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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 (37 total, down 47% 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

6

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-07-29

All Time

15,168

15,168 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1990-02-2737024342-227-34534SETTLES, W. R. #72CONOCO INC.DRILL2,450
1990-02-2737021642-227-34533INGRAM #1ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL10,500
1990-02-1636860442-227-34520AXIS #1LAKEWOOD & FULTONDRILL8,000
1990-02-1536924142-227-34532WILKINSON #1C.R.M.W.D.DRILL400
1990-02-1436980042-227-34530OWEN-CHALK #58WSMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL6,500
1990-02-1436978042-227-34526DODGE, GRANVILLE M. EST. #238ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1990-02-1436977842-227-34527DODGE, GRANVILLE M. EST. #239ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1990-02-1436977442-227-34531DODGE, GRANVILLE M. EST. #240ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1990-02-1436977242-227-34528DODGE, GRANVILLE M. EST. #237ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1990-02-1436948242-227-34529RYAN, J. B. #3MARALO, INC.DRILL10,000
1990-02-1336976242-227-34525OWEN-CHALK #57MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL7,800
1990-02-1336976142-227-34524OWEN-CHALK #56MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL7,800
1990-02-1336860342-227-34519APPALOOSA #1LAKEWOOD & FULTONDRILL8,000
1990-02-0836945542-227-34523HYMAN, SARAH #55MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL7,800
1990-01-1736877542-227-34521UNION ADAMS TRUST "B" #1UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL9,250
1990-01-0336735442-227-34515BIG CHIEF #1YUCCA ENERGY, INC.DRILL7,600
1989-12-2236781542-227-34517DIAMONDBACK #1LAKEWOOD & FULTONDRILL8,300
1989-12-1936784542-227-34518O'DANIEL #1SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,750
1989-12-1136753942-227-34516JONES #1BLAIR, JACK N.DRILL10,500
1989-12-1136753742-227-32487BROUGHTON-DAVIS UNIT #1VALENCE OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP9,635
1989-12-1136753742-227-32487BROUGHTON-DAVIS UNIT #1VALENCE OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP9,635
1989-12-0836724242-227-02889REED, W. N. & L. R. #9CONOCO INC.RECOMP2,950
1989-12-0836724242-227-02889REED, W. N. & L. R. #9CONOCO INC.RECOMP2,950
1989-11-2736678342-227-31027BOWEN, JOHN "A" #1GUTHRIE, A. K. OPERATING CO.RECOMP2,500
1989-11-2136651042-227-34514WINTERS #1RABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,550
1989-11-2036616742-227-34511GARRETT, DOROTHY #2PARTEE DRILLING INC.DRILL7,800
1989-11-2036616642-227-34510GARRETT, DOROTHY #1PARTEE DRILLING INC.DRILL7,800
1989-11-1436646742-227-34513WALTERS, MITTIE #3ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL10,500
1989-11-1436646742-227-34513WALTERS, MITTIE #3ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL10,500
1989-11-1436646742-227-34513WALTERS, MITTIE #3ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL10,500
1989-11-1336472642-227-10206REED, W.N. & L.R. #1001CONOCO INC.OTHER3,102
1989-11-1336390642-227-33104BROUGHTON-WISE #1PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRENTR9,550
1989-11-1036633442-227-34512WITHERSPOON, VIRGINIA #1ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL10,600
1989-11-0736591042-227-34509WHITE #2SHARP IMAGE ENERGY, INC.DRILL4,600
1989-11-0736484642-227-34505WOLF "A" #1SHARP IMAGE ENERGY, INC.DRILL7,600
1989-10-3136584942-227-33363STELLA PETTY UNIT #323COLORADO BLUEBONNET ENERGY CORP.RECOMP9,514
1989-10-3136582642-227-34508GRANTHAM #2BLAIR, JACK N.DRILL10,500
1989-10-3036566042-227-00294STOCKTON, W.E. "C" #1GUTHRIE, A. K. OPERATING CO.RECOMP2,600
1989-10-2736573542-227-34507WALTERS, MITTIE #2ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL10,500
1989-10-2736573542-227-34507WALTERS, MITTIE #2ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL10,500
1989-10-1436747042-227-31954FOSTER, W. L. "B" #5RAY, D. L. INC.RECOMP3,150
1989-10-1236470742-227-02549WINTERS #1ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP.RENTR7,536
1989-10-1036483542-227-34506HOMAN, EUNICE #4EXXON CORP.DRILL10,500
1989-10-1036482942-227-33308WALDRON, S. #8EXXON CORP.RECOMP10,315
1989-10-1036348242-227-02816DOUTHIT #16CONOCO INC.RECOMP3,100
1989-10-1036347942-227-02814DOUTHIT #2ACONOCO INC.RECOMP3,010
1989-10-0336449642-227-34504WAY NORTH #1R K PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,500
1989-10-0336388942-227-34500KLOH #32MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL2,600
1989-10-0336388842-227-34501KLOH #31MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL2,600
1989-09-2636419842-227-32346READ, W. R. ETAL "B", SEC. 48 #13RAY, D. L. INC.RECOMP3,150
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.