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
2002-01-1651673842-475-31684UNIVERSITY 20-18 #1RMS ENERGY, INC.RECOMP11,700
2002-01-1551683042-475-34632COOPER "49" #2BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP14,000
2001-12-2751647242-475-30595KELLISON UNIT #1HENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.RECOMP14,600Y
2001-12-2751632642-475-34742HARDING FEE #2HOCEAN ENERGY, INC.DRILL14,000Y
2001-12-2751632642-475-34742HARDING FEE #2HOCEAN ENERGY, INC.DRILL14,000Y
2001-12-2151338542-475-35466PYOTE GAS UNIT 2 #3HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL15,000Y
2001-12-1951619042-475-34741RICHTER, LOUIS #94MR OIL COMPANYDRILL6,000
2001-12-1951619042-475-34741RICHTER, LOUIS #94MR OIL COMPANYDRILL5,500
2001-12-1151600142-475-34740RICHTER, LOUIS #93MR OIL COMPANYDRILL9,900
2001-11-2951558642-475-34738ESTES, W. A. #1WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYDRILL6,550
2001-11-0151500942-475-34149MAG-SEALY (YATES) #203PRIZE OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP3,019
2001-10-3151480542-475-10775CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #5CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,200
2001-10-3051397642-475-347327081 JV-S EAST PYOTE GAS UNIT #7HBTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL19,000Y
2001-10-2551476042-475-34739UNIVERSITY "13-B" #3WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL6,999
2001-10-2551469242-475-34669WALKER, P. "A" #2WTG EXPLORATIONRECOMP5,999
2001-10-2451388542-475-30614JV-S 7211 BLOCK 16 #2ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONFLD-XFR11,600
2001-10-2251466742-475-34737MCBIRNEY UNIT 2 #3HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,000Y
2001-10-1251361742-475-34731CAMPBELL ESTATE ET AL #4HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,500Y
2001-10-0551398842-475-35466PYOTE GAS UNIT 2 #3HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL15,000Y
2001-10-0551397542-475-34734SOFT TAIL #4ROCA RESOURCE COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,200
2001-09-1351333142-475-30608UNIVERSITY 10-18 "B" #2TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP11,777
2001-08-3151328742-475-34648PARISH 48 #4801HEXXON MOBIL CORPORATIONRECOMP17,900Y
2001-08-3151328742-475-34648PARISH 48 #1HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP17,900Y
2001-08-2451292042-475-34729MEDLOCK 64 #1HWILLIAMS, CLAYTON ENERGY, INC.DRILL17,000Y
2001-08-2451292042-475-34729MEDLOCK 64 #1HWILLIAMS, CLAYTON ENERGY, INC.DRILL19,100Y
2001-08-1651266842-475-34728WATSON, L. A. ET AL B #4HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL15,000Y
2001-08-1651266842-475-34728WATSON, L. A. ET AL B #4HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL15,000Y
2001-08-1651151342-475-34727PATHOMACK 55 #3HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,500Y
2001-08-1051240542-475-34390CHINA LAKE "205" #2PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RECOMP16,867
2001-08-0851227142-475-34605ALLEN 17 #1TEXLAND PETROLEUM INC.RECOMP8,500
2001-07-2451161742-475-33737UNIVERSITY 11-18 'A' #2TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP8,750
2001-07-2351066242-475-34695FORTSON GAS UNIT #3EXXON MOBIL CORPORATIONRECOMP14,300
2001-07-1851135342-475-31891UNIVERSITY 42-20 #1SAMSON LONE STAR LPRECOMP17,150
2001-07-1651149742-475-34726PYOTE GAS UNIT 7 #3HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,000Y
2001-07-1651149642-475-34725THORNTON, TATE 79 #2HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,300Y
2001-07-1651145342-475-34724UNIVERSITY "18-5A" #6WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL6,999
2001-07-0351084842-475-10762MOONEY #1TEXON OIL COMPANY, INC.RENTR5,200
2001-07-0351080842-475-30825HILL, P. C. "D" #3SEABOARD OIL COMPANYRENTR5,000
2001-07-0350964142-475-01047RICHTER "D" #2WALSH & WATTS, INC.RECOMP5,000
2001-07-0350964142-475-01047RICHTER "D" #2WALSH & WATTS, INC.RECOMP5,160
2001-07-0251075842-475-32070STATE OF TEXAS -DC- #2APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP7,000
2001-06-2751069342-475-34723TUNSTILL #1POGO PRODUCING CO.DRILL7,600Y
2001-06-2251050242-475-34433O'BRIEN, G. W., ET AL #1585CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,456
2001-06-2051038042-475-30640708A JV-S PYOTE 20-6 #6BTA OIL PRODUCERSRECOMP13,500
2001-06-1351002142-475-34721STATE OF TEXAS "DP" #5OLSEN ENERGY INC.DRILL5,500
2001-06-1251019942-475-34722PYOTE GAS UNIT 11 #4HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,500Y
2001-06-0750993142-475-347209217 JV-P POQUITO #8BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL7,200
2001-06-0750992942-475-347199217 JV-P POQUITO #7BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL7,200
2001-06-0750992742-475-347189217 JV-P POQUITO #6BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL7,200
2001-06-0750992442-475-355899217 JV-P POQUITO #5BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL7,200
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.