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
2020-01-02	859554	42-227-40476	SMAILS D #2385DN	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-01-02	859554	42-227-40476	SMAILS D #2385DN	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-01-02	859550	42-227-40475	SMAILS D #2370WB	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-01-02	859542	42-227-40473	SMAILS D #2350WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-01-02	859536	42-227-40472	SMAILS D #2306MS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-01-02	859536	42-227-40472	SMAILS D #2306MS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-01-02	859535	42-227-40471	SMAILS C #2369WB	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-01-02	859535	42-227-40471	SMAILS C #2369WB	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-01-02	859534	42-227-40470	SMAILS C #2318JM	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2019-12-31	860294	42-227-40519	GRATIS F #102MS	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,700	Y
2019-12-31	860293	42-227-40518	GRATIS G #101JM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,600	Y
2019-12-31	860293	42-227-40518	GRATIS F #101JM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,800	Y
2019-12-31	860269	42-227-40517	URSULA TOMCAT C #4447WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2019-12-31	860258	42-227-40516	URSULA TOMCAT B #4421LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2019-12-31	860256	42-227-40515	URSULA TOMCAT A #4446WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2019-12-20	860136	42-227-40512	IDEN 25E #5HJ	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2019-12-20	860134	42-227-40511	IDEN 25D #4HK	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2019-12-20	860132	42-227-40510	IDEN 25C #3HJ	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2019-12-20	860131	42-227-40509	IDEN 25B #2HK	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2019-12-20	860130	42-227-40508	IDEN 25A #1HJ	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2019-12-20	860093	42-227-40513	WILL ED 17-29 A UNIT #L 4H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,100	Y
2019-12-20	860093	42-227-40513	WILL ED 17-29 A UNIT #L 4H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,100	Y
2019-12-17	860057	42-227-40507	WILL ED 17-29 A UNIT #A 4H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2019-12-17	860057	42-227-40507	WILL ED 17-29 A UNIT #A 4H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2019-12-17	859976	42-227-40506	BIGBY 17-29 B UNIT #L 6H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,200	Y
2019-12-17	859976	42-227-40506	BIGBY 17-29 B UNIT #L 6H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,200	Y
2019-12-17	859974	42-227-40505	BIGBY 17-29 B UNIT #L 5H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,200	Y
2019-12-17	859974	42-227-40505	BIGBY 17-29 B UNIT #L 5H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,200	Y
2019-12-17	859142	42-227-39271	NEWTON 43BK #5HK	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	8,900	Y
2019-12-16	859873	42-227-40504	GUITAR SOUTH 17-8-C #4206H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	7,855	Y
2019-12-16	859873	42-227-40504	GUITAR SOUTH 17-8-C #4206H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	7,855	Y
2019-12-16	859872	42-227-40503	GUITAR SOUTH 17-8-A #4202H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	7,870	Y
2019-12-16	859872	42-227-40503	GUITAR SOUTH 17-8-A #4202H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	7,870	Y
2019-12-11	859643	42-227-40495	DUNKIN UNIT A1 #8AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,950	Y
2019-12-11	859643	42-227-40495	DUNKIN UNIT A1 #8AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,950	Y
2019-12-10	859712	42-227-40499	WALKER-DRRC 30-56 WEST UNIT #5LS	GRENADIER ENERGY PARTNERS II,LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-12-10	859712	42-227-40499	WALKER-DRRC 30-56 WEST UNIT #5LS	GRENADIER ENERGY PARTNERS II,LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-12-10	859705	42-227-40498	WALKER-DRRC 30-56 WEST UNIT #5WA	GRENADIER ENERGY PARTNERS II,LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-12-10	859705	42-227-40498	WALKER-DRRC 30-56 WEST UNIT #5WA	GRENADIER ENERGY PARTNERS II,LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2019-12-10	859705	42-227-40498	WALKER-DRRC 30-56 WEST UNIT #5WA	GRENADIER ENERGY PARTNERS II,LLC	OTHER	15,000	Y
2019-12-06	859646	42-227-40497	DUNKIN UNIT A2 #21H	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,950	Y
2019-12-06	859646	42-227-40497	DUNKIN UNIT A2 #21H	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,950	Y
2019-12-06	859645	42-227-40496	DUNKIN UNIT A2 #15SH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,950	Y
2019-12-06	859645	42-227-40496	DUNKIN UNIT A2 #15SH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,950	Y
2019-12-06	859639	42-227-40494	VIPER MCMURPHY B #1446WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	9,000	Y
2019-12-06	859639	42-227-40494	VIPER MCMURPHY B #1446WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	9,000	Y
2019-12-06	859638	42-227-40493	VIPER FOSTER B #4545WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	9,000	Y
2019-12-06	859637	42-227-40492	VIPER FOSTER C #4525LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	9,000	Y
2019-12-06	859635	42-227-40491	VIPER MCMURPHY C #1424LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	9,000	Y
2019-12-06	859635	42-227-40491	VIPER MCMURPHY C #1424LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	9,000	Y

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