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

7

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-08-05

All Time

15,169

15,169 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1984-10-3125650642-227-33558GUITAR 15 #1ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1984-10-3025608742-227-33543BATJER, PATTI C #5EXXON CORP.DRILL4,000
1984-10-3025617042-227-33554WALTERS, MITTIE #2PEREGRINE PETR. OF HOUSTON, INC.DRILL3,600
1984-10-2925603242-227-33553HAAGEN, HELEN #1LOBO OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,450
1984-10-2625597942-227-33552SNYDER, SUSIE B. #31FAIR OPERATINGDRILL2,900
1984-10-2625572542-227-33551LEWIS #5RODERICK OIL CO.DRILL3,200
1984-10-2525568842-227-33550GROZIER, EDNA MARIE #1DAVIS OIL COMPANYDRILL10,550
1984-10-2525567342-227-33549ADAM #1PARTEE DRILLINGDRILL6,200
1984-10-2525563842-227-33547CHALK, OTIS "EO" #6WWOOD, MCSHANE & THAMSDRILL2,400
1984-10-2525567242-227-33548HEATH #1PARTEE DRILLINGDRILL6,200
1984-10-2425549942-227-33540OWENS, HATIE MARIE #1WES-TEX DRLG. CO.DRILL7,500
1984-10-2325524742-227-03957MCMINN, V. E. #1FAIRCHILD PETROLEUM CORPORATIONOTHER5,000
1984-10-2225528342-227-33539QUINN "A" #2COLLIER OPERATING CO.DRILL3,400
1984-10-2225550342-227-33541JORDAN #4PARTEE DRILLING INC.DRILL3,500
1984-10-2225517142-227-33538WALTERS, MITTIE #1ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1984-10-1825489742-227-33532CLAY, H. R. #7WWOOD, MCSHANE & THAMSDRILL2,400
1984-10-1725488042-227-32946ROBERTS, DORA "E" #3AOWENS & ASSOCIATES JOINT VENTURERECOMP2,907
1984-10-1725486342-227-01048ROBERTS, DORA "E" #2OWENS & ASSOCIATES JOINT VENTURERECOMP2,900
1984-10-1725486442-227-10768ROBERTS, DORA "E" #1OWENS & ASSOCIATES JOINT VENTURERECOMP2,900
1984-10-1725488142-227-33530BATJER, PATTI C #8EXXON CORP.DRILL4,000
1984-10-1725488342-227-33531BATJER, PATTI B #17EXXON CORP.DRILL4,000
1984-10-1725473242-227-33529BATES, ROY #2PULTE & PRINTZ, INC.DRILL3,300
1984-10-1625511142-227-33534SETTLES, W. R. "A" #143CONOCO INC.DRILL2,850
1984-10-1625506942-227-33533SETTLES, W. R. "A" #142CONOCO INC.DRILL2,800
1984-10-1225434142-227-33527MARTIN "DEEP" #1 #1STALEY OPERATING CO.DRILL10,645
1984-10-1225434842-227-33528BATJER, PATTI C #9EXXON CORP.DRILL4,000
1984-10-1225450442-227-33293WALKER, R. L. #2KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYRECOMP10,350
1984-10-1025406942-227-33526SETTLES, W. R. "C" #21CONOCO INC.DRILL2,850
1984-10-0125316942-227-33525EDENS "4" #1MESA PETROLEUM CO.DRILL9,700
1984-10-0125311542-227-00320ROBERTS, DORA #208CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP2,920
1984-09-2425240642-227-33520DOUTHIT, E. W. "B" DE #3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL3,250
1984-09-2425240742-227-33521DOUTHIT, E. W. "B" DE #4ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL3,250
1984-09-2425240842-227-33522DOUTHIT, E. W. "A" DE #4ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL3,250
1984-09-2125219642-227-33519GUITAR 20 #2ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1984-09-2125233342-227-33515LEATHERWOOD #2REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-09-2125249642-227-33514LEATHERWOOD #1REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-09-2125210742-227-33516SETTLES, W. R. "C" #22CONOCO INC.DRILL2,850
1984-09-2125217642-227-33518SETTLES, W. R. "C" #20CONOCO INC.DRILL2,800
1984-09-2025213242-227-33517WILKINSON, H. H. "C" #4ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1984-09-1925175342-227-03235CLAY, H. R. "B" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP3,300
1984-09-1825160942-227-03746EDWARDS, M. M. #7WAMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.RECOMP2,680
1984-09-1225123642-227-33513BATJER, PATTI B #9EXXON CORP.DRILL3,850
1984-09-1225123542-227-33513BATJER, PATTI B #9EXXON CORP.DRILL3,850
1984-09-1225140842-227-33510BARBER #1PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,100
1984-09-1225121042-227-33511SMITH, EVA #1SANDEFER PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL10,350
1984-09-1125122342-227-33512JONES, JOHN #1DAVIS OIL COMPANYDRILL10,700
1984-09-1125333742-227-33509MATHIS #1B & G ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
1984-09-1025091842-227-33480ARMSTRONG #1KENNEDALE ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL9,110
1984-08-3024999342-227-33508WILKINSON, H. H. "C" #3ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1984-08-2924984742-227-33506BATJER, PATTI B #11EXXON CORP.DRILL3,850
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.