Oil and gas leases in Ward County — page 13

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.
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.

Leases — page 13 of 16

UNIVERSITY — oil, Williams Oil Company, Ward County, 20 thousand reported
RED DIAMOND 33-71 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Ward County, 20 thousand reported
ROCK HOUSE 6 — oil, Williams Oil Company, Ward County, 20 thousand reported
CAPRITO 84 — oil, Abraxas Petroleum Corporation, Ward County, 19 thousand reported
VERMEJO "A" — oil, Bledsoe Partners, Inc., Ward County, 19 thousand reported
JOHNSON, M.L. — oil, P & R Oil, Ward County, 19 thousand reported
PITZER — oil, Williams Oil Company, Ward County, 19 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY A 12-18 — oil, Oasis Petroleum Permian LLC, Ward County, 19 thousand reported
OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 19 thousand reported
AMERICAN NATIONAL LIFE INS.CO. — oil, Stanolind Operating Corp., Ward County, 19 thousand reported
TOMAHAWK 193 — oil, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Ward County, 19 thousand reported
ATHENA '13-18' — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Ward County, 19 thousand reported
O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL — gas, Celero Energy, L.P., Ward County, 19 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 22-18 — oil, E.G.L. Resources, Inc., Ward County, 19 thousand reported
SCOTT, F.H. -31- — oil, Jetta Operating Company, Inc., Ward County, 18 thousand reported
EDWARDS, JACK ET AL — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 18 thousand reported
ROACH — oil, Walbet, Ward County, 18 thousand reported
MONROE STATE -196- — oil, Platinum Exploration Inc., Ward County, 18 thousand reported
STATE UNIVERSITY — oil, Pearl, Bill H. Productions, Inc., Ward County, 18 thousand reported
BARSTOW -43- — oil, Jetta Operating Company, Inc., Ward County, 18 thousand reported
SCOTT, F. H., ETAL — oil, Jones, Johnny G., Ward County, 18 thousand reported
BRILLHART, EDNA — oil, Murphree Production, Ward County, 18 thousand reported
SWASHBUCKLER SE — oil, Blackbeard Operating, LLC, Ward County, 18 thousand reported
WALLING & COSTLEY -A- — oil, Jag Oil Company, Ward County, 18 thousand reported
PRICE 45 UNIT — oil, Permian Resources Operating, LLC, Ward County, 18 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 15A — oil, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Ward County, 18 thousand reported
RICHTER, LOUIS — oil, MR Oil Company, Ward County, 18 thousand reported
LANDON -B- — oil, Hamm, Richard, Ward County, 18 thousand reported
EDWARDS, JANELLE — oil, Cimarex Energy Co. Of Colorado, Ward County, 17 thousand reported
P. WALKER ET AL — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 17 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 18-17 — oil, Browning Oil Company, Inc., Ward County, 17 thousand reported
DEBBIE — oil, P.O.&G. Operating, LLC, Ward County, 17 thousand reported
CAPRITO 84 — oil, Abraxas Petroleum Corporation, Ward County, 17 thousand reported
U-TEX -H- — oil, Holmac Oil Company, Ward County, 17 thousand reported
TOWNSEND — oil, Murphree Brothers Production, Ward County, 17 thousand reported
DUNAGAN — oil, Richardson Operating Company, Ward County, 17 thousand reported
HATHAWAY, J. F. NO. 1 — oil, Smith & Marrs Inc., Ward County, 17 thousand reported
ATLANTIC-MILLER, J. — oil, Six-S Properties, Inc., Ward County, 17 thousand reported
BARSTOW 155 — oil, Jetta Operating Company, Inc., Ward County, 17 thousand reported
EDWARDS, J. H. ESTATE "B" — gas, Ep Operating Limited Partnership, Ward County, 17 thousand reported
MILLER, ROBERT — oil, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Ward County, 17 thousand reported
BLAIR-B — gas, Oxy USA Inc., Ward County, 17 thousand reported
UL 19 S BUGGER — oil, Pdeh LLC, Ward County, 17 thousand reported
DURGIN, D.B. SEC 15 — oil, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Ward County, 17 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY -B- — oil, Petroplex Equipment, Inc., Ward County, 17 thousand reported
KATHERINE — oil, P.O.&G. Operating, LLC, Ward County, 16 thousand reported
SCOTT, F. H.-33- — oil, Mid-Continent Energy, Inc., Ward County, 16 thousand reported
JANELLE EDWARDS 26 — oil, Williams Oil Company, Ward County, 16 thousand reported
