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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
1993-09-1641491242-227-34791HAMLIN "16" #1PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,500Y
1993-09-1641491242-227-34791HAMLIN "16" #1PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,448
1993-09-0841582542-227-34793WRIGHT #7ACOBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
1993-09-0341393742-227-34784PENN #1SHARP IMAGE ENERGY, INC.DRILL7,800
1993-09-0141558242-227-00128CONRAD #3DINERO OPERATING COMPANYRENTR7,460
1993-08-1941431742-227-34787NICHOLS 15 #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
1993-08-1741502342-227-34792CATHEY #601BAYTECH, INC.DRILL8,200
1993-08-1741422042-227-34786GASKIN 43 #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1993-08-1641494842-227-34790ODDFELLOWS 15 #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
1993-08-1641494842-227-34790NICHOLS-ODD FELLOWS UNIT #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
1993-08-1641494842-227-34790NICHOLS-ODD FELLOWS UNIT #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
1993-08-1641472542-227-00050STEWART YATES SAND UNIT #111TAURUS OPERATING, INC.RENTR1,420
1993-08-1141472942-227-32241STEWART YATES SAND UNIT #116TAURUS OPERATING, INC.RENTR1,705
1993-08-1141472842-227-01046STEWART YATES SAND UNIT #201WTAURUS OPERATING, INC.RENTR1,477
1993-08-1041262742-227-34774TAR BABY "29" #1COLLINS & WARE, INC.DRILL7,900
1993-08-0941439042-227-34789HADEN, CORNING "29" #1PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1993-08-0941374542-227-34094CHALK, G. O. "G" #46CONOCO INC.RECOMP3,300
1993-07-3041352342-227-31119BELL, A.M. #19CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP2,875
1993-07-2141407742-227-34785GRIFFIN 22 #1BETTIS, BOYLE & STOVALLDRILL9,000
1993-07-1441387542-227-34783JONES UNIT 20 #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1993-07-1441330342-227-34782INGRAM A #2IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,000
1993-07-0641245342-227-34759OWEN CHALK #60CONOCO INC.DRILL3,300
1993-07-0241335542-227-34306HYMAN E #5SATEX ENERGY, INC.RECOMP3,100
1993-07-0241253242-227-34273CHALK, MARY #76CONOCO INC.RECOMP3,300
1993-06-2941320842-227-34780SPENCER, NORMAN #1BETTIS, BOYLE & STOVALLDRILL8,999
1993-06-2541310742-227-34779CHALK, OTIS #9WRUNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL3,250
1993-06-2541310642-227-34778CHALK, OTIS #11WRUNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL3,250
1993-06-2141300642-227-34777KINGFISHER #1LAKEWOOD OPERATING, LTD.DRILL7,500
1993-06-2141276542-227-34775ALEXANDER #2THOMPSON, J. CLEODRILL11,000
1993-06-2141276542-227-34775ALEXANDER #2THOMPSON, J. CLEODRILL10,446
1993-06-1741181242-227-31056CLAY, H. R. "A" #55CONOCO INC.RECOMP3,270
1993-06-1741181142-227-31571CLAY, H. R. "F" #55CONOCO INC.RECOMP3,200
1993-06-1641290742-227-34776MIDDLETON 38 #2COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1993-06-1541264942-227-34768ROBERTS, DORA B.D.& E. #2087ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,500
1993-06-1441267042-227-34772SHELL-ALEXANDER #2THOMPSON, J. CLEODRILL11,000
1993-06-1441265042-227-34769ROBERTS, DORA B.D. & E. #4102ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,500
1993-06-1441264842-227-34767ROBERTS, DORA B.D.& E. #2085ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,500
1993-06-1441264742-227-34766ROBERTS, DORA B.D. & E. #4106ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,500
1993-06-1441264642-227-34765ROBERTS, DORA B.D. & E. #4105ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,500
1993-06-1441264542-227-34764ROBERTS, DORA B.D. & E. #4104ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,500
1993-06-1441264442-227-34763ROBERTS, DORA B.D. & E. #2086ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,500
1993-06-1441264342-227-34771ROBERTS, DORA B.D. & E #4103ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,500
1993-06-1441264242-227-34762WARDER #41ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,500
1993-06-1441264142-227-34770ROBERTS, DORA #32ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,500
1993-06-1141253342-227-34761CHALK, MARY #80CONOCO INC.DRILL3,300
1993-06-1141245842-227-32216TEXAS LAND&MORTGAGE CO."A"R/A"B" #116CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP8,949
1993-06-1141245442-227-34760CHALK, G. O. "F" #7CONOCO INC.DRILL3,300
1993-06-1141142342-227-34754INGRAM #1IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,000
1993-06-0741182442-227-34757THOMPSON 24 #1BETTIS, BOYLE & STOVALLDRILL9,000
1993-06-0341223442-227-00515CHALK, G. O. "F" #1CONOCO INC.RENTR3,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.