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
1978-04-282317442-475-31735UNIVERSITY 13-18 #4GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,400
1978-04-272311742-475-31734WATSON #4-32HUNT, D. H.DRILL6,500
1978-04-202262642-475-31733PAYTON POOL YATES SAND UNIT #21-5THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL2,100
1978-04-182238442-475-31731HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #86WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,600
1978-04-142220942-475-31732JAMES #75BERRY, O. H.DRILL2,750
1978-04-142215742-475-30686UNIVERSITY "FG" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYOTHER13,000
1978-04-132210542-475-30496EDWARDS DEEP UNIT #1SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,510
1978-04-102174642-475-30718MC DANIEL, LOIS #1GULF OIL CORP.OTHER17,484
1978-04-062212642-475-82171CLEMENTS #3M. M. OIL COMPANYOTHER2,340
1978-04-062156742-475-31730PAYTON POOL YATES SAND UNIT #21-4THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL2,100
1978-04-042133642-475-31729CAMERON 151 "A" #1HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL7,000
1978-04-042133342-475-31728JUAREZ #1MONSANTO COMPANYDRILL19,400
1978-04-032129642-475-30939LEE 128 #1HNG OIL COMPANYRECOMP16,500
1978-03-302192742-475-04808TUBB, J. B. #1ARCHER, A. R., JR.OTHER6,500
1978-03-272090342-475-31727JOHNSON, W. D. -E- #1SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL9,500
1978-03-272080642-475-31726STATE UNIVERSITY "EC" #1EXXON CORP.DRILL6,500
1978-03-232063242-475-31725WILSON, JOHN H. TRUSTEE -B- #1EXXON CORP.DRILL6,700
1978-03-172027142-475-04500TUBB,J. B. "A" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP5,000
1978-03-172026842-475-30830STATE - OB- #1GULF OIL CORP.OTHER6,900
1978-03-142000942-475-10930HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #717WGULF OIL CORP.OTHER3,285
1978-03-101977642-475-31724WILSON, NED ET AL #8CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL6,800
1978-03-101977442-475-31723WILSON, NED ET AL #7CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL6,800
1978-03-061947942-475-31722LEEDE GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2EXXON CORP.DRILL20,000
1978-02-281916742-475-31721CLEMENTS #1M. M. OIL COMPANYDRILL2,400
1978-02-281916642-475-31720CLEMENTS #2M. M. OIL COMPANYDRILL2,400
1978-02-221872942-475-31719WATSON, L. M. #3HUNT, D. H.DRILL6,510
1978-02-221872642-475-31718SCOTT, F. H. #1-31HUNT, D. H.DRILL6,500
1978-02-161842942-475-31716WILSON, NED ET AL #5CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL6,800
1978-02-161842842-475-31715WILSON, NED ET AL #6CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL6,800
1978-02-161842742-475-31714WILSON, NED ET AL #4CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL6,800
1978-02-161840042-475-32286HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1009GULF OIL CORP.DRILL10,900
1978-02-151829542-475-31717NEAL-DYER 135 #1HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL6,800
1978-02-132143642-475-31658ESTES, E. W. #245GULF OIL CORP.DRILL9,600
1978-02-131810542-475-31712STATE -WZ- #1GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,800
1978-02-101801442-475-31711BLACK "135" #1HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL6,700
1978-02-101800842-475-31926MCDONALD "29" UNIT #2-6THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL3,000
1978-02-101800642-475-31709MCDONALD "29" UNIT #5-10THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL2,400
1978-02-101799442-475-31708RICHTER, LOUIS #76EXXON CORP.DRILL9,250
1978-02-101799242-475-31707AMERICAN NATIONAL LIFE INS. CO. #36EXXON CORP.DRILL9,250
1978-02-101798142-475-30669EILAND, TROY N. #1EXXON CORP.RECOMP12,920
1978-02-101797842-475-31706DUNAGAN 27 #1BURNS, R. L. CORPORATIONDRILL6,380
1978-02-071783642-475-82167STATE OF TEXAS "ET" #2TEXACO INC.RECOMP12,713
1978-02-071781342-475-31705JAMES #74BERRY, O. H.DRILL2,750
1978-02-061774542-475-31704AVARY 123 #3HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL6,700
1978-02-031763242-475-31703MIDDLETON 124 #C 9HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL6,700
1978-02-011817342-475-31696MAXWELL, J.W. #9THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL3,000
1978-02-011741642-475-31702CADENHEAD, J. W. #2GULF OIL CORP.DRILL19,600
1978-01-311737942-475-30697WINTER #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP5,548
1978-01-311732542-475-31701EDWARDS, JANELLE "A" #2SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYRECOMP4,400
1978-01-251702342-475-00515HARDAGE & WILSON #3-PFISK, RAYMONDOTHER2,600
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.