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
2006-01-23	612619	42-475-10271	O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #845	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-23	612617	42-475-33139	O'BRIEN, G. W. #1317	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-23	612617	42-475-33139	O'BRIEN, G. W. #1317	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-23	612617	42-475-33139	O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1317	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-20	612466	42-475-33163	O'BRIEN, G. W. #1328	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-20	612466	42-475-33163	O'BRIEN, G. W. #1328	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-20	612466	42-475-33163	O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1328W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-20	612465	42-475-11068	O'BRIEN, G. W. #954	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-20	612465	42-475-11068	O'BRIEN, G. W. #954	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-20	612465	42-475-11068	O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #954	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-20	612464	42-475-33464	O'BRIEN, G. W. #1480	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-20	612464	42-475-33464	O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1480	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-20	612463	42-475-33142	O'BRIEN, G. W. #1323	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-20	612463	42-475-33142	O'BRIEN, G. W. #1323	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-20	612463	42-475-33142	O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1323W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-20	612461	42-475-33161	O'BRIEN, G. W. #71	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-20	612461	42-475-33161	O'BRIEN, G. W. #71	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-20	612461	42-475-33161	O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #71AW	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-18	612286	42-475-11069	O'BRIEN, G. W. #955	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-18	612286	42-475-11069	O'BRIEN, G. W. #955	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-18	612286	42-475-11069	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #955W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-18	612284	42-475-01813	O'BRIEN, G. W. #16	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-18	612284	42-475-01813	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #16W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-17	612207	42-475-33460	O'BRIEN, G. W. #1482	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-17	612207	42-475-33460	O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1482	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-17	612193	42-475-33153	O'BRIEN, G. W. #69	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-17	612193	42-475-33153	O'BRIEN, G. W. #69	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-17	612193	42-475-33153	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #69W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-17	612186	42-475-33152	O'BRIEN, G. W. #70	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-17	612186	42-475-33152	O'BRIEN, G. W. #70	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-17	612186	42-475-33152	O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #70AW	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-17	612184	42-475-33458	O'BRIEN, G. W. #1484	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-17	612184	42-475-33458	O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1484W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-17	612183	42-475-33150	O'BRIEN, G. W. #72	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-17	612183	42-475-33150	O'BRIEN, G. W. #72	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-17	612183	42-475-33150	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #72W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-17	612181	42-475-33459	O'BRIEN, G. W. #1483	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-17	612181	42-475-33459	O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1483	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-17	608900	42-475-34966	O'BRIEN, G. W. #1691	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	4,000
2006-01-13	612075	42-475-04082	SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #10	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	RECOMP	11,200	Y
2006-01-11	611839	42-475-01716	O'BRIEN, G. W. #638	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-11	611839	42-475-01716	O'BRIEN, G. W. #638	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-11	611839	42-475-01716	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #638W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-09	611836	42-475-33170	GW O'BRIEN #1332	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-09	611836	42-475-33170	O'BRIEN, G. W. #1332	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-09	611836	42-475-33170	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1332W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-09	611833	42-475-32388	GW O'BRIEN #61	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-09	611833	42-475-32388	O'BRIEN, G. W. #61	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-09	611833	42-475-32388	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #61W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2006-01-09	611778	42-475-35041	EDWARDS B #4	WILLIAMS OIL COMPANY	DRILL	6,500

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