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
1984-01-0922614242-227-33328DAVIS #1V-F PETROLEUM INC.DRILL3,400
1984-01-0322551742-227-33325QUINN "A" #1ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL4,000
1984-01-0322551042-227-33324O'DANIEL #1PENN RESOURCES, INC.DRILL9,200
1983-12-3022513642-227-33322HOMAN, EUNICE #4EXXON CORP.DRILL10,300
1983-12-2922510642-227-33320DOUTHIT UNIT #217EXXON CORP.DRILL1,550
1983-12-2922511042-227-33321DOUTHIT UNIT #216EXXON CORP.DRILL1,550
1983-12-2822477742-227-33319IDEN, JERRY #1MCCANN CORPORATIONDRILL8,300
1983-12-2822449342-227-32323READ, JANE #01MCCANN CORPORATIONRECOMP8,800
1983-12-2822477342-227-33318SELLERS, NELLIE #1HOLLY ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,900
1983-12-2822450242-227-33316O'DANIEL, VIOLA #1FAIRCHILD PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
1983-12-2322468142-227-33317HOPPER 83 #1HENDON EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,600
1983-12-0922333042-227-33312GUITAR 20 #1AMELTON, JOE, DRLG. CO., INC.DRILL3,300
1983-12-0922324842-227-33311HAWK, J. #1TAHOE OIL & CATTLE CO.DRILL9,800
1983-12-0922316242-227-33310KIMBELL #1RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL3,500
1983-12-0622303042-227-31702CHANEY #1ROSEWOOD RESOURCES (POC),INC.OTHER11,000
1983-12-0522256242-227-33309QUINN #1ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1983-12-0122228242-227-33307WINTERS #1COQUINA OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,600
1983-11-3022232942-227-33308WALDRON, S. #8EXXON CORP.DRILL10,400
1983-11-3022211042-227-33306WILKINSON, H. H. "A" #1ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL3,600
1983-11-3022210742-227-33305REDROCK "46" #1MCCANN CORPORATIONDRILL8,900
1983-11-2922208642-227-32765GRAY LAKE #1PYRO ENERGY CORP.OTHER4,000
1983-11-2822192442-227-33303DOUTHIT, E. W. "C" DE #10ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL3,550
1983-11-2822192242-227-33302DOUTHIT, E. W. "C" DE #11ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL3,550
1983-11-2122109142-227-30262GUNN, FRANCES #24GETTY OIL CO.OTHER8,200
1983-11-2122155242-227-33301PHILLIPS #1PETRUS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL5,000
1983-11-2122111242-227-33300CLAY #14WSAYERS OPERATING COMPANYDRILL2,800
1983-11-1722084542-227-33298FOSTER, W. L. 1 #86CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,400
1983-11-1722091942-227-33299DODGE, G. M. #73CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,400
1983-11-1022050542-227-33297STALLINGS #1BAYTECH, INC.DRILL11,000
1983-11-0722024942-227-33296HYDEN, M. C. #8SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL10,100
1983-11-0221956742-227-33294HOMAN - FRAZIER #1TREY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL10,500
1983-11-0121926642-227-33060BROADDUS "A" #3ASMITH PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,600
1983-10-3121923042-227-30918CHRISTIAN 35 #3NICKELL OIL & GAS PROPERTIESRECOMP9,700
1983-10-2021790342-227-33293WALKER, R. L. #2KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYDRILL10,500
1983-10-2021793942-227-04263ROBERTS, DORA #439SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDRECOMP3,029
1983-10-1921773042-227-33291QUINN #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL3,400
1983-10-1921773342-227-33292MORGAN #1LACANA MINING, INC.DRILL8,500
1983-10-1921957542-227-33269GUITAR, EARL JR. "E" #11REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1983-10-1921959342-227-33270GUITAR, EARL JR. "E" #6REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1983-10-1721731942-227-33290DICKSON "36" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1983-10-1721727042-227-33289CLAY, H. R. #42EXXON CORP.DRILL3,300
1983-10-0721874542-227-33262DENMAN #13 IBOND OPERATING COMPANYDRILL3,000
1983-10-0721923442-227-33128BELL, A. M. #50CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,400
1983-10-0521631342-227-33287TALBOT #4MELTON, JOE, DRLG. CO., INC.DRILL3,200
1983-10-0521631142-227-33286LEWIS #3MELTON, JOE, DRLG. CO., INC.DRILL3,200
1983-10-0421621642-227-33285WILKINSON #2MWJ PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,300
1983-10-0421873242-227-33189HOMAN, EUNICE #14REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1983-10-0421873342-227-33188HOMAN, EUNICE #2REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1983-10-0421873442-227-33187COWDEN, HOUSTON #3REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1983-10-0421873542-227-33723COWDEN, HOUSTON #2REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.