Oil and gas leases in Ward County — page 14

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 14 of 16

ECHOLS — oil, Corbell, W. D., Ward County, 8 thousand reported
HUMANE SOCIETY 34-187 — oil, Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, Ward County, 8 thousand reported
7276 JV-S WEDGE — oil, Bta Oil Producers, Ward County, 8 thousand reported
LUCIA HARVEY STATE — oil, Jetta Operating Company, Inc., Ward County, 8 thousand reported
WINTER "5" — oil, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Ward County, 8 thousand reported
T. C. I. -B- — oil, Butler, C. D., Ward County, 8 thousand reported
PRICE "46" — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Ward County, 8 thousand reported
AMERICAN NATIONAL LIFE INS. CO. — oil, Stanolind Operating Corp., Ward County, 8 thousand reported
HOOKER "46" — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Ward County, 8 thousand reported
MOONEY — oil, Seaboard Operating Co., Ward County, 8 thousand reported
KOLP-YORK — oil, Pennzoil Petroleum Company, Ward County, 8 thousand reported
STATE OF TEXAS -FW- — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Ward County, 8 thousand reported
BARKER — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Ward County, 7 thousand reported
SWASHBUCKLER SE — oil, Blackbeard Operating, LLC, Ward County, 7 thousand reported
SCOTT, F. H. STATE "A" — oil, Petro-Hunt Corporation, Ward County, 7 thousand reported
WRISTEN BROTHERS — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Ward County, 7 thousand reported
PATE — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Ward County, 7 thousand reported
PONDER, D. C. — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Ward County, 7 thousand reported
MILLER — gas, Jetta Operating Company, Inc., Ward County, 7 thousand reported
DORR, ERMA — oil, Three-B Oil Company, The, Ward County, 7 thousand reported
BECKEN-STATE — oil, Six-S Properties, Inc., Ward County, 7 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY "24-18" -A- — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Ward County, 7 thousand reported
WEISS — oil, Berry, O. H., Ward County, 7 thousand reported
BERTNER — oil, Butler, C. D., Ward County, 7 thousand reported
GRAHAM-TUNSTILL — oil, Seely Oil Company, Ward County, 7 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 16-33 — oil, Sandridge Expl. And Prod., LLC, Ward County, 7 thousand reported
KAUFMAN, RUTH H. -A- — oil, Haylan Oil Company, Ward County, 7 thousand reported
NEAL-DYER -135- — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Ward County, 7 thousand reported
ESTES, W. A. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 7 thousand reported
JV-S 7211 BLOCK 16 — oil, Abraxas Petroleum Corporation, Ward County, 7 thousand reported
STATE "XA" — oil, Merit Energy Company, Ward County, 7 thousand reported
HATHAWAY, J. F. NO. 2 — oil, Smith & Marrs Inc., Ward County, 7 thousand reported
MARTIN, W.H. "B" — oil, Ice Brothers, Inc., Ward County, 7 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 19-29 — oil, Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, Ward County, 7 thousand reported
BERGMAN -A- — oil, RVS Oil Company, Ward County, 7 thousand reported
ESTES, E. W. — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 7 thousand reported
YATES - STATE — oil, Murphree Production, Ward County, 7 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 20-42 — oil, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Ward County, 7 thousand reported
WALLIS -B- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Ward County, 7 thousand reported
TUBB, J.B. ESTATE B — oil, Williams Oil Company, Ward County, 7 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY "18-18" — oil, WTG Exploration, Ward County, 7 thousand reported
HAWKINS — oil, Murphree Brothers Production, Ward County, 6 thousand reported
C.S.-STATE — oil, Six-S Properties, Inc., Ward County, 6 thousand reported
SOUTHLAND ROYALTY -906- — oil, Breck Operating Corp., Ward County, 6 thousand reported
GRIMES -B- — oil, Murphree Production, Ward County, 6 thousand reported
MOBIL FEE UNIT — oil, Rasmussen, Hal J. Operating, Inc, Ward County, 6 thousand reported
ATLANTIC, ETAL — oil, D G D Oil Co., Ward County, 6 thousand reported
HAYZLETT, S. F. — oil, Slack, R. C., Ward County, 6 thousand reported
DELTA QUEEN — gas, Three-B Oil Company, The, Ward County, 6 thousand reported
THORNTON — oil, Centerfire Resources, Ward County, 6 thousand reported
