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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
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
1988-04-2034533742-475-33893EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL #17CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL5,900
1988-04-1334500642-475-33891ALLGOOD #1PITTS ENERGY CO.DRILL5,200
1988-04-1234507542-475-33892BARKER #5SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,900
1988-04-0834493042-475-33890BARKER #4SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,900
1988-03-2934455842-475-33889BUCKLES #5MARTIN - B.G.DRILL2,800
1988-03-2434428242-475-33886BARKER #1SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,800
1988-03-2434428242-475-33886BARKER #1SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,000
1988-03-2434428142-475-33887BARKER #2SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,800
1988-03-2434428042-475-33888BARKER #3SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,800
1988-03-2234418642-475-33885SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #307RSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-03-1534391142-475-33883SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #313SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-03-1534391042-475-33882SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #314SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-03-1534391042-475-33882SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #314SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-03-1534390942-475-33881SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #315SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-03-1534390842-475-33884SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #316SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-03-1534390742-475-33880SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #317SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-03-0434342342-475-33879MIDDLETON 124 D #1SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL6,684
1988-03-0334344442-475-33877SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #311SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-03-0334344442-475-33877SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #311SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-03-0334344342-475-33876SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #310SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-03-0334344242-475-33875SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #309SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-03-0334344142-475-33874SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #308SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-03-0334344042-475-33873SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #307SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-03-0334343942-475-33878SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #312SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1988-02-2934205842-475-33867WALLING & COSTLEY #2ASUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,700
1988-02-2234292642-475-33872R. S. DAMRON OIL UNIT #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,500
1988-02-1934007542-475-33871HILL #13 WAY OPERATING COMPANYDRILL3,000
1988-02-1834272042-475-30326EDWARDS, J. H. EST. "D" #3EP OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP10,312
1988-02-1734260442-475-33870BUSH #2MELZER EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL7,500
1988-02-1034229842-475-33869BERRY #6SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,800
1988-02-0534233042-475-32381U-TEX. SEC. 28 #1MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP13,159
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.