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
1977-06-27216342-227-31421BELLNOLIA #7PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL2,900
1977-06-27185342-227-31431IDEN, ELLIS "A" #3AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,750
1977-06-24175342-227-31430CHALK #23SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONOTHER3,000
1977-06-24175142-227-31429CHALK #24SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,000
1977-06-24174942-227-31428CHALK #25SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,000
1977-06-24174842-227-31427CHALK #26SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONOTHER3,000
1977-06-24173942-227-31140ROB #13SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL3,250
1977-06-24170942-227-31426TXL "A" #4BARRANCA OIL, LIMITEDDRILL2,900
1977-06-21128042-227-31425SOUTHEAST LUTHER (FUSSELMAN)UNIT #6-2ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCDRILL10,000
1977-06-20116142-227-31423GRANVILLE M. DODGE EST. #199ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL2,900
1977-06-20116042-227-31424GRANVILLE M. DODGE EST. #200ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL2,900
1977-06-20107042-227-31216CHALK "A" #7SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,100
1977-06-20106942-227-31215CHALK #22SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,100
1977-06-20106742-227-31214CHALK #20SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONOTHER3,100
1977-06-20106342-227-31328HUMBLE-DOUTHIT #36WCOLORADO OIL CO., INC.DRILL3,100
1977-06-20106142-227-30655ROBERTS, DORA BD&E #459SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.FLD-XFR3,000
1977-06-1361942-227-31420SNYDER "B" #59WALSH & WATTS, INC.DRILL3,300
1977-06-1361742-227-31419SNYDER "B" #58WALSH & WATTS, INC.DRILL3,300
1977-06-0826242-227-10847DAVIS, J. P. HEIRS "B" #14-SANORTHWEST OIL COMPANYRECOMP2,200
1977-06-0826042-227-31418JONES "H" #20WALSH & WATTS, INC.DRILL3,300
1977-06-0611842-227-31089FLANAGAN #1RESOURCES INVESTMENT CORPORATIONDRILL9,502
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.