SEALY ESTATE "79" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Ward County, 6 thousand reported
BRONQUIST — oil, Double Eagle Operating, LLC, Ward County, 6 thousand reported
HATHAWAY. J. F. — oil, Bass Enterprises Production Co., Ward County, 6 thousand reported
FAGIN, K. M. — oil, RVS Oil Company, Ward County, 6 thousand reported
MILLER, ROBERT H. — oil, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Ward County, 6 thousand reported
TEX. COTTON INDS. -A- — oil, Murphree Production, Ward County, 6 thousand reported
HAWKINS -A- — oil, Murphree Brothers Production, Ward County, 6 thousand reported
BROADLAND, HELEN — oil, Mineral Development, Inc., Ward County, 6 thousand reported
JAMES, HENRY — oil, Eado Production, Ward County, 6 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY LANDS "BB" — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Ward County, 6 thousand reported
HERD,J.H. — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Ward County, 6 thousand reported
HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. — gas, Two P Partners, LLC, Ward County, 6 thousand reported
TELLURIDE — oil, Halcon Operating Co., Inc., Ward County, 6 thousand reported
POTTS -A- — oil, Walbet, Ward County, 6 thousand reported
PRUETT, T.B. ET AL GAS UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Ward County, 6 thousand reported
STONE C — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Ward County, 6 thousand reported
BLACK "135" — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Ward County, 6 thousand reported
JOE — oil, P.O.&G. Operating, LLC, Ward County, 6 thousand reported
W.D. JOHNSON — oil, Four Corners Petroleum II, LLC, Ward County, 6 thousand reported
MASSEY & NETTIEBERG — oil, R. W. S. Oil Co., Ward County, 5 thousand reported
HALL, G. T. 31 — oil, Abraxas Petroleum Corporation, Ward County, 5 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY "18-13A" — oil, WTG Exploration, Ward County, 5 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 21-18 — oil, E.G.L. Resources, Inc., Ward County, 5 thousand reported
GRUEBE — oil, Craft, Robert, Ward County, 5 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY SM 43-20 — oil, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Ward County, 5 thousand reported
WARWINK UNIVERSITY 18-34 'B' — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Ward County, 5 thousand reported
FARRAR, E. N. — oil, Murphree Production, Ward County, 5 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 19-29 — oil, Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, Ward County, 5 thousand reported
OLSON — oil, Simon, W. D. Oil Co., Ward County, 5 thousand reported
SEALY, GEORGE "44-A" — oil, Stevens & Tull, Inc., Ward County, 5 thousand reported
MISSOURI GULCH 848586-F — oil, Felix Energy Holdings II, LLC, Ward County, 5 thousand reported
SOUTHLAND ROYALTY -906- — gas, Breck Operating Corp., Ward County, 5 thousand reported
STATE "OB" — oil, Merit Energy Company, Ward County, 5 thousand reported
KAUFMAN, RUTH H.,-A- — oil, Williams Oil Company, Ward County, 5 thousand reported
STATE OF TEXAS DC — oil, Jetta Operating Company, Inc., Ward County, 5 thousand reported
CARSON — oil, Double Eagle Operating, LLC, Ward County, 5 thousand reported
BEARD -A- — oil, Beard Production, Ward County, 5 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 16-12 "B" — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Ward County, 5 thousand reported
ICE 24 — oil, Williams Oil Company, Ward County, 5 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY "18-19" -A- — oil, Omimex Petroleum, Inc., Ward County, 5 thousand reported
CAPRITO 98 — oil, Abraxas Petroleum Corporation, Ward County, 4 thousand reported
HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. — gas, Two P Partners, LLC, Ward County, 4 thousand reported
MONROE GAS UNIT NO. 2 — oil, Crystal River Oil & Gas LLC, Ward County, 4 thousand reported
MAGNOLIA SEALY — oil, Anchor Well Service, Inc., Ward County, 4 thousand reported
CHINA LAKE "205" — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Ward County, 4 thousand reported
WATSON, L. M. STATE — oil, Petro-Hunt Corporation, Ward County, 4 thousand reported
SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION — oil, Shell Western E&P Inc., Ward County, 4 thousand reported
9805 JV-P WARWINK — oil, Felix Energy Holdings II, LLC, Ward County, 4 thousand reported
HEALEY, J.H. — oil, United Energy Corporation, Ward County, 4 thousand reported