YORK — oil, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Ward County, 16 thousand reported
MONROE, CYNTHIA L. — oil, Henderson & Erickson, Inc., Ward County, 16 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY — oil, Avra Oil Company, Ward County, 16 thousand reported
SPERRY, L. R. — oil, Six-S Properties, Inc., Ward County, 16 thousand reported
SMITH BROTHERS — oil, Dudley Oil Co., Ward County, 16 thousand reported
STATE "QK" — oil, Merit Energy Company, Ward County, 16 thousand reported
BLUE JACKET -A- — oil, Ice Brothers, Inc., Ward County, 16 thousand reported
CHINA LAKE — gas, Meridian Oil Inc., Ward County, 16 thousand reported
PITZER "A" — oil, Williams Oil Company, Ward County, 16 thousand reported
BERTNER, GUS — oil, Murphree Production, Ward County, 15 thousand reported
JUMPING BEAR — oil, Seaboard Operating Co., Ward County, 15 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 16-18 'B' — oil, Chevron Midcontinent, L.P., Ward County, 15 thousand reported
SPENCER — oil, Stevens & Tull, Inc., Ward County, 15 thousand reported
UL ROY E 18-4-13 — oil, Oasis Petroleum Permian LLC, Ward County, 15 thousand reported
WILSON, JOHN H. TRUSTEE "B" — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Ward County, 15 thousand reported
MURRAY — oil, Murray, Tom Enterprises, Ward County, 15 thousand reported
SEALY FOUNDATION -G- — oil, Millwee Oil, Inc., Ward County, 15 thousand reported
EDWARDS ESTATE "A" — oil, B G R Production, Ward County, 15 thousand reported
JIM ED — oil, Pitts Energy Co., Ward County, 15 thousand reported
ESTES, W. A. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 15 thousand reported
SMITH, SEALY — oil, Southwest-Operating, Ward County, 15 thousand reported
ARMSTRONG-GREEN — oil, Oahe Oil Company, Ward County, 15 thousand reported
KING GEORGE SA 2 — oil, Bosque Texas Oil LLC, Ward County, 15 thousand reported
DAVIS, WIRT — oil, Murphree Brothers Production, Ward County, 15 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 18-18 — oil, Sandridge Expl. And Prod., LLC, Ward County, 15 thousand reported
RICHTER -C- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Ward County, 14 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 9-18 'B' — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 14 thousand reported
KITCHEN 1 — oil, Dorr, John R., Ward County, 14 thousand reported
BYRD-WOOD -A- — oil, Smith & Marrs Inc., Ward County, 14 thousand reported
MILLER, J.E. — oil, Avra Oil Company, Ward County, 14 thousand reported
EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL — oil, Pitts Energy Co., Ward County, 14 thousand reported
BENTLEY — oil, P.O.&G. Operating, LLC, Ward County, 14 thousand reported
HALL, G. T. 32 — oil, Abraxas Petroleum Corporation, Ward County, 14 thousand reported
J. F. PATTEE ET AL UNIT — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Ward County, 14 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY -34- — oil, Holmac Oil Company, Ward County, 14 thousand reported
DOANE, ELIZABETH — oil, Murphree Brothers Production, Ward County, 14 thousand reported
MELISSA "A" — oil, Simon, W. D. Oil Co., Ward County, 14 thousand reported
BLACKTIP UNIVERSITY 19-26 — oil, Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, Ward County, 14 thousand reported
BUTLER, DOC, TOWNSITE UNIT — oil, Hamm, Richard, Ward County, 14 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 11-18 — oil, E.G.L. Resources, Inc., Ward County, 14 thousand reported
MIDDLETON 124-D — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Ward County, 14 thousand reported
BLACK — oil, Graham, Bill J. Oil & Gas Corp., Ward County, 14 thousand reported
OCRACOKE ISLAND — oil, Blackbeard Operating, LLC, Ward County, 14 thousand reported
ATLANTIC-JOHNSON -A- — oil, Three-B Oil Company, The, Ward County, 14 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY "K" — gas, Energen Resources Corporation, Ward County, 13 thousand reported
HARPER, F. D., -A- — oil, Smith & Marrs Inc., Ward County, 13 thousand reported
YORK — oil, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Ward County, 13 thousand reported
SEALY — oil, Saber Oil & Gas Ventures, LLC, Ward County, 13 thousand reported
JOHNSON, M. L. -A- — oil, Royal, Richard L., Ward County, 13 thousand reported
