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
1984-12-1026036842-227-33596HOWARD "B" #2DORLAND, D. L. INC.DRILL2,800
1984-12-1026036742-227-33595HOWARD "B" #1DORLAND, D. L. INC.DRILL2,800
1984-12-1026037142-227-33597HOWARD "B" #3DORLAND, D. L. INC.DRILL2,800
1984-12-1026051142-227-33599GRIFFIN #1HUDSON RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
1984-12-0726024142-227-33593GRANVILLE M. DODGE EST. #219ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL3,650
1984-12-0726024242-227-33594GRANVILLE M. DODGE EST. #214ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL3,650
1984-12-0626013642-227-33592GRANTHAM #5TLL ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL3,300
1984-12-0325959542-227-33591HATCH-ROBB #1AMR ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL10,400
1984-12-0325959442-227-33590CITY OF BIG SPRING 10-A #5REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,350
1984-11-3025940342-227-33589QUINN "E" #2ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1984-11-2925927642-227-33588LITTLE, JAMES ET AL #1TOTAL PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,500
1984-11-2925919642-227-33587T. L. & M. CO #1AM. C. ENERGY, INC.DRILL2,950
1984-11-2725913142-227-33586OLUFSEN "C" #1YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANYDRILL3,300
1984-11-2625875542-227-33543BATJER, PATTI C #5EXXON CORP.DRILL4,000
1984-11-2625856042-227-33585O'DANIEL #3THOMASON, WINDELL A. INC.DRILL2,800
1984-11-2625855042-227-33507BATJER, PATTI B #12EXXON CORP.DRILL3,850
1984-11-2625851642-227-33506BATJER, PATTI B #11EXXON CORP.DRILL3,850
1984-11-2625844742-227-33584BATJER, PATTI #3EXXON CORP.DRILL4,000
1984-11-2625844542-227-33583BATJER, PATTI B #14EXXON CORP.DRILL4,000
1984-11-2025823142-227-33582QUINN "A" #5ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1984-11-1925820942-227-33581MCCANN-IDEN #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL8,500
1984-11-1925817442-227-33580ROGERS, LUCY M. #1HABER OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL10,800
1984-11-1925817342-227-33579HAMLIN, M. L. #1HABER OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL10,700
1984-11-1925816842-227-33578QUINN "D" #2ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1984-11-1925798742-227-33575CHALK, OTIS #39UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL3,100
1984-11-1925799142-227-33576CHALK, OTIS #40UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL3,100
1984-11-1625806042-227-33577HEWETT #1LACY & BYRD, INC.DRILL9,500
1984-11-1425762142-227-33574RENEE, C. #1PARAPETROLEUMDRILL6,000
1984-11-1325751742-227-33573CARPENTER 16 #1HARVARD PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
1984-11-1325751242-227-33572WEBB #1REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL10,500
1984-11-1225609742-227-33545BATJER, PATTI C #7EXXON CORP.DRILL4,000
1984-11-1225608042-227-33544BATJER, PATTI C #6EXXON CORP.DRILL4,000
1984-11-0925712342-227-33564HALL #2MWJ PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,400
1984-11-0925712442-227-33565HALL #3MWJ PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,400
1984-11-0825737742-227-33569WALTERS, MITTIE #3PEREGRINE PETR. OF HOUSTON, INC.DRILL3,600
1984-11-0825737242-227-33566GOODSON #1PEREGRINE PETR. OF HOUSTON, INC.DRILL3,600
1984-11-0825737442-227-33567STONE #1PEREGRINE PETR. OF HOUSTON, INC.DRILL3,600
1984-11-0825737642-227-33568WITHERSPOON #1PEREGRINE PETR. OF HOUSTON, INC.DRILL3,600
1984-11-0825738542-227-33570WITHERSPOON #2PEREGRINE PETR. OF HOUSTON, INC.DRILL3,600
1984-11-0825738742-227-33571WITHERSPOON #3PEREGRINE PETR. OF HOUSTON, INC.DRILL3,600
1984-11-0625702642-227-34320CHALK, G. O. "C" #28CONOCO INC.DRILL4,175
1984-11-0625700842-227-34321CHALK, G. O. "C" #29CONOCO INC.DRILL3,425
1984-11-0625680842-227-33560BARBER #901PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,600
1984-11-0625700642-227-34321CHALK, G. O. "C" #29CONOCO INC.DRILL3,425
1984-11-0625702542-227-34320CHALK, G. O. "C" #28CONOCO INC.DRILL4,175
1984-11-0225643242-227-33557WELSH, KATHERINE #2PEREGRINE PETR. OF HOUSTON, INC.DRILL3,600
1984-11-0225642842-227-33556WELSH, KATHERINE #1PEREGRINE PETR. OF HOUSTON, INC.DRILL3,600
1984-11-0125635842-227-33555CHRISTIAN 48 #1OGR OPERATING CO, INC.DRILL9,900
1984-10-3125651242-227-33559WILLBANKS 17 #1TEXAS CRUDE EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL10,600
1984-10-3125650642-227-33558GUITAR 15 #1ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.