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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
1987-12-1634019742-475-00495PAYTON POOL YATES SAND UNIT #2010THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THERENTR2,500
1987-12-1134000442-475-33853SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #306SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-12-1134000342-475-33852SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #305SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-12-1134000242-475-33851SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #304SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-12-1134000142-475-33850SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #300SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-12-1134000142-475-33850SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #300SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-12-0933978142-475-30329MONROE, CYNTHIA L. DISPOSAL #1MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP19,075
1987-12-0933977742-475-33848SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #302SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-12-0933977542-475-33849SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #301SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-12-0833969742-475-33846MILLER #3SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,000
1987-12-0733969842-475-33847MILLER #4SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,000
1987-12-0233960542-475-33845MILLER, J. #2SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,000
1987-12-0133947942-475-33844THOMPSON, R. O. 162 #1MWJ PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL11,550
1987-12-0133937342-475-33843BUSH #1MELZER EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL7,000
1987-11-2533925742-475-33842JOHNSON B #13MR OIL COMPANYDRILL2,850
1987-11-2533925642-475-33841JOHNSON B #14MR OIL COMPANYDRILL2,850
1987-11-1933903242-475-33840SEALY-SMITH #7RASMUSSEN, TOMDRILL3,350
1987-11-1833893342-475-33838HALL, J. G. "97" #1WESTERN RESERVES OIL COMPANY INCDRILL7,100
1987-11-1733900242-475-33839BUCKLES #4MARTIN - B.G.DRILL2,800
1987-11-0933861642-475-33836SEALY #2SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,400
1987-11-0933861542-475-33837SEALY #3SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,400
1987-11-0633840142-475-31571AMERICAN NATIONAL LIFE INS. CO. #34EXXON CORP.RECOMP9,700
1987-11-0333831542-475-33835DUNAGAN #2028GWR OPERATING CO.DRILL4,800
1987-11-0233793142-475-30639UNIVERSITY 18-31 #1CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP17,648
1987-10-3033816842-475-33834S N D #1SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,800
1987-10-2033753442-475-33833EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL #14CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL5,900
1987-10-1933741342-475-00156BLACK, W. D. #5ICE BROTHERS, INC.RECOMP3,200
1987-10-0933713142-475-33832SEALY #1SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,400
1987-10-0933709242-475-33830BLAIR, A. #23THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL2,500
1987-10-0933709142-475-33829PAYTON POOL YATES SAND UNIT #2017THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL2,500
1987-10-0933709042-475-33828PAYTON POOL YATES SAND UNIT #2016THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL2,500
1987-10-0933708942-475-33827BLAIR, A. #21THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL2,500
1987-10-0933708842-475-33831BLAIR, A. #22THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL2,500
1987-10-0933653942-475-33822SAM #3SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,000
1987-10-0933653842-475-33821SAM #2SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,000
1987-10-0933653642-475-33820SAM #1SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,000
1987-10-0733696442-475-33826BENNETT #1PITTS ENERGY CO.DRILL5,300
1987-10-0633654042-475-33823SAM #8SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,000
1987-09-3033668242-475-33825POSTELLE, J. F. #14AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,300
1987-09-2933654142-475-33824DOANE #9SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,800
1987-09-2533537642-475-33818BUCKLES #3XMARTIN - B.G.DRILL2,800
1987-09-0833545542-475-33819SEALY, GEORGE "J" #2MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL3,500
1987-09-0833499142-475-33806REYNOLDS, J. S. #7MURPHREE PRODUCTIONDRILL2,000
1987-09-0833499042-475-33807REYNOLDS, J. S. #8MURPHREE PRODUCTIONDRILL2,000
1987-09-0333529542-475-33633JAMES #1BERRY, O. H.RECOMP2,700
1987-08-2533496642-475-33816SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #298SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-08-2533496542-475-33815SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #297SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-08-2533496442-475-33814SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #296SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-08-2533496442-475-33814SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #296SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-08-2533496242-475-33817SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #295SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.