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
2001-06-0750992342-475-347169217 JV-P POQUITO #4BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL7,200
2001-05-3050961042-475-347157108 JV-S SEALY GAS UNIT #1HBTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL19,000Y
2001-05-3050936142-475-34713UNIVERSITY "18-13A" #3WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL6,999
2001-05-2550940342-475-34714WALKER, P. "A" #4WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL5,999
2001-05-2450871442-475-00511CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #6CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR6,400
2001-05-2450871442-475-00511CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #6CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR6,700
2001-05-1550902842-475-34712EVANS, MARY W. #3HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL13,500Y
2001-05-1150854642-475-34711UNIVERSITY 10-18 'B' #9TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL13,500
2001-05-1050856442-475-03832HATHAWAY, J. F. #4BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP4,200
2001-05-0850835642-475-34709EDWARDS B #2WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYDRILL6,500
2001-05-0450853842-475-347109217 JV-P POQUITO #3BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL6,999
2001-05-0150830442-475-31631JAMES #88O. H. B. INC.RECOMP3,750
2001-04-2750792942-475-30480HARTWICH #1TRINITY TEXAS ENERGY RESOURCESRECOMP5,000
2001-04-2450783542-475-34141HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1542SUNDOWN ENERGY, INC.RECOMP5,200
2001-04-1850792042-475-34708UNIVERSITY "18-5A" #5WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL6,999
2001-04-1750788242-475-34707WATSON, L. A. #3HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,500Y
2001-04-1150754242-475-32156UNIVERSITY 18-19 "A" #1TAYLOR, BEN J. INC.RECOMP7,028
2001-04-1150749842-475-34630EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL #24CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,500
2001-04-1050749042-475-33525STATE OF TEXAS "DP" #4OLSEN ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,400
2001-04-1050719742-475-30649VARDEN, DOLLY #1FOREST OIL CORP.RECOMP17,000
2001-03-2350694242-475-34706THORNTON, JIM 80 #1HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,000Y
2001-03-2350694242-475-34706THORNTON, JIM 80 #1HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,500Y
2001-03-2350694242-475-34706THORNTON, JIM 80 #1HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,500Y
2001-03-1650662442-475-34705ATHENA '13-18' #1TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,550
2001-03-1650662442-475-34705ATHENA '13-18' #1TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,550
2001-03-1650617142-475-34704UNIVERSITY "18-30A" #2WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL6,000
2001-03-1650548142-475-34700STATE OF TEXAS "DL" #5APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,900
2001-03-1650548042-475-34701STATE OF TEXAS "DL" #6APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,900
2001-03-1450626742-475-34703TAIL, SOFT #3ROCA RESOURCE COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,200
2001-03-0950630842-475-34702BEALL GAS UNIT 1 #1HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL13,900Y
2001-03-0950630842-475-34702BEALL GAS UNIT 1 #1HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL13,900Y
2001-03-0950630842-475-34702BEALL GAS UNIT 1 #1HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL13,900Y
2001-03-0950630842-475-34702BEALL GAS UNIT 1 #1HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL13,900
2001-03-0650605742-475-30614JV-S 7211 BLOCK 16 #2ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP11,600
2001-03-0650605742-475-30614JV-S 7211 BLOCK 16 #2ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP11,600
2001-03-0150584142-475-10041EDWARDS, C. W., ET AL #8CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,400
2001-03-0150546542-475-11086O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #990CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,211
2001-02-2650546442-475-01464O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #319CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,270
2001-02-2350571742-475-34288WILSON, NED #10PRIZE OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP6,800
2001-02-1650427542-475-30442UNIVERSITY 18-6 #1SIANA OIL & GASRECOMP20,752
2001-01-2650443642-475-30936EDWARDS ESTATE #1B G R PRODUCTIONDRILL6,800
2001-01-2550416642-475-34696WALKER, P. "A" #3WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL5,999
2001-01-2350416742-475-34698UNIVERSITY "18-13B" #2WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL6,999
2001-01-2350416542-475-34697UNIVERSITY "18-5A" #4WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL6,999
2001-01-2250429542-475-34699MCDANIEL "A" #2WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL5,999
2001-01-1250380842-475-30453ESTES, E. W. #237CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,000
2001-01-1250380842-475-30453ESTES, E. W. #237CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,000
2001-01-0950384042-475-34695FORTSON GAS UNIT #3HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL13,900Y
2001-01-0950384042-475-34695FORTSON GAS UNIT #3HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,300Y
2001-01-0950383942-475-34694LOWE, RALPH ESTATE 77 #2HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL15,150Y
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.