Ward County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ward County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-23.

Ward County permitting is running 11 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (34 total, down 21% on the prior quarter). MANTI TARKA PERMIAN OP, LLC leads with 20 permits in the past 12 months, one of 19 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

7

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-07-23

All Time

11,487

11,487 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1984-12-2826254742-475-33558AVARY #18WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL9,600
1984-12-2126203642-475-33557O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1495WIGULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,600
1984-12-1826149142-475-11017MONCRIEF BLACK UNIT #1CONOCO INC.RECOMP20,211
1984-12-1226114242-475-33556AVARY "D" #9WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,900
1984-12-1126084142-475-33555ROACH "A" #3GRAHAM, BILL J. ESTATEDRILL2,600
1984-12-1126046742-475-01155EDWARDS, JOHN ET AL "B" #1GULF OIL CORP.OTHER9,669
1984-12-1026037942-475-33553THOMPSON ESTATE "A" #11WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,900
1984-12-0726032942-475-33552HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1401GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,700
1984-12-0726032742-475-33551HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1403GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,700
1984-12-0726020642-475-33545HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1404GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,700
1984-12-0726020842-475-33546HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1405GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,700
1984-12-0726032342-475-33550HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1406GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,700
1984-12-0726032242-475-33549HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1407GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,700
1984-12-0626031842-475-33547HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1397GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,700
1984-12-0626027342-475-31752ESTES, E. W. #246GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP9,300
1984-12-0626032142-475-33548HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1402GULF OIL CORP.DRILL9,300
1984-12-0626013542-475-33544KISSINGER #1OMAR OPERATING COMPANYDRILL3,300
1984-12-0525994542-475-33543HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1408GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,700
1984-12-0525994342-475-33542HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1409GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,700
1984-12-0525994242-475-33541HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1410GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,700
1984-12-0525993742-475-33540HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1411GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,700
1984-12-0525993542-475-33539HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1412GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,700
1984-12-0426040442-475-33554UNIVERSITY "A" #9MR OIL COMPANYDRILL3,100
1984-12-0325997042-475-31935HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1041GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP8,580
1984-11-2825926042-475-33538SMITH, SEALY "76" #1LYN-SAN COMPANYDRILL3,300
1984-11-2725895342-475-33537UNIVERSITY "18-5" #2UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL13,500
1984-11-2025857342-475-33533BUSH-EXXON #4SPECTRUM 7 EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL2,500
1984-11-2025861142-475-33536HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1398GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,100
1984-11-2025860742-475-33534HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1399GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,100
1984-11-2025860942-475-33535HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1400GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,100
1984-11-2025852842-475-33532DORR, JOHN R. #1 KITCHEN #1DORR, JOHN R.DRILL6,000
1984-11-1325775042-475-33531SOUTH MONAHANS QUEEN UNIT #D2AMINOIL INC.DRILL4,120
1984-11-1325766542-475-33530SOUTH MONAHANS QUEEN UNIT #N5AMINOIL INC.DRILL3,910
1984-11-1325743642-475-33525STATE OF TEXAS "DP" #4TEXACO INC.DRILL6,900
1984-11-1225744942-475-33527DUNAGAN RANCH #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL18,500
1984-11-1225746142-475-33528SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #251SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,300
1984-11-0925749442-475-33529COX, L. B. #3MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,200
1984-11-0825708342-475-33524MONROE, CYNTHIA #9MID-AMERICA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL5,000
1984-11-0725696242-475-30285LOWE, RALPH ESTATE #1EXXON CORP.RECOMP13,550
1984-11-0725697042-475-33523AMOCO CRAWARD #1HIGHLAND PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,350
1984-11-0225666942-475-33522BENTLEY #4CBENTLEY, T. S.DRILL2,500
1984-10-3125623942-475-33521MCDONALD UNIT #10BWALSH & WATTS, INC.DRILL3,200
1984-10-3125623842-475-33520KILLOUGH #11WALSH & WATTS, INC.DRILL3,300
1984-10-2925629542-475-01404WRISTEN BROS. #19GULF OIL CORP.DRILL2,565
1984-10-2925591842-475-33519SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #250SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,300
1984-10-2925629942-475-01397WRISTEN BROS. #12GULF OIL CORP.DRILL2,560
1984-10-2925629042-475-01399WRISTEN BROS. #14GULF OIL CORP.DRILL2,560
1984-10-2925629642-475-01401WRISTEN BROS. #16GULF OIL CORP.DRILL2,560
1984-10-2925629442-475-01405WRISTEN BROS. #20GULF OIL CORP.DRILL2,565
1984-10-2925629242-475-01406WRISTEN BROS. #21GULF OIL CORP.DRILL2,550
page 186 of 230

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