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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.

Texas Railroad Commission · Public record, free · Updated Aug 30, 2026

6
Permits filed
Last 7 days
139
Permits filed
Last 12 months
PITTS
Top operator
20 permits
10
Active operators
Last 12 months

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Permits 7d:0lowmidhigh (6)

Top operators · 12m

01
PITTS ENERGY CO.
20 permits
02
JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
18 permits
03
MANTI TARKA PERMIAN OP, LLC
13 permits
04
CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC
8 permits
05
AMTEX ENERGY, INC.
8 permits
06
APACHE CORPORATION
7 permits
07
MCM OPERATING, LLC
6 permits
08
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC
6 permits
09
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY
5 permits
10
VITAL ENERGY, INC.
5 permits

Latest Ward filings

20 rows · last 12 months · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Ward County, last 12 months, by submitted date
SubmittedOperatorAPI #Depth (ft)TypeStatus
2026-08-28MCM OPERATING, LLC4753911011000HorizontalAPI VERIFICATION
2026-08-28MCM OPERATING, LLC4753910711000HorizontalAPI VERIFICATION
2026-08-28MCM OPERATING, LLC4753910511000HorizontalAPI VERIFICATION
2026-08-28MCM OPERATING, LLC4753910611000HorizontalAPI VERIFICATION
2026-08-28MCM OPERATING, LLC4753910911000HorizontalAPI VERIFICATION
2026-08-25OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.475391119000HorizontalDRILLING PERMIT
2026-08-17PITTS ENERGY CO.475339775709VerticalAPPROVED
2026-08-17PITTS ENERGY CO.475338335600VerticalSWR HOLD
2026-08-13WILLIAMS OIL COMPANY475352766507VerticalAPPROVED
2026-08-11MCM OPERATING, LLC4753910811000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-08-11PITTS ENERGY CO.475103705350VerticalENGINEERING
2026-08-10PITTS ENERGY CO.475336465590VerticalAPPROVED
2026-08-04PITTS ENERGY CO.475100415400VerticalAPPROVED
2026-07-31PITTS ENERGY CO.475318605400VerticalMAPPING
2026-07-29PITTS ENERGY CO.475100425400VerticalAPPROVED
2026-07-22PITTS ENERGY CO.475319835500VerticalAPPROVED
2026-07-21PITTS ENERGY CO.475100375392VerticalSWR HOLD
2026-07-18AMTEX ENERGY, INC.4753909915000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-07-18AMTEX ENERGY, INC.4753909715000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-07-18AMTEX ENERGY, INC.4753910215000HorizontalSWR HOLD

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