ANI '46' — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Ward County, 13 thousand reported
WINTER — oil, Northstar Operating Company, Ward County, 13 thousand reported
BOOGHER, JOHN H. — oil, Hamm, Richard, Ward County, 13 thousand reported
STATE "OA" — oil, Merit Energy Company, Ward County, 13 thousand reported
MIGHTY MOOSE — oil, Seaboard Operating Co., Ward County, 13 thousand reported
MILLER "A" — oil, Pitts Energy Co., Ward County, 13 thousand reported
JAGUAR — oil, Seaboard Operating Co., Ward County, 13 thousand reported
HERRMAN — oil, Devon Energy Corporation(Nevada), Ward County, 13 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 21-18 — oil, E.G.L. Resources, Inc., Ward County, 13 thousand reported
UNIV. -FHL- — oil, Smith & Marrs Inc., Ward County, 13 thousand reported
FLY CATCHER — oil, Texon Oil Company, Inc., Ward County, 13 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 18-19 — oil, Maynard Oil Co., Ward County, 13 thousand reported
AMOCO CRAWARD — oil, Highland Production Company, Ward County, 12 thousand reported
MARDERS, GORDON — oil, Ice Brothers, Inc., Ward County, 12 thousand reported
WHITE, F. M. — oil, Wilson, Dell, Ward County, 12 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY AS — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Ward County, 12 thousand reported
FOX — oil, Kennedy & Treadaway, Ward County, 12 thousand reported
MOBIL-UNIVERSITY — oil, Holmac Oil Company, Ward County, 12 thousand reported
CORDELIA STEWART — oil, Pegco Operators, Ward County, 12 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY -U- — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Ward County, 12 thousand reported
COMBS, GUY S. -A- — oil, Murphree Production, Ward County, 12 thousand reported
STATE OF TEXAS "DP" — oil, Olsen Energy Inc., Ward County, 12 thousand reported
ASHLEY — oil, Henry Resources LLC, Ward County, 12 thousand reported
JONES, L. & I. — oil, R. W. S. Oil Co., Ward County, 12 thousand reported
JAGUAR — oil, Seaboard Operating Co., Ward County, 12 thousand reported
SWEATT, E. W. — oil, Kennedy & Treadaway, Ward County, 12 thousand reported
SOUTH WARD — oil, Piedra Operating, LLC, Ward County, 12 thousand reported
SEALY "93" — oil, Browning Oil Company, Inc., Ward County, 12 thousand reported
STEWART, CORDELIA — gas, Stanolind Operating Corp., Ward County, 12 thousand reported
SEALY, GEORGE — oil, Anchor Well Service, Inc., Ward County, 12 thousand reported
JOHNSON, C. M. AND D. L. — oil, Manning, Jack, Ward County, 11 thousand reported
SOUTHLAND ROYALTY -906- — oil, Breck Operating Corp., Ward County, 11 thousand reported
MILLER, O. H. EST. — oil, Viola Prod., Inc., Ward County, 11 thousand reported
BLODGETT — oil, Double Eagle Operating, LLC, Ward County, 11 thousand reported
ESTES, W. A. — oil, Williams Oil Company, Ward County, 11 thousand reported
LAGUNA "5" — oil, Laguna Petroleum Corporation, Ward County, 11 thousand reported
BROWN HEIRS — oil, T & A Operating, Ward County, 11 thousand reported
BECKHAM — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Ward County, 11 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY -A-S- — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Ward County, 11 thousand reported
STATE "OA" — oil, Merit Energy Company, Ward County, 11 thousand reported
GEORGE SEALY -45- — oil, J M B Oil Company, Ward County, 11 thousand reported
MASSEY-VICKEY-L- — oil, Kennedy & Treadaway, Ward County, 11 thousand reported
EDWARDS, JACK -L- — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 11 thousand reported
CAPRITO 82 — oil, Abraxas Petroleum Corporation, Ward County, 11 thousand reported
N X S — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Ward County, 11 thousand reported
RED CLOUD — oil, Platinum Exploration Inc., Ward County, 11 thousand reported
WINTER, W. I. — oil, Brown, H. L., JR., Ward County, 11 thousand reported
WINTERGARDEN — oil, Murphree Production, Ward County, 10 thousand reported
TEX. COTTON INDS. -B- — oil, Murphree Production, Ward County, 10 thousand reported
MI DIA — oil, Xto Energy Inc., Ward County, 10 thousand reported
W-M UNIT — oil, Murphree Production, Ward County, 10 thousand reported
EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL TRACT D — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 10 thousand reported
