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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
1978-03-101977642-475-31724WILSON, 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
1978-01-251702242-475-31700KEWANEE 112 #6HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL6,700
1978-01-231686642-475-31699POSTELLE, J.F. #9AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,700
1978-01-231686142-475-31698POSTELLE, J. F. #10AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,700
1978-01-191667942-475-00836COOPER, J. E. #2HERD, LARRY G.RECOMP3,400
1978-01-191665742-475-31695WATSON #2-32HUNT, D. H.DRILL6,500
1978-01-191665642-475-31694WATSON #1-32HUNT, D. H.DRILL6,500
1978-01-171654642-475-30380STATE UNIVERSITY "DR" #1EXXON CORP.OTHER6,050
1978-01-161645542-475-31693STATE -XU- #3GULF OIL CORP.DRILL13,100
1978-01-131631542-475-31691STATE -XV- #2GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,375
1978-01-121621342-475-31690GUNN, J. C. ET AL -A- #4GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,750
1978-01-091586642-475-31689BYRD, D.H. #1GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,650
1978-01-061570842-475-31688MONROE 116 #1HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL7,300
1978-01-061570442-475-31687JACKSON #2MONSANTO COMPANYDRILL9,000
1978-01-061481542-475-31684UNIVERSITY 20-18 #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL13,900
1977-12-301521242-475-31686SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #159SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,400
1977-12-301521142-475-31685SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #158SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,400
1977-12-281493342-475-31697SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #157SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL10,300
1977-12-281484242-475-30371CARSON UNIT #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THERECOMP17,900
1977-12-281479342-475-31683BLAIR, A #20THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL2,300
1977-12-272931542-475-31692MILLER "137" #A 1HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL20,713
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.