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
2008-06-1066266642-475-35398MOBIL #9OXY USA INC.DRILL6,800
2008-06-0965943642-475-33666HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1438WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-06-0965943442-475-30376HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #924WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-06-0965943142-475-02136HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #21WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-06-0965942942-475-30200HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #869WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-06-0965942542-475-30114HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #839WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-06-0965942442-475-30124HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #834WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-06-0965942142-475-11147HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #763WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-06-0965941742-475-30389HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #941WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-06-0965941542-475-10244HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #642WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-06-0965941342-475-10200HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #597WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-06-0965941242-475-10157HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #552WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-06-0965940842-475-10148HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #61WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-06-0965940542-475-10147HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #60WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-06-0965940142-475-10114HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #24WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-06-0766269642-475-35402SHAWNEE UNIT #1BOYD & MCWILLIAMS ENERGY GROUPDRILL7,000
2008-06-0766233342-475-35396BENJAMIN #9HFORTSON OIL COMPANYDRILL11,700Y
2008-06-0666229242-475-30631HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #980SUNDOWN ENERGY LPRECOMP11,000
2008-06-0466199142-475-31772UNIVERSITY 18-26 #3EOG RESOURCES, INC.RENTR11,700
2008-06-0366185142-475-30951HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #995SUNDOWN ENERGY LPRENTR11,000
2008-06-0365706842-475-35354LUCKY BIRD #1SEABOARD OPERATING CO.DRILL5,000
2008-06-0365706842-475-35354LUCKY BIRD #1SEABOARD OPERATING CO.DRILL5,000
2008-06-0266184742-475-30974HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1006SUNDOWN ENERGY LPRENTR11,000
2008-06-0266183842-475-32550HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1162SUNDOWN ENERGY LPRENTR11,000
2008-06-0266183642-475-30973HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1005SUNDOWN ENERGY LPRENTR11,000
2008-06-0266183442-475-02317HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #545SUNDOWN ENERGY LPRENTR11,000
2008-06-0266183242-475-33347HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1368SUNDOWN ENERGY LPRENTR11,000
2008-06-0266182342-475-30975HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1007SUNDOWN ENERGY LPRENTR11,000
2008-05-3065816042-475-35395HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1659WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2008-05-3065815742-475-35394HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1658WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2008-05-3065815642-475-35393HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1657WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2008-05-2966146042-475-33065HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1343WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-05-2966145142-475-03952EDWARDS, S. B. #10WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-05-2966132142-475-35388PAUL J. WILLIAMS #4SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL6,900
2008-05-2965816642-475-35392HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1660WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2008-05-2866144742-475-02276HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #274WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-05-2866125642-475-31757WEISS -A- /EO/ #7HURST OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP3,000
2008-05-2766167042-475-35391H.B. MORRISON #2HCIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADODRILL11,500Y
2008-05-2766124142-475-32271U-TEX 82686 #1HCIMAREX ENERGY CO.RECOMP13,400Y
2008-05-2766124142-475-32271U-TEX 82686 UNIT #1HCIMAREX ENERGY CO.RECOMP13,400Y
2008-05-2366132742-475-35390J. F. PATTEE ET AL UNIT #4SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL6,900
2008-05-2366132342-475-35389J. F. PATTEE ET AL UNIT #3SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL6,900
2008-05-2366121542-475-02289HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #287WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-05-2366121342-475-02288HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #286WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-05-2366121242-475-32740HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1210WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-05-2366120842-475-31655HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1011WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-05-2366120542-475-30857HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1000WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-05-2366120242-475-30357HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #919WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-05-2366120142-475-30059HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #796WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2008-05-2366119942-475-10750HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #795WWHITING 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.