Ward County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ward County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-23.

Ward County permitting is running 15 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (44 total, up 33% on the prior quarter). MANTI TARKA PERMIAN OP, LLC leads with 20 permits in the past 12 months, one of 19 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

7

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-07-23

All Time

11,487

11,487 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2005-10-1360633142-475-11177O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1064WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR3,260
2005-10-1060747642-475-34951LR "88C" #2E.G.L. RESOURCES, INC.DRILL5,900
2005-10-0660728342-475-32729FLY CATCHER #1TEXON OIL COMPANY, INC.RENTR5,200
2005-10-0660728342-475-32729FLY CATCHER #1TEXON OIL COMPANY, INC.RENTR5,200
2005-10-0460732042-475-34950WAR-WINK UNIVERSITY 18-33 'A' #3GRUY PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT CO.DRILL11,650
2005-10-0460726142-475-34946BUTTERFLY #3TEXON OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,200
2005-10-0460726042-475-34945BUTTERFLY #4TEXON OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,200
2005-09-2760689842-475-10543MARSTON, E. J. ESTATE -D- #1CELERO ENERGY, L.P.RECOMP7,500
2005-09-2360671742-475-33137O'BRIEN, G. W. #1329CELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR3,000
2005-09-2360671742-475-33137O'BRIEN, G. W. #1329WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR3,000
2005-09-2360671742-475-33137O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1329WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2005-09-2360671542-475-01664O'BRIEN, G. W. #303CELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR2,790
2005-09-2360671542-475-01664O'BRIEN, G. W. #303WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR2,790
2005-09-2360671542-475-01664O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #303WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR2,790
2005-09-2360671242-475-01660O'BRIEN, G. W. #283CELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR2,790
2005-09-2360671242-475-01660O'BRIEN, G. W. #283WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR2,790
2005-09-2360671242-475-01660O'BRIEN, G. W., ET AL #283WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2005-09-2360670942-475-01655O'BRIEN, G. W. #265CELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR2,772
2005-09-2360670942-475-01655O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #265WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR2,772
2005-09-2360670742-475-01647O'BRIEN, G. W. #238CELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR2,814
2005-09-2360670742-475-01647O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #238WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR2,814
2005-09-2360668542-475-33160G.W.O'BRIEN #1307CELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR3,000
2005-09-2360668542-475-33160O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1307WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR3,000
2005-09-2260668242-475-33219O'BRIEN, G. W. #1301CELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR3,400
2005-09-2260668242-475-33219O'BRIEN, G. W. #1301WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2005-09-2260668042-475-33226G.W.O'BRIEN #1298CELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR3,010
2005-09-2260668042-475-33226O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1298WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2005-09-2160669342-475-11126CAPRITO 82 #1ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP10,500
2005-09-2160669342-475-11126CAPRITO 82 #1ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP11,820
2005-09-1960651442-475-34943UNIVERSITY 18-42 #1BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL16,500
2005-09-1960651442-475-34943UNIVERSITY 18-42 #1BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL17,200
2005-09-1960651442-475-34943UNIVERSITY 18-42 #1BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL17,200
2005-09-1560637442-475-30428G.W.O'BRIEN #1139CELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR2,760
2005-09-1560637442-475-30428G.W.O'BRIEN ETAL #1139WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2005-09-1560633342-475-33614O'BRIEN, G. W. #1504CELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR2,850
2005-09-1560633342-475-33614O'BRIEN, G. W. #1504WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR2,850
2005-09-1560633042-475-01617O'BRIEN, G. W. #177CELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR2,768
2005-09-1560633042-475-01617O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #177WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2005-09-1560632442-475-01591O'BRIEN, G. W. #143CELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR2,776
2005-09-1560632442-475-01591O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #143WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR2,776
2005-09-1560632342-475-01537O'BRIEN, G. W. #83CELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR2,767
2005-09-1560632342-475-01537O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #83WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2005-09-1460630142-475-11071G.W.O'BRIEN #949WCELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR3,260
2005-09-1460630142-475-11071G.W.O'BRIEN ETAL #949WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2005-09-1460630042-475-11061G.W.O'BRIEN #948CELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR3,138
2005-09-1460630042-475-11061O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #948WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2005-09-1360614842-475-34941UNIVERSITY 21-18 #3E.G.L. RESOURCES, INC.DRILL6,000
2005-09-1360614742-475-34940UNIVERSITY 22-18 #3AE.G.L. RESOURCES, INC.DRILL6,000
2005-09-1360614542-475-34942UNIVERSITY 11-18 #3AE.G.L. RESOURCES, INC.DRILL6,000
2005-09-0960609142-475-01774O'BRIEN, G. W. #847WCELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR3,271
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.