Ward County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ward County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-23.

Ward County permitting is running 16 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (49 total, up 63% on the prior quarter). 3 were 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

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-23

All Time

11,485

11,485 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2021-07-23	871440	42-475-38240	UNIVERSITY 18-40 #5H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-07-23	871437	42-475-38239	UL DINO JUICE 18-40-45 1B1 #4H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	DRILL	9,900	Y
2021-07-22	871351	42-475-38238	NACHO 33-0-29 B #12H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-07-22	871351	42-475-38238	NACHO 33-0-29 B #12H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-07-22	871330	42-475-38237	NACHO 33-0-29 A #11H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-07-22	871330	42-475-38237	NACHO 33-0-29 A #11H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-07-15	869861	42-475-37410	FUNKY BOSS C #8270H	COG OPERATING LLC	FLD-XFR	11,500	Y
2021-07-12	871047	42-475-38236	LUCY 203-204 UNIT #232H	COLGATE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,500	Y
2021-07-09	871041	42-475-38235	LUCY 203-204 UNIT #222H	COLGATE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,500	Y
2021-07-06	869860	42-475-37409	FUNKY BOSS B #8251H	COG OPERATING LLC	FLD-XFR	11,000	Y
2021-07-02	869993	42-475-38216	DRAINAGE A3 #6LA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-07-02	869993	42-475-38216	DRAINAGE A3 #6LA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-06-29	870737	42-475-38233	ELK ALLEY A3 #2LA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	11,950	Y
2021-06-29	870736	42-475-38234	WILSON TRUST 34-145 #9UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	11,750	Y
2021-06-29	870735	42-475-38232	ELK ALLEY A1 #1LA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	11,950	Y
2021-06-29	870735	42-475-38232	ELK ALLEY A1 #1LA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	11,950	Y
2021-06-24	870241	42-475-32129	SCOTT, F.H. -33- #2	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	FLD-XFR	6,500
2021-06-22	869992	42-475-38215	DRAINAGE A2 #13UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-06-22	869992	42-475-38215	DRAINAGE A2 #13UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-06-22	869991	42-475-38214	DRAINAGE A1 #14UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-06-22	869991	42-475-38214	DRAINAGE A1 #14UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-06-21	870460	42-475-38231	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #3090	SUNDOWN ENERGY LP	DRILL	11,000
2021-06-03	870078	42-475-38230	UTL 1308J #3814H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	13,800	Y
2021-06-03	870077	42-475-38229	UTL 1308I #4113H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	13,800	Y
2021-06-02	870076	42-475-38228	UTL 1308F #3811H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	13,800	Y
2021-06-02	870075	42-475-38227	UTL 1308G #4110H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	13,800	Y
2021-06-02	870071	42-475-38226	UTL 1308D #3808H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	13,800	Y
2021-06-02	870070	42-475-38221	UTL 1308E #4107H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	13,800	Y
2021-06-02	869803	42-475-38203	UL DINO JUICE 18-40-45 WB #1H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	DRILL	12,100	Y
2021-06-02	869803	42-475-38203	UL DINO JUICE 18-40-45 WB1 #3H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	DRILL	12,100	Y
2021-06-02	869802	42-475-38202	UL DINO JUICE 18-40-45 3B #1H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	DRILL	11,100	Y
2021-06-02	869802	42-475-38202	UL DINO JUICE 18-40-45 3B1 #1H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	DRILL	11,100	Y
2021-06-02	869799	42-475-38201	UL DINO JUICE 18-40-45 WA #1H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	DRILL	11,900	Y
2021-06-02	869799	42-475-38201	UL DINO JUICE 18-40-45 WA1 #2H	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	DRILL	11,900	Y
2021-06-01	870063	42-475-38217	UTL 1308A #4101H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	13,800	Y
2021-05-28	870066	42-475-38220	UTL 1308H #3805H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	13,800	Y
2021-05-28	870065	42-475-38219	UTL 1308C #4104H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	13,800	Y
2021-05-28	870064	42-475-38218	UTL 1308B #3802H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	13,800	Y
2021-05-28	870062	42-475-38225	JT ADAMS #1	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2021-05-28	870061	42-475-38224	GUITAR #2	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2021-05-28	870060	42-475-38223	GUITAR #1	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2021-05-21	869873	42-475-38205	BARSTOW -9- #2	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2021-05-19	869889	42-475-38206	HAPPY HIPPO #12	SEABOARD OPERATING CO.	DRILL	5,275
2021-05-19	869879	42-475-38212	BARSTOW 38 #7	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2021-05-19	869878	42-475-38210	BARSTOW 38 #6	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2021-05-19	869877	42-475-38211	BARSTOW 38 #5	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2021-05-19	869876	42-475-38209	BARSTOW 30 #7	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2021-05-19	869875	42-475-38208	BARSTOW 30 #6	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2021-05-19	869874	42-475-38207	BARSTOW 10 #7	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500
2021-05-19	869371	42-475-38213	WTXS PL WSR 8' #1	ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY	DRILL	600

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