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 14 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (43 total, down 20% on the prior quarter). 3 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

14

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-09-18

All Time

11,518

11,518 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
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
1996-09-0645153642-475-20367EILAND, T. N. #1DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION(NEVADA)RENTR9,730
1996-09-0545226842-475-34272O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1581CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,300
1996-09-0545226842-475-34272O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1581CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,300
1996-09-0445211942-475-34400CAPRITO SEALY 78 #3SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL7,000
1996-09-0445211442-475-34401CAPRITO 83 #4ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,700
1996-08-2945206042-475-34399MILLER #1TITAN RESOURCES I, INC.DRILL17,900
1996-08-2945206042-475-34399MILLER #1TITAN RESOURCES I, INC.DRILL17,300
1996-08-2845192442-475-34398QUITO, WEST UNIT #205SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL5,000
1996-08-2845184342-475-34397QUITO, WEST UNIT #107SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL4,950
1996-08-2845184242-475-34396HILL, P. C. STATE "A" #4SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL5,000
1996-08-2845181942-475-10500HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOC. #559WCTHREE-B OIL COMPANY, THERENTR3,000
1996-08-2745180042-475-02530HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOC. #528THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THERENTR3,000
1996-08-1945159642-475-34395CAPRITO 83 #5ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1996-08-1945156642-475-32711UNIVERSITY 18-29 #7CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP11,458
1996-08-1645160042-475-34394MAG-SEALY (YATES) UNIT #327PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL3,600
1996-08-0845013442-475-34389HILL, DOROTHY #7DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION(NEVADA)DRILL7,100
1996-08-0845013442-475-34389HILL, DOROTHY #7DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION(NEVADA)DRILL7,400
1996-08-0845013442-475-34389HILL, DOROTHY #7DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION(NEVADA)DRILL7,800
1996-08-0845013442-475-34389HILL, DOROTHY #7DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION(NEVADA)DRILL7,800Y
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.