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). 5 were issued in the past week. PITTS ENERGY CO. leads with 22 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
2007-09-2064613142-475-35282UNIVERSITY LANDS "BB" #5HSOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL11,700Y
2007-09-2064612942-475-34491UNIVERSITY LANDS "BB" #3HSOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.RECOMP11,700Y
2007-09-2064612942-475-34491UNIVERSITY LANDS "BB" #3HSOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.RECOMP11,700Y
2007-09-1764604442-475-35281CIMAREX UNIVERSITY '18-38' #2HCIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADODRILL12,200Y
2007-09-1764581542-475-34961HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOC #3010SUNDOWN ENERGY LPRECOMP12,000
2007-09-1464582342-475-35280UNIVERSITY "32-18" -A- #2HSOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL11,600Y
2007-09-1464527242-475-35277UNIVERSITY 19-28 #1CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL20,000
2007-09-1464446642-475-35274HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #3016SUNDOWN ENERGY LPDRILL6,500
2007-09-0664535142-475-35279PYOTE GAS UNIT NO. 3 #3HENCORE OPERATING, L.P.DRILL14,300Y
2007-09-0464532642-475-35278CARP #1SEABOARD OPERATING CO.DRILL4,900
2007-08-3064520242-475-35276EDWARDS 4 #2WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYDRILL6,600
2007-08-2464358442-475-34796BENJAMIN #6FORTSON OIL COMPANYRECOMP11,325Y
2007-08-2264468142-475-34668UNIVERSITY LANDS "BB" #4HSOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.RECOMP11,668Y
2007-08-2264452442-475-35275UNIVERSITY "P" #3HSOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL11,600Y
2007-08-1764442842-475-11086O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #990WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP4,000
2007-08-1764442842-475-11086O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #990WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP5,211
2007-08-1764442142-475-30205O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1120WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP4,000
2007-08-1764440842-475-30076O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1105WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP4,000
2007-08-1764440442-475-11178O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1065WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2007-08-1764440342-475-30222O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1122WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2007-08-1764440142-475-20171O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #919WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2007-08-1764439742-475-01586O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #137WRWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2007-08-1664436042-475-11034O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #920WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2007-08-1664435842-475-01567O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #117WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2007-08-1664435742-475-01565O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #115WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2007-08-1664435542-475-30433O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1140WRWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2007-08-1664435342-475-01620O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #181WRWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2007-08-1664435242-475-05193O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #160WRWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2007-08-1064393242-475-35272CIMAREX UNIVERSITY 18-36 #1HCIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADODRILL12,200Y
2007-08-1064393242-475-35272CIMAREX UNIVERSITY 18-36 #1HCIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADODRILL12,200Y
2007-08-1064393042-475-35271CIMAREX UNIVERSITY 20-44 #1HCIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADODRILL12,200Y
2007-08-1064393042-475-35271CIMAREX UNIVERSITY 20-44 #1HCIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADODRILL12,200Y
2007-08-1064393042-475-35271CIMAREX UNIVERSITY 20-44 #1HCIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADODRILL12,200Y
2007-08-1064392642-475-35273CIMAREX UNIVERSITY 18-41 'B' #1HCIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADODRILL12,200Y
2007-08-1064392642-475-35273CIMAREX UNIVERSITY 18-41 'B' #1HCIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADODRILL12,200Y
2007-08-1064385042-475-34533LOCHRIDGE #1HCIMAREX ENERGY CO.RECOMP11,375Y
2007-08-1064385042-475-34533LOCHRIDGE #1HCIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADORECOMP11,375Y
2007-07-3164277642-475-30669HOWE GAS UNIT NO. 6 #1ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRENTR12,920
2007-07-3164272642-475-30091CAPRITO 99 #1ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP13,000
2007-07-2764253242-475-30958UNIVERSITY 21-18 B #1HQUANTUM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,LLCRECOMP14,610Y
2007-07-2764253242-475-30958UNIVERSITY 21-18 B #1HQUANTUM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,LLCRECOMP14,610Y
2007-07-1664186642-475-33294O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1463WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2007-07-1164150742-475-35268MAG-SEALY UNIT #437QUANTUM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,LLCDRILL3,576
2007-07-1164150542-475-35267MAG-SEALY UNIT #353QUANTUM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,LLCDRILL3,576
2007-07-1164149442-475-35269MAG-SEALY UNIT #326QUANTUM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,LLCDRILL3,034
2007-07-1164149342-475-35270MAG-SEALY UNIT #302QUANTUM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,LLCDRILL3,350
2007-07-1164148542-475-35266MAG-SEALY UNIT #233QUANTUM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,LLCDRILL3,012
2007-07-0664148642-475-35265MAG-SEALY UNIT #207QUANTUM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,LLCDRILL3,160
2007-07-0364098042-475-35258BARSTOW 14 #3JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,000
2007-07-0364098042-475-35258BARSTOW 14 #3JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.