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 (35 total, down 44% 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
1985-12-0929214642-475-33706GORDON, A. B. #3083MR OIL COMPANYDRILL3,100
1985-12-0529181642-475-32412CHINA LAKE "206" #1UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP17,500
1985-11-2629130642-475-33704O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1530CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,550
1985-11-2629190342-475-33705UNIVERSITY 9-18 "A" #1TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL6,850
1985-11-2229093742-475-33699CROCKETT ESTATE SEC 37 #1MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,100
1985-11-2229126142-475-33702UNIVERSITY 10-18 "B" #7TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL6,850
1985-11-2229126242-475-33703UNIVERSITY 10-18 "B" #6TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL6,850
1985-11-2229125742-475-33701HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1443CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL9,700
1985-11-2229079142-475-33698BRANDENBURG "B" #2WTG EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL10,200
1985-11-2029110342-475-33700GORDON, A. B. #3084MR OIL COMPANYDRILL3,100
1985-11-1429043942-475-33697HERD #1ALPS OIL COMPANYDRILL7,200
1985-11-1328986342-475-33696GURNEY, R. L. "A" #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,200
1985-11-1328988142-475-04320WRISTEN BROS. "A" #23WFOUR BOY OIL CO.DRILL2,700
1985-11-0828965042-475-33695KAUFMAN #1CREDO-UGLAND COMPANYDRILL2,600
1985-11-0728945142-475-33694COLES, OTIS #1THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL10,500
1985-11-0628934742-475-33693SOUTH MONAHANS QUEEN UNIT #J2PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL3,523
1985-11-0428897242-475-35129O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1511CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,550
1985-11-0128892242-475-33691ESTES, E. W. #271RCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL5,500
1985-10-2928898242-475-33692TEX. COTTON INDS. "D" #6MURPHREE PRODUCTIONDRILL2,100
1985-10-2828853142-475-33690MCDONALD UNIT #12BWALSH & WATTS, INC.DRILL3,200
1985-10-2528844542-475-33689SCHENECKER TRUST #3BLAIR, JACK N.DRILL5,000
1985-10-2528837142-475-33688DURGIN, D. B. SEC. 15 #1QCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,500
1985-10-2228822142-475-33687BUSH-EXXON #7SPECTRUM 7 EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL2,500
1985-10-2128811142-475-03441MONROE #7WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYOTHER2,570
1985-10-1828805242-475-33685T. B. PRUETT ET AL GAS UNIT #9CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL5,500
1985-10-1828805042-475-33684WALKER, P. ET AL #7CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL7,250
1985-10-1828805442-475-33686MCDONALD UNIT #11BWALSH & WATTS, INC.DRILL3,200
1985-10-1828799042-475-33683O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1519CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL9,700
1985-10-1628789042-475-33682BERTNER, GUS #11MURPHREE PRODUCTIONDRILL2,100
1985-10-1528783842-475-03443MONROE #9WILLIAMS OIL COMPANYOTHER2,600
1985-10-0128617842-475-03448REYNOLDS, J. S. #1THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEOTHER2,550
1985-09-2728603042-475-33681CROCKETT TRUST ET AL #2MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,100
1985-09-2428585642-475-33680T. B. PRUETT ET AL GAS UNIT #8CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,000
1985-09-2328538542-475-33678ROACH "A" #6GRAHAM, BILL J. OIL & GASDRILL2,600
1985-09-2028537442-475-33677HOWARD, BERNICE #1EP OPERATING COMPANYDRILL11,100
1985-09-1728504142-475-33675SCHENECKER TRUST #2BLAIR, JACK N.DRILL5,000
1985-09-1628545342-475-33679UNIVERSITY 10-18 "B" #5TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL6,850
1985-09-1228505042-475-33676HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOCIATION #1442CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL9,700
1985-09-1028477142-475-31692MILLER 137 #A1HNG OIL COMPANYRECOMP20,713
1985-09-0528426442-475-33674ESTES, E. W. #271CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL5,500
1985-09-0428403642-475-33673O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1515WICHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,270
1985-09-0428403542-475-33672HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1440WICHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,100
1985-09-0328374042-475-33669HUTCHINGS-SEALY, P&H #A1YATES, FRED G. INC.DRILL3,350
1985-08-2928374842-475-33671HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOCIATION #1441WICHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,750
1985-08-2828348142-475-33667HAYZLETT #1PARKER & PARSLEY PETROLEUM CO.DRILL2,800
1985-08-2728361042-475-33668O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1518WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,260
1985-08-2728330542-475-33661O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1513WICHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,470
1985-08-2728374542-475-33670HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOCIATION #1439WICHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,760
1985-08-2628330742-475-33663O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1514WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,260
1985-08-2628331042-475-33666HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOC. #1438WICHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,100
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.