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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
1981-05-1411803742-227-32439WALKER, ROYCE #1-2DIAMOND CHEMICALS COMPANYDRILL9,800
1981-05-1311795542-227-32438GRIFFIN #1BISON EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL8,000
1981-05-0711730542-227-32435STEWART RANCH #1MCCANN CORPORATIONDRILL9,100
1981-05-0511713842-227-32434ANDERSON-DUNAGAN #1FRASER INDUSTRIES, INC.DRILL3,250
1981-05-0511712242-227-32433CHALK. G. O. "F" #5CONOCO INC.DRILL3,350
1981-05-0511710642-227-32432BATES, D. R. #1PULTE & PRINTZ, INC.DRILL3,300
1981-05-0511704842-227-32431RHOTON #1BLANKS ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,521
1981-05-0511703942-227-32430T. L. & M. "C" #2BOND OPERATING COMPANYDRILL9,000
1981-05-0511703742-227-32429T. L. & M. "A" #1BOND OPERATING COMPANYDRILL9,000
1981-05-0511702142-227-32243LITTLE, P.E. #1GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP9,400
1981-05-0511701942-227-32428HAMLIN, M.L. ESTATE #1INEXCO OIL COMPANYDRILL10,262
1981-05-0111670742-227-32425DORA ROBERTS ESTATE "A" #1TEXACO INC.DRILL9,850
1981-04-3011655042-227-32424ROBERTS, DORA ESTATE "C" #2TEXACO INC.DRILL9,122
1981-04-2912294442-227-32477CLAY, H.R. "E" #56CONOCO INC.DRILL4,050
1981-04-2911675142-227-32426FLANAGAN "A" #2MCCANN CORPORATIONDRILL9,470
1981-04-2711610642-227-32422CLAY, H. R. #33EXXON CORP.DRILL3,200
1981-04-2711610542-227-32421CLAY, H. R. #34EXXON CORP.DRILL3,225
1981-04-2711610342-227-32420CLAY, H. R. #35EXXON CORP.DRILL3,250
1981-04-2711610142-227-32419SNELL #1MAY PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,238
1981-04-2011559842-227-81901STERLING CATTLE CO. #2-DMCFARLAND & SCOBEY, INC.OTHER2,800
1981-04-1711549542-227-32418CREIGHTON, C.W. #4DUNCAN DRILLING CO.DRILL3,500
1981-04-1711548042-227-32416TXL "B" #12DORLAND, D. L.DRILL3,200
1981-04-1711545442-227-32415WILKINSON "B" #1V-F PETROLEUM INC.DRILL3,300
1981-04-1711545342-227-32414HATCH "A" #4V-F PETROLEUM INC.DRILL3,300
1981-04-1711543742-227-32413CREIGHTON, C.W. #3DUNCAN DRILLING CO.DRILL3,500
1981-04-1611548742-227-32417WILKINSON "B" #8DUNCAN DRILLING CO.DRILL3,500
1981-04-1311912942-227-33267CHALK, OTIS #13GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,250
1981-04-0811439242-227-00962DOUTHIT, E.W. C "DE" #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.OTHER3,094
1981-04-0811439042-227-00953DOUTHIT, E.W. C "DE" #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.OTHER3,103
1981-04-0811438942-227-00967DOUTHIT, E. W. "DE" #5ARCO OIL & GAS CO.OTHER3,095
1981-04-0211930342-227-30509ALLRED, D. #1FLAG-REDFERN OIL COMPANYRECOMP9,046
1981-03-3111497842-227-32412SHAFER 33 #1CROWN EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL7,510
1981-03-3111371742-227-32407EAST VEALMOOR UNIT #69 IGETTY OIL CO.DRILL7,550
1981-03-3011358642-227-32406FLANAGAN #4NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL9,800
1981-03-3011358542-227-32405FLANAGAN "A" #1NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL9,800
1981-03-3011358442-227-32404REAGAN #1NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL9,430
1981-03-2711353442-227-32408WILBANKS #1HOUSTON OIL & MINERALS CORP.DRILL8,300
1981-03-2411328442-227-32403BIRKHEAD, H.T. #2-14DIAMOND CHEMICALS COMPANYDRILL8,650
1981-03-2411305942-227-32402NEAL, ZANE #1EXXON CORP.DRILL9,500
1981-03-2411305842-227-32401FLANAGAN "A" #1MCCANN CORPORATIONDRILL9,600
1981-03-2411304542-227-32400OTIS, JOHN "A" UNIT #1GUTHRIE, A. K. OPERATING CO.DRILL2,500
1981-03-2411303442-227-02804HUMBLE-DOUTHIT #7COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONOTHER3,095
1981-03-2011746942-227-32396FRAZIER, NELL ESTATE #20REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1981-03-1711303842-227-32399CLAY #1R K PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,659
1981-03-1611233742-227-32397DOS #1DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.DRILL8,800
1981-03-0611107442-227-32395HOWARD "F" FEE #3TEXACO INC.DRILL9,000
1981-03-0511088442-227-32394FRAZIER, NELL ESTATE 'A' #1REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1981-03-0511086442-227-04107CLAY, H. R. #8GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP2,825
1981-03-0511086242-227-04110CLAY, H. R. #10GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP2,800
1981-03-0211010942-227-32393MYERS #3FLAG-REDFERN OIL COMPANYDRILL10,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.