Ward County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ward County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-15.

Ward County permitting is running 16 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (47 total, down 4% on the prior quarter). 6 were issued in the past week. PITTS ENERGY CO. leads with 24 permits in the past 12 months, one of 22 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-15

All Time

11,517

11,517 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2010-03-24	693111	42-475-33361	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1373	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-24	693110	42-475-33351	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1372	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-24	693109	42-475-33365	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1371	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-24	693108	42-475-32035	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1185	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-24	693107	42-475-31950	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1180	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-24	693106	42-475-30020	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1095	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-24	693090	42-475-32800	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1202W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-24	693089	42-475-11133	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1048W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-24	693087	42-475-11132	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1047W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-24	693086	42-475-11089	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #981W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-24	693085	42-475-11059	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #942W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-24	693083	42-475-11016	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #911W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-24	693082	42-475-11010	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #908W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-24	693078	42-475-30061	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1104	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-24	693074	42-475-30017	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1097	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-24	693068	42-475-11090	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #982	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-24	693051	42-475-33386	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1471W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693049	42-475-11192	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1070W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693048	42-475-11118	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1045W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693047	42-475-11108	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1008W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693045	42-475-11107	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1007W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693044	42-475-11106	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1006W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693043	42-475-11105	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1005W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693041	42-475-11084	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #978W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693039	42-475-11087	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #977W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693038	42-475-11067	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #953W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693037	42-475-01962	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #35W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693034	42-475-01960	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #33W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693032	42-475-33318	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1357	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693031	42-475-33305	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1344	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693029	42-475-33325	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1338	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693027	42-475-31969	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1184	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693025	42-475-30731	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1162	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693022	42-475-30730	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1161	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693018	42-475-30713	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1154	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693016	42-475-30246	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1124	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693005	42-475-30021	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1094	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693003	42-475-11180	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1072	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	693002	42-475-11179	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1071	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	692973	42-475-01956	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #29	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-23	692971	42-475-01948	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #20	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	4,200
2010-03-23	692969	42-475-01937	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #9	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2010-03-18	692757	42-475-35552	BARBARA EDWARDS 28 #2	WILLIAMS OIL COMPANY	DRILL	4,850
2010-03-18	692753	42-475-33993	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1486	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RECLASS	2,660
2010-03-18	692750	42-475-33994	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1485	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RECLASS	2,670
2010-03-17	692523	42-475-35550	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1661	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	4,200
2010-03-16	692526	42-475-35551	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1662	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	4,200
2010-03-15	692638	42-475-02015	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #116W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	4,200
2010-03-12	692249	42-475-35548	MONROE 34-188 #1H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2010-03-05	691967	42-475-30508	ANI SWD #1	OXY USA INC.	RENTR	18,182

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