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
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-06-05 | 520667 | 42-475-34760 | SEALY ESTATE "79" #2 | ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2002-06-05 | 520667 | 42-475-34760 | SEALY ESTATE "79" #2 | ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 2002-06-05 | 520666 | 42-475-34759 | SEALY ESTATE "79" #1 | CABAL ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2002-06-04 | 520640 | 42-475-34758 | CAPRITO 82 #2H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 14,700 | Y |
| 2002-05-10 | 519879 | 42-475-34757 | ESTES #1H | CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 13,000 | Y |
| 2002-05-10 | 519879 | 42-475-34757 | ESTES #1H | CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 13,000 | Y |
| 2002-05-07 | 519692 | 42-475-34756 | HILL UNIT 1 #2H | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 14,500 | Y |
| 2002-05-06 | 517721 | 42-475-00505 | CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #1C | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | RECOMP | 8,390 | |
| 2002-04-26 | 519292 | 42-475-34755 | EDWARDS #8 | WILLIAMS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2002-04-25 | 518522 | 42-475-03973 | CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #4 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | RECOMP | 8,350 | |
| 2002-04-24 | 519298 | 42-475-34751 | QUITO WEST UNIT #703 | SEABOARD OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 2002-04-24 | 519297 | 42-475-34752 | QUITO WEST UNIT #406 | SEABOARD OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 2002-04-24 | 519296 | 42-475-34753 | QUITO WEST UNIT #602 | SEABOARD OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 2002-04-24 | 519295 | 42-475-34754 | UNIVERSITY 31 Z #3 | R K PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,200 | |
| 2002-04-23 | 519335 | 42-475-34750 | UNIVERSITY 10-18 "A" #7 | TEXACO E & P INC. | DRILL | 11,600 | |
| 2002-04-23 | 519252 | 42-475-01152 | EDWARDS, C., JR., ET AL (NCT-A) #1 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | RECOMP | 7,243 | |
| 2002-04-23 | 518923 | 42-475-34749 | UNIVERSITY 11-18 "A" #5 | TEXACO E & P INC. | DRILL | 11,600 | |
| 2002-04-11 | 518914 | 42-475-34614 | RICHTER, LOUIS #80 | MR OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,650 | |
| 2002-04-05 | 518783 | 42-475-34748 | MCBIRNEY UNIT 2 #4H | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 15,000 | Y |
| 2002-03-28 | 518521 | 42-475-31847 | CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #11 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | RECOMP | 5,120 | |
| 2002-03-20 | 518364 | 42-475-34664 | STATE OF TEXAS 14 #1 | MR OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,000 | |
| 2002-03-18 | 518213 | 42-475-34722 | PYOTE GAS UNIT 11 #4U | EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 14,500 | |
| 2002-03-08 | 518166 | 42-475-34747 | UNIVERSITY "18-13A" #2 | WTG EXPLORATION | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 2002-02-21 | 517737 | 42-475-34746 | ROAD KING #1 | ROCA RESOURCE COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 7,200 | |
| 2002-02-14 | 517584 | 42-475-34395 | CAPRITO 83 #5 | ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION | RECOMP | 2,800 | |
| 2002-02-12 | 517250 | 42-475-30575 | COX & GRAHAM #1 | PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC. | RECOMP | 9,500 | Y |
| 2002-02-01 | 516996 | 42-475-34745 | ELMER #1 | FOREST OIL CORP. | DRILL | 17,400 | |
| 2002-01-30 | 517145 | 42-475-34744 | HERD GAS UNIT #3H | EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 14,500 | Y |
| 2002-01-18 | 516913 | 42-475-34743 | HOWE STATE GAS UNIT "2" #1H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 14,200 | Y |
| 2002-01-18 | 516913 | 42-475-34743 | HOWE STATE GAS UNIT "2" #1H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 14,200 | Y |
| 2002-01-16 | 516738 | 42-475-31684 | UNIVERSITY 20-18 #1 | RMS ENERGY, INC. | RECOMP | 11,700 | |
| 2002-01-15 | 516830 | 42-475-34632 | COOPER "49" #2 | BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 14,000 | |
| 2001-12-27 | 516472 | 42-475-30595 | KELLISON UNIT #1H | ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P. | RECOMP | 14,600 | Y |
| 2001-12-27 | 516326 | 42-475-34742 | HARDING FEE #2H | OCEAN ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 14,000 | Y |
| 2001-12-27 | 516326 | 42-475-34742 | HARDING FEE #2H | OCEAN ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 14,000 | Y |
| 2001-12-21 | 513385 | 42-475-35466 | PYOTE GAS UNIT 2 #3H | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 15,000 | Y |
| 2001-12-19 | 516190 | 42-475-34741 | RICHTER, LOUIS #94 | MR OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2001-12-19 | 516190 | 42-475-34741 | RICHTER, LOUIS #94 | MR OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 2001-12-11 | 516001 | 42-475-34740 | RICHTER, LOUIS #93 | MR OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,900 | |
| 2001-11-29 | 515586 | 42-475-34738 | ESTES, W. A. #1 | WILLIAMS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,550 | |
| 2001-11-01 | 515009 | 42-475-34149 | MAG-SEALY (YATES) #203 | PRIZE OPERATING COMPANY | RECOMP | 3,019 | |
| 2001-10-31 | 514805 | 42-475-10775 | CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #5 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | RECOMP | 6,200 | |
| 2001-10-30 | 513976 | 42-475-34732 | 7081 JV-S EAST PYOTE GAS UNIT #7H | BTA OIL PRODUCERS | DRILL | 19,000 | Y |
| 2001-10-25 | 514760 | 42-475-34739 | UNIVERSITY "13-B" #3 | WTG EXPLORATION | DRILL | 6,999 | |
| 2001-10-25 | 514692 | 42-475-34669 | WALKER, P. "A" #2 | WTG EXPLORATION | RECOMP | 5,999 | |
| 2001-10-24 | 513885 | 42-475-30614 | JV-S 7211 BLOCK 16 #2 | ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION | FLD-XFR | 11,600 | |
| 2001-10-22 | 514667 | 42-475-34737 | MCBIRNEY UNIT 2 #3H | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 14,000 | Y |
| 2001-10-12 | 513617 | 42-475-34731 | CAMPBELL ESTATE ET AL #4H | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 14,500 | Y |
| 2001-10-05 | 513988 | 42-475-35466 | PYOTE GAS UNIT 2 #3H | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 15,000 | Y |
| 2001-10-05 | 513975 | 42-475-34734 | SOFT TAIL #4 | ROCA RESOURCE COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 7,200 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.