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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 (35 total, down 50% on the prior quarter). 1 was 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
1998-03-0947411942-227-35294IDEN 28 P #1COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL9,000
1998-03-0447393342-227-33502RANKIN #1PERMIAN RESOURCES, INC.RENTR8,720
1998-02-2647380842-227-34790NICHOLS-ODD FELLOWS UNIT #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP9,700
1998-02-2647380842-227-34790NICHOLS-ODD FELLOWS UNIT #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP9,700
1998-02-2547377542-227-34239GOODMAN #1LYCO ENERGY CORPORATIONRENTR7,500
1998-02-2547377542-227-34239GOODMAN #1STEPHENS, AUTRY C.RENTR9,500
1998-02-2447346342-227-33547CHALK, E. O. #6VISTA RESOURCES, INC. (A)RECOMP3,200
1998-02-2347366042-227-35293MCNEW #1SHARP IMAGE ENERGY, INC.DRILL9,000
1998-02-1947355942-227-35290KLOH #43ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL2,900
1998-02-1947355842-227-35291KLOH #42ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL2,900
1998-02-1947355742-227-35292KLOH #41ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL2,900
1998-02-1947355642-227-33719ROBERTS, DORA -A- #22ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP3,210
1998-02-1847349342-227-35288KLOH #40ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL2,900
1998-02-1847349242-227-35289KLOH #46ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL2,900
1998-02-1347334042-227-35287COLE, FORD #1CARLOW CORP.DRILL4,500
1998-02-1347333742-227-35286ROBERTS, DORA -A- #25ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,300
1998-02-1347311042-227-34747EAST VEALMOOR DISPOSAL UNIT NO.4 #1EXXON CORP.RECOMP8,700
1998-02-1347310942-227-34243EAST VEALMOOR DISPOSAL UNIT NO.3 #1EXXON CORP.RECOMP8,700
1998-02-1347310942-227-34243EAST VEALMOOR DISPOSAL UNIT NO.3 #1EXXON CORP.RECOMP9,200
1998-02-1347285742-227-35280WEAVER 33 F #1COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL9,000
1998-02-1247328142-227-35284KLOH #45ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL2,900
1998-02-1247328042-227-35285KLOH #44ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL2,900
1998-02-1147325542-227-35283ROBERTS, DORA -A- #26ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,300
1998-02-0947300042-227-35281O'DANIEL #3001LONE STAR OIL & GASDRILL8,300
1998-02-0947300042-227-35281COSA NOSTRA #1PATRICK EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL8,300
1998-02-0647305542-227-35282ROBERTS, DORA -A- #24ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,300
1998-02-0447282442-227-30381CHALK, G. O. #26VISTA RESOURCES, INC. (A)RECOMP3,000
1998-02-0347285842-227-35279BUCHANAN 13 C #1COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL9,000
1998-02-0247209542-227-35274MARTIN #2SMITH BROTHERS OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL8,300
1998-01-2947239242-227-35276SCOTT, JONATHAN #721NGGPM GAS CORPORATIONDRILL300
1998-01-2947125742-227-32285O'DANIEL, MH #12SAGA PET. LTD LIABILITY CO OF CORECOMP3,900
1998-01-2947125442-227-10217O'DANIEL, OD "B" #14SAGA PET. LTD LIABILITY CO OF CORECOMP2,900
1998-01-2847270742-227-35278IDEN 32 C #1COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL9,000
1998-01-2647262642-227-35277ALEX 27 P #1COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL9,000
1998-01-2147228742-227-35275GRANTHAM #1THOMPSON, J. CLEODRILL9,750
1998-01-2147228742-227-35275GRANTHAM #1THOMPSON, J. CLEODRILL9,000
1998-01-1647200242-227-10953CHALK -A- #15VISTA RESOURCES, INC. (A)RECOMP4,000
1998-01-1547200342-227-02502CHALK -A- #12VISTA RESOURCES, INC. (A)RECOMP4,000
1998-01-1347125842-227-32402EDWARDS, M. M. #60SAGA PET. LTD LIABILITY CO OF CORECOMP2,889
1998-01-1347125042-227-02845O'DANIEL, MH #3SAGA PET. LTD LIABILITY CO OF CORECOMP2,900
1998-01-1347124842-227-02856O'DANIEL, MH #7SAGA PET. LTD LIABILITY CO OF CORECOMP2,900
1998-01-0547172542-227-31327ROBERTS, DORA #123WESTPORT OIL AND GAS COMPANY INCRECOMP3,300
1997-12-2247125642-227-34650JONES, DENMAN A. #13SAGA PET. LTD LIABILITY CO OF CORECOMP3,900
1997-12-1847138242-227-20380ROBERTSON #1MILTEX OIL COMPANYRENTR8,100
1997-12-1847138042-227-35273RED DRAW #5HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,000
1997-12-1647126642-227-35272WESLEY 45 #1BRIGHAM OIL & GAS, L.P.DRILL9,250
1997-12-1247095742-227-35271WINTERS "BB" #2BETTIS, BOYLE & STOVALLDRILL8,000
1997-12-1247095742-227-35271WINTERS "BB" #2BETTIS, BOYLE & STOVALLDRILL8,000
1997-12-0947070842-227-32204ROBERTS, DORA #126WESTPORT OIL AND GAS COMPANY INCRECOMP3,158
1997-12-0947070842-227-32204ROBERTS, DORA #126WESTPORT OIL AND GAS COMPANY INCRECOMP3,158
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.