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
1997-01-0245679642-475-34437CAPRITO 82 #5ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,700
1996-12-2345662842-475-34436HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1554CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL7,500
1996-12-2345662842-475-34436HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1554CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL7,500
1996-12-2345662742-475-34435HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1553CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL7,500
1996-12-2345662742-475-34435HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1553CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL7,500
1996-12-1945652842-475-34434WARWINK "18-34" #2WPARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL300
1996-12-1945649442-475-34433O'BRIEN G. W. ETAL #1585CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL7,500
1996-12-1945649342-475-11156HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #764CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,500
1996-12-1945649242-475-02226HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #223CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,500
1996-12-1845638842-475-01464O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #319CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,000
1996-12-1645632642-475-34432HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1552CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL7,500
1996-12-1645632642-475-34432HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1552CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL7,500
1996-12-1645632642-475-34432HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1552CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL7,500
1996-12-1345631842-475-34431ICEBERG #1ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL5,300
1996-12-1245625542-475-34430UNIVERSITY "18-33" #1PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL11,800
1996-12-1245625542-475-34430WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-33 "B" #1PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL11,800
1996-12-0945600742-475-34429CAPRITO 83 #6ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,700
1996-12-0945600742-475-34429CAPRITO 83 #6ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,700
1996-11-2245548742-475-33709HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1444CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,900
1996-11-2245546542-475-34428HILL #1AGREAT WESTERN DRLG. CO.DRILL6,500
1996-11-2145548342-475-34427WARWINK UNIVERSITY "18-37" #1PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL11,800
1996-11-1545513942-475-34426CAPRITO 83 #7ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,700
1996-11-1345505542-475-32049HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1076CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,900
1996-11-1345505042-475-34356CAPRITO 83 #2ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP7,200
1996-11-0445470242-475-34425WRISTEN BROTHERS #1ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL6,500
1996-10-3045438142-475-34424UNIVERSITY 31-W #3KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYDRILL7,200
1996-10-2245385242-475-34416SEALY, GEORGE 41 #9SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL3,000
1996-10-2245385142-475-34415SEALY, GEORGE 41 #8SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL3,000
1996-10-2245385042-475-34414SEALY, GEORGE 41 #7SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL3,000
1996-10-2245380142-475-34412CAPRITO SEALY 79 #3SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL7,200
1996-10-2245380042-475-34411CAPRITO SEALY 79 #2SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL7,200
1996-10-2145412142-475-34422UNIVERSITY "3" #2RAPACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,100
1996-10-2145410642-475-34423CAPRITO 82 #4RABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,700
1996-10-2145382842-475-34420STATE UNIVERSITY F 1 #112SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL3,200
1996-10-2145382742-475-34419STATE UNIVERSITY F 2 #113SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL3,200
1996-10-1845380342-475-34421CARSON STATE G #2SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL5,800
1996-10-1745379842-475-34410CAPRITO SEALY 79 #1SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL7,200
1996-10-1645385342-475-34418STATE UNIVERSITY CJ #16SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL3,200
1996-10-1645384942-475-34413SEALY, GEORGE 41 #6SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL3,000
1996-10-1645380242-475-34417CARSON STATE G #1SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL5,800
1996-10-1145370842-475-34409DAVIS #10UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.DRILL2,550
1996-10-1145370742-475-34408DAVIS #9UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.DRILL2,550
1996-10-1145370642-475-34407DAVIS #8UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.DRILL2,550
1996-10-1045355242-475-34406UNIVERSITY "8" #5IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,300
1996-10-0745352942-475-34405STATE UNIVERSITY "F" #111SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL3,200
1996-10-0445331642-475-34403RICHTER, LOUIS #78MR OIL COMPANYDRILL9,500
1996-10-0245337942-475-34404UNIVERSITY "3" #2APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,100
1996-10-0145331842-475-34402CAPRITO 82 #4ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,700
1996-09-2545106042-475-01157EDWARDS, JNO. ETAL -B- #2CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,325
1996-09-1245243442-475-30945MONROE #1STIVERS INCRECOMP6,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.