email when a permit or a new well is filed near you.

Search a family nameWatch Crane County

Sources

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