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
1977-09-3025342-475-31536CADENHEAD, J. W. #1GULF OIL CORP.DRILL19,300
1977-09-26232642-475-31561STATE "OA" #2GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,900
1977-09-26232342-475-31559STATE "OB" #2GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,900
1977-09-23831442-475-31615GRAHAM J. FARM #3MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
1977-09-22822742-475-30980ROBERTSON 138 #2HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL6,700
1977-09-2246442-475-30408DUNAGAN UNIT #1ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.RECOMP16,701
1977-09-21809842-475-10048EDWARDS, J. H. ET AL "D" #2GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,778
1977-09-14749142-475-31613CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #6GULF OIL CORP.DRILL5,100
1977-09-14748242-475-31612G & W #1WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-09-13743242-475-31611POSTELLE, J. F. #8AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,800
1977-09-09721442-475-31610PAYTON POOL YATES SAND UNIT #20-14THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL2,100
1977-09-09720842-475-31609SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #153SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,400
1977-09-01669742-475-31608MARTIN, W. H. "A" #8TEXAS AMERICAN OIL CORP.DRILL9,350
1977-09-01361942-475-31567UNIVERSITY 22-18 "B" #1GETTY OIL CO.DRILL13,300
1977-08-31658842-475-31607AVARY #4WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-08-31658742-475-31606AVARY #6WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-08-31658642-475-31605AVARY #5WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-08-31658142-475-31603AVARY #8WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-08-30656842-475-31602AVARY "A" #1WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-08-29646242-475-31601THOMSON ESTATE "A" #8WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-08-29646042-475-31600THOMSON ESTATE "A" #7WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-08-29645842-475-31599THOMSON ESTATE "A" #6WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-08-29645642-475-31598THOMSON ESTATE "A" #5WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-08-26638242-475-31597RICHTER, LOUIS #85MR OIL COMPANYDRILL3,100
1977-08-26638142-475-31596RICHTER, LOUIS #86MR OIL COMPANYDRILL3,100
1977-08-26638042-475-31595RICHTER, LOUIS #87MR OIL COMPANYDRILL3,100
1977-08-26635542-475-31594AMERICAN NATIONAL LIFE INS. CO. #38MR OIL COMPANYDRILL2,600
1977-08-26635342-475-31593AMERICAN NATIONAL LIFE INS. CO. #39MR OIL COMPANYDRILL2,600
1977-08-26635242-475-31592AMERICAN NATIONAL LIFE INS. CO. #40MR OIL COMPANYDRILL2,600
1977-08-25681742-475-31586BERGMAN "A" #8THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL2,400
1977-08-25629642-475-31591MIDDLETON 124 #C 6HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL6,750
1977-08-25628042-475-31590MIDDLETON 124 #C 7HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL6,750
1977-08-25625142-475-31589PRUETT, T. B., ET AL GAS UNIT #5GULF OIL CORP.DRILL11,800
1977-08-24618542-475-31588PRUETT, T. B., ET AL GAS UNIT #4GULF OIL CORP.DRILL19,800
1977-08-19582642-475-31587AVARY #3WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-08-16553742-475-31585MIDDLETON 124 #C4HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL6,700
1977-08-12534042-475-30909MOBIL-TUBB #1HENDRIX, JOHN H. CORP.RECOMP7,750
1977-08-12502842-475-31568PATTON, J. M. #7THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL2,400
1977-08-10510442-475-31584YORK, J. F. -TR. #2 #50CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,000
1977-08-10510342-475-31583YORK, J. F. -TR. #2 #49CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,000
1977-08-10510142-475-31582HARDAGE & WILSON #22CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,000
1977-08-10509942-475-31581DURGIN, D. B. SEC. 15 #81CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,000
1977-08-10509742-475-31580DURGIN, D. B. SEC. 15 #80CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,000
1977-08-10509542-475-31579DURGIN, D. B., SEC. 15 #79CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,000
1977-08-10507542-475-30314AMERICAN QUASAR MONROE GAS UNIT #1AMERICAN QUASAR PETROLEUM CO.RECOMP20,198
1977-08-10507342-475-31577MARTIN, W. H. "A" #6TEXAS AMERICAN OIL CORP.DRILL9,350
1977-08-08488342-475-31575DAVIS #7OLSEN, HOMER JR.DRILL2,550
1977-08-04472542-475-31574AVARY C #1WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-08-04472442-475-31573AVARY B #1WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-08-03457742-475-31572MARTIN, W. H. "A" #5TEXAS AMERICAN OIL CORP.DRILL9,350
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.