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
2020-01-24	861031	42-475-38103	FRIJOLE 34-187 UNIT #2H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-01-24	860782	42-475-35065	UNIVERSITY 18-17 #1H	FELIX ENERGY HOLDINGS II, LLC	RECOMP	15,000
2020-01-23	861026	42-475-38102	REFRIED 34-187 UNIT #2H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-01-23	861026	42-475-38102	REFRIED 34-187 UNIT #2H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-01-23	861011	42-475-38101	WARD COUNTY #1	ADVANTEK WASTE MGMT SERVICES LLC	DRILL	6,600
2020-01-22	860881	42-475-38100	GREASEWOOD 95 #204H	ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-01-15	860623	42-475-36285	ZOLLER 34 B #4H	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	FLD-XFR	11,500	Y
2020-01-13	860752	42-475-38098	MIGHTY MOOSE #1	SEABOARD OPERATING CO.	DRILL	5,200
2020-01-13	860750	42-475-38097	HAPPY HIPPO #9	SEABOARD OPERATING CO.	DRILL	5,200
2020-01-13	860749	42-475-38096	CRAZY CAMEL #7	SEABOARD OPERATING CO.	DRILL	5,000
2020-01-09	860654	42-475-38095	SEALY SMITH #1H	BOSQUE TEXAS OIL LLC	DRILL	20,000	Y
2020-01-09	860654	42-475-38095	SEALY SMITH #1H	BOSQUE TEXAS OIL LLC	DRILL	17,000	Y
2019-12-20	860121	42-475-38093	EILAND 1112 GG #42H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-12-20	860118	42-475-38092	EILAND 1112 GG #31H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-12-20	860113	42-475-38091	EILAND 1112 GG #22H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-12-20	860099	42-475-38090	EILAND 1112 GG #41H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-12-20	860095	42-475-38089	EILAND 1112 GG #32H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-12-20	860094	42-475-38088	EILAND 1112 GG #21H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-12-19	860069	42-475-38087	SOPAPILLA 34-137 A #1H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2019-12-19	860069	42-475-38087	SOPAPILLA 34-137 A #1H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2019-12-18	859702	42-475-38086	STATE 5913A-GG HOUSTON #22H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-12-18	859701	42-475-38085	STATE 5913A-GG HOUSTON #42H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-12-16	859696	42-475-38083	STATE 5913A-GG HOUSTON #41H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-12-16	859694	42-475-38082	STATE 5913A-GG HOUSTON #31H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-12-16	859184	42-475-38055	DUST STORM 34-171 A #1H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2019-12-16	859038	42-475-36200	ZOLLER 34-113 #1H	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	FLD-XFR	11,500	Y
2019-12-13	859698	42-475-38084	STATE 5913A-GG HOUSTON #21H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-12-09	859633	42-475-38081	UL TOM F 18-21-12 #5206H	OASIS PETROLEUM PERMIAN LLC	DRILL	12,600	Y
2019-12-09	859632	42-475-38080	UL TOM E 18-21-12 #4205H	OASIS PETROLEUM PERMIAN LLC	DRILL	12,600	Y
2019-12-09	859631	42-475-38079	UL TOM D 18-21-12 #5204H	OASIS PETROLEUM PERMIAN LLC	DRILL	12,600	Y
2019-12-09	859630	42-475-38078	UL TOM C 18-21-12 #5203H	OASIS PETROLEUM PERMIAN LLC	DRILL	12,600	Y
2019-12-09	859628	42-475-38077	UL TOM B 18-21-12 #4202H	OASIS PETROLEUM PERMIAN LLC	DRILL	12,600	Y
2019-12-09	859627	42-475-38076	UL TOM A 18-21-12 #5201H	OASIS PETROLEUM PERMIAN LLC	DRILL	12,600	Y
2019-11-22	859323	42-475-38067	AMPHITHEATER A5 #14UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-22	859323	42-475-38067	AMPHITHEATER A5 #14UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-22	859322	42-475-38066	AMPHITHEATER A4 #2LA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-22	859322	42-475-38066	AMPHITHEATER A4 #2LA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-22	859321	42-475-38065	AMPHITHEATER A3 #15UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-22	859321	42-475-38065	AMPHITHEATER A3 #15UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-22	859320	42-475-38064	AMPHITHEATER A2 #3LA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-22	859320	42-475-38064	AMPHITHEATER A2 #3LA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-22	859319	42-475-38063	AMPHITHEATER A1 #16UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-22	859319	42-475-38063	AMPHITHEATER A1 #16UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-22	859319	42-475-38063	AMPHITHEATER A6 #16UA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-22	859318	42-475-38062	AMPHITHEATER A1 #4LA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-22	859318	42-475-38062	AMPHITHEATER A1 #4LA	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-22	859292	42-475-38068	VENOM 6261A-34 #23H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-11-22	859291	42-475-38060	VENOM 6261A-34 #22H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-11-22	859289	42-475-38059	VENOM 6261A-34 #21H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-11-22	859288	42-475-38058	VENOM 6261A-34 #11H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y

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