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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). 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
1994-08-1942688642-227-03000CLANTON, CLYDE #2ELKHORN OIL & GAS, LLCRECOMP8,100
1994-08-1842703242-227-34853QUINN #1THOMPSON, J. CLEODRILL10,500
1994-08-1742707442-227-34854WILE E. "A" #1LAKEWOOD OPERATING, LTD.DRILL7,600
1994-08-1742698142-227-32813SETTLES -B- #6WORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP2,670
1994-08-0542664142-227-34852NORET-JONES #2PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,800
1994-08-0342653542-227-34851BET THE FARM UNIT #1HAT OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,000
1994-07-2742623942-227-34850ALEXANDER #3THOMPSON, J. CLEODRILL10,500
1994-07-2542609442-227-34849DODGE, GRANVILLE M. ESTATE #111AANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL2,950
1994-07-2542609342-227-34848DODGE, GRANVILLE M. ESTATE #82AANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL2,950
1994-07-2542609242-227-34847DODGE, GRANVILLE M. ESTATE #51AANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL2,950
1994-07-2542609142-227-34846DODGE, GRANVILLE M. ESTATE #31AANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL2,950
1994-07-2242605842-227-34061BLASSINGAME #1EP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIPRECOMP10,050
1994-07-2142611742-227-34845DILLARD #1MARSHALL & WINSTON, INC.DRILL9,300
1994-07-1942503342-227-34839CATES 30 #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1994-07-1842573842-227-34842GUITAR COSTILLA #1FASKEN, BARBARADRILL10,850
1994-07-1842573842-227-34842GUITAR TRUST #15HALL OIL & GASDRILL3,335
1994-07-1542476542-227-34774TAR BABY "29" #1ELKHORN OIL & GAS, LLCRENTR8,150
1994-07-0842477242-227-34838FISHERMAN UNIT #1PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,500
1994-07-0142550242-227-34841BROWN #1BAYTECH, INC.DRILL10,600
1994-07-0142550242-227-34841BROWN #1BAYTECH, INC.DRILL8,888
1994-06-2342518742-227-34840WILKINSON COSTILLA "21" #1FASKEN, BARBARADRILL10,850
1994-06-1542584242-227-34804LYNN #1GROVER-MCKINNEY OIL COMPANYRENTR7,755
1994-06-1442450642-227-34835SCISSORTAIL #1LAKEWOOD OPERATING, LTD.DRILL7,800
1994-06-0842467942-227-34837GLORY "A" #1WISER OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL8,000
1994-06-0842467042-227-34836HAMLIN "22" #1PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,500
1994-06-0142353842-227-32180SETTLES -B- #5ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP2,500
1994-06-0142353642-227-00070SETTLES -D- #1SORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP2,500
1994-06-0142353542-227-01542SETTLES -D- #4ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP2,480
1994-06-0142353442-227-01543SETTLES -D- #5ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP2,475
1994-05-1942406342-227-34499RED LAKE STATE #1HALLWOOD PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR8,100
1994-05-1942406342-227-34499RED LAKE STATE #1HALLWOOD PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR8,100
1994-05-1242351142-227-34832CATHODIC UNIT BS-41 #1TEXACO PIPELINE INC.DRILL300
1994-05-1142384542-227-34834MILLER #1BAYTECH, INC.DRILL10,600
1994-05-1142384442-227-34833PATTERSON #1BLAIR EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL11,000
1994-05-0342343042-227-00075SETTLES -B- #3ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP2,524
1994-05-0142353742-227-00074SETTLES -D- #3ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP2,568
1994-04-2642334142-227-34831TALBOT-FULLER CANYON UNIT #1COSTILLA PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,500
1994-04-2642334142-227-34831TALBOT-FULLER CANYON UNIT #1COSTILLA PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,500
1994-04-0742174342-227-32437CHALK, G. O. C #26CONOCO INC.RECOMP3,255
1994-04-0742174242-227-34320CHALK, G. O. C #28CONOCO INC.RECOMP3,250
1994-04-0542270742-227-34830BIGONY #1YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANYDRILL9,750
1994-04-0442268642-227-04243SETTLES -D- #2ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP3,000
1994-04-0142159042-227-33912CHALK, MARY #69CONOCO INC.RECOMP3,400
1994-03-2542240342-227-34829TUBB, H.E. "A" #2APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
1994-03-2442234742-227-34828ALLRED-GRANTHAM 5 #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
1994-03-2442234742-227-34828ALLRED GRANTHAM 5 #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
1994-03-2442222342-227-33400BATJER, PATTI -C- #3EXXON CORP.RECOMP3,770
1994-03-2442222242-227-33391BATJER, PATTI -B- #8EXXON CORP.RECOMP3,760
1994-03-2242104942-227-34821O'DANIEL RANCH 2 #2WISER OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL8,500
1994-03-1442198142-227-34827ADAMS 31 #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.