Ward County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ward County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-04.
Ward County permitting is running 13 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (40 total, down 18% on the prior quarter). 2 were issued in the past week. PITTS ENERGY CO. leads with 22 permits in the past 12 months, one of 21 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
15
Operators (30d)
5
Latest Permit
2026-09-04
All Time
11,510
11,510 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | 913024 | 42-475-39035 | DUNAGAN EAST SWD #2 | PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLC | DRILL | 8,300 | |
| 2026-01-14 | 912368 | 42-475-39029 | UL ROY P 35-4-13 #8H | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2026-01-14 | 912367 | 42-475-39028 | UL ROY N 35-4-13 #6H | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2026-01-14 | 912366 | 42-475-39027 | UL ROY M 35-4-13 #5H | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2026-01-14 | 912365 | 42-475-39026 | UL ROY K 35-4-13 #3H | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2026-01-13 | 912364 | 42-475-39022 | UL ROY O 35-4-13 #7BS | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 11,000 | Y |
| 2026-01-13 | 912364 | 42-475-39022 | UL ROY O 35-4-13 #7BS | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,900 | Y |
| 2026-01-13 | 912344 | 42-475-39023 | UL ROY I 35-4-13 #1BS | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,800 | Y |
| 2026-01-12 | 912363 | 42-475-39025 | UL ROY L 35-4-13 #4BS | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,800 | Y |
| 2026-01-12 | 912363 | 42-475-39025 | UL ROY L 35-4-13 #4BS | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,800 | Y |
| 2026-01-12 | 912362 | 42-475-39024 | UL ROY J 35-4-13 #2BS | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,900 | Y |
| 2026-01-12 | 911242 | 42-475-31998 | EDWARDS, JACK -K- #2 | PITTS ENERGY CO. | RECOMP | 5,400 | |
| 2025-12-31 | 912479 | 42-475-39031 | UL AIR FORCE E #5A | CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | DRILL | 12,500 | Y |
| 2025-12-31 | 912479 | 42-475-39031 | UL AIR FORCE #5A | VITAL ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 12,500 | Y |
| 2025-12-29 | 912482 | 42-475-39033 | UL AIR FORCE G #7FB | CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | DRILL | 11,750 | Y |
| 2025-12-29 | 912480 | 42-475-39032 | UL AIR FORCE C #3TB | CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | DRILL | 11,750 | Y |
| 2025-12-29 | 912478 | 42-475-39030 | UL AIR FORCE A #1B | CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | DRILL | 12,500 | Y |
| 2025-12-29 | 912482 | 42-475-39033 | UL AIR FORCE #7FB | VITAL ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 10,500 | Y |
| 2025-12-29 | 912480 | 42-475-39032 | UL AIR FORCE #3TB | VITAL ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 11,750 | Y |
| 2025-12-29 | 912478 | 42-475-39030 | UL AIR FORCE #1B | VITAL ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 12,500 | Y |
| 2025-12-02 | 911273 | 42-475-39018 | DIRE WOLF H #11B | VITAL ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 13,000 | Y |
| 2025-12-02 | 911272 | 42-475-39017 | DIRE WOLF G #10A | VITAL ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2025-12-02 | 911270 | 42-475-39016 | DIRE WOLF E #8A | VITAL ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2025-12-02 | 911269 | 42-475-39015 | DIRE WOLF F #9FB | VITAL ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 10,000 | Y |
| 2025-11-25 | 911223 | 42-475-31997 | EDWARDS, JACK -H- #2 | PITTS ENERGY CO. | RECOMP | 5,400 | |
| 2025-11-25 | 911184 | 42-475-32437 | EDWARDS, JACK ET AL #3 | PITTS ENERGY CO. | RECOMP | 5,500 | |
| 2025-11-13 | 911514 | 42-475-39020 | UTL PONDEROSA 3233A #01H | CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 17,268 | Y |
| 2025-11-13 | 911514 | 42-475-39020 | UTL PONDEROSA 3233A #01H | CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 17,268 | Y |
| 2025-11-13 | 911134 | 42-475-31859 | EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL #12 | PITTS ENERGY CO. | RECOMP | 5,500 | |
| 2025-10-31 | 911516 | 42-475-39021 | UTL RIO BRAVO 3143A #01H | CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 17,068 | Y |
| 2025-10-31 | 911516 | 42-475-39021 | UTL RIO BRAVO 3143A #01H | CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 17,068 | Y |
| 2025-10-27 | 911339 | 42-475-39019 | DEAD WATER #18SD | BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC | DRILL | 7,999 | |
| 2025-10-17 | 911076 | 42-475-39014 | UL SUPER FORTRESS C 37-32 #403H | IRON ORCHARD OPERATING LLC | DRILL | 11,500 | Y |
| 2025-10-17 | 911074 | 42-475-39013 | UL SUPER FORTRESS B 37-32 #303HU | IRON ORCHARD OPERATING LLC | DRILL | 11,500 | Y |
| 2025-10-17 | 911073 | 42-475-39012 | UL SUPER FORTRESS A 37-32 #202HU | IRON ORCHARD OPERATING LLC | DRILL | 11,500 | Y |
| 2025-10-16 | 911125 | 42-475-34001 | EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL #21 | PITTS ENERGY CO. | RECOMP | 5,550 | |
| 2025-10-03 | 910643 | 42-475-34008 | EDWARDS, C. W., ET AL #22 | PITTS ENERGY CO. | RECOMP | 5,505 | |
| 2025-10-02 | 910801 | 42-475-36021 | STATE OF TEXAS -FW- #7X | JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC. | FLD-XFR | 11,236 | |
| 2025-09-18 | 910465 | 42-475-34002 | EDWARDS, C. W., ET AL #20 | PITTS ENERGY CO. | RECOMP | 5,553 | |
| 2025-09-18 | 910350 | 42-475-10038 | EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL #5 | PITTS ENERGY CO. | RECOMP | 5,370 | |
| 2025-09-08 | 908928 | 42-475-37981 | UL 19 BUGGER A #2706H | PDEH LLC | RECOMP | 11,900 | Y |
| 2025-09-03 | 910185 | 42-475-39011 | WARBIRD 99 #1D | IRON ORCHARD OPERATING LLC | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 2025-09-02 | 910142 | 42-475-39010 | UTL UNFORGIVEN 0204D #04H | CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 15,591 | Y |
| 2025-09-02 | 910141 | 42-475-39009 | UTL UNFORGIVEN 0204C #03H | CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 15,591 | Y |
| 2025-09-02 | 910140 | 42-475-39008 | UTL UNFORGIVEN 0204B #02H | CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 15,591 | Y |
| 2025-09-02 | 910139 | 42-475-39006 | UTL UNFORGIVEN 0204A #01H | CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 15,591 | Y |
| 2025-09-02 | 910137 | 42-475-39007 | SEALY SMITH S #8403WH | BOSQUE TEXAS OIL LLC | DRILL | 12,500 | Y |
| 2025-08-21 | 909952 | 42-475-39004 | UTL BLUEGILL 1917E #05H | CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 15,591 | Y |
| 2025-08-20 | 909953 | 42-475-39005 | UTL BLUEGILL 1917F #06H | CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 15,591 | Y |
| 2025-08-20 | 909951 | 42-475-39003 | UTL BLUEGILL 1917D #04H | CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 15,591 | Y |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.