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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 12 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (37 total, down 38% on the prior quarter). 1 was 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
1987-08-2533496142-475-33813SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #294SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-08-2533496042-475-33812SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #293SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-08-2533495942-475-33811SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #292SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-08-2533495742-475-33810SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #290SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-08-1933466342-475-33805MARSTON, E. J. ESTATE C #4CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,550
1987-08-1333430542-475-33804REUSS, G. T. #2SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-08-1333430342-475-33803REUSS, G. T. #3SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-08-1333430342-475-33803REUSS, G. T. #3SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-08-1333425742-475-33802NICHOLS #1PITTS ENERGY CO.DRILL6,700
1987-08-0733406642-475-33801DOANE #6SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,000
1987-08-0733406542-475-33800DOANE #5SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,000
1987-08-0633392242-475-32114HOWE-STATE #2EXXON CORP.RECOMP12,450
1987-08-0533399542-475-33799SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #291SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-08-0533399442-475-33798SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #289SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,400
1987-08-0333376942-475-304417201 JV-S BLOCK 16 #1BTA OIL PRODUCERSRECOMP16,890
1987-08-0333376742-475-30311EDWARDS, J. H. ESTATE "D" #2EP OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP10,305
1987-07-3033369242-475-33797EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL #13CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL5,900
1987-07-2733335942-475-33796BUCKLES #3MARTIN - B.G.DRILL2,800
1987-07-0933253542-475-33791SEALY & SMITH 96 #1HOUGHTON OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL5,700
1987-07-0933253542-475-33791SEALY & SMITH 96 #1HOUGHTON OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL5,700
1987-07-0733254342-475-33795MORRISON, H. B. -A- #4SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,700
1987-07-0733254342-475-33795MORRISON, H. B. -A- #4SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-07-0733254242-475-33794MORRISON, H. B. -A- #3SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-07-0733254242-475-33794MORRISON, H. B. -A- #3SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-07-0733254142-475-33793BLACK, P. H. ET AL #2SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,700
1987-07-0733254142-475-33793BLACK, P. H. ET AL #2SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,700
1987-07-0733254042-475-33792BLACK, P. H. ET AL #1SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,700
1987-07-0733254042-475-33792BLACK, P. H. ET AL #1SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,700
1987-06-2933228242-475-30699UNIVERSITY 'M' #1O. H. M. OPERATINGRECOMP12,000
1987-06-2933216442-475-33790MONAHANS SWD #1DLEE PRODUCTION CO.DRILL5,000
1987-06-2533182042-475-33786DOANE #2SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,000
1987-06-2533181942-475-33787DOANE #3SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,000
1987-06-2533181842-475-33788DOANE #4SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,000
1987-06-2533181742-475-33789DOANE #1SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL3,000
1987-06-0533125342-475-33785DUNAGAN #1027GWR OPERATING CO.DRILL6,200
1987-06-0533125342-475-33785DUNAGAN #1027GWR OPERATING CO.DRILL6,200
1987-06-0433085942-475-30435QUITO #49CAPROCK OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP4,855
1987-05-1932972142-475-03618STORTS, C. H. "A" #8FOUR BOY OIL CO.RECOMP3,700
1987-05-1834658942-475-03597PAYTON POOL YATES SAND UNIT #2101 WTHREE-B OIL COMPANY, THERENTR2,500
1987-05-1432997342-475-33784BYRD-WOOD UNIT #9BHP PETROLEUM (AMERICAS) INC.RECOMP2,700
1987-04-2332923242-475-33783YORK, J. F. #61QCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,500
1987-04-1532896342-475-33782RAYMOND #1PITTS ENERGY CO.DRILL5,200
1987-03-2632582742-475-00509CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #3ACHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,210
1987-03-1932780142-475-33717BARKER, M. J. #1SBERRY, O. H.RENTR4,550
1987-03-1132751842-475-33781MORRISON, H. B. -A- #2SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,700
1987-03-1132751842-475-33781MORRISON, H. B. -A- #2SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,700
1987-03-0932747842-475-33780MILLER UNIT #1PITTS ENERGY CO.DRILL6,700
1987-03-0632740342-475-33779BUCKLES #2SUNSET ENERGY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,800
1987-03-0632740342-475-33779BUCKLES #2MARTIN - B.G.DRILL2,800
1987-03-0432735042-475-00639BLAIR #1CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP6,872
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.