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
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
2001-01-0950380742-475-32395ESTES, E. W. #252CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,000
2001-01-0950380742-475-32395ESTES, E. W. #252CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,000
2001-01-0950377342-475-34693ARCO-MOBIL #1GREAT WESTERN DRLG. CO.DRILL6,500
2001-01-0550374642-475-34692U. S. NATIONAL #3PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL16,900
2001-01-0550374642-475-34692U. S. NATIONAL #3PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL16,900Y
2001-01-0550374642-475-34692U. S. NATIONAL #3PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL16,900Y
2001-01-0550271342-475-34633COOPER "43" #2ARCO PERMIANRECOMP14,000
2001-01-0450214942-475-34681COOPER "43" #3ARCO PERMIANDRILL14,000Y
2001-01-0350360842-475-34690STATE OF TEXAS "DF" #6APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2001-01-0350360542-475-34691STATE OF TEXAS "DF" #5APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2000-12-2950355642-475-34689HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1567SUNDOWN ENERGY, INC.DRILL4,650
2000-12-2950355642-475-34689HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1567SUNDOWN ENERGY, INC.DRILL4,650
2000-12-2950355542-475-34688HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1566SUNDOWN ENERGY, INC.DRILL4,650
2000-12-2950355542-475-34688HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1566SUNDOWN ENERGY, INC.DRILL4,650
2000-12-2750341942-475-34687STEWART #1SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL5,200
2000-12-2050328842-475-34686STATE OF TEXAS "DL" #4APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2000-12-1350233142-475-34683UNIVERSITY 31W #5KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYDRILL7,225
2000-12-1150263442-475-03976CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #1CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,400
2000-12-0850238342-475-34684UNIVERSITY 31W #6KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYDRILL7,225
2000-12-0750273742-475-34685CAPRITO "82" #1HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL14,700Y
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.