Ward County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ward County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-04.

Ward County permitting is running 11 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (34 total, down 23% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. 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

8

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-08-04

All Time

11,488

11,488 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1979-09-075745642-475-31940UNIVERSITY "31" #2MGF OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,250
1979-08-315697242-475-31939UNIVERSITY 18-31 GAS UNIT #2GULF OIL CORP.DRILL15,700
1979-08-315690842-475-31938STATE -XV- #5GULF OIL CORP.DRILL5,700
1979-08-315690642-475-31937STATE -WZ- #5GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,900
1979-08-305685942-475-31936STATE -XU- #1GULF OIL CORP.DRILL13,300
1979-08-295774042-475-303797108 JV-S WARD #1YBTA OIL PRODUCERSRECOMP16,700
1979-08-295673142-475-31935HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOC. #1041GULF OIL CORP.DRILL8,950
1979-08-285658142-475-30639UNIVERSITY 18-31 #1GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP17,648
1979-08-285657342-475-31934WILLIAMS, BARBARA M. #2WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL5,300
1979-08-245640842-475-31933RICHTER, LOUIS "B" #7MR OIL COMPANYDRILL2,700
1979-08-235793442-475-30568HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1030GULF OIL CORP.OTHER3,185
1979-08-225785442-475-30522HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1029GULF OIL CORP.OTHER3,195
1979-08-155568442-475-31932OVERTHERE #1COQUINA OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,755
1979-08-145549042-475-31931HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1040GULF OIL CORP.DRILL9,900
1979-08-105521742-475-31930HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1039GULF OIL CORP.DRILL9,900
1979-08-095511942-475-31929HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1038GULF OIL CORP.DRILL9,000
1979-08-095509242-475-32362UNIVERSITY 18-18 #1COTTON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL11,700
1979-08-085492442-475-31927UNIVERSITY #29 #1HUNT, HASSIE EXPLORATION CO.DRILL7,500
1979-08-085489142-475-319167906 JV-P HENRY #1BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL17,000
1979-08-065462142-475-31926MCDONALD "29" UNIT #2-6THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL3,000
1979-08-035451142-475-31925SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #171SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,400
1979-08-035451042-475-31924SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #170SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,400
1979-08-025423842-475-31923JAMES #94BERRY, O. H.DRILL2,750
1979-08-015415442-475-31922UNIVERSITY "32" #1MGF OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,300
1979-07-265373842-475-31921LONGTAIL #1WGIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKERDRILL6,500
1979-07-265373342-475-31920SMITH, SEALY FOUNDATION #163SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,850
1979-07-265373242-475-31919SMITH, SEALY FOUNDATION #169SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,800
1979-07-265371742-475-31918UNIVERSITY "31W" #1MGF OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,300
1979-07-205344342-475-31738BLUE JACKET #1GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKERRECOMP16,355
1979-07-205338742-475-31917WILSON, JOHN H., TRUSTEE "B" #10EXXON CORP.DRILL6,700
1979-07-205338342-475-00788BRANDENBURG #B1PDC GAS COMPANYOTHER10,200
1979-07-185432142-475-04589TENNECO-JONES #3MR OIL COMPANYRECOMP2,626
1979-07-175307142-475-31915O BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1177GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,350
1979-07-135304842-475-31892BARSTOW "17" #1ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL6,500
1979-07-135275442-475-30859WILSON, JOHN H., TRUSTEE #1HOBOTZ, INC.OTHER6,900
1979-07-055227942-475-31914MCFARLAND, I. B. SEC. #29 #11MR OIL COMPANYDRILL3,100
1979-07-055227342-475-31794MARTIN #1GO WIRELINE SERVICESOTHER7,650
1979-06-295193242-475-31913PITZER #1BOYD, FOY MANAGEMENT CORP.DRILL6,500
1979-06-295185442-475-31912TX STATE 13 #1HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL6,800
1979-06-275201342-475-31901GORDON, A. B. #378SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL2,700
1979-06-275201242-475-31902GORDON, A. B. #377SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL2,700
1979-06-255154942-475-31911LEE, J. F. "128" #1PAGE, PAULDRILL6,800
1979-06-185098842-475-31910HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1037GULF OIL CORP.DRILL10,800
1979-06-185098742-475-31909HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1036GULF OIL CORP.DRILL10,800
1979-06-185094342-475-31908SMITH, SEALY - B #3KERN CO.DRILL3,200
1979-06-185092642-475-31907TX STATE 8 #2HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL6,745
1979-06-185092542-475-31906TX STATE 8 #3HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL7,000
1979-06-155079642-475-31905HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1016GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,600
1979-06-145071942-475-31904BARSTOW "20" #1ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL6,500
1979-06-125057842-475-30763S & W BARBARA A #1DS & W ENTERPRISES, INC.OTHER3,850
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.