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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
1999-08-0648620242-475-32157EAST VERMEJO #1PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RECOMP19,500
1999-08-0448631442-475-34602HILL, P. C. "D" #5SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL5,000
1999-08-0248627342-475-34601SOFT TAIL #1ROCA RESOURCE COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,500
1999-08-0248627342-475-34601SOFT TAIL #1ROCA RESOURCE COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,180
1999-07-3048626242-475-34360JOSEY 183 #1MANZANO OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP16,050
1999-07-2348607242-475-34600BENJAMIN #3FORTSON OIL COMPANYDRILL12,000
1999-07-1348577642-475-34599UNIVERSITY 16-30 #2ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1999-06-1648525542-475-34403RICHTER, LOUIS #78MR OIL COMPANYRECOMP7,700
1999-05-1948456442-475-34598QUITO, WEST UNIT #803SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL4,900
1999-05-1948450142-475-10085ESTES, E. W. #185CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,500
1999-05-0748430142-475-32218HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1110CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,000
1999-05-0748430042-475-10993O'BRIEN, G. W., ET AL #899CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP3,500
1999-05-0748428442-475-34272O'BRIEN, G. W., ET AL #1581CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,300
1999-05-0448427542-475-345979805 JV-P WARWINK "B" #1BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL11,800
1999-04-2948415442-475-34596UNIVERSITY 8 #6VISTA RESOURCES, INC. (A)DRILL7,300
1999-04-2648407742-475-34595WINTER 5-20 #1AMTEX ENERGY, INC.DRILL7,700
1999-04-2648407742-475-34595WINTER 5-20 #1AMTEX ENERGY, INC.DRILL7,700
1999-04-2248388442-475-34425WRISTEN BROTHERS #1WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,225
1999-04-1348374142-475-34594JOHNSON #1SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL5,200
1999-04-0948375942-475-30531COOPER "43" #1ARCO PERMIANRECOMP16,590
1999-04-0848371142-475-32623O'BRIEN, G. W., ET AL #1227CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,010
1999-04-0548358942-475-34592RICHTER, LOUIS #79MR OIL COMPANYDRILL9,500
1999-03-3148361342-475-34593HERD GAS UNIT #2HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL13,275Y
1999-03-3148361342-475-34593HERD GAS UNIT #2HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL12,788Y
1999-03-2648351842-475-34591TEXACO "15" #1SRANGELAND PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
1999-03-2548345842-475-34590BAD BOY #1ROCA RESOURCE COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,500
1999-03-0848312942-475-30965T. B. PRUETT GAS UNIT #2PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RECOMP19,200
1999-03-0248296942-475-01231ESTES, E. W. #166CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP14,100
1999-02-2248272542-475-30811SITTON ESTATE 44 #2R K PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRENTR10,700
1999-02-1148262842-475-34589UNIVERSITY 16-30 #1ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
1999-02-1148262842-475-34589UNIVERSITY 16-30 #1ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
1999-02-0948260842-475-30388MONROE "B' UNIT #1PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RENTR18,500
1999-02-0948250442-475-307427286 JV-S WEDGE GAS UNIT #2BTA OIL PRODUCERSRECOMP15,940
1999-01-0748189642-475-34588FATBOY #1RDTERRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,500
1998-12-2248165842-475-34587FATBOY #1TERRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,500
1998-12-1848164242-475-30225CAPRITO 83 #1ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP16,632Y
1998-12-1748158342-475-34586PATHOMACK 55 #1HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,500Y
1998-12-1748153042-475-34584UNIVERSITY 10-18 'B' #8TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,800
1998-12-1748148942-475-34583TEXACO "15" #1RANGELAND PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
1998-12-1648157242-475-33657DUNAGAN -28- #1PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RENTR19,110
1998-12-1648083142-475-31973CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #14CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,215
1998-12-1048138142-475-30695HNG FEE 57 #1ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP14,860
1998-12-1048138142-475-30695HNG FEE 57 #1ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP14,860
1998-12-0148114842-475-31998EDWARDS, JACK -K- #2CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,400
1998-12-0148114742-475-33893EDWARDS, C. W., ET AL #17CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,609
1998-11-2448101542-475-00510CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #D 5CCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,285
1998-11-1448083442-475-03975CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #2CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,270
1998-11-1048069342-475-30215HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #876CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,000
1998-11-0348005042-475-33247MCDANIEL, LOIS #2PETROPLEX EQUIPMENT, INC.RECOMP5,400
1998-10-1448007742-475-34582CASSELMAN #2GREAT WESTERN DRLG. CO.DRILL6,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.