Texas county activity

Ward County, Texas, week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026

Drilling permits and activity in Ward County for the latest week on record.

2 permits filed, 2 permits issued, 13 completions reported.

Some of this week's nightly runs did not complete, so this may be incomplete.

Most active operators

1. MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY 4 permits and completions
2. IRON ORCHARD OPERATING LLC 3 permits and completions
3. JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC 3 permits and completions
4. MANTI TARKA PERMIAN OP, LLC 3 permits and completions
5. WILLIAMS OIL COMPANY 2 permits and completions

Notable filings

• A well completion was reported Oct 9

  UTL 1209I #09H

  Operator: JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC API 42-475-38986

• A well completion was reported Oct 9

  UTL 1209J #10H

  Operator: JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC API 42-475-38987

• A well completion was reported Oct 9

  UTL 1209K #11H

  Operator: JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC API 42-475-38993

• A well completion was reported Oct 9

  VULCAN 2-3 A #351H

  Operator: MCM OPERATING, LLC API 42-475-38989

• A well completion was reported Oct 8

  EDWARDS 4 #2

  Operator: WILLIAMS OIL COMPANY API 42-475-35276

• A drilling permit was applied for and issued Oct 5 to Oct 8

  YANKEE LADY 85/86 B #F101OB

  Operator: MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY Permit 919155

• A drilling permit was applied for and issued Oct 5 to Oct 8

  YANKEE LADY 85/86 A #F101PA

  Operator: MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY Permit 919154

• A well completion was reported Oct 6

  EDWARDS, BARBARA 28 #1

  Operator: WILLIAMS OIL COMPANY API 42-475-35509

• A well completion was reported Oct 6

  J.V. WILSON 146 #5HA

  Operator: MANTI TARKA PERMIAN OP, LLC API 42-475-38996

• A well completion was reported Oct 6

  SWAPS 146-37 C #3HA

  Operator: MANTI TARKA PERMIAN OP, LLC API 42-475-38999

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Recent activity

Over the 4 weeks from Sep 14 to Oct 11, 2026: 3 permits filed, 9 permits issued, 33 completions reported, 11 operator changes. Some weeks in that span could not be confirmed.

Operator changes and production postings come from monthly RRC records, so what they report can be weeks or months old.

Recent weeks

• Week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026 (shown above)
• Week of Sep 28 to Oct 4, 2026
• Week of Sep 21 to Sep 27, 2026
• Week of Sep 14 to Sep 20, 2026

Every week on record for Ward County

Busiest Texas counties this week

1. Upton County 85 permits and completions
2. Midland County 63 permits and completions
3. Martin County 62 permits and completions
4. Crane County 49 permits and completions
5. DeWitt County 47 permits and completions

Counts and filings come from the Texas Railroad Commission's public records for the week shown and are summarized the same way as the NetAcre™ Monday county digest. How these pages are made.