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Ward County

Ward County reported 63 million barrels of oil and 230 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 10th of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier

62,631,364bbl oil, last 12 months−1% vs prior year
Producing leases
1,646of 2,465 on record
Operators
85
Fields
109
Top operator
Crescent Energy Operating, LLC

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Ward County · RRC district 08
Gas, last 12 months
229,817,091 mcf
Share of Texas oil
3.1%
Data through
Jul 2026
Top field
Phantom (Wolfcamp)

Five years of output in Ward County

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

63M 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 months63M 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)4.1M20222023202420252026
Oil output in Ward County held steady over the last 12 months63M 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)4.1M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Ward County rose 11% over the last 12 months

230M mcf through Jul 2026, against 206M mcf a year earlier. Peak Dec 2025: 21M mcf.

Gas output in Ward County rose 11% over the last 12 months230M mcf through Jul 2026, against 206M mcf a year earlier. Peak Dec 2025: 21M mcf.Gas, mcf per month05M10M15M20M25MPeak 21M (Dec 25)17M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Ward County rose 11% over the last 12 months230M mcf through Jul 2026, against 206M mcf a year earlier. Peak Dec 2025: 21M mcf.Gas, mcf per month05M10M15M20M25MPeak 21M (Dec 25)17M'22'23'24'25'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, county totals, through Jul 2026, file dated Sep 18, 2026.

The biggest leases in Ward County

Under each volume: change on the year before.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 1,646), 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

Crescent Energy Operating leads

  1. Crescent Energy Operating, LLC148 leases9.5Mbbl
  2. Apache Corporation231 leases9.4Mbbl
  3. Continental Resources, Inc.105 leases7.8Mbbl
  4. Jagged Peak Energy LLC65 leases4.5Mbbl
  5. Diamondback E&P LLC92 leases3.5Mbbl
  6. Bosque Texas Oil LLC22 leases3.5Mbbl
  7. Jetta Operating Company, Inc.91 leases2.8Mbbl
  8. Permian Resources Operating, LLC83 leases2.6Mbbl

Fields in Ward County, by oil

Phantom (Wolfcamp) leads

  1. Phantom (Wolfcamp)970 leases · District 08 · Field 7105290049Mbbl
  2. Ruppel (Woodford)31 leases · District 08 · Field 789538005.7Mbbl
  3. Two Georges (Bone Spring)47 leases · District 08 · Field 921000502.1Mbbl
  4. Collie (Delaware)47 leases · District 08 · Field 196652001.7Mbbl
  5. Ward-Estes, North34 leases · District 08 · Field 95152001903kbbl
  6. Wolfbone (Trend Area)18 leases · District 08 · Field 98359800897kbbl
  7. Sandbar (Bone Spring)58 leases · District 08 · Field 80544500838kbbl
  8. Hoefs T-K (Wolfcamp)19 leases · District 08 · Field 41911500691kbbl

More operators here

OperatorAnadarko E&P Onshore LLC111OperatorHalcon Operating Co., Inc.41OperatorWPX Energy Permian, LLC50OperatorManti Tarka Permian Op, LLC27
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