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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
1988-04-2034533742-475-33893EDWARDS, 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
1988-02-0434221542-475-33868WHITE, TOM #1SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL7,000
1988-02-0334212142-475-30512STATE UNIVERSITY "FZ" #1EXXON CORP.RECOMP17,070
1988-02-0334206142-475-33864WALLING & COSTLEY #4SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,700
1988-02-0334206042-475-33865WALLING & COSTLEY #1SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,700
1988-02-0334205942-475-33866WALLING & COSTLEY #3SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,700
1988-02-0234219142-475-31727JOHNSON, W. D. -E- #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDRECOMP9,139
1988-01-2834175542-475-33862BLAIR, A. #24THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL2,500
1988-01-2634181242-475-33863STATE OF TEXAS -DL- #3TEXACO INC.DRILL5,125
1988-01-2634175442-475-03581PAYTON POOL YATES SAND UNIT #2006WTHREE-B OIL COMPANY, THERENTR2,500
1988-01-2234170942-475-33861JIM ED UNIT #1PITTS ENERGY CO.DRILL6,700
1988-01-1534076942-475-31749POSTELLE, J. F. #11AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRENTR7,600
1988-01-1334132942-475-33860FOUR BOY #1SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,200
1988-01-0534087842-475-33859SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #303SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-12-3134059042-475-33856BERRY #5SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,300
1987-12-3134058942-475-33855BERRY #4SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,999
1987-12-3134058842-475-33858BERRY #3SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,999
1987-12-3134058742-475-33857BERRY #2SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,999
1987-12-3134058642-475-33854BERRY #1SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,999
1987-12-1634019842-475-03580PAYTON POOL YATES SAND UNIT #2013THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THERENTR2,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.