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
1997-08-0446554442-475-02853RICHTER, LOUIS #33MR OIL COMPANYRENTR6,500
1997-07-3146566842-475-10192HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #588CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,000
1997-07-3146566742-475-32612HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1160CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,000
1997-07-3146566642-475-30607HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #973CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,550
1997-07-2946556342-475-32570HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1164CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,000
1997-07-2946550842-475-30533HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #960CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR9,000
1997-07-2946550742-475-32558HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1161CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECLASS9,000
1997-07-2446539842-475-34502CAPRITO 99 #8ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,700
1997-07-2446539742-475-34504CAPRITO 82 #9ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,700
1997-07-2446539642-475-34503CAPRITO 82 #10ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,700
1997-07-2446539642-475-34503CAPRITO 82 #10ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,700
1997-07-2446539542-475-34262CAPRITO 98 #6ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP7,200
1997-07-2446539542-475-34262CAPRITO 98 #6ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP7,200
1997-07-2446524042-475-34501UNIVERSITY LANDS BB #6SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL11,800
1997-07-2446523942-475-34500UNIVERSITY LANDS BB #5SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL11,800
1997-07-1846206842-475-30137UNIVERSITY "EN" #1ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRENTR12,500
1997-07-1446487242-475-34437CAPRITO 82 #5LABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP7,700
1997-07-1146480542-475-02848RICHTER, LOUIS #28MR OIL COMPANYRECOMP4,000
1997-07-1146478242-475-33197HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1363CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECLASS8,000
1997-07-1046475442-475-34499THORNTON, BLUFORD "A" #8202DREYFUS, LOUIS NATURAL GAS CORPDRILL11,600
1997-07-0846467542-475-34498CAPRITO 99 #7ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,700
1997-07-0346453442-475-31859EDWARDS, C. W., ET AL #12CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,500
1997-07-0346446342-475-31835HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1034CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,300
1997-07-0346446342-475-31835HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1034CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,300
1997-07-0346446242-475-31798HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1018CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,300
1997-07-0346446142-475-10013MARSTON, E. J. ESTATE -C- #1CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,500
1997-06-3046435842-475-10274O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #855WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP3,600
1997-06-2746435142-475-34493CAPRITO 83 #10ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,700
1997-06-2746434442-475-34497WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-40 'A' #1PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL11,800
1997-06-2746434242-475-34496WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-38 'B' #2PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL11,800
1997-06-2746434042-475-34495WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-35 'B' #1PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL11,800
1997-06-2746433942-475-34494WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-34 'B' #2PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL11,800
1997-06-2746431142-475-34492UNIVERSITY LANDS BB #4SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL11,800
1997-06-2746431042-475-34491UNIVERSITY LANDS BB #3SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL11,800
1997-06-2746431042-475-34491UNIVERSITY LANDS BB #3SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL11,800
1997-06-2746430942-475-34490UNIVERSITY LANDS BB #2SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL11,800
1997-06-2446409742-475-30113HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #840CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP3,600
1997-06-2446408842-475-34489ANGELICA #1SIANA OIL & GASDRILL9,000
1997-06-2446244242-475-34429CAPRITO 83 #6ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP7,700
1997-06-1746344242-475-30644ANDERSON ET AL -175 #1CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP17,675
1997-06-1346396542-475-34427WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-37 'A' #1HPARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PRECOMP6,900Y
1997-06-1346396542-475-34427WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-37 'A' #1HPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.RECOMP6,900Y
1997-06-1346374042-475-34488THORNTON, BLUFORD "A" #8201DREYFUS, LOUIS NATURAL GAS CORPDRILL11,600
1997-06-1046359342-475-34487UNIVERSITY 18-36 #1ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL12,000
1997-06-0446293142-475-34485STEWART, CORDELIA #9MR OIL COMPANYDRILL8,000
1997-06-0446288542-475-35356AMERICAN NATIONAL #41MR OIL COMPANYDRILL9,150
1997-05-2846296842-475-34356CAPRITO 83 #2ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP7,200
1997-05-2846286642-475-34331ESTES, W. A. #141CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,350
1997-05-2746286542-475-34484HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1558CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,500
1997-05-2046210242-475-34480CAPRITO 82 #8ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,700
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.