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Ward County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

4,211
Ward County

Last 60 days

71
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

61
to compare against

60-day trend

+10
vs prior 60d

Ward County contains 4,211 wells on file, with top operators including WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION and TWO P PARTNERS, LLC.

Wells in Ward span several oil & gas fields including PHANTOM (WOLFCAMP) and WARD-ESTES, NORTH.

Most recent well on record: KING GEORGE, operated by BOSQUE TEXAS OIL LLC — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48475

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-08-21

281 rigs across the state
7 in this county / area

By basin

  • 176 Permian
  • 50 Eagle Ford
  • 32 Haynesville
  • 22 Other
  • 1 Barnett

Drilling for

  • 227 Oil
  • 54 Gas

Ward County well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
2,300 wells plotted · 31 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Ward County by total wells

WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION926TWO P PARTNERS, LLC398JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.206ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC193FOUR CORNERS PETROLEUM II, LLC174JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC174OXY USA INC.137CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO130SUNDOWN ENERGY LP128APACHE CORPORATION116

Operators: Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation, Two P Partners, Llc, Jetta Operating Company, Inc., Anadarko E&p Onshore Llc, Four Corners Petroleum Ii, Llc, Jagged Peak Energy Llc, Oxy Usa Inc., Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Sundown Energy Lp, Apache Corporation.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Ward County

PHANTOM (WOLFCAMP)1,540WARD-ESTES, NORTH1,100COLLIE (DELAWARE)230TWO GEORGES (BONE SPRING)124WAGON WHEEL (PENN)117SANDBAR (BONE SPRING)113SHIPLEY (QUEEN SAND)105WARD, SOUTH104MARSTON RANCH (CLEARFORK)91SCOTT (CHERRY CANYON)90

Fields: Phantom (Wolfcamp), Ward-Estes, North, Collie (Delaware), Two Georges (Bone Spring), Wagon Wheel (Penn), Sandbar (Bone Spring), Shipley (Queen Sand), Ward, South, Marston Ranch (Clearfork), Scott (Cherry Canyon).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Ward against the other busiest counties in Texas:

  • Midland · 11,361 wells
  • Martin · 10,748 wells
  • Andrews · 9,670 wells
  • Reeves · 7,427 wells
  • Ector · 7,218 wells
  • Upton · 6,935 wells
  • Howard · 6,527 wells
  • Karnes · 5,993 wells
  • Glasscock · 5,424 wells
  • Reagan · 5,243 wells
  • Loving · 4,971 wells
  • La Salle · 4,753 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
KING GEORGE 2026-08-19 4 BOSQUE TEXAS OIL LLC 47538957
SEALY GEORGE 2026-08-17 XTO ENERGY INC. 47538968
KING GEORGE 2026-08-17 3 BOSQUE TEXAS OIL LLC 47538948
WALLING & COSTLEY -A- 2026-08-17 2 HAILSTONE RESOURCES, LLC 47533867
DIRE WOLF G 2026-08-13 CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC 47539017
DIRE WOLF H 2026-08-13 CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC 47539018
VULCAN 2-3 B 2026-08-13 2 MCM OPERATING, LLC 47538990
DANIELLE 183 UNIT 2026-08-13 7 PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC 47538889
HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOCIATION 2026-08-12 2 SUNDOWN ENERGY LP 47537286
SHELL 41 UNIT 2026-08-12 3 PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC 47538520

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