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 10 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (30 total, down 61% 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
1985-07-2328086542-227-32237FRYER #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP9,750
1985-07-2328084742-227-33811BIG BAD #1PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,600
1985-07-2328082442-227-33810BATJER, PATTI B #25EXXON CORP.DRILL3,900
1985-07-2328080442-227-33809BATJER, PATTI B #24EXXON CORP.DRILL3,900
1985-07-1728025442-227-33807HOMAN #1HARMONY DRILLING COMPANY, INC.DRILL3,600
1985-07-1628067842-227-33808GUITAR #107ROSEWOOD RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,465
1985-07-1528015442-227-33806HOMAN #2HARMONY DRILLING COMPANY, INC.DRILL3,600
1985-07-1027984042-227-02093SLOAN-CHALK #9MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP2,590
1985-07-0827967242-227-33805STERLING #1COQUINA OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,600
1985-07-0527944042-227-33803GUITAR "A" #2ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1985-07-0528010242-227-33715WELSH, KATHERINE #9PEREGRINE PETR. OF HOUSTON, INC.DRILL3,600
1985-07-0327945042-227-33804OLDHAM #1MILESTONE PETROLEUM INC.DRILL8,000
1985-07-0327941842-227-32850COLEMAN, FRANKIE ET AL #1ROSEWOOD RESOURCES, INC.OTHER7,800
1985-07-0227928642-227-33802OLUFSEN #1ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1985-07-0127925542-227-33801SWINDELL #2PARTEE DRILLING INC.DRILL5,900
1985-06-2727889742-227-33796LEAFFER #5ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1985-06-2727889842-227-33797LEAFFER #7ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1985-06-2727889942-227-33798LEAFFER #6ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1985-06-2727890042-227-33799LEAFFER #8ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1985-06-2727890142-227-33800O'DANIEL, VIOLA #2FAIRCHILD PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
1985-06-2627881242-227-33795WILKINSON NO. 2-A #23REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1985-06-2527863842-227-33793WINTERS "6" #1ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL7,700
1985-06-2527874442-227-32376ADAMS, HARVEY L. #1EXXON CORP.RECOMP7,574
1985-06-2427853742-227-33791QUINN "16" #1TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL10,400
1985-06-2427857942-227-33792SETTLES, W. R. "A" #144CONOCO INC.DRILL2,800
1985-06-2127849242-227-04206HAAGEN, HELEN #2LOBO OIL CORPORATIONOTHER7,485
1985-06-2027823642-227-33790PHILLIPS, FRED #1DAVIS OIL COMPANYDRILL10,550
1985-06-1927814242-227-33789HOWZE #1PETRUS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL8,000
1985-06-1827804042-227-33788SOUTHLAND #1GUTHRIE, A. K. OPERATING CO.DRILL4,000
1985-06-1727791142-227-32684TIDWELL #1B & G ENERGY CORPORATIONOTHER10,630
1985-06-1727861242-227-10884GUFFEE "A" #1DHC, INC.OTHER7,700
1985-06-1727787442-227-33787HALL #4MWJ PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,400
1985-06-1427781942-227-33786DODGE, GRANVILLE M. EST. #89AARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1985-06-1427781542-227-33785DODGE, GRANVILLE M. EST. #97AARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1985-06-1427780842-227-33784DODGE, GRANVILLE M. EST. #99AARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1985-06-1327757742-227-33781FRYAR FARM, INC. #1PEREGRINE PETR. OF HOUSTON, INC.DRILL3,300
1985-06-1327757642-227-33780GUITAR-VAREL #1PEREGRINE PETR. OF HOUSTON, INC.DRILL3,300
1985-06-1127743442-227-33719ROBERTS, DORA "A" #22SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL3,350
1985-06-1127758942-227-33782QUINN "F" #1ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1985-06-1127759042-227-33783QUINN "A" #7ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1985-06-1027709342-227-32698SWAFFORD, AURELIA #1EXXON CORP.RECOMP8,630
1985-06-0727704742-227-33778BATJER, PATTI B #23EXXON CORP.DRILL3,900
1985-06-0727704642-227-33778BATJER, PATTI B #23EXXON CORP.DRILL3,900
1985-06-0727702442-227-33480ARMSTRONG #1KENNEDALE ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP9,110
1985-06-0727704842-227-33778BATJER, PATTI B #23EXXON CORP.DRILL3,900
1985-06-0527667242-227-00952DOUTHIT, E. W. "B" DE #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP3,045
1985-06-0427687242-227-10858GUFFEE #1COBB & RUWWERECOMP7,480
1985-06-0327662642-227-33771HOWARD "B" #7DORLAND, D. L. INC.DRILL3,000
1985-06-0327674642-227-33773HOWARD "B" #8DORLAND, D. L. INC.DRILL3,000
1985-06-0327655942-227-33770WESTFALL #1WISEMAN, B.W.JR. & POAGE, E. DONDRILL9,400
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.