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
2006-09-2262642442-227-36014GUITAR CONSOLIDATED #1302VWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL3,210
2006-09-2062588842-227-34814QUINN "35" #1OGX RESOURCES LLCRENTR10,400
2006-09-2062588442-227-34364QUINN "21" #1OGX RESOURCES LLCRENTR10,800
2006-09-2062587942-227-34414HAMLIN "24" #1OGX RESOURCES LLCRENTR9,250
2006-09-2062587542-227-34994HAMLIN "29" #1OGX RESOURCES LLCRENTR10,140
2006-09-2062587342-227-34719QUINN "16" #1OGX RESOURCES LLCRENTR10,430
2006-09-0662542042-227-36013SPEARS, J. D. #1UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL8,300
2006-09-0562539842-227-36012WILDHORSE B #3PUSHARP IMAGE ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,000
2006-09-0562539842-227-36012WILDHORSE B #3PUSHARP IMAGE ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,000
2006-09-0562514042-227-35131HAMLIN "19" #1CARLOW CORP.RENTR9,000
2006-08-2962384042-227-36004EAST VEALMOOR #74APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
2006-08-2962384042-227-36004EAST VEALMOOR #74APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
2006-08-2862507542-227-36011MARTIN 29 #3LACKEY, WILLIAM H. OIL AND GASDRILL8,400
2006-08-2862507442-227-36010MARCHBANKS 28 #1LACKEY, WILLIAM H. OIL AND GASDRILL8,400
2006-08-2462473742-227-36009CVX37 #1HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,000
2006-08-1762451942-227-36008MARGARET #3504HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,000
2006-08-1762451942-227-36008MARGARET #3504HENRY PETROLEUM LPRECOMP10,000
2006-08-1562428742-227-36007LONG #1801MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL5,500
2006-08-1162422942-227-36006MARCHBANKS #2PARTEE DRILLING INC.DRILL8,300
2006-08-1062378742-227-35541SNYDER, B. S. "A" #2876MERIT ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP3,750
2006-08-1062378042-227-30862SNYDER, B. S. "A" #10MERIT ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP3,750
2006-08-0762389242-227-36005CLOUD #1UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL8,300
2006-08-0262322942-227-35157QUINN 17 #1CARLOW CORP.RENTR10,515
2006-07-3162347742-227-04065KENNEMER #1CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.RENTR9,905
2006-07-2662323842-227-36003MARCHBANKS #1PARTEE DRILLING INC.DRILL8,300
2006-07-0662180542-227-31426TXL, B. S. -D- #4MERIT ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP3,700
2006-07-0562198442-227-34998SNEED, CHRISTIAN #2AMANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR5,500
2006-07-0562198442-227-34998CHRISTIAN 47 #2MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR11,000
2006-06-2762165242-227-35087ZIFFLE, ARNOLD #3MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR5,500
2006-06-2762165242-227-35087ZIFFLE, ARNOLD #3MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR5,500
2006-06-1462089642-227-34910KILPATRICK "45" #1PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP6,000
2006-06-1462089642-227-34910KILPATRICK "45" #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RECOMP9,000
2006-06-1462089642-227-34910KILPATRICK "45" #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RECOMP8,700
2006-06-1362078542-227-36002RAY #2CLEAR WATER INC.DRILL11,000
2006-06-1362066242-227-36001TWINS #402PARTEE DRILLING INC.DRILL8,300
2006-05-3161991542-227-35999HOLY GRAIL #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL6,000
2006-05-3061998942-227-36000EAST VEALMOOR UNIT #73APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
2006-05-2561988842-227-35998TEXAN #1CLEAR WATER INC.DRILL11,000
2006-05-2561987942-227-35997LAGNIAPPE #1MIDLAND OIL AND GAS, INC.DRILL8,400
2006-05-2561987342-227-35996SIMPSON #2MIDLAND OIL AND GAS, INC.DRILL8,400
2006-05-2261967842-227-35995GUITAR CONSOLIDATED #130IVWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL3,285
2006-05-2261940242-227-35994TWINS #331PARTEE DRILLING INC.DRILL8,300
2006-05-1961939242-227-33017STRIPLING #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR5,200
2006-05-1961939242-227-33017STRIPLING #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR9,000
2006-05-1961939242-227-33017STRIPLING 36 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR10,000
2006-05-1961939242-227-33017STRIPLING 36 #1SM ENERGY COMPANYRENTR10,000
2006-05-1661926342-227-34112IDEN #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR5,000
2006-05-0561878142-227-35993WILDHORSE A #2SHARP IMAGE ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,300
2006-05-0561878142-227-35993WILDHORSE A #2SHARP IMAGE ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,500
2006-05-0561874042-227-34954ZIFFLE, ARNOLD #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR5,200
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.