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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
1994-03-1442198142-227-34827ADAMS 31 #1ACOBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1994-03-1042179442-227-34826TUBB, H. E. #1MW PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
1994-03-0842155242-227-33963WALDRON, S. #9EXXON CORP.RECOMP10,375
1994-03-0342162942-227-34718ROBERTS, W. T. #2PARTEE DRILLING INC.RENTR7,800
1994-03-0242151042-227-34825COSTILLA LOU ANN #1FASKEN, BARBARADRILL10,850
1994-02-1142108742-227-34824HODNETT #1BAYTECH, INC.DRILL10,400
1994-02-1142108642-227-34823FRYAR #1BAYTECH, INC.DRILL10,400
1994-02-1142108642-227-34823FRYAR #1BAYTECH, INC.DRILL10,600
1994-02-1142108542-227-34822RAY #1BAYTECH, INC.DRILL10,400
1994-02-1042104842-227-34820O'DANIEL RANCH "A" #1WISER OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL8,500
1994-01-2441967642-227-02906ROBERTS, DORA #20ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP2,800
1993-12-2941967742-227-34061BLASSINGAME #1EP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIPRECOMP10,050
1993-12-2341965542-227-34819NICHOLS #1COLLINS & WARE, INC.DRILL10,700
1993-12-2241958742-227-33494DODGE, G. M. #80CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP2,970
1993-12-2041951242-227-34818GUITAR 1 #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
1993-12-1041905742-227-34817CITY OF BIG SPRING R.O.W. #C078BSENERGAS COMPANYDRILL360
1993-12-1041905642-227-34816CITY OF BIG SPRINGS R.O.W. #C079BSENERGAS COMPANYDRILL380
1993-12-1041905542-227-34815CITY OF COAHOMA R.O.W. #C080COENERGAS COMPANYDRILL320
1993-12-0341886542-227-34814QUINN "A" #1THOMPSON, J. CLEODRILL10,800
1993-11-2341847342-227-34813ROBERTS, DORA #33ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,300
1993-11-1241821242-227-34812PHILLIPS UNIT #1PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,600
1993-11-1041657342-227-34798GASKINS 15 #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
1993-11-0341785142-227-34811DAVIDSON 9 #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1993-11-0341785142-227-34811DAVIDSON 9 #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,200
1993-10-2941714342-227-34806DENMAN, L.C. "B" #9ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL2,950
1993-10-2941714142-227-34805DAVIS, J.W. "B" #1AANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL2,950
1993-10-2841629542-227-34796HALL #1THOMPSON, J. CLEODRILL11,000
1993-10-2841629542-227-34796HALL #1THOMPSON, J. CLEODRILL10,362
1993-10-2741757242-227-34810UNDERWOOD #1BAYTECH, INC.DRILL8,100
1993-10-2541733842-227-34809SCURRY-IATAN #20SIMOBIL PIPE LINE CO.DRILL500
1993-10-2141720942-227-33649SETTLES, W.R. #20ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP3,200
1993-10-2141713642-227-34808DODGE, GRANVILLE M. ESTATE #1AANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL2,950
1993-10-2141713542-227-34807DODGE, GRANVILLE M. ESTATE #245ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL2,950
1993-10-1941713742-227-34804LYNN #1KIDD OIL & GAS, LCDRILL8,000
1993-10-1541710642-227-34803ODYSSEY-BROUGHTON #1ODYSSEY PARTNERS, LTD.DRILL9,000
1993-10-0841688342-227-34802SCHUELKE "28" #1PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,600
1993-10-0641679942-227-34736WILKINSON #2BLAIR EXPLORATION, INC.RECOMP10,500
1993-10-0641561142-227-34262CHALK, G. O. E #27CONOCO INC.OTHER6,375
1993-10-0441667442-227-34801BARR RANCH #1WISER OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL8,500
1993-10-0441658442-227-34799WILE E. #1LAKEWOOD OPERATING, LTD.DRILL7,600
1993-10-0141664642-227-34800ROMAN, VELMA 17 #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
1993-09-2441642542-227-34797SEWELL UNIT #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1993-09-2441642542-227-34797SEWELL UNIT #1ACOBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,300
1993-09-2241625842-227-34795HMW #1THOMPSON, J. CLEODRILL11,000
1993-09-2141524142-227-32701CLAY, H. R. E #64CONOCO INC.RECOMP3,250
1993-09-2141524042-227-10087CLAY, H. R. A #26CONOCO INC.RECOMP3,250
1993-09-2141523942-227-00466CLAY, H. R. A #16CONOCO INC.RECOMP3,250
1993-09-2141523842-227-04346CLAY, H. R. A #11CONOCO INC.RECOMP3,250
1993-09-2041575942-227-34794MEADOR, J. J. #3PATTERSON PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,000
1993-09-2041575942-227-34794MEADOR, J. J. #3PATTERSON PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.