Ward County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ward County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-14.

Ward County permitting is running 15 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (45 total, down 8% on the prior quarter). 5 were issued in the past week. PITTS ENERGY CO. leads with 23 permits in the past 12 months, one of 22 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-14

All Time

11,515

11,515 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2011-11-30	728794	42-475-35942	GRACE CARTER 56 #2H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2011-11-23	728725	42-475-35941	WHEAT TRUST 1-36 #3H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-11-23	728725	42-475-35941	WHEAT TRUST 1-36 #3H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-11-23	728725	42-475-35941	WHEAT TRUST 1-36 #3H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-11-22	728654	42-475-35940	SNODGRASS SWD #1	PITTS ENERGY CO.	DRILL	6,900
2011-11-22	728415	42-475-34112	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1528	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	2,800
2011-11-21	728510	42-475-35939	JOE #1	P.O.&G. OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	3,000
2011-11-21	728143	42-475-35938	BARSTOW UNIT 14 #7	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,000
2011-11-18	728271	42-475-35937	PINE RIDGE 34-176 #2H	CIMAREX ENERGY CO.	DRILL	11,300	Y
2011-11-16	728191	42-475-35936	CADENHEAD 18 #1	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	11,500	Y
2011-11-16	728106	42-475-35935	MCGINLEY #1D	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2011-11-16	728038	42-475-35932	GILLHAM 1-5 WRD #3H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	18,000	Y
2011-11-16	727829	42-475-35934	KATHERINE #2	P.O.&G. OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	2,600
2011-11-16	727829	42-475-35934	KATHERINE #2	P.O.&G. OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	2,900
2011-11-15	728105	42-475-35933	ELMER 33-67 #1	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	11,500	Y
2011-11-14	727363	42-475-35930	BARSTOW UNIT 33-38 #1H	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,000	Y
2011-11-14	727363	42-475-35930	BARSTOW UNIT 33-38 #1H	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2011-11-14	727363	42-475-35930	BARSTOW UNIT 34-173 #1H	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2011-11-09	727825	42-475-35928	KATHERINE #1	P.O.&G. OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	2,600
2011-11-09	727825	42-475-35928	KATHERINE #1	P.O.&G. OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	2,900
2011-11-09	727745	42-475-35929	BURKHOLDER 34-215 WRD #1D	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,000
2011-11-07	727576	42-475-35927	CROCKETT 1-37 WRD #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-11-07	727575	42-475-35926	CROCKETT 1-37 WRD #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-11-07	727575	42-475-35926	CROCKETT 1-37 WRD #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-11-04	727451	42-475-35925	GILLHAM 1-5 WRD #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-11-04	727444	42-475-35924	INTIMIDATION 33-63 #3H	CIMAREX ENERGY CO.	DRILL	11,300	Y
2011-11-03	727382	42-475-35923	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #3044	SUNDOWN ENERGY LP	DRILL	11,000
2011-11-03	727382	42-475-35923	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #3044	SUNDOWN ENERGY LP	DRILL	11,000
2011-11-03	727282	42-475-35922	APC FEE 1-38 UNIT #2H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-11-03	727282	42-475-35922	APC FEE 1-38 UNIT #2H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-11-03	727282	42-475-35922	APC FEE 1-38 UNIT #2H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-11-03	727030	42-475-34043	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1499	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RECLASS	2,800
2011-11-02	727236	42-475-35921	MONROE 34-215 WRD #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	18,000	Y
2011-10-27	726898	42-475-35920	MONROE STATE 1-4 WRD #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	18,000	Y
2011-10-27	725228	42-475-35904	MOBIL #14R	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	6,800
2011-10-25	726656	42-475-35919	UNIVERSITY 18-18 #1	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	11,500	Y
2011-10-24	726647	42-475-35918	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #3043	SUNDOWN ENERGY LP	DRILL	11,000
2011-10-21	726562	42-475-35917	HUMANE SOCIETY 34-199 WRD #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-10-21	726562	42-475-35917	HUMANE SOCIETY 34-199 WRD #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-10-21	726443	42-475-35916	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #3042	SUNDOWN ENERGY LP	DRILL	11,000
2011-10-20	726329	42-475-34805	RICHTER, LOUIS #98	EAGLE ROCK OPERATING COMPANY,LLC	RECOMP	9,349
2011-10-18	726260	42-475-35914	BLACK POWDER 1-27 WD #1	CIMAREX ENERGY CO.	DRILL	7,300
2011-10-18	726091	42-475-35915	BARSTOW 33-33 #1H	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2011-10-18	726091	42-475-35915	BARSTOW 33-33 #1H	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2011-10-13	726077	42-475-35913	BRAMAN MINERALS #4	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	7,000
2011-10-11	725796	42-475-35911	MARTIN (SHALLOW) #22	ICE BROTHERS, INC.	DRILL	2,700
2011-10-10	725772	42-475-35912	MARTIN (SHALLOW) #21	ICE BROTHERS, INC.	DRILL	2,700
2011-10-07	725727	42-475-35910	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #3041	SUNDOWN ENERGY LP	DRILL	11,000
2011-10-07	725221	42-475-11099	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1002W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2011-10-06	725676	42-475-34896	HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #3000	SUNDOWN ENERGY LP	RECOMP	5,000

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