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
1982-06-0416289342-227-81914CRAWFORD #1BLANKS ENERGY CORPORATIONOTHER7,300
1982-06-0416288742-227-32771FRAZIER #3DTD, INC.DRILL3,350
1982-06-0116233042-227-32095BIRKHEAD #1W.E.T. OIL CO. INC.OTHER7,403
1982-05-2816228342-227-32766MUSGROVE #2DELTA DRILLING CO.DRILL9,344
1982-05-2716199742-227-32765LAKE, GRAY #1DURHAM, INC.DRILL8,682
1982-05-2716199642-227-32571FISHERMAN #1RHOADS, H. B.OTHER4,075
1982-05-2416156042-227-32743CREIGHTON, C. W. 'B' #23-BREPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1982-05-2416155742-227-32744CREIGHTON, C. W. 'B' #22-BREPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1982-05-1916161442-227-32764HORTON, T. H. #2BRAMAN, D. H., JR.DRILL9,000
1982-05-1916103942-227-32745CREIGHTON, C. W. 'B' #21-BREPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1982-05-1916103842-227-32749CREIGHTON, C. W. 'B' #25-BREPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1982-05-1916103742-227-32748CREIGHTON, C. W. 'B' #24-BREPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1982-05-1916103642-227-32747CREIGHTON, C. W. 'B' #19-BREPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1982-05-1816098042-227-32762MARTIN #2PED OIL CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1982-05-1816097642-227-32752CREIGHTON, C. W. 'B' #32-BREPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1982-05-1816097542-227-32742CREIGHTON, C. W. B #38-BREPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1982-05-1816097242-227-32741CREIGHTON, C. W. 'B' #37-BREPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1982-05-1816097042-227-32756CREIGHTON, C. W. 'B' #36-BREPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1982-05-1816096842-227-32755CREIGHTON, C. W. "B" #35-BREPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1982-05-1816095542-227-32761HAMILTON #1BROCK, G.W., INC.DRILL7,369
1982-05-1816095242-227-32751CREIGHTON, C. W. 'B' #31-BREPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1982-05-1816095042-227-32750CREIGHTON, C. W. 'B' #26-BREPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1982-05-1816094842-227-32754CREIGHTON, C.W 'B' #34-BREPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1982-05-1816094642-227-32753CREIGHTON, C. W. 'B' #33-BREPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1982-05-1816094342-227-32746CREIGHTON, C. W. 'B' #20-BREPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1982-05-1816089642-227-32760JOHNSON #1R SQUARE PETROLEUMDRILL3,200
1982-05-1816087642-227-32759STEWART RANCH #2MCCANN CORPORATIONDRILL8,988
1982-05-1816086942-227-32758GUITAR, EARL JR. #8REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1982-05-1816086742-227-32757MCKINNON #2SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL9,500
1982-05-1416067542-227-32740FLANAGAN C #1PED OIL CORPORATIONDRILL6,500
1982-05-1216053942-227-32739GUITAR TRUST ESTATE 'C' #9ROARK & HOOKERDRILL1,000
1982-05-1116075242-227-32450KLOH #23MARATHON OIL COMPANYRECOMP2,600
1982-05-1016044842-227-02816HUMBLE-DOUTHIT #6COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP3,068
1982-05-1016035842-227-32738WALDRON, S. #4EXXON CORP.DRILL10,521
1982-05-1016034242-227-32737BARNETT, V.L. #2EQUITABLE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL3,200
1982-05-1016034142-227-33500PATTERSON, L.S. "B" #3EQUITABLE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL3,200
1982-05-0716026942-227-32735HOMAN, EUNICE #2EXXON CORP.DRILL10,521
1982-05-0716023142-227-32734WALDRON, S. #3EXXON CORP.DRILL10,400
1982-05-0515975942-227-32733WILKINSON RANCH #1MCCOMB ASSOCIATESDRILL3,400
1982-05-0315909242-227-32722ANDERSON #1RKP, INC.DRILL10,000
1982-04-3016267642-227-32768BIG SPRING -FRAZIER #1MARK-MDRILL3,500
1982-04-3016267542-227-32767BIG SPRING-FRAZIER #2MARK-MDRILL3,500
1982-04-3016139642-227-32763MARK-M-R BIG SPRING 4-A #6MARK-MDRILL3,400
1982-04-2815837742-227-32728DOUTHIT UNIT #141EXXON CORP.DRILL1,500
1982-04-2815837342-227-32726SWAFFORD, AURELIA #2EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1982-04-2815837142-227-32725DOUTHIT UNIT #212EXXON CORP.DRILL1,500
1982-04-2815837042-227-32724DOUTHIT UNTI #213EXXON CORP.DRILL1,550
1982-04-2815836942-227-32723DOUTHIT UNIT #214EXXON CORP.DRILL1,500
1982-04-2715837542-227-32727SWAFFORD, AURELIA #3EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1982-04-2315818342-227-32721WALDRON, S #2EXXON CORP.DRILL10,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.