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Crane County, Texas
Oil & gas activity from Railroad Commission records · permits 2026-10-15 · completions 2026-02-13 · well status 2026-10
Drilling permits
341
167 last year
Rule 37/38 exceptions
61
Horizontal permits
175
Producing wells
2,793
of 12,228 wellbores
The mineral owners under these permits
Crane County is not in a standing Permit Owner File package yet. Packages are named counties: each new drilling permit is matched by abstract, block and section to the county appraisal district's certified mineral roll and the listed owners are delivered weekly with mailing addresses. How it works, with a two-week Martin County sample → To add Crane County, email [email protected].
Recent drilling permits in Crane County
Who is drilling in Crane County
15 companies hold drilling permits in Crane County, Texas. These are the ones on record, by permits filed. Open a company to see every county it drills in and every permit it has filed.
| Operator | Permits here | Horizontal | Last filed | Wells on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC | 219 | 101 | 2026-10-07 | 6,058 |
| RING ENERGY, INC. | 48 | 24 | 2026-08-26 | 1,068 |
| BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLC | 23 | 23 | 2026-09-22 | 374 |
| MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY | 17 | 17 | 2026-06-19 | 1,101 |
| STRONGHOLD ENERGY II OPER, LLC | 12 | 0 | 2021-12-21 | 1,036 |
| SM ENERGY COMPANY | 10 | 10 | 2026-09-15 | 1,900 |
| OXY USA INC. | 3 | 0 | 2024-12-03 | 3,785 |
| NILE MIDSTREAM, LLC | 2 | 0 | 2025-12-01 | — |
| OXY USA EOR, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2026-09-21 | — |
| HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 1 | 0 | 2026-09-21 | 6,240 |
| GREEN CENTURY EXP & PROD, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2026-07-02 | 33 |
| WTG EXPLORATION | 1 | 0 | 2026-04-23 | 375 |
| THREE SPAN OIL & GAS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2024-12-02 | 182 |
| SLANT OPERATING, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2022-12-05 | 865 |
| COOPER OIL & GAS, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2022-11-30 | 249 |
This report compiles and structures publicly available oil & gas records from the Railroad Commission of Texas — drilling permits, completions, well status, and lease production. We monitor development activity and public filings near a location you tell us about; we do NOT determine mineral ownership, confirm what you own, or provide legal, tax, or investment advice. Nothing here replaces a title opinion, a landman, or reading the official RRC filing. Activity is mapped to the locations the operator filed with the RRC: the permit surface location (NAD27, precision disclaimed by the RRC) and, for horizontal permits in owner files, the W-1H terminus tract. Neither is a title-verified mineral tract. Data is current only as of the source vintage shown on the page. Our total liability for any report is capped at the amount you paid for it. Found an error? Reply to any email and a human will correct it.