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 17 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (51 total, up 82% on the prior quarter). 3 were issued in the past week. 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

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-23

All Time

11,485

11,485 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
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
2023-02-07	887620	42-475-38534	KISBER 90-89 C #3WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-02-07	887618	42-475-38533	KISBER 90-89 B #2TO	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-02-07	887617	42-475-38528	KISBER 90-89 A #1WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-01-20	887191	42-475-38520	SHELL 41 UNIT #331H	COLGATE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,200	Y
2023-01-20	887190	42-475-38519	SHELL 41 UNIT #332H	COLGATE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,200	Y
2023-01-20	887189	42-475-38518	SHELL 41 UNIT #232H	COLGATE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-01-20	887188	42-475-38517	SHELL 41 UNIT #131H	COLGATE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,600	Y
2023-01-20	887187	42-475-38516	SHELL 41 UNIT #221H	COLGATE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-01-03	886144	42-475-38515	RANGER 15-13 D #4TO	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-01-03	886144	42-475-38515	RANGER STATE 15-13 D #4TO	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,597	Y
2023-01-03	886143	42-475-38514	RANGER 15-13 C #3WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-01-03	886143	42-475-38514	RANGER STATE 15-13 C #3WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,992	Y
2023-01-03	886142	42-475-38513	RANGER 15-13 B #2TO	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-01-03	886142	42-475-38513	RANGER STATE 70-13 B #2TO	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,628	Y
2023-01-03	886141	42-475-38512	RANGER 15-13 A #1WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-01-03	886141	42-475-38512	RANGER STATE 15-13 A #1WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,992	Y
2022-12-27	885780	42-475-38507	MI DIA 48 AV13 #131H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2022-12-27	885745	42-475-38509	SURFSIDE UNIT #3LA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	11,800	Y
2022-12-27	885745	42-475-38509	SURFSIDE A1 #3LA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	11,800	Y
2022-12-14	886444	42-475-35396	BENJAMIN #9H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	FLD-XFR	13,000	Y
2022-12-14	886443	42-475-35456	BENJAMIN #8H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	FLD-XFR	13,000	Y
2022-12-14	886442	42-475-35366	BEN-MEG 7 #7H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	FLD-XFR	13,000	Y
2022-12-14	886441	42-475-34796	BEN-MEG #6H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	FLD-XFR	13,000	Y
2022-12-14	886440	42-475-34786	BEN-MEG #5H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	FLD-XFR	13,000	Y
2022-12-14	886439	42-475-34783	BEN-MEG #4H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	FLD-XFR	13,000	Y

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