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 12 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (37 total, down 44% 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
2020-03-04	862028	42-227-40611	PASSOW 25-24 (ALLOC-C) #3NA	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-03-04	862028	42-227-40611	PASSOW 25-24 (ALLOC-C) #3NA	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-03-04	862025	42-227-40610	PASSOW 25-24 (ALLOC-C) #3NB	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-03-04	862025	42-227-40610	PASSOW 25-24 (ALLOC-C) #3NB	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-03-03	862481	42-227-40639	COTTONMOUTH #2D	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	6,900
2020-03-02	862360	42-227-40632	WILD BILL HICKOK UNIT 40-33 #2HA	MURCHISON OIL AND GAS, LLC	DRILL	7,196	Y
2020-03-02	862358	42-227-40631	WILD BILL HICKOK UNIT 40-33 #1HA	MURCHISON OIL AND GAS, LLC	DRILL	7,235	Y
2020-02-28	862272	42-227-40628	COMANCHE TRAIL #1WA	SINCLAIR OIL & GAS COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-02-28	862272	42-227-40628	COMANCHE TRAIL #1WA	SINCLAIR OIL & GAS COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-02-28	862272	42-227-40628	COMANCHE TRAIL #1WA	SINCLAIR OIL & GAS COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-02-26	862233	42-227-40627	CAO #1R	PLATFORM OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	5,800
2020-02-25	862135	42-227-40626	BEARTOOTH 05C #3HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-02-25	862135	42-227-40626	BEARTOOTH 05C #3HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-02-25	862135	42-227-40626	BEARTOOTH 05C #3HK	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-02-25	862134	42-227-40625	BEARTOOTH 05B #2HK	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-02-25	862134	42-227-40625	BEARTOOTH 05B #2HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-02-25	862133	42-227-40624	BEARTOOTH 05A #1HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-02-25	862121	42-227-40623	OUTDRAW SWD #1	WILDHORSE INTEREST LLC	DRILL	13,000
2020-02-25	862043	42-227-03306	DODGE, GRANVILLE M., EST. #40	ROVER PETROLEUM OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	2,900
2020-02-25	862014	42-227-40606	PASSOW 25-24 (ALLOC-B) #2NB	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-25	862014	42-227-40606	PASSOW 25-24 (ALLOC-B) #2NB	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-24	862064	42-227-40617	BERNARD #4481DN	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-02-21	862061	42-227-40616	FLENDERSON #4411JM	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,400	Y
2020-02-21	862060	42-227-40615	FLENDERSON #4444WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,300	Y
2020-02-21	862056	42-227-40614	FLENDERSON #4443WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,300	Y
2020-02-21	862054	42-227-40613	FLENDERSON #4402MS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,200	Y
2020-02-21	861931	42-227-40605	VLT SATURN E #0116WB	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-20	861976	42-227-40608	STANLEY UNIT 48-01 #6SH	SURGE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-20	861975	42-227-40607	STANLEY UNIT 48-01 #5SH	SURGE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-19	862022	42-227-40609	COTTONMOUTH #1D	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	13,000
2020-02-19	861930	42-227-40604	VLT SATURN D #0115WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-19	861930	42-227-40604	VLT SATURN D #0115WB	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-19	861929	42-227-40603	VLT SATURN C #0114WB	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-19	861928	42-227-40602	VLT SATURN B #0113WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-19	861928	42-227-40602	VLT SATURN B #0113WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-19	861928	42-227-40602	VLT SATURN UNIT #0113WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-19	861921	42-227-40601	VLT SATURN A #0112WB	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-19	861921	42-227-40601	VLT SATURN A #0112WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-19	861921	42-227-40601	VLT SATURN UNIT #0112WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-19	861918	42-227-40600	VLT SATURN #0111WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-19	861918	42-227-40600	VLT SATURN UNIT #0111WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-18	861577	42-227-40595	VLT TITAN E #0096WB	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-18	861575	42-227-40594	VLT TITAN D #0095WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-18	861575	42-227-40594	VLT TITAN UNIT #0095WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-18	861574	42-227-40593	VLT TITAN C #0094WB	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-18	861573	42-227-40592	VLT TITAN B #0093WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-18	861573	42-227-40592	VLT TITAN UNIT #0093WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-14	861829	42-227-40599	WAYMORE 3-6-G #4214H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	8,035	Y
2020-02-14	861827	42-227-40598	WAYMORE 3-6-E #4210H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	8,045	Y
2020-02-14	861571	42-227-40570	VLT TITAN A #0092WB	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y

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