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 15 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (44 total, up 33% on the prior quarter). 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

11,487

11,487 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2011-09-20	724001	42-475-35890	TADPOLLY 148 #1H	ARRINGTON OIL&GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	15,550	Y
2011-09-19	722418	42-475-35879	GEREN 34-129 UNIT #1H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-09-19	722418	42-475-35879	GEREN 34-129 UNIT #1H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-09-16	724181	42-475-35889	UNIVERSITY 19-17 #1	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	8,000	Y
2011-09-16	724181	42-475-35889	UNIVERSITY 19-17 #1	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	11,500	Y
2011-09-16	723905	42-475-35886	PITZER 8 #2H	CIMAREX ENERGY CO.	DRILL	11,300	Y
2011-09-13	723972	42-475-35887	TRAUBE 1-11 WRD #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	18,000	Y
2011-09-08	723371	42-475-03649	LANDON #2	P.O.&G. OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	2,600
2011-09-02	723417	42-475-35885	INTIMIDATION 33-63 #2H	CIMAREX ENERGY CO.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2011-09-02	723108	42-475-35883	OBRIEN, G.W. ETAL #1897WS	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	4,600
2011-09-01	723212	42-475-35884	JOHNSON HEIRS #9	P.O.&G. OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	2,600
2011-08-30	723114	42-475-35882	LAZY M 1-30 #2H	CIMAREX ENERGY CO.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2011-08-30	723114	42-475-35882	LAZY M 1-30 #2H	CIMAREX ENERGY CO.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2011-08-26	722951	42-475-35881	MONROE 34-221 UNIT 2 #1H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-08-25	722772	42-475-35880	MONROE 1-8 WRD #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	16,350	Y
2011-08-18	722393	42-475-35876	BURKHOLDER 34-231 WRD #1D	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,000
2011-08-18	722391	42-475-35878	BRAMBLETT 1-18 WRD #1D	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,000
2011-08-18	722390	42-475-35877	BRAMBLETT 1-17 WRD #1D	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,000
2011-08-17	722298	42-475-35875	BENTLEY #2	P.O.&G. OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	2,600
2011-08-17	722297	42-475-35874	BENTLEY #3	P.O.&G. OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	2,600
2011-08-17	722215	42-475-35873	BP 34-211 #2H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-08-16	720345	42-475-35860	WICKETT, SOUTH/YATES/UNIT #117	BC OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	3,000
2011-08-15	722145	42-475-35872	PRUETT, T.B. 24 #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-08-12	722085	42-475-35416	KHC 33-26 #2H	CIMAREX ENERGY CO.	RECOMP	11,700	Y
2011-08-11	721974	42-475-35871	ESTES, W. A. #300	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,000
2011-08-11	721974	42-475-35871	ESTES, W. A. #300	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,000
2011-08-11	721974	42-475-35871	ESTES, W. A. #300	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,000	Y
2011-08-11	721928	42-475-20175	OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #915W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,200
2011-08-10	721787	42-475-35870	MILLER B #2	PITTS ENERGY CO.	DRILL	5,250
2011-08-08	721632	42-475-35869	MONROE 34-210 #3H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-08-05	721639	42-475-32522	8106 JV-P WEST BARSTOW #1	MTN ENERGY INC	RENTR	6,550
2011-08-03	721341	42-475-35868	EAST VERMEJO 33-66 #3H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-08-03	721340	42-475-35867	MOONEY 34-222 #3H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-08-02	721022	42-475-20454	BLACK '100' #1H	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	FLD-XFR	20,311	Y
2011-08-02	721022	42-475-20454	BLACK '100' #1H	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	FLD-XFR	20,311	Y
2011-08-01	721249	42-475-35866	FINLEY 1-11 WRD #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2011-07-29	721165	42-475-35865	COLT 34-212 #3H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-07-28	720063	42-475-00597	SEALY #4	SABER OIL & GAS VENTURES, LLC	RENTR	3,100
2011-07-27	720480	42-475-35864	BLACKTIP UNIVERSITY 19-26 #1H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-07-27	720417	42-475-35863	HUNTER #4	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	7,000
2011-07-25	720746	42-475-35862	GRAHAM 19 STATE UNIT #2H	CIMAREX ENERGY CO.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2011-07-25	720737	42-475-35861	GRAHAM 19 STATE UNIT #1H	CIMAREX ENERGY CO.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2011-07-21	720493	42-475-35859	DAVIS 34-169 #1H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-07-21	720493	42-475-35859	DAVIS 34-169 UNIT #1H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-07-21	720493	42-475-35859	DAVIS 34-169 UNIT 1 #1H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-07-20	720328	42-475-35858	VERDE 34-153 #1H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-07-20	718688	42-475-35829	UGLY BIRD #2	SEABOARD OPERATING CO.	DRILL	5,200
2011-07-15	720144	42-475-35857	MOBIL A #13	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	6,800
2011-07-13	719810	42-475-35856	WINTER #4	NORTHSTAR OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	5,000
2011-07-13	717951	42-475-35826	UNIVERSITY "21'18" #5H	E.G.L. RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	15,000	Y

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