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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
2004-04-0654243242-475-34812HILL #4 AGREAT WESTERN DRILLING COMPANYDRILL7,000
2004-03-1154305042-475-30255MONROE UNIT #1PURE RESOURCES, L.P.RECOMP19,050
2004-03-0554280442-475-34679UL 18-19 #1OLSEN ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,530
2004-03-0254269342-475-34813ELMER #2FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL6,500
2004-03-0254269342-475-34813ELMER #2FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL6,500
2004-02-2654243242-475-34812HILL #4AGREAT WESTERN DRLG. CO.DRILL7,000
2004-01-2854129842-475-34811DORR STATE #1GREAT WESTERN DRLG. CO.DRILL12,200
2004-01-2854129842-475-34811DORR STATE #1GREAT WESTERN DRILLING COMPANYDRILL12,200
2004-01-2254108642-475-34810MONROE #2SEABOARD OPERATING CO.DRILL5,300
2004-01-2254105142-475-34809HILL #3AGREAT WESTERN DRLG. CO.DRILL7,000
2004-01-2054093142-475-34808QUITO, WEST UNIT #106SEABOARD OPERATING CO.DRILL4,900
2004-01-1454069942-475-34807LOST FROG #4SEABOARD OPERATING CO.DRILL5,050
2004-01-1454069942-475-34807LOST FROG #4SEABOARD OPERATING CO.DRILL5,050
2004-01-0654039042-475-34806FORRISTER #1SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL6,650
2004-01-0554033142-475-32330HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOC. #1126SUNDOWN ENERGY, INC.RECOMP14,644
2003-12-1153958642-475-31542LEEDE GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1CRYSTAL RIVER OIL & GAS LLCRENTR15,375
2003-12-1153958642-475-31542LEEDE GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1CRYSTAL RIVER OIL & GAS LLCRENTR15,375
2003-11-2453882842-475-34805RICHTER, LOUIS #98MR OIL COMPANYDRILL10,000
2003-11-2053880142-475-32423CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #18CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,000
2003-11-0553814042-475-34707L A WATSON #3HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP16,649
2003-11-0553813942-475-34615WATSON, L. A. #2HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP17,870
2003-11-0453794842-475-34802STATE -AG- #6PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL6,600
2003-11-0353809642-475-33797EDWARDS, C. W., ET AL #13CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,600
2003-10-3053804542-475-34804LADO DEL RIO #1E.G.L. RESOURCES, INC.DRILL5,300
2003-10-2853794942-475-34803STATE -AL- #7PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL6,600
2003-10-2853794742-475-34801GRAHAM -J- #9PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL7,000
2003-10-2753771242-475-31814FORRISTER #1SEABOARD OPERATING CO.RENTR10,000
2003-10-2053758942-475-34800COOPER "49" #1ROCA OPERATING, INC.DRILL8,000
2003-10-2053755842-475-34642WATSON, L. A. ET AL B #3HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP17,900
2003-10-1353737342-475-34728WATSON, L. A. "B" ET AL #4HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP14,206
2003-10-1053649042-475-34616EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL #23CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,000
2003-10-0953732242-475-31864CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #13CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,500
2003-10-0953731742-475-00506CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #H 1CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,500
2003-09-2453661142-475-34799EDWARDS B #3WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYDRILL4,450
2003-08-2653576942-475-02839RICHTER, LOUIS #19MR OIL COMPANYRENTR3,050
2003-08-1953510042-475-34798FAT BOY #4MCGEE DRILLING CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
2003-08-1153505442-475-34797HILL, P. C. "D" #8SEABOARD OPERATING CO.DRILL5,000
2003-08-0853500942-475-34796BENJAMIN #6FORTSON OIL COMPANYDRILL12,000
2003-08-0553483042-475-34795LUCKY DOG #1TEXON OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,000
2003-07-2453451142-475-30551WEST CAPRITO UNIT #2PURE RESOURCES, L.P.RECOMP18,590
2003-07-2253442442-475-34618CAMPBELL ESTATE ET AL #2UMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP13,750
2003-07-2153412042-475-34794LOCHRIDGE #1FORTSON OIL COMPANYDRILL12,000
2003-07-1453409742-475-34793MONROE #1SEABOARD OPERATING CO.DRILL5,300
2003-07-1453409642-475-34792MOONEY #1SEABOARD OPERATING CO.DRILL5,300
2003-07-1453409542-475-34791LOST FROG #3SEABOARD OPERATING CO.DRILL5,300
2003-07-0253325942-475-34789UNIVERSITY-WICKETT -B- #18SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL3,350
2003-06-2653326042-475-34787STATE UNIVERSITY-WICKETT-A- #10SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL3,350
2003-06-2553343242-475-31961STATE OF TEXAS -DF- #2APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP6,897
2003-06-2553326142-475-34788STATE UNIVERSITY -A- #20SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL3,350
2003-06-2453344442-475-34790BARSTOW -22- #2JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL6,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.