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
2007-02-2363361142-227-36042GUITAR 1 #3COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
2007-02-2363361142-227-36042GUITAR 1 #3HCOBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,100Y
2007-02-0763289742-227-34891DAVIDSON 9 #2MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR9,500
2007-02-0763289742-227-34891DAVIDSON 9 #2MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR9,500
2007-02-0563282642-227-36040GUITAR 6 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,000
2007-01-3163267342-227-36039STONE #1WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL11,000
2007-01-3163267342-227-36039STONE #1WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL11,000
2007-01-2963253242-227-32098SCHWEITZER #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCRENTR8,600
2007-01-2563236542-227-36038THOMAS 2 #2MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,000
2007-01-2563236542-227-36038THOMAS 2 #2MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,000
2007-01-0963148342-227-35999HOLY GRAIL 6 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR11,000
2007-01-0563139742-227-36037GUITAR CONSOLIDATED #1106VWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL3,287
2007-01-0563139542-227-36036GUITAR CONSOLIDATED #1105VWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL3,290
2006-12-1363042342-227-32500OTHELLA-A #2CAMBRIAN MANAGEMENT LTDRECOMP6,000
2006-12-1363042342-227-32500OTHELLA-A #2CAMBRIAN MANAGEMENT, LTD.RECOMP9,740
2006-12-1363042342-227-32500OTHELLA-A #2CAMBRIAN MANAGEMENT, LTD.RECOMP9,740
2006-12-1363038842-227-36035ELLIS IDEN "A" #4SEELY OIL COMPANYDRILL8,300
2006-12-1162852042-227-36020DRIVER #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,300
2006-12-1162852042-227-36020DRIVER #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,500
2006-12-1162852042-227-36020DRIVER #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL10,000
2006-12-0863014042-227-36029TXL, B. S. -A- #8RMERIT ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,750
2006-12-0763018242-227-36034TXL, B. S. -D- #74MERIT ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,750
2006-12-0763017442-227-36033SNYDER, B. S. -E- #73MERIT ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,750
2006-12-0763016742-227-36032SNYDER, B. S. -E- #72MERIT ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,750
2006-12-0763016442-227-36031SNYDER, B. S. -A- #71MERIT ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,750
2006-12-0763015742-227-36030SNYDER, B. S. -A- #70MERIT ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,750
2006-12-0763010042-227-35809GUITAR CONSOLIDATED #1102WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP5,999
2006-12-0762982342-227-34071GUITAR 28 #1OGX RESOURCES LLCRENTR10,500
2006-12-0662879642-227-36021ELLIOT-JOHNSON #1MIDLAND OIL AND GAS, INC.DRILL10,000
2006-12-0462943742-227-36028DODGE, G. M. #98ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
2006-12-0462943642-227-36027DODGE, G. M. #99ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
2006-12-0162982242-227-34850GUITAR 29 #1OGX RESOURCES LLCRENTR10,500
2006-12-0162980242-227-34723GUITAR 25 #1OGX RESOURCES LLCRENTR10,500
2006-11-3062968142-227-33791QUINN 16 #2OGX RESOURCES LLCRENTR10,500
2006-11-2962898242-227-36026GRIFFIN #1011PARTEE DRILLING INC.DRILL8,900
2006-11-2862881542-227-36025TEXAN #2CLEAR WATER INC.DRILL11,000
2006-11-2862881542-227-36025TEXAN #2CLEAR WATER INC.DRILL11,000
2006-11-2862881342-227-36024THOMAS #2CLEAR WATER INC.DRILL11,000
2006-11-1762909542-227-34744LEVY #1CLEAR WATER INC.RENTR11,000
2006-11-1762909542-227-34744LEVY #1CLEAR WATER INC.RENTR11,000
2006-11-0962879442-227-36022BLIZZARD #2MIDLAND OIL AND GAS, INC.DRILL8,100
2006-11-0762868542-227-34667PEBBLE #8401PARTEE DRILLING INC.RENTR8,600
2006-11-0762868542-227-34667PEBBLE #8401PARTEE DRILLING INC.RENTR8,600
2006-11-0362847742-227-81983BIG SPRING BRINE STATION #6NES PERMIAN BASIN, L.P.RECOMP1,500
2006-11-0362835842-227-36018PEBBLE #8301PARTEE DRILLING INC.DRILL8,900
2006-11-0262839142-227-36019PHILLIPS 11 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL9,200
2006-11-0262839142-227-36019PHILLIPS 11 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL9,200
2006-10-1662758842-227-36017PEBBLE #4001PARTEE DRILLING INC.DRILL8,500
2006-10-1662703842-227-36016ANDERSON UNIT "16" #3ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.DRILL12,000
2006-10-0662691242-227-36015GRIFFIN #2INTEGRAS OPERATING, LLCDRILL4,999
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.