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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
1998-10-1348000542-475-34581STATE "OC" #3VISTA RESOURCES, INC. (A)DRILL8,000
1998-10-0647992542-475-04129SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #78ALTURA ENERGY LTD.RECOMP8,398
1998-10-0547992042-475-30921DUNAGAN #1027RICHARDSON OPERATING COMPANYRENTR10,780
1998-09-2847975942-475-10729GREER MCGINLEY GAS UNIT #1COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.RECOMP21,603
1998-09-2247959442-475-34580WINTER 7-20 #1AMTEX ENERGY, INC.DRILL7,100
1998-09-2247959442-475-34580WINTER 7-20 #1AMTEX ENERGY, INC.DRILL7,100
1998-09-1147940542-475-31005GOLDEN #1PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RECOMP19,050
1998-08-1747879442-475-34579SEALY "56" #1XHARVARD PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL6,500
1998-08-0547848242-475-34577HALL, G. T. 32 #3ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1998-08-0447848842-475-34578UNIVERSITY "K" #3TAURUS EXPLORATION U.S.A., INC.DRILL6,700
1998-07-2247816542-475-34576UNIVERSITY "17-40" #2TAURUS EXPLORATION U.S.A., INC.DRILL6,500
1998-07-1047778742-475-34432HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1552CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,400
1998-07-0347760142-475-345759805 JV-P WARWINK #1BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL11,800
1998-07-0147739142-475-31997EDWARDS, JACK -H- #2CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,400
1998-07-0147727242-475-30649VARDEN, DOLLY #1FOREST OIL CORP.RECOMP21,600
1998-06-1247703442-475-33958EDWARDS, JNO. ETAL -B- #6CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,722
1998-06-1147695142-475-34570SEALY-SMITH #1MR OIL COMPANYDRILL6,500
1998-06-1147692442-475-34062GORDON, A B #397MR OIL COMPANYRECOMP3,900
1998-06-1047702842-475-34574UNIVERSITY "17-39" #1TAURUS EXPLORATION U.S.A., INC.DRILL6,500
1998-06-1047702842-475-34574UNIVERSITY "17-39" #1TAURUS EXPLORATION U.S.A., INC.DRILL6,500
1998-06-1047702742-475-34573UNIVERSITY "17-39" #2TAURUS EXPLORATION U.S.A., INC.DRILL6,500
1998-06-1047702642-475-34572UNIVERSITY "17-39" #4TAURUS EXPLORATION U.S.A., INC.DRILL6,500
1998-06-1047702542-475-34571UNIVERSITY "17-39" #3TAURUS EXPLORATION U.S.A., INC.DRILL6,500
1998-05-2847658542-475-34185WRISTEN BROTHERS #100WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYRECOMP3,690
1998-05-2647658942-475-34569PYOTE GAS UNIT 7 #2PATTERSON PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL14,000
1998-05-1547633942-475-34568WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-35 'B' #3PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,700
1998-05-1547623242-475-34567SNYDER #3PABLO ENERGY, INC.DRILL6,100
1998-05-1547606842-475-04095SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #1ALTURA ENERGY LTD.RECOMP10,099
1998-05-1547606842-475-04095SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #1ALTURA ENERGY LTD.RECOMP9,706
1998-05-1547597242-475-04141SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #86ALTURA ENERGY LTD.RECOMP5,669
1998-05-1547590742-475-33912SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #325ALTURA ENERGY LTD.RECOMP5,800
1998-05-1547590642-475-04124SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #85ALTURA ENERGY LTD.RECOMP5,650
1998-05-1547590542-475-04126SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #83ALTURA ENERGY LTD.RECOMP8,390
1998-05-1447617142-475-34566EDWARDS #7WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYDRILL6,750
1998-05-1447596042-475-32712JOHNSON, W. D. (ARCO) #36MR OIL COMPANYRECOMP4,530
1998-05-1347615142-475-34565EDWARDS B #2WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYDRILL4,600
1998-05-0747602642-475-31798HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1018CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,000
1998-05-0647597142-475-04088SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #4ALTURA ENERGY LTD.RECOMP10,406
1998-05-0547582242-475-01153EDWARDS, C. W., ET AL #1CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,647
1998-05-0547582142-475-20171O BRIEN, G. W., ET AL #919CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR4,000
1998-04-3047586742-475-34564CAPRITO 84 #1ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
1998-04-2947580642-475-30435MONROE -196- #1PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RENTR19,885
1998-04-2147549742-475-30919RED CLOUD #1PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RECOMP17,303
1998-04-1747516142-475-34563COOPER ESTATE #3AGREAT WESTERN DRLG. CO.DRILL6,500
1998-04-1447524442-475-32354ESTES, E. W. #248CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,500
1998-04-1447524342-475-30453ESTES, E. W. #237CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,500
1998-04-1447506542-475-34562SNYDER #2PABLO ENERGY, INC.DRILL6,100
1998-04-1347525642-475-30494WEST CAPRITO UNIT #1 #1TITAN RESOURCES I, INC.RECOMP13,720
1998-04-0647501242-475-34561BEST BRINE #1WHITE, CECILDRILL2,000
1998-03-2047461042-475-30500DUNAGAN 29 #1PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RENTR22,228
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.