Wickett is a town in Ward County, Texas, United States.

If it had not been for George W. O'Brien, the place which was to become Wickett might have remained as Aroya, merely a switch and a section house on the Texas and Pacific Railroad, established to house one of the maintenance crews for the railroad.

O'Brien gave Southern Crude's camp (for employees), for offices, tank farm and loading racks.

Wickett's official "birthday" was February 14, 1927; and the rush for residence and business lots in the new town was like the early days of Nevada and California.

The new town's early arrivals lived in crude frame shacks, in tents and under wagons.

Onnie Mae O'Brien became the first Postmistress on June 14, 1927, after a petition was circulated for the designation of Wickett for a U.S. Post Office.

In 1936, a consolidation of the Wickett and Monahans schools was agreed upon because of declining enrollment.

In addition, a factory for the production of carbon black was constructed to claim the residue available from the burning of the "dry" gas.

At the height of its operations, Cabot was second only to Gulf Oil as the largest private employer in Ward County.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square mile (1.8 km2), all land.

The Town of Wickett is served by the Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent School District.