Howard County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Howard County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-20.

Howard County permitting is running 13 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (38 total, down 42% on the prior quarter). DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 42 permits in the past 12 months, one of 15 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-20

All Time

15,164

15,164 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2021-07-14	870898	42-227-41215	LONG SPRING 3044DP #7H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-07-14	870898	42-227-41215	LONG SPRING 3044DP #7H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	9,300	Y
2021-07-14	870880	42-227-41213	LONG SPRING 3040DP #5H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-07-14	870880	42-227-41213	LONG SPRING 3040DP #5H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	9,300	Y
2021-07-14	870871	42-227-41212	LONG SPRING 3030LP #1H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-07-14	870871	42-227-41212	LONG SPRING 3030LP #1H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	9,300	Y
2021-07-14	870871	42-227-41212	LONG SPRING 3030LP #1H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	9,300	Y
2021-07-14	869946	42-227-41139	LEAP FROG 47-11 H #4MS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2021-07-13	870692	42-227-41191	O'DANIEL RANCH 28-37 B UNIT #A 7H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2021-07-12	871054	42-227-41224	CONNER 15-10 (ALLOC-C) #3NB	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-07-12	871036	42-227-41221	CONNER 15-10 (ALLOC-A) #1NB	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-07-12	870769	42-227-41210	S WILKINSON #4313HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-07-12	870768	42-227-41209	S WILKINSON #4312DN	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-07-08	870759	42-227-41208	S WILKINSON #4311HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-07-08	869633	42-227-41105	HORTON UNIT #2AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,900	Y
2021-07-08	869631	42-227-41103	HORTON UNIT #16H	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,900	Y
2021-07-07	870038	42-227-41145	HORTON UNIT #3AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,900	Y
2021-07-07	870038	42-227-41145	HORTON UNIT #3AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,900	Y
2021-07-07	870037	42-227-41144	HORTON UNIT #18H	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,900	Y
2021-07-07	870037	42-227-41144	HORTON UNIT #18H	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,900	Y
2021-07-07	870036	42-227-41143	HORTON UNIT #11SH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,900	Y
2021-07-07	870036	42-227-41143	HORTON UNIT #11SH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,900	Y
2021-07-07	870035	42-227-41142	HORTON UNIT #4AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,900	Y
2021-07-07	870035	42-227-41142	HORTON UNIT #4AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,900	Y
2021-07-07	869634	42-227-41106	HORTON UNIT #10SH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,900	Y
2021-07-07	869632	42-227-41104	HORTON UNIT #17H	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,900	Y
2021-07-02	870879	42-227-41211	CARPENTER 11-31 B UNIT #L 6H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,000	Y
2021-07-02	870879	42-227-41211	CARPENTER 11-31 B UNIT #L 6H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,000	Y
2021-06-30	870777	42-227-41206	NEEDLE #1LL	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,800	Y
2021-06-30	870626	42-227-41181	LONG SPRING 3032LP #2H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-06-30	870626	42-227-41181	LONG SPRING 3032LP #2H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	9,300	Y
2021-06-28	870829	42-227-41205	MAGNOLIA #3MR	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-06-28	870739	42-227-41202	BUFFALO F #12LL	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-06-28	870739	42-227-41202	BUFFALO G #12LL	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,000	Y
2021-06-28	870738	42-227-41201	BUFFALO F #11DN	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-06-28	870734	42-227-41200	BUFFALO F #10HB	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-06-28	870731	42-227-41203	SHOOTER MCGAVIN B #2647WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-06-28	870731	42-227-41203	SHOOTER MCGAVIN B #2647WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-06-28	870690	42-227-41190	O'DANIEL RANCH 28-37 B UNIT #L 7H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,200	Y
2021-06-25	870730	42-227-41199	BUFFALO F #9LL	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-06-25	870715	42-227-41198	BUFFALO F #8HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-06-25	870712	42-227-41197	BUFFALO E #7DN	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-06-25	870701	42-227-41196	BUFFALO E #6LL	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-06-25	870699	42-227-41195	BUFFALO E #5HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-06-25	870698	42-227-41194	BUFFALO #4DN	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-06-25	870688	42-227-41193	BUFFALO #3HB	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-06-25	870686	42-227-41192	BUFFALO #2LL	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-06-25	870685	42-227-41189	BUFFALO #1HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-06-25	870661	42-227-41185	WILKINSON RANCH #6D	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,625
2021-06-24	870662	42-227-41186	AVAMPATO #1D	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,350

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.