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
1985-08-2628385542-475-33630HARDAGE & WILSON #1KCOASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP8,888
1985-08-2628330942-475-33665O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1512WICHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,260
1985-08-2628330842-475-33664O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1516WICHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1985-08-2628330642-475-33662O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1517WICHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,200
1985-08-2028289542-475-33660SCHENECKER TRUST #1BLAIR, JACK N.DRILL5,000
1985-08-1328258942-475-33658O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1509CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,800
1985-08-1328259042-475-33659O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1510CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,700
1985-08-0928218942-475-33657DUNAGAN #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL19,500
1985-08-0928213542-475-33656MCDANIELS #1MR OIL COMPANYDRILL2,800
1985-08-0528191342-475-32735RICHTER, LOUIS #76EXXON CORP.RECOMP7,700
1985-07-2628123342-475-33655GADDIE #5BLAIR, JACK N.DRILL5,000
1985-07-2628123242-475-33654GADDIE #6BLAIR, JACK N.DRILL5,000
1985-07-2628119642-475-33653CAL-MON #1PITTS ENERGY CO.DRILL5,200
1985-07-2528096242-475-30371CARSON OIL UNIT #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THERECOMP10,840
1985-07-1127994442-475-33651GADDIE #4BLAIR, JACK N.DRILL5,000
1985-07-1127993742-475-32747ROACH #5GRAHAM, BILL J. OIL & GASRECOMP2,600
1985-07-1128065142-475-33652BERTNER, GUS #10MURPHREE PRODUCTIONDRILL2,100
1985-07-0527950342-475-33650BUSH-EXXON #6SPECTRUM 7 EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL2,500
1985-07-0127923742-475-33649STATE OF TEXAS "E" #17TEXACO INC.DRILL15,350
1985-07-0127911942-475-32107HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1100GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP8,800
1985-06-2427855542-475-32174STATE 1-40 OIL UNIT #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THERECOMP5,700
1985-06-2427855942-475-32273BARBARA #1HISSOM DRILLING CO.RECOMP4,700
1985-06-2127840642-475-33648WHITE, F. M. #10ARMADILLO OIL COMPANYDRILL2,100
1985-06-2127840542-475-33647WHITE, F. M. #11ARMADILLO OIL COMPANYDRILL2,100
1985-06-2027831442-475-33646EDWARDS, JACK "L" #3GULF OIL CORP.DRILL58,509
1985-06-1827844742-475-33594DURGIN, D. B. "15" #1KCOASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP9,146
1985-06-1427784242-475-33644GADDIE #3BLAIR, JACK N.DRILL5,000
1985-06-1427821442-475-33645UNIVERSITY "A" #10MR OIL COMPANYDRILL3,100
1985-06-1027725342-475-33640HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1437CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,560
1985-06-1027745142-475-33643CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #25GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,950
1985-06-1027742442-475-33642O BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1507WIGULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,350
1985-06-1027731442-475-33641ESTES, E. W. #269GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,400
1985-06-0427686142-475-33507YORK #2TCOASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP8,975
1985-05-3027645742-475-00225UNIVERSITY 16-12 "B" #2SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYRECOMP2,912
1985-05-2927626442-475-33637GADDIE #1BLAIR, JACK N.DRILL5,000
1985-05-2927627042-475-33638GADDIE #2BLAIR, JACK N.DRILL5,000
1985-05-2027551142-475-03918JOHNSON -B- #18BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.OTHER2,700
1985-05-2027568842-475-33636ELLIOTT #1DRACO ENERGYDRILL7,200
1985-05-1627537942-475-33635KREPS, W. E. ESTATE #5EXXON CORP.DRILL2,600
1985-05-1627510742-475-33632UNIVERSITY WICKETT "B" #14DAMSON OIL CORP.DRILL3,100
1985-05-1427510842-475-33633JAMES #1PERMIAN RESOURCES, INC.DRILL8,300
1985-05-1427512542-475-33634WORSHAM "42" #4BENNETT, M. BRAD INC.DRILL5,000
1985-05-1327474642-475-33631FYRN #1BRANDENBURG BROS. OIL & GRAVELDRILL2,250
1985-05-0827432542-475-30703UNIVERSITY "10-18" B #3TEXACO INC.OTHER6,500
1985-05-0727441842-475-04999UNIVERSITY "A" #2MR OIL COMPANYOTHER3,100
1985-05-0727460742-475-33630HARDAGE & WILSON #1KCOASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,400
1985-05-0727441942-475-34025HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1358GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,700
1985-05-0727448042-475-33629HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1436GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,100
1985-05-0627429442-475-33627MATHEWS #2BLAIR, JACK N.DRILL5,000
1985-05-0327412142-475-33626CARR AND SMITH #4MR OIL COMPANYDRILL2,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.