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 11 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (34 total, down 46% on the prior quarter). PITTS ENERGY CO. leads with 23 permits in the past 12 months, one of 22 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

13

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-09-18

All Time

11,518

11,518 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1978-06-282754642-475-31759BARSTOW UNIT #9ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL6,500
1978-06-232718342-475-30208EDWARDS, J. H. EST. #1ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCRECOMP7,705
1978-06-232718142-475-30278EDWARDS, J. H. EST. -C- #1ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCRECOMP7,750
1978-06-192766842-475-31757WEISS A/EO/ #7MR OIL COMPANYDRILL2,500
1978-06-192766642-475-31758WEISS A/EO/ #8MR OIL COMPANYDRILL2,500
1978-06-192681342-475-30975HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1007GULF OIL CORP.DRILL9,300
1978-06-152653742-475-31756KREPS #1BERRY, O. H.DRILL2,700
1978-06-132635842-475-82173MONROE, C. L. #1PIP PETROLEUM CORP.OTHER2,427
1978-06-132635642-475-31755ESTES, E. W. #247GULF OIL CORP.DRILL9,600
1978-06-122628442-475-31754UNDERWOOD 138 #1HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL7,200
1978-06-122628242-475-31753WILSON, JOHN H. TRUSTEE -B- #2EXXON CORP.DRILL6,700
1978-06-122627842-475-31752ESTES, E. W. #246GULF OIL CORP.DRILL9,600
1978-06-082602442-475-31751UNIVERSITY -FK- #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,650
1978-06-062583442-475-31750BLAIR, A. #21THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL2,300
1978-05-262530442-475-31749POSTELLE, J. F. #11AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,550
1978-05-232503042-475-31747STATE -OB- #6GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,900
1978-05-232502842-475-31746STATE -WZ- #2GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,900
1978-05-232502742-475-31745GRAHAM "J" FARM #5MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
1978-05-232502642-475-31744GRAHAM "J" FARM #6MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
1978-05-232502542-475-31743GRAHAM "J" FARM #7MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
1978-05-222484742-475-31742UNIVERSITY -QI- #1GULF OIL CORP.DRILL7,030
1978-05-092382742-475-30921DUNAGAN, ET AL #1-27AMERICAN QUASAR PETROLEUM CO.RECOMP19,269
1978-05-092381742-475-31741GREEN 135 #1HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL6,800
1978-05-092377842-475-31740MONROE 116 #2HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL6,800
1978-05-092377542-475-31739AVARY 123 #4HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL7,000
1978-05-082370142-475-31738JACKET, BLUE #1GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKERDRILL18,000
1978-05-042369242-475-30496EDWARDS DEEP UNIT #1SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,510
1978-05-042369142-475-31737EDWARDS DEEP UNIT #2SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,000
1978-05-012332842-475-31613CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #6GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP5,000
1978-04-282321842-475-31736STATE -OB- #5GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,900
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
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.