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
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-05-24 | 196456 | 42-475-32830 | ESTES, W. A. #113 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 1983-05-24 | 196259 | 42-475-32822 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1239 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,570 | |
| 1983-05-18 | 195404 | 42-475-32811 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #121AW | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,150 | |
| 1983-05-12 | 194826 | 42-475-32247 | GORDON, A. B. #3079 | MR OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 3,100 | |
| 1983-05-12 | 194608 | 42-475-32809 | O BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1241 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1983-05-10 | 194226 | 42-475-32808 | DORR #8 | OLSEN ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 2,600 | |
| 1983-05-10 | 194011 | 42-475-32807 | JOHNSON B #20 | MR OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 2,850 | |
| 1983-05-09 | 193890 | 42-475-32806 | MCDONALD 29 UNIT #513 | THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1983-05-06 | 193604 | 42-475-32804 | MOBIL #4 | BENNETT, M. BRAD INC. | DRILL | 4,800 | |
| 1983-05-03 | 193155 | 42-475-32803 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1195 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,650 | |
| 1983-04-29 | 193127 | 42-475-32802 | STATE UNIVERSITY DZ #2 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1983-04-29 | 193118 | 42-475-32812 | CHAPMAN #1 FOY #1 | VADO ENERGY,INC-SUNDOWN PET.,INC | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 1983-04-27 | 192782 | 42-475-32800 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1202 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,450 | |
| 1983-04-27 | 192781 | 42-475-32799 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1236 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,450 | |
| 1983-04-22 | 192986 | 42-475-32801 | STATE UNIVERSITY FG #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1983-04-21 | 192249 | 42-475-32798 | WALLIS #10 | WALSH & WATTS, INC. | DRILL | 2,750 | |
| 1983-04-15 | 191658 | 42-475-32797 | ADOBE #3 | BENNETT, M. BRAD INC. | DRILL | 4,800 | |
| 1983-04-14 | 191500 | 42-475-32796 | JOHNSON -B- #15 | MR OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 2,850 | |
| 1983-04-06 | 191069 | 42-475-32795 | REYNOLDS, J. S. #1 | B&F COMPANY | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1983-04-04 | 190475 | 42-475-32794 | SCOT, WEE #2 | BUSH EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 2,700 | |
| 1983-04-04 | 190465 | 42-475-30581 | UNIVERSITY -K- #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 21,269 | |
| 1983-03-30 | 190586 | 42-475-32731 | SEALY ESTATE #1 | WILLIAMS OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 3,150 | |
| 1983-03-18 | 188976 | 42-475-32792 | WEE SCOT #1 | BUSH EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 2,700 | |
| 1983-03-10 | 187932 | 42-475-32791 | SEALY, GEORGE #3 | WILLIAMS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 3,250 | |
| 1983-03-10 | 187919 | 42-475-31835 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1034 | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 10,320 | |
| 1983-03-09 | 187846 | 42-475-32790 | BENTLEY #3C | BENTLEY, T. S. | DRILL | 2,600 | |
| 1983-03-08 | 188978 | 42-475-32768 | W. E. KREPS ESTATE #4 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 2,759 | |
| 1983-03-03 | 187367 | 42-475-33586 | E. GREEN UNIT #2 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 5,300 | |
| 1983-02-25 | 187019 | 42-475-32788 | AVARY, G. Q. 132 #1 | TENNECO OIL CO. | DRILL | 6,800 | |
| 1983-02-22 | 186573 | 42-475-30326 | EDWARDS, J. H. ESTATE 'D' #3 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | RECOMP | 10,312 | |
| 1983-02-18 | 186716 | 42-475-32787 | ROACH #5 | GRAHAM, BILL J. | DRILL | 2,600 | |
| 1983-02-17 | 186232 | 42-475-30311 | EDWARDS, J. H. ESTATE 'D' #2 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | RECOMP | 10,305 | |
| 1983-02-17 | 186209 | 42-475-32783 | MCFARLAND, I. B. SEC. 29 #19 | MR OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 3,100 | |
| 1983-02-17 | 186205 | 42-475-32782 | MCFARLAND, I. B. SEC 29 #18 | MR OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 3,100 | |
| 1983-02-16 | 186172 | 42-475-32781 | AVARY, G. Q. JR. B. #5 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,700 | |
| 1983-02-16 | 186171 | 42-475-32780 | AVARY, G. Q. JR B. #4 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,700 | |
| 1983-02-16 | 186148 | 42-475-32779 | GORDON, A. B. -B- #405 | MR OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 3,100 | |
| 1983-02-15 | 186237 | 42-475-32786 | BRILLHART, EDNA #6 | YATES & SLOAN PROPERTIES | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1983-02-15 | 186235 | 42-475-32785 | BRILLHART, EDNA #7 | YATES & SLOAN PROPERTIES | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1983-02-15 | 186214 | 42-475-32784 | WINTER '5' #1 V | COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1983-02-08 | 185561 | 42-475-32778 | DORR #07 | OLSEN ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 2,600 | |
| 1983-02-07 | 185445 | 42-475-32775 | HILL '16' #3 | UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 4,850 | |
| 1983-02-07 | 185444 | 42-475-32774 | HILL '16' #2 | UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 4,850 | |
| 1983-02-07 | 185442 | 42-475-32773 | WILLIAMS #1 | HENDERSON & ERICKSON | DRILL | 2,400 | |
| 1983-02-04 | 185508 | 42-475-32776 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1123 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 9,300 | |
| 1983-02-04 | 185254 | 42-475-03155 | JONES, L. & I. #2 A | MR OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 2,690 | |
| 1983-02-04 | 185222 | 42-475-32771 | CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #20 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,800 | |
| 1983-02-04 | 185216 | 42-475-32770 | CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #19 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,800 | |
| 1983-02-04 | 185213 | 42-475-32769 | CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #21 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,150 | |
| 1983-02-03 | 185521 | 42-475-32777 | CANNON, W. E. #3 | SIX-S PROPERTIES, INC. | DRILL | 3,100 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.