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
2002-06-0552066742-475-34760SEALY ESTATE "79" #2ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.DRILL12,000
2002-06-0552066742-475-34760SEALY ESTATE "79" #2ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.DRILL12,500
2002-06-0552066642-475-34759SEALY ESTATE "79" #1CABAL ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL12,000
2002-06-0452064042-475-34758CAPRITO 82 #2HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL14,700Y
2002-05-1051987942-475-34757ESTES #1HCHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL13,000Y
2002-05-1051987942-475-34757ESTES #1HCHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL13,000Y
2002-05-0751969242-475-34756HILL UNIT 1 #2HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,500Y
2002-05-0651772142-475-00505CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #1CCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,390
2002-04-2651929242-475-34755EDWARDS #8WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYDRILL6,500
2002-04-2551852242-475-03973CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #4CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,350
2002-04-2451929842-475-34751QUITO WEST UNIT #703SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL5,000
2002-04-2451929742-475-34752QUITO WEST UNIT #406SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL5,000
2002-04-2451929642-475-34753QUITO WEST UNIT #602SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL5,000
2002-04-2451929542-475-34754UNIVERSITY 31 Z #3R K PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
2002-04-2351933542-475-34750UNIVERSITY 10-18 "A" #7TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL11,600
2002-04-2351925242-475-01152EDWARDS, C., JR., ET AL (NCT-A) #1CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,243
2002-04-2351892342-475-34749UNIVERSITY 11-18 "A" #5TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL11,600
2002-04-1151891442-475-34614RICHTER, LOUIS #80MR OIL COMPANYRECOMP7,650
2002-04-0551878342-475-34748MCBIRNEY UNIT 2 #4HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL15,000Y
2002-03-2851852142-475-31847CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #11CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,120
2002-03-2051836442-475-34664STATE OF TEXAS 14 #1MR OIL COMPANYRECOMP8,000
2002-03-1851821342-475-34722PYOTE GAS UNIT 11 #4UEXXON MOBIL CORPORATIONRECOMP14,500
2002-03-0851816642-475-34747UNIVERSITY "18-13A" #2WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL5,500
2002-02-2151773742-475-34746ROAD KING #1ROCA RESOURCE COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,200
2002-02-1451758442-475-34395CAPRITO 83 #5ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP2,800
2002-02-1251725042-475-30575COX & GRAHAM #1PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RECOMP9,500Y
2002-02-0151699642-475-34745ELMER #1FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL17,400
2002-01-3051714542-475-34744HERD GAS UNIT #3HEXXON MOBIL CORPORATIONDRILL14,500Y
2002-01-1851691342-475-34743HOWE STATE GAS UNIT "2" #1HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL14,200Y
2002-01-1851691342-475-34743HOWE STATE GAS UNIT "2" #1HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL14,200Y
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
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.