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
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-06 | 626895 | 42-475-01887 | O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #467 | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | RENTR | 4,000 | |
| 2006-10-06 | 626893 | 42-475-01646 | O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #237 | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | RENTR | 4,000 | |
| 2006-10-06 | 626878 | 42-475-10267 | O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #1151W | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | RENTR | 4,000 | |
| 2006-10-06 | 626877 | 42-475-10844 | O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #883W | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | RENTR | 4,000 | |
| 2006-10-06 | 626875 | 42-475-01606 | O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #163W | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | RENTR | 4,000 | |
| 2006-10-06 | 626860 | 42-475-01544 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #92W | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | RENTR | 4,000 | |
| 2006-10-06 | 626856 | 42-475-01534 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #80W | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | RENTR | 4,000 | |
| 2006-10-06 | 626855 | 42-475-01530 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #74W | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | RENTR | 4,000 | |
| 2006-10-05 | 625694 | 42-475-35172 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOC. #3014 | SUNDOWN ENERGY LP | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2006-10-05 | 625694 | 42-475-35172 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOC. #3014 | SUNDOWN ENERGY LP | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 2006-10-05 | 625693 | 42-475-35171 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOC. #3015 | SUNDOWN ENERGY LP | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2006-10-05 | 625693 | 42-475-35171 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOC. #3015 | SUNDOWN ENERGY LP | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 2006-10-03 | 626545 | 42-475-35180 | UNIVERSITY 19-27 #1 | ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 19,500 | |
| 2006-09-27 | 626635 | 42-475-35176 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1823 | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2006-09-27 | 626633 | 42-475-35179 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1826 | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2006-09-27 | 626631 | 42-475-35178 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1825 | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2006-09-27 | 626630 | 42-475-35177 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1824 | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2006-09-27 | 626629 | 42-475-35175 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1827 | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2006-09-27 | 626596 | 42-475-35174 | STONE B #2 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 2006-09-22 | 626284 | 42-475-34548 | WAR-WINK UNIVERSITY 18-34 "B" #4H | CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADO | RECOMP | 12,650 | Y |
| 2006-09-22 | 626082 | 42-475-01643 | O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #229 | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | RENTR | 4,000 | |
| 2006-09-21 | 626289 | 42-475-34430 | WAR-WINK UNIVERSITY 18-33 "B" #1H | CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADO | RECOMP | 12,650 | Y |
| 2006-09-21 | 626279 | 42-475-34459 | WAR-WINK UNIVERSITY 18-34 "A" #3H | CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADO | RECOMP | 12,650 | Y |
| 2006-09-20 | 626251 | 42-475-30213 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #875 | SUNDOWN ENERGY LP | RENTR | 5,090 | |
| 2006-09-20 | 625663 | 42-475-32193 | MILLER, J. E. #1 | STOUT ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 6,300 | |
| 2006-09-20 | 625663 | 42-475-32193 | MILLER, J. E. #1 | STOUT ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 5,000 | |
| 2006-09-19 | 626148 | 42-475-35173 | FAT BOY #6 | MCGEE DRILLING CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 2006-09-18 | 626084 | 42-475-33714 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1449 | SUNDOWN ENERGY LP | RECOMP | 8,220 | |
| 2006-09-18 | 626084 | 42-475-33714 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1449 | SUNDOWN ENERGY LP | RECOMP | 9,100 | |
| 2006-09-18 | 626083 | 42-475-32647 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1186 | SUNDOWN ENERGY LP | RECOMP | 8,220 | |
| 2006-09-18 | 626081 | 42-475-32044 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1070 | SUNDOWN ENERGY LP | RECOMP | 8,900 | |
| 2006-09-18 | 626080 | 42-475-32612 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1160 | SUNDOWN ENERGY LP | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 2006-09-18 | 626079 | 42-475-32702 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1211 | SUNDOWN ENERGY LP | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 2006-09-13 | 625863 | 42-475-31798 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOC. #1018 | SUNDOWN ENERGY LP | RECOMP | 11,000 | |
| 2006-09-13 | 625860 | 42-475-32150 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOC. #1108 | SUNDOWN ENERGY LP | RECOMP | 9,200 | |
| 2006-09-13 | 625860 | 42-475-32150 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOC. #1108 | SUNDOWN ENERGY LP | RECOMP | 9,200 | |
| 2006-09-13 | 625459 | 42-475-35168 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1822 | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2006-09-13 | 625457 | 42-475-35167 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1820 | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2006-09-13 | 625456 | 42-475-35166 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1821 | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2006-09-07 | 625579 | 42-475-35170 | BARSTOW 44 #1 | JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 2006-09-07 | 625553 | 42-475-35169 | COX #2 | JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 2006-08-30 | 624948 | 42-475-34936 | FORRISTER #6 | SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC. | RECOMP | 6,580 | |
| 2006-08-25 | 624916 | 42-475-35164 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #6MW | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 2006-08-25 | 624915 | 42-475-35165 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #5MW | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 2006-08-25 | 624913 | 42-475-35163 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #4MW | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 2006-08-25 | 624910 | 42-475-35162 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #3MW | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 2006-08-25 | 624907 | 42-475-35161 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #2MW | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 2006-08-25 | 624907 | 42-475-35161 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #2MW | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 2006-08-25 | 624905 | 42-475-35160 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1MW | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 2006-08-24 | 624892 | 42-475-35159 | UNIVERSITY 18-17 #1 | BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 11,750 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.