Oil and gas leases in Ward County

Ward County, Texas has 3,009 oil and gas leases with production on file at the Railroad Commission, all of them in Commission district 08. 2,225 of them are oil leases and 784 are gas leases. Between them they carry 12,611 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 647.2 million barrels of oil and 1.5 billion Mcf of gas. 330 operators file returns here. Every lease below has its own page with a decline-curve forecast and an estimate of what the whole lease is worth.

Key facts about Ward County

How many oil and gas leases are in Ward County?
Ward County has 3,009 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Ward County produced?
Leases in Ward County have reported 647,181,162 barrels of oil (bbl) and 1,488,033,231 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
Who are the biggest operators in Ward County?
Chevron U. S. A. Inc. operates 174 of the 3,009 producing leases in Ward County, more than any other operator on record with the Railroad Commission of Texas.
How many operators are active in Ward County?
330 operators file production returns for leases in Ward County.
How much are mineral rights in Ward County worth?
There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Ward County is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 3,009 leases listed here has its own page with the full production history the operator reported, a decline-curve forecast, and an estimate of what a royalty interest in it is worth today.

Operators here

The company that runs the wells and issues the royalty cheque.

Railroad Commission districts

Leases — page 1 of 16

  • MONROE UNIT — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 42.9 million reported
  • WILLIAMS, E., UNIT — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Ward County, 33.5 million reported
  • OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 31.4 million reported
  • UNIVERSITY 10-18 — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Ward County, 28.4 million reported
  • HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 26.9 million reported
  • PATHOMACK 55 — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 18.2 million reported
  • LOCKRIDGE, I. P. — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Ward County, 16.7 million reported
  • HALL, G. T. 31 — gas, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Ward County, 15.3 million reported
  • CAMPBELL ESTATE, ET AL — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 15.0 million reported
  • PONDER, D. C. — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Ward County, 14.1 million reported
  • COOPER -43- — gas, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Ward County, 13.9 million reported
  • PYOTE GAS UNIT NO. 7 — gas, Exxon Corp., Ward County, 13.8 million reported
  • DOBBINS, W. T. — gas, Exxon Corp., Ward County, 13.6 million reported
  • WATSON, L. A., ET AL — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 13.3 million reported
  • REUSS, G. T. — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Ward County, 13.3 million reported
  • HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOCIATION — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 12.4 million reported
  • FORTSON GAS UNIT — gas, Exxon Corp., Ward County, 12.0 million reported
  • DOBBINS, W. T. — gas, Exxon Corp., Ward County, 11.6 million reported
  • PRUETT, T. B. ET AL GAS UNIT — gas, Pennzoil Petroleum Company, Ward County, 11.1 million reported
  • BRAVO 103 — gas, Kimball Production Co., Ward County, 10.8 million reported
  • MORRISON, H. B. — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Ward County, 10.7 million reported
  • WATSON, L. A. — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 10.6 million reported
  • PYOTE GAS UNIT NO. 1 — gas, Exxon Corp., Ward County, 10.0 million reported
  • CAMPBELL ESTATE ET AL — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 9.7 million reported
  • PYOTE GAS UNIT 7 — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 9.4 million reported
