Howard County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Howard County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-20.

Howard County permitting is running 15 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (45 total, down 22% on the prior quarter). 2 were issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 42 permits in the past 12 months, one of 15 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-20

All Time

15,164

15,164 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2023-12-01	895624	42-227-42322	PANTHER EAST UNIT #2AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,950	Y
2023-12-01	895623	42-227-42321	PANTHER EAST UNIT #9SH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,950	Y
2023-12-01	895623	42-227-42321	PANTHER EAST UNIT #9SH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,950	Y
2023-12-01	895470	42-227-42316	O'DANIEL RANCH 3-10 B UNIT #A 5H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2023-12-01	895470	42-227-42316	O'DANIEL RANCH 3-10 B UNIT #A 5H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2023-11-30	895529	42-227-42320	BIG SPRING BRINE #2	TALL CITY BRINE LLC	DRILL	1,700
2023-11-30	895473	42-227-42319	O'DANIEL RANCH 3-10 A UNIT #L 3H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2023-11-30	895473	42-227-42319	O'DANIEL RANCH 3-10 A UNIT #L 3H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2023-11-30	895472	42-227-42318	O'DANIEL RANCH 3-10 A UNIT #L 2H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2023-11-30	895472	42-227-42318	O'DANIEL RANCH 3-10 A UNIT #L 2H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2023-11-30	895471	42-227-42317	O'DANIEL RANCH 3-10 A UNIT #A 2H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2023-11-30	895471	42-227-42317	O'DANIEL RANCH 3-10 A UNIT #A 2H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2023-11-28	895298	42-227-42315	WALDRON T-BIRD UNIT #2452AP	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-11-28	895270	42-227-42310	HOT SPRINGS 2444DP #5H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-11-17	895302	42-227-42314	HOT SPRINGS 2486CP #7H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-11-17	895301	42-227-42313	HOT SPRINGS 2446DP #6H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-11-17	895249	42-227-42308	FLEEMAN 51-9 B UNIT #L 7H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,400	Y
2023-11-17	895248	42-227-42307	FLEEMAN 51-9 B UNIT #A 7H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,400	Y
2023-11-15	895247	42-227-42306	FLEEMAN 51-9 B UNIT #L 6HR	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,400	Y
2023-11-15	895246	42-227-42305	FLEEMAN 51-9 B UNIT #A 6HR	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,400	Y
2023-11-15	895245	42-227-42304	O'DANIEL RANCH 3-10 A UNIT #L 1H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2023-11-15	895245	42-227-42304	O'DANIEL RANCH 3-10 A UNIT #L 1H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2023-11-15	895244	42-227-42303	O'DANIEL RANCH 3-10 A UNIT #A 1H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2023-11-15	895244	42-227-42303	O'DANIEL RANCH 3-10 A UNIT #A 1H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2023-11-15	895244	42-227-42303	O'DANIEL RANCH 3-10 A UNIT #A 1H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2023-11-13	895216	42-227-42302	GARRETT-REED UNIT 37-48 #27DH	SPIRIT O&G OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,500	Y
2023-11-13	895215	42-227-42301	GARRETT-REED UNIT 37-48 #26DH	SPIRIT O&G OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,500	Y
2023-11-07	894941	42-227-30720	DUHAIME #1	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	RENTR	7,554
2023-10-31	894861	42-227-41788	GRIFFIN SWD #1H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	RECOMP	11,800
2023-10-27	894799	42-227-42300	MOEN #2D	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	3,800
2023-10-26	894705	42-227-42299	READ 33 #3H	PALADIN PETROLEUM III, L.L.C.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2023-10-25	893941	42-227-42257	SHOOTER MCGAVIN A #2643WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	9,200	Y
2023-10-25	893938	42-227-42255	SHOOTER MCGAVIN A #2602MS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	9,200	Y
2023-10-25	893932	42-227-42254	SHOOTER MCGAVIN A #2624LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	9,300	Y
2023-10-25	893928	42-227-42253	SHOOTER MCGAVIN A #2601MS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	9,200	Y
2023-10-25	893926	42-227-42252	SHOOTER MCGAVIN A #2623LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	9,300	Y
2023-10-23	894477	42-227-42298	PAMPAS G #14DN	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,600	Y
2023-10-23	894473	42-227-42297	PAMPAS G #13HB	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2023-10-23	894471	42-227-42296	PAMPAS G #12JM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,000	Y
2023-10-18	894403	42-227-42270	PAMPAS F #102MS	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,000	Y
2023-10-18	894403	42-227-42270	PAMPAS F #102HD	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,200	Y
2023-10-17	894447	42-227-42295	GUAVA 3158AP #12H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-10-17	894446	42-227-42294	GUAVA 3156AP #11H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-10-17	894445	42-227-42293	GUAVA 3146DP #10H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-10-17	894444	42-227-42292	GUAVA 3154AP #9H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-10-17	894443	42-227-42291	GUAVA 3164BP #8H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-10-17	894442	42-227-42290	GUAVA 3144DP #7H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2023-10-17	894435	42-227-42284	VLT TRIDENT 12/13 E #0496LS	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	8,837	Y
2023-10-17	894434	42-227-42283	VLT TRIDENT 12/13 B #0492LS	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	8,837	Y
2023-10-17	894433	42-227-42282	VLT TRIDENT 12/13 E #0497WB	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	8,837	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.