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
1996-08-0845013442-475-34389HILL, DOROTHY #7DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION(NEVADA)DRILL7,800
1996-08-0645105842-475-31798HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1018CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,300
1996-08-0645105842-475-31798HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1018CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,120
1996-08-0545115442-475-34393WARWINK UNIVERSITY "18-34" #1PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL11,600
1996-08-0145100642-475-32647HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1186CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,220
1996-08-0145100542-475-33714HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1449CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,220
1996-07-2645083142-475-31567UNIVERSITY 22-18 "B" #1TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP13,300
1996-07-2645083142-475-31567UNIVERSITY 22-18 "B" #1TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP13,300
1996-07-2645080942-475-01314ESTES, E. W. #10WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP3,500
1996-07-2645080942-475-01314ESTES, E. W. #10CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP3,500
1996-07-2645080842-475-01313ESTES, E. W. #4WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP3,500
1996-07-2645080842-475-01313ESTES, E. W. #4CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP3,500
1996-07-2645080742-475-01312ESTES, E. W. #9WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP3,500
1996-07-2645080742-475-01312ESTES, E. W. #9CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP3,500
1996-07-2545080342-475-34392MAG-SEALY (YATES) UNIT #354RWPARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL3,240
1996-07-2545070242-475-34391UNIVERSITY 7 #7IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,400
1996-07-2545070242-475-34391UNIVERSITY 7 #7IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,400
1996-07-1945036242-475-34390CHINA LAKE 205 #2ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL17,300
1996-07-0845003842-475-31863CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #12CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,100
1996-07-0844961642-475-34388JOHNSON, W. D.-ARCO #37MR OIL COMPANYDRILL3,100
1996-07-0144984242-475-34341CAPRITO 99 #5ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP7,200
1996-07-0144982742-475-34386CAPRITO 82 #3ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1996-07-0144982742-475-34386CAPRITO 82 #3ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,700
1996-07-0144982642-475-34387CAPRITO 83 #3ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1996-06-2444966142-475-34385PYOTE #2R K PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1996-06-1744924442-475-34384STATE UNIVERSITY F #110SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL3,200
1996-06-1744922342-475-01267ESTES, W. A. #47CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR5,000
1996-06-1744922242-475-01247ESTES, W. A. #18CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,000
1996-06-1744921942-475-02282HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #280CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR5,000
1996-06-1344922442-475-10797ESTES, W. A. #84CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,000
1996-06-1344922142-475-34383HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1550CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL5,000
1996-06-1344922042-475-10918HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #709CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR5,000
1996-06-1244912842-475-34382CHEVRON UNIVERSITY "1" #1CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL9,000
1996-06-0744879842-475-31668UNIVERSITY 17-6 #1UMC PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP11,428
1996-06-0644895142-475-32550HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1162CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,000
1996-06-0644859942-475-34379SEALY 64 #1R K PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
1996-06-0444873142-475-01276ESTES, W. A. #56CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,693
1996-06-0444873042-475-33327CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #22CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,850
1996-06-0344880142-475-31961STATE OF TEXAS -DF- #2APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP12,453
1996-05-3144871842-475-34342CAPRITO 98 #10ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP7,200
1996-05-3044846342-475-04878BARKER "B" #19O. H. B. INC.RECLASS2,421
1996-05-3044783942-475-34372SEALY 44 #447PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL3,100
1996-05-3044783842-475-34371SEALY 44 #427PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL3,100
1996-05-2444847242-475-30517MOBIL FEE UNIT #1RASMUSSEN, HAL J. OPERATING, INCRECOMP18,150
1996-05-2344834342-475-34378UNIVERSITY "8" #4IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,300
1996-05-1744801942-475-34376SEALY 75 #1R K PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
1996-05-1544813142-475-34377STATE "XU" #5CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,900
1996-05-1544809042-475-01365ESTES, E. W. #85WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR3,500
1996-05-0944657942-475-01231ESTES, E. W. #166CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP3,500
1996-05-0644784242-475-34375SEALY 44 #418WIPARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL3,100
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.