  • MCDONALD, MYRTLE — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 9.3 million reported
  • MCDONALD, MYRTLE ET AL — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 9.2 million reported
  • PYOTE GAS UNIT NO 2 — gas, Exxon Corp., Ward County, 9.1 million reported
  • HERD GAS UNIT — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 8.4 million reported
  • HILL UNIT — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 8.2 million reported
  • CAMPBELL ESTATE ET AL — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 8.1 million reported
  • CAPRITO 82 — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Ward County, 8.1 million reported
  • HERD GAS UNIT — gas, Exxon Corp., Ward County, 8.1 million reported
  • 7706 JV-P STALLING — gas, Bta Oil Producers, Ward County, 8.1 million reported
  • MCBIRNEY UNIT 2 — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 7.7 million reported
  • THORNTON, BLUFORD — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 7.5 million reported
  • UTL BUFFLEHEAD 2040A — gas, Continental Resources, Inc., Ward County, 7.3 million reported
  • CAPRITO 98 — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Ward County, 7.3 million reported
  • REUSS, G. T., -A- — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Ward County, 7.3 million reported
  • COOPER 49 — gas, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Ward County, 7.2 million reported
  • WATSON, L. A. — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 7.2 million reported
  • THORNTON, BLUFORD — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 7.1 million reported
  • WATSON, L. A. ET AL B — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 7.1 million reported
  • CAPRITO 82 — gas, Abraxas Petroleum Corporation, Ward County, 7.0 million reported
  • MCBIRNEY UNIT 2 — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 7.0 million reported
  • PYOTE GAS UNIT NO. 7 — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 7.0 million reported
  • WHITE WING 14-1 UNIT — gas, Advance Energy Partners, LLC, Ward County, 7.0 million reported
  • FORTSON GAS UNIT — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 6.7 million reported
  • LOWE, RALPH ESTATE 77 — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 6.6 million reported
  • HOWE GAS UNIT NO. 5 — gas, Enertex, Inc., Ward County, 6.6 million reported
  • SEALY RANCH — oil, Halcon Operating Co., Inc., Ward County, 6.6 million reported
  • PATHOMACK 55 — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 6.5 million reported
  • SNYDER, CORA — gas, Forest Oil Corporation, Ward County, 6.4 million reported
  • UTL BLUEGILL 1917A — gas, Continental Resources, Inc., Ward County, 6.3 million reported
  • HERD GAS UNIT — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 6.3 million reported
  • CAPRITO "99" — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Ward County, 6.2 million reported
  • HARDING FEE — gas, Ocean Energy, Inc., Ward County, 6.0 million reported
  • CAMPBELL ESTATE ET AL — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 5.9 million reported
  • COOPER "43" — gas, Arco Permian, Ward County, 5.8 million reported
  • CAMPBELL ESTATE ETAL — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 5.7 million reported
  • CAPRITO 82 — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Ward County, 5.7 million reported
  • LASATER -A- — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Ward County, 5.7 million reported
  • STALLINGS GAS UNIT — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 5.6 million reported
  • CALIFORNIA CHROME UNIT — gas, Luxe Operating LLC, Ward County, 5.6 million reported
  • EMMA 218-219 UNIT — gas, Luxe Operating LLC, Ward County, 5.6 million reported
  • WILSON 184-185 UNIT — gas, Luxe Operating LLC, Ward County, 5.5 million reported
  • U.S. NATIONAL — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 5.5 million reported
  • PYOTE GAS UNIT NO. 3 — gas, Exxon Corp., Ward County, 5.3 million reported
