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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
1977-08-01502942-475-31570PATTON, J. M. #8THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL2,400
1977-07-29426142-475-30965PRUETT, T. B. ET AL GAS UNIT #2GULF OIL CORP.DRILL19,200
1977-07-28417942-475-31569SEALE, R. Q. #4EXXON CORP.DRILL6,700
1977-07-20350842-475-31566STATE -XV- #1GULF OIL CORP.DRILL13,177
1977-07-20346242-475-30989MARTIN, W. H. "A" #3TEXAS AMERICAN OIL CORP.DRILL9,350
1977-07-20346042-475-31010MARTIN, W. H. "A" #4TEXAS AMERICAN OIL CORP.DRILL9,350
1977-07-14366942-475-31557UNIVERSITY "P" #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL17,434
1977-07-13366442-475-30983HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1008GULF OIL CORP.DRILL5,271
1977-07-13294242-475-31565SEALE #4HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL6,700
1977-07-13287942-475-31564NORDAN TRUST 45 #1HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL18,500
1977-07-12282742-475-30496EDWARDS DEEP UNIT #1SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP16,500
1977-07-11265642-475-31563SMITH, SEALY FOUNDATION #151SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,400
1977-07-1125442-475-04104EDWARDS ESTATE #"A"-1BAXTER, D. B.OTHER4,600
1977-07-08300942-475-31543COLE #10KENNEDY & HAMMDRILL2,300
1977-07-08299242-475-31553COLE #11KENNEDY & HAMMDRILL2,300
1977-07-08259542-475-31562UNIVERSITY "ER" #4AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,000
1977-07-05231142-475-30994KRISTEN-STATE #1KIMSEY, ROY E., JR.DRILL6,600
1977-06-29204342-475-31556SEALE, R. Q. #3EXXON CORP.DRILL6,700
1977-06-29196042-475-30988O'BRIEN, G. W., ET AL #1173GULF OIL CORP.DRILL5,289
1977-06-22145142-475-31555HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #AI-996GULF OIL CORP.DRILL2,750
1977-06-20117342-475-31554MCDONALD "29" UNIT #5-9THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL2,400
1977-06-20116242-475-30251EDWARDS, J. H. EST. "B" #1ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCRECOMP10,340
1977-06-1683442-475-31544YORK, J. F. TRACT II #47CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,000
1977-06-1683342-475-31545PRINCE-YORK #45CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,000
1977-06-1683242-475-31546YORK, J. F. TRACT II #48CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,000
1977-06-1683142-475-31547YORK, J. F. TRACT III #41CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,000
1977-06-1682942-475-31548YORK, J. F. TRACT III #42CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,000
1977-06-1682642-475-31549YORK, J. F. TRACT I #46CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,000
1977-06-1682542-475-31550YORK, J. F. TRACT III #40CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,000
1977-06-1682442-475-31552YORK, J. F. TRACT I #44CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,000
1977-06-1682242-475-31551YORK, J. F. TRACT III #43CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,000
1977-06-1327342-475-31537NAIROBI COUNTRY CLUB #1WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-06-1046742-475-31542LEEDE GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1EXXON CORP.DRILL20,000
1977-06-1046642-475-31541THOMSON ESTATE A #4WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-06-1046542-475-31540THOMSON ESTATE A #3WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-06-0827642-475-31539AVARY #2WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-06-0827542-475-31538AVARY #1WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL6,800
1977-06-069942-475-30314AMERICAN QUASAR MONROE G. U. #1AMERICAN QUASAR PETROLEUM CO.RECOMP15,250
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.