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
1996-02-2944533242-475-34350WILSON, 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
1995-12-1944207442-475-34305SEALY 43 #313PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL3,075
1995-12-1344277342-495-32512O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1584CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,200
1995-12-1344273942-475-34335CAPRITO 99 #3ABRAXAS PRODUCTION CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1995-12-1244272842-475-34333SEALY 42 #232PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL3,150
1995-12-1244272742-475-34332SEALY 44 #412PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL3,150
1995-12-0844260742-475-34331ESTES, W. A. #141CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,500
1995-12-0844260742-475-34331ESTES, W. A. #141CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL8,500
1995-12-0844260342-475-20054O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1084CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR3,250
1995-12-0844245942-475-34326UNIVERSITY 11-18 'A' #3TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,300
1995-12-0844245842-475-34327UNIVERSITY 10-18 'B' #7TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,350
1995-12-0844245742-475-34329UNIVERSITY 10-18 'A' #5TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,300
1995-12-0844245642-475-34330UNIVERSITY 10-18 'A' #4TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,300
1995-12-0844245542-475-34328UNIVERSITY 9-18 'A' #1TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,300
1995-12-0444243442-475-32755HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1214CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,200
1995-12-0444235942-475-34324CAPRITO 98 #8ABRAXAS PRODUCTION CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1995-12-0444235542-475-34325CAPRITO 98 #9ABRAXAS PRODUCTION CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1995-12-0144237842-475-32148HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1106CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,950
1995-12-0144237742-475-30205O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1120CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,900
1995-12-0144237642-475-32882HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1218CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,050
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.