SEALY, GEORGE "43 C" — oil, Stevens & Tull, Inc., Ward County, 10 thousand reported
MONROE 34-221 — gas, Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, Ward County, 10 thousand reported
7513 JV-S SUN — oil, MR Oil Company, Ward County, 10 thousand reported
SEALY SMITH — oil, Millwee Oil, Inc., Ward County, 10 thousand reported
WOODS, EPPERSON — oil, Oahe Oil Company, Ward County, 10 thousand reported
HAWLEY, H. H., FEE — oil, Six-S Properties, Inc., Ward County, 10 thousand reported
LR "88B" — oil, E.G.L. Resources, Inc., Ward County, 10 thousand reported
STATE OF TEXAS -DF- — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Ward County, 10 thousand reported
SEALY ESTATE — oil, Stevens & Tull, Inc., Ward County, 10 thousand reported
BUTTERFLY — oil, Texon Oil Company, Inc., Ward County, 10 thousand reported
WILKES — oil, Murphree Production, Ward County, 10 thousand reported
MONROE — oil, Samson Lone Star LP, Ward County, 10 thousand reported
GARY — oil, Seaboard Oil Company, Ward County, 10 thousand reported
WRISTEN BROTHERS — oil, Williams Oil Company, Ward County, 10 thousand reported
SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION — oil, Shell Western E&P Inc., Ward County, 10 thousand reported
SEALY SMITH -77-A- — oil, Millwee Oil, Inc., Ward County, 10 thousand reported
DORR-HILL — oil, Walbet, Ward County, 10 thousand reported
GARNER -135- — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Ward County, 9 thousand reported
BROWN — oil, Berry, O. H., Ward County, 9 thousand reported
SMITH — gas, M. M. Oil Company, Ward County, 9 thousand reported
WRISTEN BROS. — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 9 thousand reported
NEMO — oil, E.G.L. Resources, Inc., Ward County, 9 thousand reported
SMITH-METCALFE — oil, Hamm, Richard, Ward County, 9 thousand reported
STATE OF TEX. -DC- — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Ward County, 9 thousand reported
MANGY MULE — oil, Seaboard Operating Co., Ward County, 9 thousand reported
DYER -135A- — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Ward County, 9 thousand reported
MILLER, JANE DEAN ET AL — gas, Pennzoil Petroleum Company, Ward County, 9 thousand reported
O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 9 thousand reported
DELTA QUEEN — gas, Contango Resources, LLC, Ward County, 9 thousand reported
WARTHOG — oil, Seaboard Operating Co., Ward County, 9 thousand reported
MILLER STATE 30 — oil, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Ward County, 9 thousand reported
9014 JV-P PITZER — oil, Bta Oil Producers, LLC, Ward County, 9 thousand reported
WEST CAPRITO (WOLFCAMP) — oil, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ward County, 9 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 18-30 — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 9 thousand reported
CRAWAR FIELD UNIT — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 9 thousand reported
SEALY, GEO. -J- — oil, Satanta Oil Company, Ward County, 9 thousand reported
STATE — oil, Six-S Properties, Inc., Ward County, 9 thousand reported
STATE OF TEXAS FW — oil, Apache Corporation, Ward County, 9 thousand reported
DUNLAP-EUBANK — oil, Hamm, Richard, Ward County, 9 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 18-6 — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Ward County, 8 thousand reported
WILSON, JOHN H. TRUSTEE -D- — oil, Sanco, Ward County, 8 thousand reported
SEALY FOUNDATION -I- — oil, Lyn-San Company, Ward County, 8 thousand reported
CAPRITO 99 — gas, Abraxas Petroleum Corporation, Ward County, 8 thousand reported
HARPER, F. D. — oil, Smith & Marrs Inc., Ward County, 8 thousand reported
EDWARDS, C., JR., ET AL (NCT-A) — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 8 thousand reported
MONROE -A- — oil, Henderson & Erickson, Inc., Ward County, 8 thousand reported
SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION — oil, Altura Energy Ltd., Ward County, 8 thousand reported
PRUETT, T.B. ET AL GAS UNIT — oil, Pennzoil Petroleum Company, Ward County, 8 thousand reported
MANKINS & WILLIAMS — oil, A & B Oil, Ward County, 8 thousand reported
UGLY HOG — oil, Seaboard Operating Co., Ward County, 8 thousand reported
SEALY, GEORGE SEC. -45- — oil, Stevens & Tull, Inc., Ward County, 8 thousand 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.