HALL, G. T. — oil, X-L Energy Company, Ward County, 4 thousand reported
BENTLEY — oil, Massey, J. V., Ward County, 4 thousand reported
7503 JV-S SUN — oil, MR Oil Company, Ward County, 4 thousand reported
BLAIR — oil, Oxy USA WTP LP, Ward County, 4 thousand reported
PO&G UNIVERSITY 18 — oil, P.O.&G. Operating, LLC, Ward County, 4 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY "18-31" — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 4 thousand reported
MARTHA 34-182 C — oil, Jetta Operating Company, Inc., Ward County, 4 thousand reported
SMITH, SEALY -B- — oil, Kern Co., Ward County, 4 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY "22-18" -B- — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Ward County, 4 thousand reported
CHRISTIAN '46' — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Ward County, 4 thousand reported
STATE UNIVERSITY F6 — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Ward County, 4 thousand reported
WATSON, GRUBE — oil, Hogan & Craft Oil Company, Ward County, 4 thousand reported
SMITH — oil, M. M. Oil Company, Ward County, 4 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY -M- — oil, O. H. M. Operating, Ward County, 4 thousand reported
STATE OF TEXAS FW — oil, Jetta Operating Company, Inc., Ward County, 4 thousand reported
SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION -A- — oil, Myco Petroleum, Ward County, 4 thousand reported
JOHN — oil, Bta Oil Producers, Ward County, 4 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY "9-18" -B- — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 4 thousand reported
GEORGE SEALY -43- — oil, Stevens & Tull, Inc., Ward County, 4 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 40-16 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
ESTES, W. A. — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
SEALY-SMITH FOUNDATION — oil, Moseley, J. T., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
BLAIR-B — gas, Oxy USA Inc., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
BRILLHART, EDNA — oil, R. W. S. Oil Co., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
ASHLEY — oil, Custer & Wright Operating, Inc., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL — gas, Two P Partners, LLC, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
INTIMIDATION 33-63 A — oil, Cimarex Energy Co., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
MURCHISON-SPENCER — oil, Henderson & Erickson, Inc., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
SEALY UNIT -2- 44 — oil, Stevens & Tull, Inc., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
HAPPY HIPPO — oil, Seaboard Operating Co., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
PITZER, M. B. — oil, Mark I Oil Company, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY SM 20-43 — oil, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
CAYMAN — oil, Seaboard Oil Company, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
SEALY & SMITH FOUNDATION C — oil, Apache Corporation, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
SCHROPSHIRE — oil, Simon, W. D. Oil Co., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
MELISSA — oil, D & B Operating, Inc., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 18-6 — oil, Oasis Petroleum Permian LLC, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
GRIMES — oil, Murphree Production, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
STUMPF, J. A. — oil, Devon Energy Corporation(Nevada), Ward County, 3 thousand reported
SND — oil, Viola Prod., Inc., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
MAGSEALY — oil, Penwell Energy, Inc., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
A. N. I. — oil, Platinum Exploration Inc., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
CARSON B — oil, Double Eagle Operating, LLC, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
MARSTON, E. J. ESTATE -D- — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
7AST VERMEJO -A- — oil, Bledsoe Partners, Inc., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
EDWARDS, JACK, ET AL — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
JAMES, H. — oil, Stanolind Operating Corp., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
E. JOHNSON — oil, Eason Production Company, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
ESTES, W.A. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
MONROE, LEE — oil, Six-S Properties, Inc., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
