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Howard County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Howard County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-29.

Howard County permitting is running 12 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (36 total, down 48% 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 16 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

4

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-07-29

All Time

15,166

15,166 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2007-06-1464027042-227-36069TUBB 37 #4CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL11,000
2007-06-1464027042-227-36069TUBB #3704SM ENERGY COMPANYDRILL11,000
2007-06-1364013942-227-33297STALLINGS 36 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR11,000
2007-06-1364013742-227-36068MCCRARY 1 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,000
2007-06-1364010342-227-36067ALLAR 26 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,000
2007-06-0764022142-227-36066NICHOLS #1CLEAR WATER INC.DRILL11,000
2007-06-0764022142-227-36066NICHOLS #1CLEAR WATER INC.DRILL11,000
2007-06-0663979442-227-36065ELROD "11" #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,800
2007-06-0463971742-227-36064KNIGHT "2" #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,800
2007-05-2163912942-227-36063GUITAR 9 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,000
2007-05-1663824342-227-36062BOND 21 #1LACKEY, WILLIAM H. OIL AND GASDRILL8,400
2007-05-1663824142-227-36061MARTIN 29 #4LACKEY, WILLIAM H. OIL AND GASDRILL8,400
2007-05-1463731642-227-36059GUITAR TRUST ESTATE #1GTAHOE EXPLORATION INC.DRILL3,500
2007-05-1463731442-227-36060GUITAR TRUST ESTATE #2GTAHOE EXPLORATION INC.DRILL3,500
2007-05-0863811342-227-36058REID 32 #1SHARP IMAGE ENERGY, INC.DRILL9,000
2007-05-0763793842-227-35055CLYDE 45 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR6,000
2007-04-2563723842-227-33790PHILLIPS, FRED 19 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR11,000
2007-04-2563723842-227-33790PHILLIPS, FRED 19 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR11,000
2007-04-2463726542-227-33700JOHNSON, ELLIOT #2MIDLAND OIL AND GAS, INC.RENTR8,300
2007-04-2463722542-227-36394LOUDAMY 45 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,000
2007-04-1363661542-227-36056HOLY GRAIL 43 #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,300
2007-04-1263626642-227-36054GUITAR CONSOLIDATED #1101MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,000
2007-04-1263626642-227-36054GUITAR 11 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,000Y
2007-04-1263626642-227-36054GUITAR 11 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,000
2007-04-1263626542-227-36053GUITAR CONSOLIDATED #801MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,000
2007-04-1063654642-227-36055BROUGHTON 11 #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,300
2007-04-0263597942-227-36052GRAHAM #2902PARTEE DRILLING INC.DRILL8,500
2007-04-0263597842-227-36051GRAHAM #2901PARTEE DRILLING INC.DRILL8,500
2007-03-3063582742-227-36235DAVIS 8 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,000
2007-03-2963573842-227-35278IDEN 32C #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR11,000
2007-03-2763550042-227-34803ODYSSEY-BROUGHTON 36 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR11,000
2007-03-2763496942-227-36049ADAMS 38 #2COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,400
2007-03-2763496942-227-36049ADAMS 38 #2HCOBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL8,000Y
2007-03-2763496942-227-36049ADAMS 38 #2HCOBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL8,000Y
2007-03-1363475342-227-36048PHILLIPS 7 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,000
2007-03-1263458542-227-33112HAMILTON 47 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR11,000
2007-03-0963396842-227-36047GUITAR 7 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,000
2007-03-0763433442-227-36046HOLY GRAIL 32 #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,200
2007-03-0763433242-227-36045HOLY GRAIL 44 #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,200
2007-03-0563422542-227-06570SPECIAL #1CAMBRIAN MANAGEMENT LTDRENTR6,000
2007-03-0263416042-227-36043HOLY GRAIL 41 #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,200
2007-03-0263415942-227-36044SNEED 5 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,000
2007-03-0263415942-227-36044SNEED 5 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,000
2007-02-2863405042-227-34060EDWARDS 9 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR10,250
2007-02-2863405042-227-34060EDWARDS 9 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR10,250
2007-02-2663388242-227-34639MCCRARY 1 #2MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR9,500
2007-02-2663388242-227-34639MCCRARY 1 #2ELEMENT PETROLEUM OPERATING, LLCRENTR9,500
2007-02-2663388042-227-35108ZIFFLE, FRED 35 #2MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR9,500
2007-02-2363383442-227-36041COLE #1SHARP IMAGE ENERGY, INC.DRILL5,000
2007-02-2363383442-227-36041COLE #1SHARP IMAGE ENERGY, INC.DRILL6,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.