Ward County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ward County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-10.

Ward County permitting is running 14 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (41 total, down 16% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. PITTS ENERGY CO. leads with 23 permits in the past 12 months, one of 21 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-10

All Time

11,511

11,511 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2019-11-19	859006	42-475-38051	UTL WAR UNIVERSITY 2324F #2206H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,300	Y
2019-11-19	858987	42-475-38050	WAR UNIVERSITY 18 22/24 #0011WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-19	858987	42-475-38050	UTL WAR UNIVERSITY 2324I #2209H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,300	Y
2019-11-19	858987	42-475-38050	UTL WAR UNIVERSITY 2324I #2209H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,300	Y
2019-11-18	859103	42-475-38054	WAR UNIVERSITY 18 22/24 D #0015WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-18	859103	42-475-38054	UTL WAR UNIVERSITY 2324G #2207H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,300	Y
2019-11-18	859103	42-475-38054	UTL WAR UNIVERSITY 2324G #2207H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,300	Y
2019-11-18	859093	42-475-38053	WAR UNIVERSITY 18 22/24 C #0014TB	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-18	859093	42-475-38053	UTL WAR UNIVERSITY 2324J #2210H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,300	Y
2019-11-18	859093	42-475-38053	UTL WAR UNIVERSITY 2324J #2210H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,300	Y
2019-11-18	859071	42-475-38052	WAR UNIVERSITY 18 22/24 B #0013WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-18	859071	42-475-38052	UTL WAR UNIVERSITY 2324M #2213H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,300	Y
2019-11-18	859071	42-475-38052	UTL WAR UNIVERSITY 2324M #2213H	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,300	Y
2019-11-15	858954	42-475-38043	UL RATTLE BUCK G 18-6-4 #5207H	OASIS PETROLEUM PERMIAN LLC	DRILL	12,600	Y
2019-11-15	858953	42-475-38042	UL RATTLE BUCK F 18-6-4 #5206H	OASIS PETROLEUM PERMIAN LLC	DRILL	12,600	Y
2019-11-15	858951	42-475-38041	UL RATTLE BUCK E 18-6-4 #4205H	OASIS PETROLEUM PERMIAN LLC	DRILL	12,600	Y
2019-11-15	858950	42-475-38040	UL RATTLE BUCK D 18-6-4 #5204H	OASIS PETROLEUM PERMIAN LLC	DRILL	12,600	Y
2019-11-15	858949	42-475-38039	UL RATTLE BUCK C 18-6-4 #5203H	OASIS PETROLEUM PERMIAN LLC	DRILL	12,600	Y
2019-11-15	858945	42-475-38038	UL RATTLE BUCK B 18-6-4 #4202H	OASIS PETROLEUM PERMIAN LLC	DRILL	12,600	Y
2019-11-15	858943	42-475-38037	UL RATTLE BUCK A 18-6-4 #5201H	OASIS PETROLEUM PERMIAN LLC	DRILL	12,600	Y
2019-11-13	858887	42-475-38036	UL CATHEDRAL 1516-17 G #7H	FELIX ENERGY HOLDINGS II, LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2019-11-13	858887	42-475-38036	UL CATHEDRAL 1516-17 G #7H	FELIX ENERGY HOLDINGS II, LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2019-11-13	858887	42-475-38036	UL CATHEDRAL 1516-17 G #7H	WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2019-11-13	858885	42-475-38035	UL CATHEDRAL 1516-17 F #6H	FELIX ENERGY HOLDINGS II, LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2019-11-13	858885	42-475-38035	UL CATHEDRAL 1516-17 F #6H	FELIX ENERGY HOLDINGS II, LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2019-11-13	858885	42-475-38035	UL CATHEDRAL 1516-17 F #6H	WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2019-11-13	858883	42-475-38034	UL CATHEDRAL 1516-17 E #5H	FELIX ENERGY HOLDINGS II, LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2019-11-13	858883	42-475-38034	UL CATHEDRAL 1516-17 E #5H	WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2019-11-13	858881	42-475-38033	UL CATHEDRAL 1516-17 D #4H	FELIX ENERGY HOLDINGS II, LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2019-11-13	858881	42-475-38033	UL CATHEDRAL 1516-17 D #4H	WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2019-11-13	858880	42-475-38032	UL CATHEDRAL 1516-17 C #3H	FELIX ENERGY HOLDINGS II, LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2019-11-13	858880	42-475-38032	UL CATHEDRAL 1516-17 C #3H	WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2019-11-13	858879	42-475-38031	UL CATHEDRAL 1516-17 B #2H	FELIX ENERGY HOLDINGS II, LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2019-11-13	858879	42-475-38031	UL CATHEDRAL 1516-17 B #2H	WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2019-11-13	858877	42-475-38030	UL CATHEDRAL 1516-17 A #1H	FELIX ENERGY HOLDINGS II, LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2019-11-13	858877	42-475-38030	UL CATHEDRAL 1516-17 A #1H	WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2019-11-01	858600	42-475-38029	SEALY RANCH #8707H	HALCON OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2019-11-01	858599	42-475-38028	SEALY RANCH #8706H	HALCON OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2019-11-01	858587	42-475-38027	SEALY RANCH #8803H	HALCON OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2019-11-01	858586	42-475-38026	SEALY RANCH #8802H	HALCON OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2019-10-30	858482	42-475-38025	MONROE 1-10 #6H	HALCON OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2019-10-25	856898	42-475-38003	ENFORCER 34 113-112 E #603H	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-10-25	856896	42-475-38002	ENFORCER 34 113-112 F #602H	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-10-22	858217	42-475-38023	PARKER SWD #1	POINT ENERGY PARTNERS PETRO, LLC	DRILL	9,000
2019-10-21	856749	42-475-34641	UNIVERSITY '18-13A' #1	WTG EXPLORATION	RECOMP	8,167
2019-10-15	857887	42-475-38020	SEALY RANCH #7807H	HALCON OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2019-10-15	857886	42-475-38019	SEALY RANCH #7806H	HALCON OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2019-10-14	857888	42-475-38021	TABOR #7906H	HALCON OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2019-10-11	857889	42-475-38022	TABOR #7907H	HALCON OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2019-10-11	857889	42-475-38022	TABOR #7907H	HALCON OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y

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