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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
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
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
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.