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 (47 total, up 57% on the prior quarter). 1 was 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
2017-01-31	822318	42-475-37188	CRMWD-79 #1H	SUNDOWN PERMIAN LP	DRILL	15,000	Y
2017-01-30	822306	42-475-35494	CHEVRON 34-181 #1H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	FLD-XFR	15,000	Y
2017-01-27	822317	42-475-37186	VERDE STATE 34-153 UNIT #1H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	DRILL	11,720	Y
2017-01-27	822305	42-475-35630	HEXAD 34-180 #1H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	FLD-XFR	16,000	Y
2017-01-27	822278	42-475-35521	MONROE 34-180 #1H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	FLD-XFR	16,000	Y
2017-01-27	822245	42-475-37185	EDWARD TEACH #7	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,000
2017-01-27	822245	42-475-37185	EDWARD TEACH #7	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,000
2017-01-27	822241	42-475-37184	SWASHBUCKLER #3	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,000
2017-01-25	822166	42-475-36297	BYRD 34-170 UNIT #4H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	FLD-XFR	13,000	Y
2017-01-25	822155	42-475-36280	BYRD 34-170 UNIT #3H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	FLD-XFR	16,000	Y
2017-01-25	822149	42-475-36298	BYRD 34-170 UNIT #2H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	FLD-XFR	14,000	Y
2017-01-25	822100	42-475-37199	STATE ARDENNES UNIT #1101WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	12,100	Y
2017-01-25	822100	42-475-37199	STATE ARDENNES UNIT #1101WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	12,100	Y
2017-01-24	822203	42-475-33393	SHELL #4	OXY USA INC.	RECOMP	9,500
2017-01-24	822202	42-475-33208	SHELL #3	OXY USA INC.	RECOMP	9,500
2017-01-24	822117	42-475-36172	BYRD 34-170 UNIT #1H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	FLD-XFR	16,000	Y
2017-01-23	821987	42-475-37181	STEEPLE O 5 #3	WILLIAMS OIL COMPANY	DRILL	5,400
2017-01-23	821987	42-475-37181	STEEPLE O 5 #3	WILLIAMS OIL COMPANY	DRILL	5,700
2017-01-23	821984	42-475-37180	STEEPLE O 5 #2	WILLIAMS OIL COMPANY	DRILL	5,400
2017-01-19	822038	42-475-37183	QUEEN ANNES REVENGE #5	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,000
2017-01-19	822037	42-475-37182	QUEEN ANNES REVENGE #4	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,000
2017-01-19	822017	42-475-37191	STATE LOKAI UNIT #1001WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	12,100	Y
2017-01-18	821863	42-475-37174	BARSTOW A #3652H	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,600	Y
2017-01-17	821746	42-475-37179	STATE EILAND UNIT 9-33 #2H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2017-01-17	821746	42-475-37179	STATE EILAND UNIT 9-33 #2H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2017-01-12	821516	42-475-36269	MILLER STATE 152 #2H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	FLD-XFR	16,000	Y
2017-01-11	821605	42-475-37168	CAPRITO 98 #201H	ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	11,000	Y
2017-01-11	821605	42-475-37168	CAPRITO 98 #201H	ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	11,000	Y
2017-01-11	821605	42-475-37168	CAPRITO 98 #201H	ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	11,000	Y
2017-01-11	821604	42-475-37167	CAPRITO 98 #301H	ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	11,200	Y
2017-01-11	821604	42-475-37167	CAPRITO 98 #301H	ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	11,200	Y
2017-01-10	821622	42-475-37169	SEALY SMITH #851	ELAND ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	11,000
2017-01-10	821602	42-475-37166	GRAHAM #9	NORTHSTAR OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	5,200
2017-01-09	821625	42-475-37165	UTL 38-17 #2H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2017-01-09	821625	42-475-37165	UTL 38-17 #2H	JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2017-01-09	821514	42-475-35452	MILLER STATE 152 #1H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	FLD-XFR	11,500	Y
2017-01-09	821490	42-475-36853	SEALY SMITH 84 #4	ELAND ENERGY, INC.	FLD-XFR	11,000
2017-01-06	821626	42-475-35858	VERDE 34-153 #1H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	FLD-XFR	16,000	Y
2017-01-05	817528	42-475-37023	EDWARD TEACH SE #2	BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,000
2017-01-03	821719	42-475-37164	CRMWD-79 #1	SUNDOWN PERMIAN LP	DRILL	11,000
2016-12-30	821211	42-475-34705	ATHENA 13-18 #1	WILLIAMS OIL COMPANY	RECLASS	7,625
2016-12-28	818784	42-475-35835	JAGUAR #1	SEABOARD OPERATING CO.	FLD-XFR	5,280
2016-12-08	820963	42-475-37161	THORNTON #7	CROSSING ROCKS ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	8,900
2016-12-07	820701	42-475-10760	FLETCHER LEE #1H	AMTEX ENERGY, INC.	RENTR	12,200
2016-12-07	820701	42-475-10760	FLETCHER LEE #1H	AMTEX ENERGY, INC.	RENTR	12,200	Y
2016-12-07	820537	42-475-37160	ELMER 33-67 #802H	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-12-02	820536	42-475-37159	ELMER 33-67 #702H	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-12-02	820518	42-475-37158	SRO 34-178 UNIT #1H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	DRILL	11,900	Y
2016-11-29	820373	42-475-37157	COLDBLOOD 7372 UNIT #1WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	12,130	Y
2016-11-29	820373	42-475-37157	COLDBLOOD STATE 7372 UNIT #1WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	12,130	Y

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