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Ward County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ward County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-18.

Ward County permitting is running 16 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (48 total, down 2% on the prior quarter). 6 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
1998-02-1847346642-475-10951O'BRIEN, G.W. ETAL #888CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP11,000
1998-02-1147325242-475-34551UNIVERSITY 18-26S #2ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL12,000
1998-02-1047314442-475-33527DUNAGAN RANCH #1ARCO PERMIANRECOMP17,901
1998-02-0647308542-475-34473WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-38 'B' #1PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.RECOMP10,900
1998-01-3047284142-475-34546WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-38 'B' #4PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,800
1998-01-3047284042-475-34548WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-34 'B' #4PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,800
1998-01-3047283942-475-34547WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-33 'B' #3PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,800
1998-01-3047283842-475-34549WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-37 'A' #4PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,800
1998-01-3047283742-475-34550WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-37 'B' #4PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,800
1998-01-2247236542-475-34224UNIVERSITY SM 43-20 #2ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYRECOMP11,750
1998-01-1347216042-475-34545UNIVERSITY 31E #3AKAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYDRILL7,200
1997-12-3147153242-475-34045EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL #18CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,550
1997-12-3047173742-475-34544PYOTE GAS UNIT NO. 11 #2PATTERSON PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL17,000
1997-12-3047173742-475-34544PYOTE GAS UNIT NO. 11 #2PATTERSON PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL17,000
1997-12-3047173742-475-34544PYOTE GAS UNIT NO. 11 #2PATTERSON PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL17,000
1997-12-3047169642-475-32690O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1228CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,000
1997-12-2347159442-475-00640BLAIR #1OXY USA INC.RECOMP7,400
1997-12-2347159442-475-00640BLAIR #1OXY USA INC.RECOMP8,000
1997-12-1947149242-475-34543MONROE '178' #1BRIGHT & CO.DRILL13,000
1997-12-1647064242-475-00716GORDON, A. B. #352MR OIL COMPANYRECOMP3,500
1997-12-1647064142-475-00700GORDON, A. B. #341MR OIL COMPANYRECOMP3,500
1997-12-1547116942-475-34541HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1564CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,000
1997-12-1547116942-475-34541HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1564CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,000
1997-12-1547116842-475-34542HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1563CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,000
1997-12-1547116842-475-34542HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1563CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,000
1997-12-1547116742-475-34540HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1562CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,000
1997-12-1547116742-475-34540HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1562CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,000
1997-12-1547116642-475-34539HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1561CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,000
1997-12-1547116642-475-34539HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1561CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,000
1997-12-1547116542-475-34537HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1560CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,000
1997-12-1547116542-475-34537HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1560CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,000
1997-12-1547116542-475-34537HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1560CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,000Y
1997-12-1547116442-475-34538HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1559CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,000
1997-12-1547116442-475-34538HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1559CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,000
1997-12-1147094142-475-32423CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #18CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,220
1997-12-1147061142-475-04095SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #1ALTURA ENERGY LTD.RECOMP9,300
1997-12-1047105142-475-34536WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-35 'B' #2PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,800
1997-12-1047091842-475-10038EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL #5CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,370
1997-12-0947094042-475-30070O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1106CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP3,800
1997-12-0947092042-475-31910HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1037CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,000
1997-12-0947005342-475-31814MONROE-STRATTON #3FORTSON OIL COMPANYRENTR11,800
1997-12-0847091942-475-30215HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #876CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,200
1997-12-0247036142-475-00507TUBB, J. B., -L- #1CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,800
1997-11-2547217842-475-10036EDWARDS, C. W., ET AL #3CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,400
1997-11-2547051642-475-34533LOCHRIDGE #1BRIGHT & CO.DRILL12,000
1997-11-2147043442-475-34532WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-25 'A' #2PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,800
1997-11-2147043342-475-34531WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-37 'A' #3PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,800
1997-11-2147043242-475-34530WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-33 'B' #4PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,800
1997-11-2047033842-475-34528WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-33 'A' #4PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,800
1997-11-2047033742-475-34529WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-26 'A' #1PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.