SODA LAKE -24- — oil, Cardwell Oil Corporation, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
STATE UNIVERSITY -DG- — oil, Mcdonnold Operating, Inc., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
BENTLEY -A- — oil, Murphree Brothers Production, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
WINTERS — oil, Cimarex Energy Co. Of Colorado, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
PITZER — gas, Williams Oil Company, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
EDWARDS, JACK ET AL — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
MARSTON — oil, Samson Resources Company, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
EDWARDS, JANELLE ET AL "B" — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
HERD — oil, MW Petroleum Corporation, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
BRAY, A. F. — oil, Murphree Brothers Production, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. — gas, Sundown Energy LP, Ward County, 3 thousand reported
HADWEN, HELEN — oil, R. W. S. Oil Co., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
CAYMAN — oil, Seaboard Operating Co., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
COLE — oil, R. W. S. Oil Co., Ward County, 3 thousand reported
HAYZLETT — oil, D G D Oil Co., Ward County, 2 thousand reported
RECTOR — oil, Murphree Brothers Production, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
MAN OF WAR — oil, Blackbeard Operating, LLC, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY "47" — oil, Passmore, Mike F., Ward County, 2 thousand reported
CAPRITO 99 — oil, Abraxas Petroleum Corporation, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
DUNAGAN RANCH — oil, Platinum Exploration Inc., Ward County, 2 thousand reported
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK — oil, MR Oil Company, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
OBRIEN, G. W., ETAL — gas, Two P Partners, LLC, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
POTTS — oil, R. W. S. Oil Co., Ward County, 2 thousand reported
GREEN — oil, Oahe Oil Company, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE — oil, Pearce Trust And Blair, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
BLUE OX — oil, Trinity Texas Energy Resources, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
SLOAN — oil, Moseley, J. T., Ward County, 2 thousand reported
BRANDENBERG, CHARLOTTE — oil, R. W. S. Oil Co., Ward County, 2 thousand reported
SEALY — oil, Viola Prod., Inc., Ward County, 2 thousand reported
CAPRITO 99 — oil, Abraxas Petroleum Corporation, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
GRUBE, B. H. "A" — oil, Harkey Energy Inc., Ward County, 2 thousand reported
CARR & SMITH — oil, Murphree Production, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN — oil, Sundown Energy LP, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
EDWARDS ESTATE — oil, Omar Operating Company, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
CANNON, W. E. — oil, Six-S Properties, Inc., Ward County, 2 thousand reported
SEALY-SMITH — oil, Eland Energy, Inc., Ward County, 2 thousand reported
ICE 24 — oil, Fossil Petroleum LLC, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
JONES, J. D. — oil, R. W. S. Oil Co., Ward County, 2 thousand reported
KAUFMAN — oil, Haylan Oil Company, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
COOPER, J. E. — oil, R. W. S. Oil Co., Ward County, 2 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY "3" — oil, Apache Corporation, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
WALKER, P., ET AL — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ward County, 2 thousand reported
B-W UNIT — oil, Berry, O. H., Ward County, 2 thousand reported
STATE UNIVERSITY DG — oil, Mcdonnold Operating, Inc., Ward County, 2 thousand reported
MYERS, VIOLA — oil, Six-S Properties, Inc., Ward County, 2 thousand reported
BLACK, P. H. ET AL — oil, Shell Western E&P Inc., Ward County, 2 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY -30- — oil, MGF Oil Corporation, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
MAN OF WAR W — oil, Blackbeard Operating, LLC, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
REHMEYER — oil, Three-B Oil Company, The, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
COLE — oil, Double Eagle Operating, LLC, Ward County, 2 thousand reported
CAPRITO 83 — oil, Abraxas Petroleum Corporation, Ward County, 2 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.