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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 23 permits in the past 12 months, one of 22 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

15

Operators (30d)

5

Latest Permit

2026-09-18

All Time

11,518

11,518 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2000-12-0750273742-475-34685CAPRITO "82" #1HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL14,700Y
2000-11-2950215442-475-32354ESTES, E. W. #248CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,100
2000-11-2950215442-475-32354ESTES, E. W. #248CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,100
2000-11-2250228642-475-34682FORTSON GAS UNIT #2HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,725Y
2000-11-2250215542-475-30467ESTES, E. W. #238CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,200
2000-11-1750118242-475-34674WINTER "7-20" #2HPOGO PRODUCING CO.DRILL7,000Y
2000-11-1750105842-475-34673EDWARDS, TREY "26-18" #3POGO PRODUCING CO.DRILL7,000
2000-11-1550197542-475-34680LAGUNA "5" #1LAGUNA PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
2000-11-1550193342-475-30533HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #960CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,000
2000-11-1550190542-475-34679UL 18-19 #1TAYLOR, BEN J. INC.DRILL6,990
2000-11-1550190542-475-34679UL 18-19 #1CHI OPERATING, INC.DRILL6,990
2000-11-0850177242-475-34678CAPRITO '98' #1HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL14,700Y
2000-11-0850177242-475-34678CAPRITO '98' #1HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL14,700Y
2000-11-0850177242-475-34678CAPRITO '98' #1HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL14,700Y
2000-11-0850157342-475-34676TEXACO "15-20" #2POGO PRODUCING CO.DRILL7,000
2000-11-0850157242-475-34677SCHAFFNER "4-29" #2POGO PRODUCING CO.DRILL7,000
2000-10-2650130342-475-34675THORNTON, TATE 79 #1HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL13,900Y
2000-10-1350056142-475-34672UNIVERSITY "18-5A" #3WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL6,000
2000-10-0449948842-475-31818SCOTT, F. H. #2PITTS ENERGY CO.RECOMP6,416
2000-09-2750004142-475-34671SOFT TAIL #2ROCA RESOURCE COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,200
2000-09-2750001842-475-34669WALKER, P. "A" #2WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL5,500
2000-09-2750001742-475-34670MCDANIEL 'A' #1WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL5,999
2000-09-2750001742-475-34670MCDANIEL "A" #1WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL5,999
2000-09-2649998942-475-34668UNIVERSITY LANDS BB #4SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL11,800
2000-09-2249947342-475-34663RICHTER, LOUIS #92MR OIL COMPANYDRILL9,500
2000-09-2149983642-475-34667PYOTE GAS UNIT NO. 7 #2HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,515Y
2000-09-2149976942-475-34666UNIVERSITY 29 #3HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL15,500Y
2000-09-2049948742-475-32171WATSON STATE #1PITTS ENERGY CO.RECOMP6,500
2000-09-1949947442-475-34664STATE OF TEXAS 14 #1MR OIL COMPANYDRILL9,500
2000-09-1349956342-475-34665UNIVERSITY 9-18 'B' #4TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,000
2000-09-1249950842-475-30575COX & GRAHAM #1PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RENTR12,000
2000-09-1149923542-475-34662UNIVERSITY 18-19 #2AMAYNARD OIL CO.DRILL7,000
2000-08-1749843742-475-34660UNIVERSITY "18-13B" #1WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL7,000
2000-08-0449807042-475-34659CAPRITO "99" #9HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL14,700Y
2000-08-0449787942-475-32156UNIVERSITY 18-19 "A" #1TAYLOR, BEN J. INC.RECOMP7,028
2000-08-0449787942-475-32156UNIVERSITY 18-19 "A" #1TAYLOR, BEN J. INC.RECOMP7,028
2000-08-0249791342-475-34658ALLEN "17" #2XTEXLAND-RECTOR & SCHUMACHERDRILL11,000
2000-07-2749758242-475-34657BLUFORD THORNTON 82 #2HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,900Y
2000-07-2749752742-475-10285WALKER, P. "A" #1WTG EXPLORATIONRENTR5,500
2000-07-2749752542-475-30623UNIVERSITY "18-5A" #2WTG EXPLORATIONRENTR6,550
2000-07-2449749842-475-34656ALLEN "17" #2TEXLAND-RECTOR & SCHUMACHERDRILL11,000
2000-07-2149746642-475-34655QUITO WEST UNIT #208SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL4,950
2000-07-1949735942-475-34652BOBCAT #4SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL5,100
2000-07-1949735942-475-34652BOBCAT #4SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL5,100
2000-07-1949735942-475-34652BOBCAT #4SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL5,300
2000-07-1949735842-475-34653GARY #1SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL4,950
2000-07-1949735742-475-34654JOHNSON #3SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL5,200
2000-07-1349715442-475-34651QUITO, WEST UNIT #311SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL4,950
2000-06-3049678842-475-34650HILL, P. C. STATE "A" #8SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL5,100
2000-06-2849653342-475-34649SCHAFFNER 4-29 #1AMTEX ENERGY, INC.DRILL7,200
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.