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
1977-12-27507642-475-31692MILLER "137" #A 1HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL20,713
1977-12-221462242-475-31682STATE -OB- #4GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,800
1977-12-221462042-475-31681STATE -OC- #2GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,800
1977-12-221460842-475-31680UNIVERSITY 10-18 #4GETTY OIL CO.DRILL15,000
1977-12-201437442-475-31679JAMES #73BERRY, O. H.DRILL2,750
1977-12-161419842-475-31678JAMES #72BERRY, O. H.DRILL2,750
1977-12-151069242-475-31646THOMSON ESTATE #7WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL8,169
1977-12-131394842-475-31677SEALE, R. Q. #5EXXON CORP.DRILL6,700
1977-12-131394642-475-31676AVARY, G. Q., JR. #2EXXON CORP.DRILL6,650
1977-12-051525042-475-31675EDWARDS, C.W., ET AT #10GULF OIL CORP.DRILL5,500
1977-12-051338342-475-30718MCDANIEL GAS UNIT #1GULF OIL CORP.OTHER17,484
1977-12-021325742-475-82162JONES, RUBY #1HERD, LARRY G.RECOMP3,400
1977-12-02935742-475-31632HALL ESTATE #1WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,900
1977-12-011318142-475-31674WILSON, NED ET AL #3CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL6,800
1977-11-291295442-475-31673DORR, C. C. #11SAN ANGELO SERVICESDRILL2,500
1977-11-291291142-475-31672DURGIN, D. B.-SEC. 15 #90 WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,000
1977-11-291291042-475-31671DURGIN, D. B.- SEC. 15 #85 WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,000
1977-11-281283142-475-30883BENNETT -W- #9GRAHAM, BILL J.RECOMP14,300
1977-11-231266642-475-31670UNIVERSITY 14 #1HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL7,200
1977-11-211296542-475-31659AVARY "B" #2WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-11-211244742-475-31669KELTON #1MONSANTO COMPANYDRILL19,300
1977-11-211244542-475-31668UNIVERSITY "17-6" #1MONSANTO COMPANYDRILL19,200
1977-11-181242442-475-31667AVARY "D" #8WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-11-181242242-475-31666AVARY "D" #7WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-11-181242042-475-31665AVARY "D" #6WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-11-181241842-475-31664AVARY "D" #5WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-11-181241642-475-31663AVARY "D" #4WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-11-181241542-475-31662AVARY "D" #3WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-11-181241442-475-31661AVARY "D" #2WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-11-181241342-475-31660AVARY "D" #1WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-11-151210842-475-04630SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION -A- #1SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER6,050
1977-11-071154042-475-31657AVARY "E" #1WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-11-071143142-475-31641MARTIN, W. H. "A" #7TEXAS AMERICAN OIL CORP.DRILL9,350
1977-11-021118042-475-31562UNIVERSITY ER #5AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL13,700
1977-10-311102342-475-31655HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1011GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,600
1977-10-311101842-475-31654UNIV. 32 #1OLSEN, HOMER JR.DRILL2,000
1977-10-271079842-475-04088SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #4SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER10,406
1977-10-261070242-475-31653MIDDLETON 124 #C-8HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL6,750
1977-10-261069842-475-31652AVARY #14WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-10-261069742-475-31651AVARY #15WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-10-261069642-475-31650AVARY #16WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-10-261069542-475-31649AVARY "A" #2WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-10-261069442-475-31648AVARY #13WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-10-261069342-475-31647THOMSON ESTATE #8WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-10-261069142-475-31645THOMSON ESTATE #6WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-10-261069042-475-31644THOMSON ESTATE #5WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-10-26232442-475-31560STATE "OB" #3GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,900
1977-10-241048542-475-31643LEE 128 #2HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL6,766
1977-10-241048142-475-04082SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #10SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP10,344
1977-10-201024142-475-30945MONROE #1MONSANTO COMPANYDRILL17,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.