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

14

Operators (30d)

5

Latest Permit

2026-09-15

All Time

11,517

11,517 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
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
2005-09-0960609142-475-01774O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #847WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2005-09-0960609042-475-01626O'BRIEN, G. W. #187WCELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR2,800
2005-09-0960609042-475-01626O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #187WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2005-09-0960608742-475-01614O'BRIEN, G. W. #174WCELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR3,100
2005-09-0960608742-475-01614O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #174WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2005-09-0960608342-475-01611G.W.O'BRIEN #169WCELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR2,768
2005-09-0960608342-475-01611O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #169WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2005-09-0960602042-475-10278O'BRIEN, G. W. #861CELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR3,300
2005-09-0960602042-475-10278O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #861WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2005-09-0960601842-475-01777G.W.O'BRIEN #851WCELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR3,304
2005-09-0960601842-475-01777G.W.O'BRIEN #851WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR3,304
2005-09-0960601742-475-01776G.W.O'BRIEN #850WCELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR3,270
2005-09-0960601742-475-01776O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #850WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2005-09-0960601642-475-01597G.W.O'BRIEN #152WCELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR2,774
2005-09-0960601642-475-01597O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #152WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,000
2005-09-0760475742-475-34930O'BRIEN, G. W. #1689CELERO ENERGY, L.P.DRILL4,000
2005-09-0760475742-475-34930O'BRIEN, G. W. #1689WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2005-09-0260582242-475-34939JACK EDWARDS "M" #2BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL5,500
2005-08-3060566142-475-34938BARSTOW 11 #4JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,000
2005-08-2960552142-475-32632HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1084CELERO ENERGY, L.P.RENTR2,825
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.