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

13

Operators (30d)

5

Latest Permit

2026-09-14

All Time

11,515

11,515 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2011-04-2971482342-475-35790MOBIL #16OXY USA INC.DRILL6,800
2011-04-2871485542-475-35793HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1665WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2011-04-2871485342-475-35792HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1674WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2011-04-2771477142-475-35789BUCKIN CHUTE 33-61 #1HCIMAREX ENERGY CO.DRILL10,800Y
2011-04-2771477142-475-35789BUCKIN CHUTE 33-61 #1HCIMAREX ENERGY CO.DRILL11,300Y
2011-04-2771381642-475-01508OBREIN, G. W., ETAL #363WWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,200
2011-04-2671479642-475-34116HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1533WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,200
2011-04-2671479442-475-33561HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1414WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,200
2011-04-2671479342-475-30803HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #997WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,200
2011-04-2671479142-475-10930HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #717WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,200
2011-04-2671381242-475-01872OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #436WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP4,200
2011-04-2571463242-475-35406DAVIS 33-20 #2HCIMAREX ENERGY CO.RECOMP11,500Y
2011-04-2071442242-475-35788LEE 34-154 #1HANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL16,000Y
2011-04-2071442242-475-35788LEE 34-154 #1HANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL16,000Y
2011-04-2071439842-475-20045OBREIN, G. W., ETAL #1067WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP4,200
2011-04-1971426242-475-35781MONROE 34-221 UNIT #1HANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL16,000Y
2011-04-1971426242-475-35781MONROE 34-221 UNIT #1HANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL16,000Y
2011-04-1971398842-475-35787OBRIEN, G.W. ETAL #1883WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2011-04-1971398642-475-35786OBRIEN, G.W. ETAL #1881WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2011-04-1971397642-475-35785HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1678WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2011-04-1971397542-475-35784HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1675WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2011-04-1971397242-475-35783HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1673WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2011-04-1971396942-475-35782HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN #1663WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2011-04-1971383142-475-01643OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #229WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP4,200
2011-04-1971382742-475-01594OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #148WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP4,200
2011-04-1971382642-475-01933OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #5WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP4,200
2011-04-1971382042-475-01610OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL #168WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP4,200
2011-04-1971380342-475-33113OBREIN, G. W., ETAL #1278WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP4,200
2011-04-1471395242-475-32115GREER-MCGINLEY #2ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONRECOMP12,000Y
2011-04-1471351542-475-35777BARSTOW 38 #1JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,000
2011-04-1271326942-475-35780BRAMAN MINERALS #2OXY USA INC.DRILL7,000
2011-04-1171350342-475-35776BARSTOW 20 #2RJETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,000
2011-04-1171349642-475-35775BARSTOW 13 #3XJETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,000
2011-04-0871357742-475-35779MONROE 34-172 #2HANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL16,000Y
2011-04-0871319942-475-35768BARSTOW 19 #5JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,000
2011-04-0871318642-475-35767BARSTOW 17 #4JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,000
2011-04-0771350042-475-35778BALLPARK #3XJETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,000
2011-04-0771297142-475-34130HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1535WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,200
2011-04-0771297042-475-33091HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1360WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,200
2011-04-0771280042-475-35764OBRIEN, G.W. ETAL #1879WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2011-04-0771278142-475-35761SMITH #14WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2011-04-0671278342-475-35762SMITH #12WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2011-04-0671277742-475-35759EDWARDS, S.B. #19WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2011-04-0571329942-475-35774ADOBE #20OXY USA INC.DRILL6,800
2011-04-0571260342-475-32920HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. #1339WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,200
2011-04-0471325142-475-35506UNIVERSITY "32-18" #6SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.RECOMP11,550
2011-04-0471323042-475-35772BARSTOW 40 #7JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,000
2011-04-0471322542-475-35771BARSTOW 40 #6JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,000
2011-04-0471320942-475-35770BARSTOW 30 #5JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,000
2011-04-0471320142-475-35769BARSTOW 23 #5JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ward County.