Ward County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ward County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-04.

Ward County permitting is running 13 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (40 total, down 18% on the prior quarter). PITTS ENERGY CO. leads with 22 permits in the past 12 months, one of 21 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-04

All Time

11,510

11,510 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2023-03-14	888873	42-475-38569	BARSTOW -18- #6	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2023-03-14	888849	42-475-38575	TIN MAN #3	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2023-03-14	888845	42-475-38561	SHELL 'B' #10	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2023-03-14	888843	42-475-38559	SHELL 'B' #8	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2023-03-13	888865	42-475-38567	BARSTOW 38 #10	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2023-03-10	888867	42-475-38568	BARSTOW 38 #11	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2023-03-10	888861	42-475-38566	BARSTOW -13- #6	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2023-03-10	888857	42-475-38565	BARSTOW -13- #5	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2023-03-10	888848	42-475-38564	TIN MAN #2	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2023-03-10	888847	42-475-38563	JT ADAMS #2	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2023-03-10	888847	42-475-38563	JT ADAMS #2	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2023-03-09	888720	42-475-38557	DIRE WOLF 60 WB A #1H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-03-09	888719	42-475-38556	DIRE WOLF 50 WA A #1H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-03-09	888718	42-475-38555	DIRE WOLF 30 3BS A #1H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-03-07	888514	42-475-36002	STATE OF TEXAS 'DL' #8	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	RECOMP	12,800
2023-03-02	888627	42-475-38554	DENALI 231 SWD #1	WATERBRIDGE TEXAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	6,800
2023-02-27	888450	42-475-38553	UL ECLIPSE 16-29-24 WA3 #3H	FORGE ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,500	Y
2023-02-27	888256	42-475-38538	FOWLER 193/194 A #H301DM	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	DRILL	10,845	Y
2023-02-27	888256	42-475-38538	FOWLER 193/194 A #H301DM	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	DRILL	10,740	Y
2023-02-24	888297	42-475-38545	UTL 0708G #0607H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,400	Y
2023-02-24	888297	42-475-38545	UTL 0708G #0607H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,400	Y
2023-02-24	888297	42-475-38545	UTL 0708G #0607H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,700	Y
2023-02-24	888296	42-475-38544	UTL 0708F #0606H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,100	Y
2023-02-24	888296	42-475-38544	UTL 0708F #0606H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,100	Y
2023-02-24	888291	42-475-38543	UTL 0708E #0605H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,400	Y
2023-02-24	888291	42-475-38543	UTL 0708E #0605H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,400	Y
2023-02-24	888290	42-475-38542	UTL 0708D #0604H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-02-24	888290	42-475-38542	UTL 0708D #0604H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-02-24	888290	42-475-38542	UTL 0708D #0604H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,300	Y
2023-02-24	888289	42-475-38541	UTL 0708C #0603H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,400	Y
2023-02-24	888289	42-475-38541	UTL 0708C #0603H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,400	Y
2023-02-24	888280	42-475-38540	UTL 0708B #0602H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2023-02-24	888280	42-475-38540	UTL 0708B #0602H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2023-02-24	888277	42-475-38539	UTL 0708A #0601H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-02-24	888277	42-475-38539	UTL 0708A #0601H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-02-24	888196	42-475-38536	AWGS 33-29 #20D	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	8,500
2023-02-23	888307	42-475-38551	UTL 0708M #0713H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,390	Y
2023-02-23	888305	42-475-38550	UTL 0708L #0712H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,650	Y
2023-02-23	888305	42-475-38550	UTL 0708L #0712H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,950	Y
2023-02-23	888303	42-475-38549	UTL 0708K #0711H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-02-23	888300	42-475-38548	UTL 0708J #0710H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,400	Y
2023-02-23	888299	42-475-38547	UTL 0708I #0709H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,650	Y
2023-02-23	888299	42-475-38547	UTL 0708I #0709H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2023-02-23	888298	42-475-38546	UTL 0708H #0608H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-02-17	888337	42-475-38537	UL ECLIPSE 16-29-24 WA4 #4H	FORGE ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,500	Y
2023-02-10	887792	42-475-38532	JACKIE STATE A #221H	COLGATE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,800	Y
2023-02-10	887791	42-475-38531	JACKIE STATE B #331H	COLGATE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-02-10	887789	42-475-38530	JACKIE STATE C #131H	COLGATE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,600	Y
2023-02-10	887788	42-475-38529	JACKIE STATE UNIT #232H	COLGATE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,800	Y
2023-02-07	887621	42-475-38535	KISBER 90-89 D #4TO	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.