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Howard County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Howard County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-06.

Howard County permitting is running 11 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (33 total, down 57% on the prior quarter). 3 were 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

9

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-08-06

All Time

15,171

15,171 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1980-03-127505242-227-32127POWELL #2-18MCCANN CORPORATIONDRILL9,200
1980-03-127499642-227-32126BUCHANAN 26 #1BLANKS ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL9,800
1980-03-107462442-227-00975REED BROTHERS, DE #4ARCO OIL & GAS CO.OTHER3,308
1980-03-107462242-227-32125O'DANIEL #1LARIO OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL9,000
1980-03-107462042-227-31169ROBERTS, DORA #122CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP3,190
1980-03-077451942-227-31967READ "A" #3MCCANN CORPORATIONDRILL9,100
1980-03-037406542-227-32123LEWIS "A" #1MELTON, JOE, DRLG. CO., INC.DRILL3,200
1980-03-037406442-227-32122CATHEY, BOBBY #1BAXTER, MURPHY H.DRILL4,800
1980-02-297390742-227-32121EDWARDS, M. M. "C" #6DORLAND, D. L.DRILL3,500
1980-02-277373742-227-32120SCOTT, A. C. #2AWARREN, JOHN F.DRILL3,000
1980-02-277372542-227-32119HELEN #1SAYERS OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,950
1980-02-277372442-227-32118TEXAS LAND&MORTGAGE CO."A"R/A"A" #115AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1980-02-277371042-227-32117DEVANEY, C.H. #1AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
1980-02-277370342-227-32116DOUTHITT #7DORLAND, D. L.DRILL3,100
1980-02-277369242-227-32115DAVIS, EMMA F. #8ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,100
1980-02-267454742-227-32110WARD #2HENDRIX, JOHN H. CORP.DRILL10,000
1980-02-257339342-227-32114WHITE, KALLUS #2COBB & RUWWEDRILL7,465
1980-02-257339142-227-32113PETTY, STELLA 31 #1FLORIDA EXPLORATION CO.DRILL9,500
1980-02-257338942-227-32112ABRAMS "B" #1WALSH & WATTS, INC.DRILL9,650
1980-02-257338742-227-32111READ "A" #3CAMPANA PETROLEUM CO.DRILL9,100
1980-02-217306042-227-32108EDWARDS, M. M. "F" #3DORLAND, D. L.DRILL3,250
1980-02-217305942-227-32107EDWARDS, M. M. "F" #4DORLAND, D. L.DRILL3,250
1980-02-157280142-227-32106BOWEN, JOHN B. JR. "B" #4GUTHRIE, A. K. OPERATING CO.DRILL2,500
1980-02-157279942-227-32105TEXAS LAND&MORTGAGE CO."A"R/A"B" #113AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1980-02-137253342-227-32103READ, SUE #1-21MCCANN CORPORATIONDRILL8,970
1980-02-0813085742-227-20274TEXAS LAND & MORTGAGE CO."A" #24AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL2,951
1980-02-087254442-227-32104PHILLIPS, FRED #1R K PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,537
1980-02-087219842-227-32102FOSTER, W. L. #1 #60CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,100
1980-02-087219642-227-32101FOSTER, W. L. #1 #62CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,100
1980-02-087218942-227-32100TEXAS LAND&MORTGAGE CO."A"R/A"B" #114AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,000
1980-02-057462342-227-32083DODGE, G. M. #57CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,100
1980-02-057461442-227-32084DODGE, G. M. #56CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,100
1980-02-057461342-227-32085BELL, A. M. #47CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,100
1980-02-057461242-227-32082DODGE, G. M. #58CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,100
1980-02-057181942-227-32099READ "A" #6CAMPANA PETROLEUM CO.DRILL9,100
1980-02-047157842-227-81881ADAMS, CLARA #1PACA PETROLEUM, INC.OTHER9,200
1980-02-017148342-227-32098SCHWEITZER #1ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATIONDRILL9,738
1980-01-297111242-227-81880COLLINS #1QUALIA, C. F.OTHER8,350
1980-01-287091842-227-32097FLANAGAN #1NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL9,800
1980-01-217030842-227-32095BIRKHEAD #1LAGUNA PETROLEUM CO.DRILL8,770
1980-01-217030642-227-32094COWDEN, H. D. ET UX "B" #3TREY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL3,500
1980-01-217030542-227-32093WALDRON, SHIRLEY ET AL "U" #22TREY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL3,500
1980-01-217030342-227-32092WALDRON, SHIRLEY ET AL "U" #24TREY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL3,500
1980-01-177026042-227-32027RUMSEY, KLOH #16FORSAN OIL COMPANYDRILL2,500
1980-01-177025942-227-32026RUMSEY, KLOH #15FORSAN OIL COMPANYDRILL2,500
1980-01-176999042-227-32091WILKINSON #1HMH OPERATORSDRILL3,200
1980-01-156968042-227-32090RIDDLE #1NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL10,825
1980-01-146957142-227-01037PATTERSON, MORRIS ET UX "A" #4TREY EXPLORATION, INC.OTHER3,220
1980-01-146956942-227-32088PATTERSON, MORRIS ET UX "A" #3TREY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL3,500
1980-01-146956842-227-32087PATTERSON, MORRIS ET UX "A" #2TREY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL3,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.