  • 708 JV-S PYOTE "3-20" — gas, Bta Oil Producers, Ward County, 5.3 million reported
  • HNG FEE 57 — gas, Enertex, Inc., Ward County, 5.2 million reported
  • LASATER — gas, Wiser Oil Company, The, Ward County, 5.2 million reported
  • UL MCNASSER 0201-17 — oil, WPX Energy Permian, LLC, Ward County, 5.1 million reported
  • HOWE GAS UNIT NO. 1 — gas, Enertex, Inc., Ward County, 5.1 million reported
  • BROOKE 184-185 UNIT — gas, Luxe Operating LLC, Ward County, 5.0 million reported
  • EVANS, M. W. — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 4.9 million reported
  • HOWE STATE — gas, Enertex, Inc., Ward County, 4.8 million reported
  • STICKLINE — gas, Halcon Operating Co., Inc., Ward County, 4.8 million reported
  • AVA 213 UNIT — gas, Luxe Operating LLC, Ward County, 4.8 million reported
  • THOMAS 203-204 UNIT — gas, Colgate Operating, LLC, Ward County, 4.8 million reported
  • DEVILS CASTLE — gas, Halcon Operating Co., Inc., Ward County, 4.8 million reported
  • ESTES, E. W. — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 4.7 million reported
  • 708 JV-S PYOTE "3-20" — gas, Bta Oil Producers, Ward County, 4.7 million reported
  • SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION — oil, Shell Western E&P Inc., Ward County, 4.7 million reported
  • BLUFORD THORNTON 82 — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 4.7 million reported
  • COOPER "43" — gas, Arco Permian, Ward County, 4.6 million reported
  • ESTES, W. A. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 4.6 million reported
  • CALIFORNIA CHROME UNIT — gas, Luxe Operating LLC, Ward County, 4.5 million reported
  • HOWE GAS UNIT #4 — gas, Enertex, Inc., Ward County, 4.5 million reported
  • MONROE GAS UNIT — gas, Wagner, Duer & Co., Ward County, 4.5 million reported
  • WATSON, L. A. ET AL B — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 4.5 million reported
  • UTL WYATT EARP 2221A — gas, Continental Resources, Inc., Ward County, 4.5 million reported
  • CASON 203-204 UNIT — gas, Colgate Operating, LLC, Ward County, 4.4 million reported
  • PYOTE GAS UNIT NO. 2 — gas, Exxon Corp., Ward County, 4.4 million reported
  • ALYSE 51 UNIT — gas, Luxe Operating LLC, Ward County, 4.4 million reported
  • DAVIS 201-200-199 UNIT — gas, Luxe Operating LLC, Ward County, 4.4 million reported
  • HARDING FEE — gas, Pennzoil Petroleum Company, Ward County, 4.3 million reported
  • PYOTE GAS UNIT 11 — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 4.3 million reported
  • EAST VERMEJO — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Ward County, 4.3 million reported
  • PYOTE GAS UNIT NO. 13 — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Ward County, 4.2 million reported
  • DALLAS 213 UNIT — gas, Luxe Operating LLC, Ward County, 4.1 million reported
  • WHATCHA WANT UNIT — gas, Cog Operating LLC, Ward County, 4.1 million reported
  • THORNTON, TATE 79 — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 4.0 million reported
  • WORSHAM -42- — oil, Bennett, M. Brad Inc., Ward County, 4.0 million reported
  • HORNSILVER — gas, Halcon Operating Co., Inc., Ward County, 4.0 million reported
  • CAPRITO 82 — gas, Enertex, Inc., Ward County, 4.0 million reported
  • AEP 226-34 UNIT — gas, Advance Energy Partners, LLC, Ward County, 4.0 million reported
  • UL LOVELAND 1920-17 — oil, Felix Energy Holdings II, LLC, Ward County, 3.9 million reported
  • WATSON, L. A. ET AL B — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 3.9 million reported
  • LUCY 203-204 UNIT — gas, Colgate Operating, LLC, Ward County, 3.9 million reported
  • PYOTE GAS UNIT NO. 13 — gas, Exxon Corp., Ward County, 3.8 million reported
  • ALYSE 51 UNIT — gas, Colgate Operating, LLC, Ward County, 3.8 million reported
  • LUCY 203-204 UNIT — gas, Colgate Operating, LLC, Ward County, 3.8 million reported
  • SPELLBOUND — gas, Halcon Operating Co., Inc., Ward County, 3.8 million reported
  • WHATCHA WANT UNIT — gas, Cog Operating LLC, Ward County, 3.8 million reported
