How many drilling permits were filed in Ward County in the last 12 months?

142 Texas Railroad Commission drilling permits were filed in Ward County, Texas over the last 12 months, 6 of them in the past 7 days.

Who is the most active drilling operator in Ward County?

PITTS ENERGY CO. is the most active operator in Ward County with 19 permits over the last 12 months, followed by JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC. (17).

Where does Ward County drilling-permit data come from?

Every permit shown is sourced from the Texas Railroad Commission's public drilling-permit filings and refreshed daily. It's free to search by operator, lease, depth, and wellbore profile.

WTI$94.83USD/BBL · AS OF 6:44 PM CTBRENT$106.06USD/BBL · AS OF 5:55 PM CTHENRY HUB$3.28USD/MMBtu · AS OF 6:44 PM CTPERMITS · 7 DAYS154TRRC · DAILY PULLM&A RECORDS3,328OPERATOR LINEAGECOUNTY RECORDS50 COUNTIES498 SOURCES MAPPED

Ward County drilling brief.

Every drilling permit filed with the Texas Railroad Commission in Ward County, Texas. Top operators, recent filings, depth and wellbore profile data.

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6: Permits filed; Last 7 days
142: Permits filed; Last 12 months
PITTS: Top operator; 19 permits
10: Active operators; Last 12 months

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Top operators · 12m

01
PITTS ENERGY CO.: –; 19 permits
02
JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.: –; 17 permits
03
CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC: –; 13 permits
04
MANTI TARKA PERMIAN OP, LLC: –; 8 permits
05
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY: –; 8 permits
06
AMTEX ENERGY, INC.: –; 8 permits
07
APACHE CORPORATION: –; 7 permits
08
MCM OPERATING, LLC: –; 6 permits
09
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC: –; 6 permits
10
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY: –; 5 permits

Latest Ward filings

20 rows · last 12 months · Updated Oct 15, 2026

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Ward County, last 12 months, by submitted date
Submitted	Operator	API #	Depth (ft)	Type	Status
2026-10-13	CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	47538881	13000	Horizontal	MAPPING
2026-10-13	CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	47538896	13000	Horizontal	MAPPING
2026-10-13	CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	47538895	13000	Horizontal	MAPPING
2026-10-13	CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	47538894	13000	Horizontal	MAPPING
2026-10-12	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	47539122	14750	Horizontal	DRILLING PERMIT
2026-10-12	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	47539121	14600	Horizontal	DRILLING PERMIT
2026-10-05	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	47539119	15550	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-10-05	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	47539120	15680	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-09-29	PITTS ENERGY CO.	47533893	5609	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-09-02	MCM OPERATING, LLC	47539108	11000	Horizontal	SWR HOLD
2026-08-28	MCM OPERATING, LLC	47539107	11000	Horizontal	SWR HOLD
2026-08-28	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	47539115	15871	Horizontal	DRILLING PERMIT
2026-08-28	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	47539114	15811	Horizontal	DRILLING PERMIT
2026-08-28	MCM OPERATING, LLC	47539105	11000	Horizontal	SWR HOLD
2026-08-28	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	47539116	15771	Horizontal	DRILLING PERMIT
2026-08-28	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	47539113	15851	Horizontal	DRILLING PERMIT
2026-08-28	MCM OPERATING, LLC	47539109	11000	Horizontal	SWR HOLD
2026-08-28	MCM OPERATING, LLC	47539106	11000	Horizontal	SWR HOLD
2026-08-28	MCM OPERATING, LLC	47539110	11000	Horizontal	SWR HOLD
2026-08-26	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	47539118	9000	Horizontal	APPROVED

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