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Ward County

Ward County reported 63 million barrels of oil and 230 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 10th of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #10 of 224 for oil

62,631,364bbl oil, last 12 months−1% vs prior year
Producing leases
1,646of 2,465 on record
Operators
85
Fields
109
Top operator
Crescent Energy Operating, LLC

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Upload a royalty check stub or a phone photo. We compare each month with the Jul 2026 state numbers for the leases below.

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Where it sits

This county

Ward CountyWardWinklerCraneLovingReevesEctorWard County
Ward County · RRC district 08
Gas, last 12 months
229,817,091 mcf
Share of Texas oil
3.1%
Leases on record
2,465
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in Ward County

Monthly totals for every lease the Railroad Commission places in this county. Oil is in barrels (bbl), gas in thousand cubic feet (mcf).

Oil output in Ward County held steady over the last 12 months

63M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 63M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2025, 6.2M bbl.

Oil output in Ward County held steady over the last 12 months63M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 63M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2025, 6.2M bbl.Oil, bbl per month02.5M5M7.5MPeak 6.2M (Oct 25)4.1M20222023202420252026
Oil output in Ward County held steady over the last 12 months63M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 63M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2025, 6.2M bbl.Oil, bbl per month02.5M5M7.5MPeak 6.2M (Oct 25)4.1M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Ward County rose 11% over the last 12 months

230M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 206M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2025, 21M mcf.

Gas output in Ward County rose 11% over the last 12 months230M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 206M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2025, 21M mcf.Gas, mcf per month05M10M15M20M25MPeak 21M (Dec 25)17M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Ward County rose 11% over the last 12 months230M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 206M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2025, 21M mcf.Gas, mcf per month05M10M15M20M25MPeak 21M (Dec 25)17M'22'23'24'25'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query, county totals of every lease. Reported through Jul 2026, file dated Sep 18, 2026. The newest month is often revised as operators file late.

Leases

The biggest leases in Ward County

Ranked by what they produced in the last 12 months. Sort, filter by operator or field, and open any lease for its month-by-month ledger.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 1,646 producing leases).

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SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query. Ranked by an approximate value of last-12-month output, so oil and gas wells sort together.

In Ward County

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Your royalty check comes from the operator. These are the ones with the most output here.

Operators in Ward County, by oil

Crescent Energy Operating leads

  1. Crescent Energy Operating, LLC148 producing leases here9.5Mbbl
  2. Apache Corporation231 producing leases here9.4Mbbl
  3. Continental Resources, Inc.105 producing leases here7.8Mbbl
  4. Jagged Peak Energy LLC65 producing leases here4.5Mbbl
  5. Diamondback E&P LLC92 producing leases here3.5Mbbl
  6. Bosque Texas Oil LLC22 producing leases here3.5Mbbl
  7. Jetta Operating Company, Inc.91 producing leases here2.8Mbbl
  8. Permian Resources Operating, LLC83 producing leases here2.6Mbbl

Fields in Ward County, by oil

Phantom (Wolfcamp) leads

  1. Phantom (Wolfcamp)970 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 7105290049Mbbl
  2. Ruppel (Woodford)31 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 789538005.7Mbbl
  3. Two Georges (Bone Spring)47 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 921000502.1Mbbl
  4. Collie (Delaware)47 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 196652001.7Mbbl
  5. Ward-Estes, North34 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 95152001903kbbl
  6. Wolfbone (Trend Area)18 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 98359800897kbbl
  7. Sandbar (Bone Spring)58 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 80544500838kbbl
  8. Hoefs T-K (Wolfcamp)19 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 41911500691kbbl

More operators here

OperatorAnadarko E&P Onshore LLC111OperatorHalcon Operating Co., Inc.41OperatorWPX Energy Permian, LLC50OperatorManti Tarka Permian Op, LLC27
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Minerals in Ward County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
10 of 224
Share of Texas oil
3.1%
Producing leases
1,646
Operators
85

If you inherited mineral rights in Ward County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Crescent Energy Operating, LLC, among 85 operators with producing leases.

Each lease has a name, a Railroad Commission district and a lease number. Your check stub prints them, or a version of them. Search the name on your stub, open the lease, and compare the “oil sold” and “gas sold” volumes for the month with the barrels and mcf on your stub.

We hold 2,465 leases in Ward County, of which 1,646 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.