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
2020-02-07	861737	42-227-40597	COPPER EE #2DR	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-02-07	861665	42-227-40586	GILBERT 25-24 (ALLOC-H) #8NS	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-07	861665	42-227-40586	GILBERT 25-24 (ALLOC-H) #8NS	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-07	861665	42-227-40586	GILBERT 25-24 (ALLOC-H) #8NS	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-07	861664	42-227-40585	GILBERT 25-24 (ALLOC-H) #8NA	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-07	861664	42-227-40585	GILBERT 25-24 (ALLOC-H) #8NA	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-07	861664	42-227-40585	GILBERT 25-24 (ALLOC-H) #8NA	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-07	861663	42-227-40584	GILBERT 25-24 (ALLOC-H) #8NB	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-07	861663	42-227-40584	GILBERT 25-24 (ALLOC-H) #8NB	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-07	861663	42-227-40584	GILBERT 25-24 (ALLOC-H) #8NB	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-07	861616	42-227-40581	MIDDLETON UNIT A 47-38 #4SH	SURGE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-07	861570	42-227-40591	VLT TITAN #0091WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-07	861570	42-227-40591	VLT TITAN UNIT #0091WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-06	861695	42-227-40590	GULF SWD #1	WILDHORSE INTEREST LLC	DRILL	14,000
2020-02-06	861693	42-227-40589	RYDER UNIT #8SH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,000	Y
2020-02-06	861692	42-227-40588	RYDER UNIT #5AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,000	Y
2020-02-06	861691	42-227-40587	RYDER UNIT #4AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,000	Y
2020-02-05	861615	42-227-40580	MIDDLETON UNIT A 47-38 #3SH	SURGE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-05	861614	42-227-40578	MIDDLETON UNIT A 47-38 #3MH	SURGE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-05	861613	42-227-40576	MIDDLETON UNIT A 47-38 #2MH	SURGE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-05	861612	42-227-40575	MIDDLETON UNIT A 47-38 #2SH	SURGE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-05	860885	42-227-40534	GREEN SPRANGLETOP E #5H	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,500	Y
2020-02-04	861593	42-227-40582	LILY 16G #3HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-02-04	861594	42-227-40583	LILY 16X #4HK	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-02-04	861593	42-227-40582	LILY 16G #3HJ	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-02-04	861592	42-227-40579	LILY 16F #2HK	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-02-04	861588	42-227-40577	LILY 16E #1HJ	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-02-04	861494	42-227-40574	GARON 27-22 #4SH	SABALO OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-04	859778	42-227-40500	OPEN UNIT A4 #4AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,000	Y
2020-02-03	861493	42-227-40573	GARON 27-22 #4AH	SABALO OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-03	861491	42-227-40572	GARON 27-22 #3SH	SABALO OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-03	861490	42-227-40571	GARON 27-22 #3AH	SABALO OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-03	861285	42-227-40564	LOMAX 3110P #1H	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-02-03	861231	42-227-40553	GILBERT 25-24 (ALLOC-G) #7NB	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-03	861231	42-227-40553	GILBERT 25-24 (ALLOC-G) #7NB	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-02-03	860899	42-227-40535	GREEN SPRANGLETOP E #3H	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,600	Y
2020-02-03	860874	42-227-40533	GREEN SPRANGLETOP E #4H	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,400	Y
2020-02-03	860866	42-227-40532	GREEN SPRANGLETOP F #6H	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,600	Y
2020-02-03	860685	42-227-40531	GREEN SPRANGLETOP F #9H	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,300	Y
2020-02-03	860659	42-227-40530	GREEN SPRANGLETOP F #8H	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,400	Y
2020-02-03	860650	42-227-40529	GREEN SPRANGLETOP F #7H	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,500	Y
2020-02-03	859781	42-227-40502	OPEN UNIT A5 #7SH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,000	Y
2020-02-03	859779	42-227-40501	OPEN UNIT A5 #5AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,000	Y
2020-01-29	861330	42-227-40567	MORGAN GBT 46-104 UNIT #1	HANNATHON PETROLEUM, LLC	DRILL	11,000
2020-01-29	861327	42-227-40569	WHITE 19-26 B UNIT #L 5H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2020-01-29	861327	42-227-40569	WHITE 19-26 B UNIT #L 5H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2020-01-29	861326	42-227-40568	WHITE 19-26 B UNIT #A 5H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2020-01-29	861326	42-227-40568	WHITE 19-26 B UNIT #A 5H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2020-01-29	861324	42-227-40565	WHITE 19-26 A UNIT #A 4H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2020-01-29	861324	42-227-40565	WHITE 19-26 A UNIT #A 4H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y

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