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
1988-11-1635337242-475-30238TEXACO HALL GAS UNIT #1TENNECO OIL CO.RENTR6,500
1988-11-1635322442-475-32423CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #18CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,220
1988-11-1435306042-475-32734RICHTER, LOUIS #77MR OIL COMPANYRECOMP9,453
1988-11-0335294442-475-33925CENTRUM/CHESSHIR #3CENTRUM OIL, INC.DRILL3,000
1988-11-0335294342-475-33924CENTRUM/CHESSHIR #2CENTRUM OIL, INC.DRILL3,000
1988-11-0335294242-475-33923CENTRUM/CHESSHIR #1CENTRUM OIL, INC.DRILL3,000
1988-11-0335292442-475-33922ECHOLS #2AMTEX ENERGYDRILL5,000
1988-11-0335292442-475-33922ECHOLS #2CORBELL, W. D.DRILL4,938
1988-10-2535261542-475-33921HILL #1PITTS ENERGY CO.DRILL6,700
1988-10-2535258542-475-33920UNIVERSITY 31 #3TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL6,800
1988-10-2435258942-475-33919ESTES, E. W. #274CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,120
1988-10-1935202842-475-10463GREEN, KATE S. #2OAHE OIL COMPANYRECOMP7,915
1988-09-3035174242-475-33918MILLER "38" #1PITTS ENERGY CO.DRILL5,200
1988-09-2335128842-475-33917BYRD-WOOD -A- #10BHP PETROLEUM (AMERICAS) INC.DRILL2,550
1988-09-1435114442-475-10874ESTES, E. W. #204CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR2,740
1988-09-1435114242-475-10759ESTES, E. W. #198CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR2,725
1988-08-2535053342-475-33916HILL & HILL #4MARALO, INC.DRILL3,000
1988-08-2535049142-475-32288FULLER -125- #2SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.RENTR5,750
1988-08-1635009042-475-33915BLACK, C. M. #1AMTEX ENERGYDRILL7,250
1988-08-1135006142-475-33914BUCKLES #6MARTIN - B.G.DRILL2,800
1988-08-0834975442-475-00511CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #F 6CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,300
1988-07-2734935142-475-04383YORK, J. F. #1GCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP13,704
1988-07-2734931542-475-33913SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #326SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-07-2734931442-475-33912SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #325SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-07-2734931442-475-33912SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #325SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,900
1988-07-2734931342-475-33911SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #324SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-07-2734931242-475-33910SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #323SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-07-2734931242-475-33910SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #323SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,900
1988-07-2734931142-475-33909SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #322SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-07-1334878342-475-33908STATE OF TEXAS "C" #188STEVENS & TULL, INC.DRILL2,800
1988-07-0734850542-475-33907KELLEY #1PITTS ENERGY CO.DRILL6,700
1988-07-0634846942-475-33906STATE OF TEXAS E #188STEVENS & TULL, INC.DRILL2,800
1988-06-3034834442-475-33905SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #321SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-06-3034834342-475-33904SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #320SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-06-3034834142-475-33903SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #319SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-06-3034834042-475-33902SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #318SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-06-2734818842-475-33901UNIVERSITY 31 #2TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL6,500
1988-06-2434793742-475-33899UNIVERSITY WICKETT "B" #15SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL3,100
1988-06-2334808442-475-33900UNIVERSITY WICKETT "B" #16SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL3,100
1988-06-1534764442-475-33797EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL #13CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,900
1988-06-1434765442-475-33898HILL & HILL #3MARALO, INC.DRILL3,000
1988-06-1034758642-475-30154STATE UNIVERSITY "DY" #1O. H. M. OPERATINGRENTR6,500
1988-06-0934749942-475-10585STEWART, CORDELIA #3BENTLEY, T. S.RENTR4,700
1988-05-2334671242-475-10458STEWART, CORDELIA #8BENTLEY, T. S.RECOMP8,470
1988-05-0934610242-475-32150HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1108CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,200
1988-05-0434595042-475-33897HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1464WICHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,150
1988-05-0434594942-475-33896HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1463WICHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,125
1988-04-2834574242-475-33895HALL, G. T. 31 #2TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL11,500
1988-04-2734567742-475-33894HILL #2STEVENS & TULL, INC.DRILL3,000
1988-04-2234553042-475-33795MORRISON, H. B. -A- #4SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP6,700
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.