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Ward County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

4,186
Ward County

Last 60 days

12
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

116
to compare against

60-day trend

-104
vs prior 60d

Ward County contains 4,186 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: CORBETS A5, operated by APACHE CORPORATION — last updated May 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48475

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-07-02

271 rigs across the state
11 in this county / area

By basin

  • 168 Permian
  • 44 Eagle Ford
  • 31 Haynesville
  • 27 Other
  • 1 Granite Wash

Drilling for

  • 219 Oil
  • 52 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.
2,256 wells plotted · 10 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Ward County by total wells

WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION926TWO P PARTNERS, LLC397JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.206ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC193FOUR CORNERS PETROLEUM II, LLC174JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC164OXY USA INC.137CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO130SUNDOWN ENERGY LP127APACHE CORPORATION115

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)1,523WARD-ESTES, NORTH1,100COLLIE (DELAWARE)230TWO GEORGES (BONE SPRING)123WAGON WHEEL (PENN)117SANDBAR (BONE SPRING)113SHIPLEY (QUEEN SAND)105WARD, SOUTH103MARSTON 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 · 11,103 wells
  • Martin · 10,576 wells
  • Andrews · 9,606 wells
  • Reeves · 7,308 wells
  • Ector · 7,180 wells
  • Upton · 6,812 wells
  • Howard · 6,477 wells
  • Karnes · 5,977 wells
  • Glasscock · 5,352 wells
  • Reagan · 5,182 wells
  • Loving · 4,840 wells
  • La Salle · 4,734 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
CORBETS A5 2026-05-14 8 APACHE CORPORATION 47537248
UTL 2806B 2026-05-12 2 JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC 47538929
PRUETT, T. B. ET AL 2026-05-12 4 not found 47531589
EDWARDS, JACK ET AL 2026-05-12 3 PITTS ENERGY CO. 47532437
UTL 2806F 2026-05-12 2 JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC 47538934
UTL 2806A 2026-05-12 2 JAGGED PEAK ENERGY LLC 47538928
FLYING FORTRESS 98-83 2026-05-08 IRON ORCHARD OPERATING LLC 47538960
FLYING FORTRESS 98-83 2026-05-08 IRON ORCHARD OPERATING LLC 47538962
FLYING FORTRESS 98-83 2026-05-08 IRON ORCHARD OPERATING LLC 47538961
FLYING FORTRESS 98-83 2026-05-08 IRON ORCHARD OPERATING LLC 47538959

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