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
2009-05-1567994842-475-35494CHEVRON 34-181 #1HANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL15,000Y
2009-05-1266041742-475-35385AMERICAN NATIONAL LIFE INS. CO. #58EAGLE ROCK OPERATING COMPANY,LLCDRILL9,500
2009-04-2868066842-475-35498EDWARDS 27 #4WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYDRILL4,850
2009-04-2468046442-475-35496HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #3025SUNDOWN ENERGY LPDRILL11,000
2009-04-2468046442-475-35496HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #3025SUNDOWN ENERGY LPDRILL11,000
2009-04-2468046342-475-35495HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #3024SUNDOWN ENERGY LPDRILL11,000
2009-04-2368044642-475-35497HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #3023SUNDOWN ENERGY LPDRILL11,000
2009-04-0668007642-475-35065UNIVERSITY 17-18 #1CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.RECOMP15,000
2009-04-0167974542-475-02132HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #18WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR2,794
2009-03-3167994842-475-35494CHEVRON 34-181 #1HANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL15,000Y
2009-03-2667827042-475-33452HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1376WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECLASS3,600
2009-03-2467826542-475-33076HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #154WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECLASS3,430
2009-03-1667946542-475-35332SEALY-SMITH #1BRECK OPERATING CORP.RECOMP3,500
2009-03-0967839142-475-35487WALLIS "A" #1ATLANTIC OPERATING, INC.DRILL2,750
2009-03-0667921842-475-35493RICHTER, LOUIS #99EAGLE ROCK OPERATING COMPANY,LLCDRILL9,800
2009-03-0667917342-475-35491MOBIL #12OXY USA INC.DRILL6,800
2009-03-0667917242-475-35490MOBIL #11OXY USA INC.DRILL6,800
2009-03-0667916542-475-35492ADOBE #15OXY USA INC.DRILL6,800
2009-03-0667916442-475-35489ADOBE #14OXY USA INC.DRILL6,800
2009-03-0567910542-475-34937FORRISTER #7SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.RECOMP6,600
2009-03-0467912242-475-35488STATE OF TEXAS 14 #2EAGLE ROCK OPERATING COMPANY,LLCDRILL7,820
2009-03-0367898442-475-30641BARSTOW TOWNSITE #2XJETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.RENTR18,060
2009-02-2667807442-475-35274HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #3016SUNDOWN ENERGY LPRECOMP6,500
2009-02-2667807142-475-35172HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOC. #3014SUNDOWN ENERGY LPRECOMP6,000
2009-02-2667804542-475-35171HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #3015SUNDOWN ENERGY LPRECOMP6,200
2009-02-2566784642-475-35243WILSON TRUST '145' #1HCIMAREX ENERGY CO.RECOMP11,700Y
2009-02-2067837142-475-02248HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #245WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2009-02-2067825942-475-10227HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #624WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2009-02-2067824742-475-33454HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1374WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2009-02-2067824442-475-33456HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1369WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2009-02-2067822542-475-33671HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1441WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECLASS4,000
2009-02-1767829242-475-30226HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #77WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2009-02-1767827342-475-33476HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1378WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECLASS3,600
2009-02-1767827142-475-33451HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1377WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECLASS3,600
2009-02-1767826942-475-33475HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1372WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECLASS3,600
2009-02-1767826742-475-33075HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #152WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECLASS3,670
2009-02-1767826342-475-32911HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1323WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2009-02-1767826242-475-02414HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #411WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2009-02-1767826042-475-02018HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #119WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2009-02-1767825642-475-33004HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1322WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2009-02-1767825542-475-33099HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1321WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2009-02-1767825442-475-33003HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1319WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2009-02-1767825242-475-30633HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #979WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2009-02-1767825042-475-02522HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #520WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2009-02-1767824942-475-02251HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #248WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2009-02-1767824842-475-33449HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1379WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2009-02-1367822442-475-33988HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1483WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECLASS4,000
2009-02-0667822342-475-30085HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #813WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2009-02-0467806442-475-34233UNIVERSITY 7 #3CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADORECOMP7,300
2009-01-2967781842-475-33034HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #136WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.