Howard County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Howard County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-28.

Howard County permitting is running 13 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (38 total, down 42% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 42 permits in the past 12 months, one of 16 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-28

All Time

15,165

15,165 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2019-11-07	858864	42-227-40424	OLDHAM 38-27 B UNIT #L 8H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,500	Y
2019-11-05	858705	42-227-40421	O'DANIEL RANCH 28-37 A UNIT #A 2H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,800	Y
2019-11-05	858704	42-227-40420	O'DANIEL RANCH 28-37 A UNIT #A 1H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,800	Y
2019-11-05	858675	42-227-40419	KRAKEN 10-3 E #252	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-05	858660	42-227-40416	KRAKEN 10-3 UNIT 1 #142	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-05	858658	42-227-40415	KRAKEN 10-3 UNIT 1 #241	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-05	858656	42-227-40414	KRAKEN 10-3 UNIT 1 #233	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-05	858645	42-227-40413	KRAKEN 10-3 UNIT 1 #132	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-05	858643	42-227-40412	KRAKEN 10-3 UNIT 1 #231	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-05	858641	42-227-40411	KRAKEN 10-3 UNIT 1 #223	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-05	858639	42-227-40410	KRAKEN 10-3 UNIT 1 #122	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-05	858637	42-227-40409	KRAKEN 10-3 UNIT 1 #221	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-05	858635	42-227-40408	KRAKEN 10-3 UNIT 1 #211	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-05	858564	42-227-40407	NEANDER #5 SWD #5	FED OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,000
2019-10-31	858441	42-227-40406	HORTON UNIT #22MS	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,950	Y
2019-10-31	858441	42-227-40406	HORTON UNIT #22MS	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,950	Y
2019-10-31	858440	42-227-40405	HORTON UNIT #9SH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,900	Y
2019-10-31	858440	42-227-40405	HORTON UNIT #9SH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,900	Y
2019-10-31	858439	42-227-40404	HORTON UNIT #1AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,900	Y
2019-10-31	858439	42-227-40404	HORTON UNIT #1AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,900	Y
2019-10-25	858258	42-227-40403	BIGHORN SWD #1	ECHO VALLEY PETROLEUM SRVCS, LLC	DRILL	13,500
2019-10-24	858279	42-227-40402	GRANT 18B #6HK	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2019-10-24	858279	42-227-40402	GRANT 18B #6HK	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2019-10-24	858274	42-227-40401	GRANT 18B #5HJ	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2019-10-24	858274	42-227-40401	GRANT 18B #5HJ	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2019-10-24	858250	42-227-40400	GRANT 18A #4HK	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2019-10-24	858250	42-227-40400	GRANT 18A #4HK	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2019-10-21	858069	42-227-36771	BROUGHTON #1544	OXY USA INC.	FLD-XFR	10,500
2019-10-21	858059	42-227-36560	NEWTON #1712	OXY USA INC.	FLD-XFR	10,500
2019-10-21	858019	42-227-40399	SWR STIDHAM 29 #2	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,000
2019-10-21	858013	42-227-40398	QUINN 38 SWD #1D	OGX OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	13,000
2019-10-21	858012	42-227-40397	QUINN 34 SWD #1D	OGX OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	13,000
2019-10-21	858011	42-227-40396	QUINN 20 SWD #1D	OGX OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	13,000
2019-10-21	858010	42-227-40395	QUINN 15 SWD #1D	OGX OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	13,000
2019-10-21	858009	42-227-40394	QUINN 22 SWD #1D	OGX OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	13,000
2019-10-21	857910	42-227-40390	MIDDLETON UNIT B 47-38 #8AH	SURGE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2019-10-17	858030	42-227-35250	DAVIS, J.W. -B- #4A	ROVER PETROLEUM OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	2,970
2019-10-16	857987	42-227-40393	OLDHAM 38-27 B UNIT #A 8H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,800	Y
2019-10-16	857984	42-227-40392	OLDHAM 38-27 B UNIT #A 7H	HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC	DRILL	6,800	Y
2019-10-15	857959	42-227-40391	IDEN 31 SWD #1D	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	13,000
2019-10-14	857053	42-227-40374	GASKINS SN 6-43 D #504LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	8,830	Y
2019-10-11	857250	42-227-36308	RIDDELL 15 #1	MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.	FLD-XFR	10,500
2019-10-10	856963	42-227-40362	SANTANA 2436D #1H	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2019-10-10	856953	42-227-40360	SANTANA 2454WB #1H	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2019-10-10	856952	42-227-40359	SANTANA 2425SH #1H	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2019-10-10	856944	42-227-40358	SANTANA 2444WA #1H	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2019-10-03	857676	42-227-39308	WOLF 29 #1	SHARP IMAGE ENERGY, INC.	RECOMP	7,473
2019-10-01	857565	42-227-40389	GBT 102 #3	HANNATHON PETROLEUM, LLC	DRILL	10,500
2019-10-01	857324	42-227-40387	DOUTHIT, E.W. -C- DE #38	ROVER PETROLEUM OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	3,875
2019-10-01	857323	42-227-40386	DOUTHIT, E.W. -C- DE #19	ROVER PETROLEUM OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	3,875

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