Ward County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ward County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-04.

Ward County permitting is running 13 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (40 total, down 18% on the prior quarter). PITTS ENERGY CO. leads with 22 permits in the past 12 months, one of 21 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-04

All Time

11,510

11,510 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
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
2022-12-14	886438	42-475-34600	BEN-MEG #3H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	FLD-XFR	13,000	Y
2022-12-13	885611	42-475-38504	BYERLEY STATE 1-0-32-64 B #12H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2022-12-13	885611	42-475-38504	BYERLEY STATE 1-0-32-64 B #12H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2022-12-13	885606	42-475-38503	BYERLEY STATE 1-0-32-64 A #11H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2022-12-08	885502	42-475-38499	TENSLEEP A4 #1LA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	11,750	Y
2022-12-06	886080	42-475-38511	UL ECLIPSE 16-29-24 WA2 #2H	FORGE ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,500	Y
2022-12-06	886079	42-475-38510	UL ECLIPSE 16-29-24 WA1 #1H	FORGE ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,500	Y
2022-11-29	884770	42-475-38488	SHORTLEAF A6 #11UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	11,800	Y
2022-11-29	884768	42-475-38486	SHORTLEAF A4 #10UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	11,800	Y
2022-11-28	885744	42-475-38508	SURFSIDE UNIT #11UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	11,800	Y
2022-11-28	885744	42-475-38508	SURFSIDE UNIT #11UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	11,800	Y
2022-11-22	885743	42-475-38506	SURFSIDE UNIT #4LA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	11,800	Y
2022-11-22	885743	42-475-38506	SURFSIDE UNIT #4LA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	11,800	Y
2022-11-22	885742	42-475-38505	SURFSIDE UNIT #12UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	11,800	Y
2022-11-22	885742	42-475-38505	SURFSIDE UNIT #12UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	11,800	Y
2022-11-21	884769	42-475-38487	SHORTLEAF A5 #3LA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	11,800	Y
2022-11-17	885659	42-475-38502	HAPPY HIPPO #15	SEABOARD OPERATING CO.	DRILL	5,250
2022-11-17	885650	42-475-38501	JUMPING BEAR #1	SEABOARD OPERATING CO.	DRILL	5,250
2022-11-17	885650	42-475-38501	JUMPING BEAR #1	SEABOARD OPERATING CO.	DRILL	5,250
2022-11-09	885514	42-475-38500	CROWHEART #9BS	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	11,400	Y
2022-11-09	884561	42-475-38113	JIM ED #P 09H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	FLD-XFR	12,000	Y
2022-11-08	885499	42-475-38498	UL DINO JUICE 18-40-45 1B6 #26H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2022-11-07	885408	42-475-38492	SEALY RANCH #6603H	HALCON OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2022-11-04	885377	42-475-38497	UL DINO JUICE 18-40-45 1B4 #25H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2022-11-04	885370	42-475-38496	UL DINO JUICE 18-40-45 1B5 #21H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y

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