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
2020-04-15	863327	42-227-40699	GIBSON UNIT 28-21 #12SH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,500	Y
2020-04-15	863327	42-227-40699	GIBSON UNIT 28-21 #12SH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,500	Y
2020-04-15	863325	42-227-40698	GIBSON UNIT 28-21 #4AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,500	Y
2020-04-15	863325	42-227-40698	GIBSON UNIT 28-21 #4AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,500	Y
2020-04-15	863323	42-227-40697	MASTERS UNIT #8SH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,500	Y
2020-04-15	863323	42-227-40697	MASTERS UNIT #8SH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,500	Y
2020-04-15	863322	42-227-40696	MASTERS UNIT #5AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,500	Y
2020-04-15	863322	42-227-40696	MASTERS UNIT #5AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,500	Y
2020-04-15	863321	42-227-40695	MASTERS UNIT #4AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,500	Y
2020-04-15	863321	42-227-40695	MASTERS UNIT #4AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,500	Y
2020-04-09	863143	42-227-40691	TELLURIDE #1HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,400	Y
2020-04-01	863102	42-227-40689	STEAMBOAT #1LL	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,000	Y
2020-04-01	863098	42-227-40688	STEAMBOAT G #10LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,800	Y
2020-04-01	863097	42-227-40687	STEAMBOAT G #9DN	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,100	Y
2020-03-27	863067	42-227-40685	BULLFROG 47 SW UNIT #8WB	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,704	Y
2020-03-27	863066	42-227-40684	BULLFROG 47 SW UNIT #8LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,704	Y
2020-03-27	863066	42-227-40684	BULLFROG 47 SW UNIT #8LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,704	Y
2020-03-27	863054	42-227-40683	BULLFROG 47 SW UNIT #8WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,704	Y
2020-03-27	863054	42-227-40683	BULLFROG 47 SW A #8WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,704	Y
2020-03-27	863053	42-227-40682	BULLFROG 47 SW UNIT #6WB	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,704	Y
2020-03-27	863053	42-227-40682	BULLFROG 47 SW UNIT #8MS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,704	Y
2020-03-27	863053	42-227-40682	BULLFROG 47 SW UNIT #8MS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,704	Y
2020-03-27	863050	42-227-40681	BULLFROG 47 SW UNIT #6LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,704	Y
2020-03-27	863049	42-227-40680	BULLFROG 47 SW UNIT #6WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,704	Y
2020-03-27	862920	42-227-40664	GRANGER 5B #3HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-03-27	862920	42-227-40664	GRANGER 5B #3HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-03-27	862917	42-227-40663	GRANGER 5A #2HK	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-03-27	862917	42-227-40663	GRANGER 5A #2HK	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-03-26	863003	42-227-40678	STEAMBOAT E #4DN	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,100	Y
2020-03-26	863002	42-227-40677	STEAMBOAT E #3LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,800	Y
2020-03-26	862961	42-227-40671	GRANGER 8E #7HK	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-03-26	862944	42-227-40669	GRANGER 5C #5HF	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-03-26	862944	42-227-40669	GRANGER 5C #5HF	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-03-26	862939	42-227-40665	GRANGER 5C #4HK	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-03-26	862939	42-227-40665	GRANGER 5C #4HK	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-03-25	863001	42-227-40676	STEAMBOAT F #8HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,400	Y
2020-03-25	862999	42-227-40675	STEAMBOAT F #7LL	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,000	Y
2020-03-25	862946	42-227-40674	STEAMBOAT F #6HB	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,500	Y
2020-03-25	862945	42-227-40673	STEAMBOAT E #5HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,400	Y
2020-03-24	862951	42-227-40670	GRANGER 8D #6HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-03-24	861715	42-227-40596	STEAMBOAT #2HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,700	Y
2020-03-23	862914	42-227-40662	GRANGER 5A #1HF	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-03-23	862914	42-227-40662	GRANGER 5A #1HF	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-03-20	862938	42-227-40668	BERNARD #4423LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,400	Y
2020-03-20	862937	42-227-40667	BERNARD #4445WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-03-20	862936	42-227-40666	BERNARD #4446WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-03-19	862867	42-227-40661	CLARK UNIT B 24-13 #7MH	SURGE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-03-18	862712	42-227-40651	WHITMIRE 36-37 (ALLOC-H) #8SA	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-03-17	862815	42-227-40660	GIBSON EAST 22 #7SH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,500	Y
2020-03-17	862814	42-227-40659	GIBSON EAST 22 #4AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,500	Y

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