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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-03-23 | 506942 | 42-475-34706 | THORNTON, JIM 80 #1H | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 14,000 | Y |
| 2001-03-23 | 506942 | 42-475-34706 | THORNTON, JIM 80 #1H | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 14,500 | Y |
| 2001-03-23 | 506942 | 42-475-34706 | THORNTON, JIM 80 #1H | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 14,500 | Y |
| 2001-03-16 | 506624 | 42-475-34705 | ATHENA '13-18' #1 | TEXACO E & P INC. | DRILL | 7,550 | |
| 2001-03-16 | 506624 | 42-475-34705 | ATHENA '13-18' #1 | TEXACO E & P INC. | DRILL | 7,550 | |
| 2001-03-16 | 506171 | 42-475-34704 | UNIVERSITY "18-30A" #2 | WTG EXPLORATION | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2001-03-16 | 505481 | 42-475-34700 | STATE OF TEXAS "DL" #5 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,900 | |
| 2001-03-16 | 505480 | 42-475-34701 | STATE OF TEXAS "DL" #6 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,900 | |
| 2001-03-14 | 506267 | 42-475-34703 | TAIL, SOFT #3 | ROCA RESOURCE COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 7,200 | |
| 2001-03-09 | 506308 | 42-475-34702 | BEALL GAS UNIT 1 #1H | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 13,900 | Y |
| 2001-03-09 | 506308 | 42-475-34702 | BEALL GAS UNIT 1 #1H | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 13,900 | Y |
| 2001-03-09 | 506308 | 42-475-34702 | BEALL GAS UNIT 1 #1H | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 13,900 | Y |
| 2001-03-09 | 506308 | 42-475-34702 | BEALL GAS UNIT 1 #1H | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 13,900 | |
| 2001-03-06 | 506057 | 42-475-30614 | JV-S 7211 BLOCK 16 #2 | ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION | RECOMP | 11,600 | |
| 2001-03-06 | 506057 | 42-475-30614 | JV-S 7211 BLOCK 16 #2 | ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION | RECOMP | 11,600 | |
| 2001-03-01 | 505841 | 42-475-10041 | EDWARDS, C. W., ET AL #8 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | RECOMP | 5,400 | |
| 2001-03-01 | 505465 | 42-475-11086 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #990 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | RECOMP | 5,211 | |
| 2001-02-26 | 505464 | 42-475-01464 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #319 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | RECOMP | 6,270 | |
| 2001-02-23 | 505717 | 42-475-34288 | WILSON, NED #10 | PRIZE OPERATING COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,800 | |
| 2001-02-16 | 504275 | 42-475-30442 | UNIVERSITY 18-6 #1 | SIANA OIL & GAS | RECOMP | 20,752 | |
| 2001-01-26 | 504436 | 42-475-30936 | EDWARDS ESTATE #1 | B G R PRODUCTION | DRILL | 6,800 | |
| 2001-01-25 | 504166 | 42-475-34696 | WALKER, P. "A" #3 | WTG EXPLORATION | DRILL | 5,999 | |
| 2001-01-23 | 504167 | 42-475-34698 | UNIVERSITY "18-13B" #2 | WTG EXPLORATION | DRILL | 6,999 | |
| 2001-01-23 | 504165 | 42-475-34697 | UNIVERSITY "18-5A" #4 | WTG EXPLORATION | DRILL | 6,999 | |
| 2001-01-22 | 504295 | 42-475-34699 | MCDANIEL "A" #2 | WTG EXPLORATION | DRILL | 5,999 | |
| 2001-01-12 | 503808 | 42-475-30453 | ESTES, E. W. #237 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 2001-01-12 | 503808 | 42-475-30453 | ESTES, E. W. #237 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 2001-01-09 | 503840 | 42-475-34695 | FORTSON GAS UNIT #3H | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 13,900 | Y |
| 2001-01-09 | 503840 | 42-475-34695 | FORTSON GAS UNIT #3H | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 14,300 | Y |
| 2001-01-09 | 503839 | 42-475-34694 | LOWE, RALPH ESTATE 77 #2H | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 15,150 | Y |
| 2001-01-09 | 503807 | 42-475-32395 | ESTES, E. W. #252 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 2001-01-09 | 503807 | 42-475-32395 | ESTES, E. W. #252 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 2001-01-09 | 503773 | 42-475-34693 | ARCO-MOBIL #1 | GREAT WESTERN DRLG. CO. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2001-01-05 | 503746 | 42-475-34692 | U. S. NATIONAL #3 | PURE RESOURCES, L.P. | DRILL | 16,900 | |
| 2001-01-05 | 503746 | 42-475-34692 | U. S. NATIONAL #3 | PURE RESOURCES, L.P. | DRILL | 16,900 | Y |
| 2001-01-05 | 503746 | 42-475-34692 | U. S. NATIONAL #3 | PURE RESOURCES, L.P. | DRILL | 16,900 | Y |
| 2001-01-05 | 502713 | 42-475-34633 | COOPER "43" #2 | ARCO PERMIAN | RECOMP | 14,000 | |
| 2001-01-04 | 502149 | 42-475-34681 | COOPER "43" #3 | ARCO PERMIAN | DRILL | 14,000 | Y |
| 2001-01-03 | 503608 | 42-475-34690 | STATE OF TEXAS "DF" #6 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 2001-01-03 | 503605 | 42-475-34691 | STATE OF TEXAS "DF" #5 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 2000-12-29 | 503556 | 42-475-34689 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1567 | SUNDOWN ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 4,650 | |
| 2000-12-29 | 503556 | 42-475-34689 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1567 | SUNDOWN ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 4,650 | |
| 2000-12-29 | 503555 | 42-475-34688 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1566 | SUNDOWN ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 4,650 | |
| 2000-12-29 | 503555 | 42-475-34688 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1566 | SUNDOWN ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 4,650 | |
| 2000-12-27 | 503419 | 42-475-34687 | STEWART #1 | SEABOARD OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 2000-12-20 | 503288 | 42-475-34686 | STATE OF TEXAS "DL" #4 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 2000-12-13 | 502331 | 42-475-34683 | UNIVERSITY 31W #5 | KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 7,225 | |
| 2000-12-11 | 502634 | 42-475-03976 | CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #1 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | RECOMP | 8,400 | |
| 2000-12-08 | 502383 | 42-475-34684 | UNIVERSITY 31W #6 | KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 7,225 | |
| 2000-12-07 | 502737 | 42-475-34685 | CAPRITO "82" #1H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 14,700 | Y |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.