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
1996-03-2744618742-475-34359CAPRITO 98 #13ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1996-03-2544623642-475-33885SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #307RMILLWEE OIL, INC.RECOMP3,500
1996-03-2544621342-475-33059HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1350CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,100
1996-03-2544617742-475-34357CAPRITO 98 #12ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1996-03-2544617642-475-34358CAPRITO 98 #14ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1996-03-2544613442-475-34356CAPRITO 83 #2ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1996-03-2544613442-475-34356CAPRITO 83 #2ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1996-03-1844580342-475-01243ESTES, W. A. #13CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR5,100
1996-03-1544582142-475-34222ABSHIER, MABEL #2DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION(NEVADA)RECOMP7,100
1996-03-1544474342-475-32690O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1228CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR9,000
1996-03-1244580442-475-10907ESTES, W. A. #86CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR5,100
1996-03-0644561042-475-34353ABSHIER, MABEL #3DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION(NEVADA)DRILL7,100
1996-03-0644556442-475-02277HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #275CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR4,600
1996-03-0644556342-475-30711HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #985CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,600
1996-03-0644556242-475-30712HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #981CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,600
1996-03-0644556142-475-02284HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #282CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,600
1996-03-0544549542-475-34352STATE "XU" #4CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,350
1996-03-0544549542-475-34352STATE "XU" #4CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,350
1996-02-2944533342-475-34349WILSON, J. V. #3DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION(NEVADA)DRILL7,000
1996-02-2944533242-475-34350WILSON, J. V. #4DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION(NEVADA)DRILL7,000
1996-02-2944533142-475-34351HILL, DOROTHY #6DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION(NEVADA)DRILL7,100
1996-02-2944533142-475-34351HILL, DOROTHY #6DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION(NEVADA)DRILL7,400
1996-02-2944533142-475-34351HILL, DOROTHY #6DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION(NEVADA)DRILL7,400Y
1996-02-2744519942-475-10554HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #665CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,735
1996-02-1644491742-475-34348UNIVERSITY 7-18 #2TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,300
1996-02-1644473642-475-34345UNIVERSITY 7 #6IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,400
1996-02-1644435942-475-34341CAPRITO 99 #5ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,200
1996-02-1544485942-475-34347UNIVERSITY 7-18 #3TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,300
1996-02-1544484042-475-10046EDWARDS, JANELLE ET AL "B" #7CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,750
1996-02-1544484042-475-10046EDWARDS, JANELLE ET AL "B" #7CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,750
1996-02-1544473442-475-34346UNIVERSITY "8" #3IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,300
1996-02-1444436142-475-34343CAPRITO 98 #11ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,200
1996-02-1344436042-475-34342CAPRITO 98 #10ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,200
1996-02-0944436242-475-34344UNIVERSITY 1702 #2ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,200
1996-02-0944436242-475-34344UNIVERSITY 1702 #2ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1996-02-0744414942-475-34340UNIVERSITY "31-W" #2KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYDRILL7,200
1996-01-2544386942-475-34339UNIVERSITY "25" #1IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,300
1996-01-1744375942-475-11225HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #838CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR5,100
1996-01-1744355142-475-34338CAPRITO 99 #4ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,200
1996-01-0944351842-475-32702HUTCHING STOCK ASSN. #1211CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,020
1996-01-0844323242-475-33371O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1425CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR3,191
1996-01-0544272942-475-34334SEALY 44 #405PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL3,150
1996-01-0544265342-475-32172SCOTT, F. H. STATE "A" #1PETRO-HUNT CORPORATIONRECOMP5,733
1996-01-0244338042-475-30285LOWE, RALPH ESTATE #1AMTEX ENERGY, INC.RENTR14,500
1995-12-2844316142-475-33527DUNAGAN RANCH #1ARCO PERMIANRECOMP17,901
1995-12-2144313442-475-34337WORSHAM 42 #2ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL18,200
1995-12-2044210742-475-20459ABSHIER, MABEL UNIT #1DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION(NEVADA)RECOMP19,545
1995-12-1944207742-475-34302SEALY 43 #362PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL3,100
1995-12-1944207642-475-34303SEALY 43 #355PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL3,000
1995-12-1944207542-475-34304SEALY 43 #322PARKER & 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.