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

15

Operators (30d)

5

Latest Permit

2026-09-15

All Time

11,517

11,517 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2009-12-0468801742-475-35517MONROE 34-172 #1HANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL16,000Y
2009-12-0468801742-475-35517MONROE 34-172 #1HANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL16,000Y
2009-11-2368747242-475-34490UNIVERSITY LANDS "BB" #2SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.RECOMP10,083
2009-11-1868738342-475-32899HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1276WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP4,200
2009-11-1868738042-475-02241HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #238WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP4,200
2009-11-1868737942-475-30123HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #833WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP4,200
2009-11-1868737842-475-02116HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #10WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP4,200
2009-11-0968698242-475-35513CHEVRON 34-181 #2HANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL15,000Y
2009-11-0968697042-475-35516UNIVERSITY 20-18 #3SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL11,700
2009-11-0968689142-475-35515BLACKTIP JOHNSON 1-39 #1HANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL16,000Y
2009-11-0968689142-475-35515BLACKTIP JOHNSON 1-39 #1HANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONOTHER16,000Y
2009-11-0568701042-475-35514WORSHAM 42 #14OXY USA INC.DRILL6,800
2009-10-2868666642-475-35512CHEVRON 34-179 #1HANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL16,000Y
2009-10-2868652342-475-30618J. F. HATHAWAY #29EAGLE ROCK OPERATING COMPANY,LLCRECOMP9,400
2009-10-2668653242-475-34740RICHTER, LOUIS #93EAGLE ROCK OPERATING COMPANY,LLCRECOMP9,700
2009-10-2668653242-475-34740RICHTER, LOUIS #93EAGLE ROCK OPERATING COMPANY,LLCRECOMP9,700
2009-10-2068624042-475-35511CORNAGIE, FAYE #9P.O.&G. OPERATING, LLCDRILL2,600
2009-10-1668623842-475-35510MASSEY-VICKEY -L- #2P.O.&G. OPERATING, LLCDRILL2,500
2009-10-0768582642-475-02836RICHTER, LOUIS #16EAGLE ROCK OPERATING COMPANY,LLCRECOMP3,115
2009-10-0668569442-475-35509BARBARA EDWARDS 28 #1WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYDRILL4,850
2009-10-0668480642-475-35506UNIVERSITY "32-18" #6SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL11,600
2009-09-2368539342-475-35508UNIVERSITY "20" #4702ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL12,000Y
2009-09-2168530842-475-35507WORSHAM 42 #13OXY USA INC.DRILL6,800
2009-09-1668509842-475-10533BEATY, ESTHER #1EAGLE ROCK OPERATING COMPANY,LLCRECOMP7,983
2009-09-0868484942-475-34614RICHTER, LOUIS #80EAGLE ROCK OPERATING COMPANY,LLCFLD-XFR9,500
2009-08-2868461042-475-35505BUTTERFLY #11TEXON OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,200
2009-08-2668448942-475-34250EDWARDS, JANELLE #6CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADORECOMP5,600
2009-08-1468361342-475-34403RICHTER, LOUIS #78EAGLE ROCK OPERATING COMPANY,LLCFLD-XFR9,500
2009-08-1368387242-475-35504UNIVERSITY 19-29 #2HANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL19,000Y
2009-08-1168358642-475-34782RICHTER, LOUIS #96EAGLE ROCK OPERATING COMPANY,LLCRECOMP10,000
2009-08-0368306342-475-30517MOBIL FEE UNIT #1 WSOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.RECOMP18,400
2009-07-3068328942-475-35503SCOTT, F.H. #7PITTS ENERGY CO.DRILL7,000
2009-07-2368275542-475-35502L. M. WATSON #8PITTS ENERGY CO.DRILL7,000
2009-07-2268318442-475-33134HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #157WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECLASS3,400
2009-07-1368292842-475-33523AMOCO CRAWARD #1SUCCESS OIL COMPANY, INC.RECOMP5,400
2009-06-2268231042-475-30563WORSHAM 42 #1DOXY USA INC.RENTR17,903
2009-06-1968206142-475-35501WALLIS "A" #3ATLANTIC OPERATING, INC.DRILL3,000
2009-06-1068194942-475-30341HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #78WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP3,400
2009-06-0868183342-475-02128HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #16WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP3,400
2009-06-0568184942-475-02515HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #512WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP3,400
2009-06-0568184842-475-02151HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #36WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP3,400
2009-06-0568184742-475-02245HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #242WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP3,400
2009-06-0568184542-475-02144HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #29WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP3,400
2009-06-0568183942-475-02142HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #27WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP3,400
2009-06-0568183842-475-02111HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #7WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP3,400
2009-06-0568183442-475-02135HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #20WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP3,400
2009-06-0568171542-475-35158HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #3017SUNDOWN ENERGY LPRECOMP5,000
2009-06-0567974542-475-02132HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #18WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR3,400
2009-05-2868161342-475-35499SHELL #13OXY USA INC.DRILL6,800
2009-05-2868161142-475-35500SHELL #12OXY USA INC.DRILL6,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.