Howard County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Howard County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-05.

Howard County permitting is running 10 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (31 total, down 60% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. 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
1984-08-2924985142-227-33507BATJER, PATTI B #12EXXON CORP.DRILL3,850
1984-08-2924984542-227-33505BATJER, PATTI B #10EXXON CORP.DRILL3,850
1984-08-2924998242-227-33481HYDEN, M. C. #4ASUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL10,200
1984-08-2324928842-227-33494DODGE, G. M. #80CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,400
1984-08-2324928742-227-33493DODGE, G. M. #78CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,400
1984-08-2324928942-227-33495DODGE, G. M. #79CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,400
1984-08-2224912742-227-33503WILKINSON, H. H. "C" #2ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1984-08-2124888942-227-33502RANKIN "34" #1MCCANN CORPORATIONDRILL8,100
1984-08-2024873242-227-03237CLAY, H. R. "B" #3AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP3,300
1984-08-1724871142-227-03239CLAY, H. R. "B" #4AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP3,300
1984-08-1724872842-227-33501STONE #1UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL12,000
1984-08-1524827942-227-33499WILKINSON, H. H. #4CSMITH PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,500
1984-08-1524827442-227-33496WILKINSON, H. H. #3CSMITH PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,500
1984-08-1524827542-227-33497WILKINSON, H. H. #2CSMITH PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,500
1984-08-1524827842-227-33957WILKINSON, H. H. #1CSMITH PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,500
1984-08-1524837242-227-33500PATTERSON, L. S. "B" #3KOIL DRILLING, INC.DRILL3,250
1984-08-1424825842-227-33492WILKINSON, H. H. #1DSMITH PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,500
1984-08-0924768342-227-33491QUINN "A" #4ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL4,000
1984-08-0824763442-227-33490QUINN, JOHN B #1EXXON CORP.DRILL10,650
1984-08-0324758742-227-33488KLOH "A" #9SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL2,600
1984-08-0224700742-227-33458CHALK, G. O. "A" #13CONOCO INC.DRILL4,100
1984-07-3124558442-227-33482O'DANIEL #2THOMASON, WINDELL A. INC.DRILL2,800
1984-07-3124689442-227-33487QUINN "E" #1ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1984-07-2724666042-227-33486WALKER "V" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL9,820
1984-07-2524612142-227-33030HARDING-IDEN #1HUNT OIL COMPANYRECOMP10,460
1984-07-2024570242-227-33483QUINN "A" #3ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL4,000
1984-07-2024570542-227-33484WILKINSON, H. H. "C" #1ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1984-07-2024570742-227-33485GULF-MYERS #1GULF OIL CORP.DRILL9,300
1984-07-1324495342-227-33480ARMSTRONG #1KENNEDALE ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL9,110
1984-07-1224478742-227-33479WILKINSON, H. H. #1BSMITH PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,500
1984-07-1124469642-227-33474WILKINSON-FIERER #17REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-1124469742-227-33475WILKINSON-FIERER #21REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-1124469842-227-33476WILKINSON-FIERER #23REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-1124470042-227-33477WILKINSON-FIERER #22REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-1124470242-227-33478WILKINSON-FIERER #24REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-1024453542-227-33462RUSSELL, C. R. #16REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-1024453742-227-33463RUSSELL, C. R. #15REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-1024453842-227-33464RUSSELL, C. R. #14REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-1024453942-227-33465RUSSELL, C. R. #13REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-1024454042-227-33466RUSSELL, C. R. #12REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-1024454142-227-33467RUSSELL, C. R. #11REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-1024454242-227-33468RUSSELL, C. R. #10REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-1024454342-227-33469RUSSELL, C. R. #9REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-1024454442-227-34037RUSSELL, C. R. #8REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-1024454642-227-33471RUSSELL, C. R. #7REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-1024454742-227-33472RUSSELL, C. R. #6REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-1024452942-227-33460RUSSELL, C. R. #5REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-1024453042-227-34034RUSSELL, C. R. #4REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-07-0924434642-227-33459WILKINSON, H. H. #4BSMITH PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,500
1984-06-2924362742-227-33456WILKINSON-FIERER #16REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.