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Ward County, Texas oil and gas

  • 63,560,479bbl oil in the last 12 months
  • 1,660producing leases
  • 8,607wells on the map
  • 283drilling locations in two years

Oil wells and drilling locations in Ward County

Map of Ward County, Texas, with 8,607 oil and gas wells and 283 recent drilling locations as dots.
  • Drilling locations283Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells4,799On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing1,230Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged2,578The state's wellbore record says plugged

Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outline, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map. A dot is a surface location; a horizontal well runs a mile or more from it.

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8,607 wells with a location on the state's map (4,799 producing, 1,230 not producing, 2,578 plugged) and 283 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.

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Wells near a town: Monahans · Newest drilling permits in Ward County · Wells by ZIP code

Ward County is one of the 61 counties of the Permian Basin

Ward County reported 64 million barrels of oil and 233 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 10th of 225 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier

63,560,479bbl oil, last 12 months0% vs prior year

August 2026 is still coming in. About 89% of Texas leases have reported it so far, so this page counts through July 2026 until it is fully reported.

Producing leases
1,660of 2,468 on record
Operators
88
Fields
111
Top operator
Crescent Energy Operating, LLC

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Ward CountyWardWinklerCraneLovingReevesEctorWard County
Ward County · RRC district 08
Gas, last 12 months
232,903,351 mcf
Share of Texas oil
3.1%
Wells on record
8,631on leases with production reports
Data through
Jul 2026

Five years of output in Ward County

Oil output in Ward County held steady over the last 12 months

64M bbl through Jul 2026, against 63M bbl a year earlier. Peak Oct 2025: 6.2M bbl.

Oil output in Ward County held steady over the last 12 months64M bbl through Jul 2026, against 63M bbl a year earlier. Peak Oct 2025: 6.2M bbl.Oil, bbl per month02.5M5M7.5MPeak 6.2M (Oct 25)4.8M20222023202420252026
Oil output in Ward County held steady over the last 12 months64M bbl through Jul 2026, against 63M bbl a year earlier. Peak Oct 2025: 6.2M bbl.Oil, bbl per month02.5M5M7.5MPeak 6.2M (Oct 25)4.8M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Ward County rose 13% over the last 12 months

233M mcf through Jul 2026, against 206M mcf a year earlier. Peak Dec 2025: 22M mcf.

Gas output in Ward County rose 13% over the last 12 months233M mcf through Jul 2026, against 206M mcf a year earlier. Peak Dec 2025: 22M mcf.Gas, mcf per month05M10M15M20M25MPeak 22M (Dec 25)19M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Ward County rose 13% over the last 12 months233M mcf through Jul 2026, against 206M mcf a year earlier. Peak Dec 2025: 22M mcf.Gas, mcf per month05M10M15M20M25MPeak 22M (Dec 25)19M'22'23'24'25'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, county totals, through Jul 2026, file dated Oct 20, 2026.

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Ward County oil and gas production by year, 1993 to 2025

Every full year we hold, 1993 to 2025. The highest year for oil since 1993 was 2024, at 65,014,478 bbl. The highest year for gas was 2025, at 218,698,696 mcf.

Ward County, Texas: oil and gas produced each year, 1993 to 2025
YearOilbblGasmcf
202564,844,738218,698,696
202465,014,478203,564,283
202357,757,404183,587,160
202251,772,846166,089,839
202151,811,908158,714,753
202051,376,923147,204,048
201952,897,808134,421,934
201838,202,30592,501,728
201725,562,14269,429,162
201622,592,70066,075,925
201524,725,47466,799,089
201425,154,86367,631,213
201323,650,02562,317,365
201220,387,59261,232,569
201114,610,88252,654,238
201011,044,33848,666,416
20099,386,69747,478,789
20088,134,29849,229,705
20076,399,56348,232,564
20066,134,68850,145,395
20055,070,25750,436,483
20044,682,19555,657,465
20034,938,65565,473,503
20025,293,01571,975,720
20015,777,06472,814,529
20006,234,47464,276,810
19996,484,45853,322,148
19987,842,66457,984,158
19977,464,25464,604,382
19966,559,27565,026,671
19956,191,38166,629,965
19946,512,24368,742,888
19937,153,74972,666,173

SourceTexas Railroad Commission production records, added up by county and calendar year. Oil includes condensate; gas includes casinghead gas. The year in progress is left out until it is complete.

Ward County appraisal district, 2026 mineral roll

Mineral owners in Ward County: 68,900 royalty records on the roll

At least 748 of the 68,900 royalty-interest records on Ward County's 2026 mineral roll are still titled to an estate (1.09%). We publish counts only. No owner’s name or address is on this page; to look for one family, search its name.

Royalty-interest records, 2026 roll
68,900
Still titled to an estate, at least
748
Share of the roll
1.09%
Search a name on the Ward County rollEvery county, with the method

SourceRoyalty Clerk count of the Ward County mineral appraisal roll of 2026, read November 2026. A record is one line of the roll, not one person.

The biggest leases in Ward County

Under each volume: change on the year before.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 1,660), ranked by output value.

Every lease in Ward County, A to Z →

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Operators in Ward County, by oil

Apache leads

  1. Apache Corporation231 leases9.6Mbbl
  2. Crescent Energy Operating, LLC150 leases9.5Mbbl
  3. Continental Resources, Inc.106 leases7.7Mbbl
  4. Jagged Peak Energy LLC66 leases4.5Mbbl
  5. Bosque Texas Oil LLC22 leases3.5Mbbl
  6. Diamondback E&P LLC88 leases3.4Mbbl
  7. Jetta Operating Company, Inc.92 leases2.8Mbbl
  8. Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC110 leases2.5Mbbl

Fields in Ward County, by oil

Phantom (Wolfcamp) leads

  1. Phantom (Wolfcamp)971 leases · District 08 · Field 7105290048Mbbl
  2. Ruppel (Woodford)32 leases · District 08 · Field 789538005.8Mbbl
  3. Two Georges (Bone Spring)48 leases · District 08 · Field 921000502.1Mbbl
  4. Collie (Delaware)47 leases · District 08 · Field 196652001.7Mbbl
  5. Wolfbone (Trend Area)19 leases · District 08 · Field 98359800915kbbl
  6. Ward-Estes, North34 leases · District 08 · Field 95152001889kbbl
  7. Sandbar (Bone Spring)57 leases · District 08 · Field 80544500844kbbl
  8. Hoefs T-K (Wolfcamp)19 leases · District 08 · Field 41911500679kbbl

More operators here

OperatorAnadarko E&P Onshore LLC110OperatorHalcon Operating Co., Inc.40OperatorWPX Energy Permian, LLC50OperatorManti Tarka Permian Op, LLC27
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Recent drilling permits in Ward County

Counties near Ward County (number = producing leases)

CountyWinkler844CountyCrane933CountyLoving2,725CountyReeves4,472CountyEctor1,063CountyPecos1,362CountyAndrews2,098CountyUpton2,727CountyMidland3,547CountyJeff Davis