  • UNIVERSITY 19-27 — gas, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Ward County, 3.8 million reported
  • MCDONALD, MYRTLE ET AL — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 3.7 million reported
  • LUCY 203-204 UNIT — gas, Colgate Operating, LLC, Ward County, 3.7 million reported
  • UTL 2635-17 — oil, Jagged Peak Energy LLC, Ward County, 3.7 million reported
  • DANIELLE 183 UNIT — gas, Luxe Operating LLC, Ward County, 3.7 million reported
  • CAPRITO "81" — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Ward County, 3.6 million reported
  • GOLDEN — gas, Platinum Exploration Inc., Ward County, 3.6 million reported
  • H.B. MORRISON — gas, Occidental Permian Ltd., Ward County, 3.6 million reported
  • KING GEORGE — gas, Bosque Texas Oil LLC, Ward County, 3.6 million reported
  • HILL UNIT — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 3.6 million reported
  • BRANDENBURG — gas, WTG Exploration, Ward County, 3.6 million reported
  • WATSON, L. A. ET AL B — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 3.6 million reported
  • UNIVERSITY -L- — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 3.6 million reported
  • MCBIRNEY UNIT NO. 2 — gas, Exxon Corp., Ward County, 3.5 million reported
  • FORTSON GAS UNIT — gas, Exxon Corp., Ward County, 3.5 million reported
  • KING GEORGE — gas, Bosque Texas Oil LLC, Ward County, 3.5 million reported
  • BARSTOW A — gas, Cog Operating LLC, Ward County, 3.5 million reported
  • CAMERON 49 — gas, Colgate Operating, LLC, Ward County, 3.5 million reported
  • APRES VOUS — gas, Halcon Operating Co., Inc., Ward County, 3.5 million reported
  • PLATINUM 218-34 — gas, Advance Energy Partners, LLC, Ward County, 3.5 million reported
  • 7906 JV-P HENRY — gas, Bta Oil Producers, Ward County, 3.5 million reported
  • LUCY 203-204 UNIT — gas, Colgate Operating, LLC, Ward County, 3.4 million reported
  • INTUITION — gas, Halcon Operating Co., Inc., Ward County, 3.4 million reported
  • TRESTLE — gas, Halcon Operating Co., Inc., Ward County, 3.4 million reported
  • JAKE 201-200 UNIT — gas, Luxe Operating LLC, Ward County, 3.4 million reported
  • ESTES, W. A. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 3.4 million reported
  • 7502 JV-S R.O.C. — gas, Bta Oil Producers, Ward County, 3.4 million reported
  • U.S. NATIONAL — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 3.4 million reported
  • UTL MAVERICK 0604A — gas, Continental Resources, Inc., Ward County, 3.4 million reported
  • KING GEORGE — gas, Bosque Texas Oil LLC, Ward County, 3.3 million reported
  • COOPER "43" — gas, BP America Production Company, Ward County, 3.3 million reported
  • COOPER "43" — gas, Arco Permian, Ward County, 3.3 million reported
  • ROC "83" — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Ward County, 3.3 million reported
  • EVANS, MARY W. — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 3.3 million reported
  • PRIMA — gas, Halcon Operating Co., Inc., Ward County, 3.3 million reported
  • KATE 33-40 — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Ward County, 3.2 million reported
  • MARY GRACE 201-202 UNIT — gas, Luxe Operating LLC, Ward County, 3.2 million reported
  • HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 3.2 million reported
  • 708A JV-S PYOTE 20-6 — gas, Bta Oil Producers, Ward County, 3.1 million reported
  • MARY GRACE 201-202 UNIT — gas, Luxe Operating LLC, Ward County, 3.1 million reported
  • SPIRE 226-34 UNIT — gas, Advance Energy Partners, LLC, Ward County, 3.1 million reported
  • SEALY RANCH — gas, Halcon Operating Co., Inc., Ward County, 3.1 million reported
  • MORAN A1 — gas, Apache Corporation, Ward County, 3.1 million reported
  • O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 3.1 million reported
  • HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 3.1 million reported
  • A HERRING 94-93 UNIT — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Ward County, 3.0 million reported
