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

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-15

All Time

11,517

11,517 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2006-12-21	630328	42-475-01839	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #400	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-12-21	630322	42-475-01826	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #387	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-12-19	629891	42-475-01513	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #368	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-12-14	629642	42-475-01476	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #331	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-12-14	629102	42-475-35184	UNIVERSITY 7 #9	CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADO	DRILL	7,300
2006-12-12	630309	42-475-01492	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #347	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-12-12	630308	42-475-01715	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #637	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-12-12	630305	42-475-01835	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #396	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-12-12	630302	42-475-01459	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #314	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-12-08	630166	42-475-32054	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1075	SUNDOWN ENERGY LP	RENTR	12,000
2006-12-05	629969	42-475-32755	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1214	SUNDOWN ENERGY LP	RECOMP	9,100
2006-12-04	629892	42-475-01841	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #402	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629661	42-475-01665	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #304	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629658	42-475-32312	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #58	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629656	42-475-10281	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #864	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629654	42-475-10991	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #898	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629653	42-475-33658	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1509	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629649	42-475-33112	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #1277	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629648	42-475-33010	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #1247	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629647	42-475-01503	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #358	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629645	42-475-01671	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #310	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629644	42-475-01496	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #351	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629643	42-475-11074	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #966	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629641	42-475-11134	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1049	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629639	42-475-01694	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #597	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629637	42-475-01457	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #312	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629635	42-475-01504	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #359	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629634	42-475-33116	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #1285	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629633	42-475-33011	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #1254	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629632	42-475-01512	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #367	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629631	42-475-01872	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #436	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629592	42-475-11009	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #907	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-29	629591	42-475-30553	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #1143	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-28	629259	42-475-01093	SCOTT, F.H., ETAL #1	JR OILFIELD SERVICE, LTD.	RECOMP	4,975
2006-11-21	628764	42-475-35185	UNIVERSITY 20-42 #1	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	19,500
2006-11-17	628580	42-475-01546	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #94W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-11-16	629037	42-475-20274	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOC. #711	SUNDOWN ENERGY LP	RENTR	4,200
2006-11-13	627546	42-475-35182	WAR-WINK UNIVERSITY 18-35 "B" #4H	CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADO	DRILL	11,800	Y
2006-11-09	627365	42-475-34460	WAR-WINK UNIVERSITY 18-34 'A' #2H	CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADO	RECOMP	12,650	Y
2006-11-09	627364	42-475-34457	WAR-WINK UNIVERSITY 18-37 'B' #2H	CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADO	RECOMP	12,650	Y
2006-10-26	628117	42-475-35183	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #3007	SUNDOWN ENERGY LP	DRILL	10,000
2006-10-26	628117	42-475-35183	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #3007	SUNDOWN ENERGY LP	DRILL	12,000
2006-10-12	627362	42-475-34473	WAR-WINK UNIVERSITY 18-38 'B' #1H	CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADO	RECOMP	12,650	Y
2006-10-12	627362	42-475-34473	WAR-WINK UNIVERSITY 18-38 'B' #1H	CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADO	RECOMP	12,650	Y
2006-10-12	627361	42-475-34461	WAR-WINK UNIVERSITY 18-33 'A' #1H	CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADO	RECOMP	12,650	Y
2006-10-12	627360	42-475-34444	WAR-WINK UNIVERSITY 18-37 'A' #2H	CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADO	RECOMP	12,650	Y
2006-10-10	626566	42-475-35181	UNIVERSITY 18-40 #1	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	19,500
2006-10-09	626884	42-475-01535	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #81	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-10-06	626902	42-475-30003	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #1083	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-10-06	626898	42-475-30144	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #1111	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000

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