  • KING GEORGE — gas, Bosque Texas Oil LLC, Ward County, 3.0 million reported
  • ROAD RUNNER 34-180 UNIT — gas, Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, Ward County, 3.0 million reported
  • PYOTE GAS UNIT 2 — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Ward County, 3.0 million reported
  • KATE 33-40 — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Ward County, 3.0 million reported
  • ABIGAIL 218-219 UNIT — gas, Luxe Operating LLC, Ward County, 3.0 million reported
  • CORNELL 226-34 — gas, Advance Energy Partners, LLC, Ward County, 3.0 million reported
  • PALMER 52 UNIT — gas, Permian Resources Operating, LLC, Ward County, 3.0 million reported
  • CONSTANTAN 34-174 (N) — gas, Cog Operating LLC, Ward County, 2.9 million reported
  • PLATINUM 218-34 3H — gas, Advance Energy Partners, LLC, Ward County, 2.9 million reported
  • AEP 226-34 UNIT — gas, Advance Energy Partners, LLC, Ward County, 2.9 million reported
  • PRICE 45 UNIT — gas, Permian Resources Operating, LLC, Ward County, 2.9 million reported
  • KATE 33-40 — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Ward County, 2.9 million reported
  • PLATINUM 218-34 — gas, Advance Energy Partners, LLC, Ward County, 2.9 million reported
  • EDWARDS, C. W., ET AL — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 2.9 million reported
  • KATE 33-40 — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Ward County, 2.8 million reported
  • PLATINUM 218-34A — gas, Advance Energy Partners, LLC, Ward County, 2.8 million reported
  • SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Ward County, 2.8 million reported
  • WHATCHA WANT UNIT — gas, Cog Operating LLC, Ward County, 2.8 million reported
  • ALYSE 51 UNIT — gas, Colgate Operating, LLC, Ward County, 2.8 million reported
  • FRIJOLE 34-187 UNIT — gas, Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, Ward County, 2.8 million reported
  • KATE 33-40 — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Ward County, 2.7 million reported
  • DANIELLE 183 UNIT — gas, Luxe Operating LLC, Ward County, 2.7 million reported
  • WHATCHA WANT UNIT — gas, Cog Operating LLC, Ward County, 2.7 million reported
  • UTL WILD BUNCH 0135A — gas, Continental Resources, Inc., Ward County, 2.7 million reported
  • ALCATRAZ STATE 34-141 UNIT — oil, Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, Ward County, 2.7 million reported
  • WHATCHA WANT UNIT — gas, Cog Operating LLC, Ward County, 2.7 million reported
  • REFRIED 34-187 UNIT — gas, Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, Ward County, 2.7 million reported
  • COOPER 49 — gas, Arco Permian, Ward County, 2.7 million reported
  • REFRIED 34-187 UNIT — gas, Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, Ward County, 2.7 million reported
  • UNIVERSITY 18-6 — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Ward County, 2.6 million reported
  • RIO HONDO — gas, U.S. Energy Development Corp, Ward County, 2.6 million reported
  • UNIVERSITY 44-20 — gas, Samson Resources Company, Ward County, 2.6 million reported
  • DURHAM-EAST ALLOCATION A — gas, Carrizo (Permian) LLC, Ward County, 2.6 million reported
  • WILSON 184-185 UNIT — gas, Permian Resources Operating, LLC, Ward County, 2.6 million reported
  • MI NOCHE — oil, Xto Energy Inc., Ward County, 2.6 million reported
  • RAG RUN NW — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Ward County, 2.6 million reported
  • HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOCIATION — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 2.6 million reported
  • JOSH 201-202 UNIT — gas, Luxe Operating LLC, Ward County, 2.5 million reported
  • PRICE 46 UNIT — gas, Permian Resources Operating, LLC, Ward County, 2.5 million reported
  • PRICE 46 UNIT — gas, Permian Resources Operating, LLC, Ward County, 2.5 million reported

Production figures are as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas. Values shown on lease pages are estimates produced by fitting a decline curve to that reported history; they are not offers or appraisals.