Howard County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Howard County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-29.

Howard County permitting is running 13 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (39 total, down 41% on the prior quarter). 2 were 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

2026-07-29

All Time

15,166

15,166 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2018-10-05	845399	42-227-39794	BOW TIE 41-44 #3AH	SABALO OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-10-04	845340	42-227-39793	BOW TIE 41-44 #3AH	SABALO OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-10-04	845340	42-227-39793	BOW TIE 41-44 #3SH	SABALO OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-10-04	845002	42-227-39788	TOBOSA D #5HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2018-10-04	844994	42-227-39786	TOBOSA F #8AA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2018-09-30	844660	42-227-39772	ASRO JR. UNIT #4WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,120	Y
2018-09-30	843694	42-227-39739	BEACH A #1SH	LEGACY RESERVES OPERATING LP	DRILL	8,000	Y
2018-09-30	843391	42-227-39738	BLUE FESCUE #1HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2018-09-30	843346	42-227-39732	WOLFE-BROPHY UNIT 45-04 #2MH	SURGE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2018-09-30	843280	42-227-39731	MCGREGOR 19 C #2LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	8,880	Y
2018-09-30	843277	42-227-39730	MCGREGOR 19 D #2WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,140	Y
2018-09-30	843276	42-227-39729	MCGREGOR 19 A #1LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	8,880	Y
2018-09-30	843273	42-227-39728	MCGREGOR 19 B #1WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,140	Y
2018-09-30	842955	42-227-39712	GUITAR NORTH #2726LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,600	Y
2018-09-30	840649	42-227-39639	WACO KID A #1944WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2018-09-30	840093	42-227-39630	GARON 27-22 #2AH	SABALO OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-09-30	837915	42-227-39560	LILLY 49 UNIT #3WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,175	Y
2018-09-30	837910	42-227-39559	LILLY 49 UNIT #3LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	8,865	Y
2018-09-28	845157	42-227-39792	MIDDLETON UNIT B 47-38 #5AH	SURGE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-09-28	845150	42-227-39791	AUSTIN 22-15 UNIT #1WA	HANNATHON PETROLEUM, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-09-27	845120	42-227-39790	WOLFE-JONES UNIT A 04-09 #1MH	SURGE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-09-27	845027	42-227-39789	TOBOSA FF #7HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2018-09-24	845007	42-227-39787	WILLIAMS UNIT A 24-13 #2AH	SURGE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-09-24	844977	42-227-39784	WILLIAMS UNIT A 24-13 #1AH	SURGE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-09-21	844905	42-227-39783	ESCO HAMLIN UNIT 20-17 #6AH	SURGE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-09-20	844782	42-227-39782	CLASSIC UNIT #5AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,000	Y
2018-09-20	844782	42-227-39782	CLASSIC UNIT #5AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,000	Y
2018-09-20	844781	42-227-39781	CLASSIC UNIT #4AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,000	Y
2018-09-20	844781	42-227-39781	CLASSIC UNIT #4AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,000	Y
2018-09-20	844780	42-227-39780	CLASSIC UNIT #3AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,000	Y
2018-09-20	844780	42-227-39780	CLASSIC UNIT #3AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,000	Y
2018-09-20	844779	42-227-39779	CLASSIC UNIT #2AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,000	Y
2018-09-20	844779	42-227-39779	CLASSIC UNIT #2AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,000	Y
2018-09-20	844777	42-227-39778	CLASSIC UNIT #1AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,000	Y
2018-09-20	844777	42-227-39778	CLASSIC UNIT #1AH	CALLON PETROLEUM OPERATING CO	DRILL	8,000	Y
2018-09-19	844683	42-227-39775	WARD 17G #2HL	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2018-09-19	844680	42-227-39774	WARD 17G #1HJ	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2018-09-17	844686	42-227-39776	WARD 17X #3HK	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2018-09-17	844674	42-227-39777	CHALK, G. O. #41CF	ROVER PETROLEUM OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	4,300
2018-09-10	844477	42-227-39770	SHROYER-WILSON UNIT B 23-14 #7AH	SURGE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-09-07	844337	42-227-39769	STIPA G #9HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2018-09-07	844334	42-227-39768	STIPA F #8AA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2018-09-07	844323	42-227-39764	STIPA E #7HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2018-09-06	843858	42-227-39767	PASADENA #1H	OGX OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	3,400	Y
2018-09-05	844280	42-227-39762	WOLFE-BROPHY UNIT 45-04 #1SH	SURGE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-08-31	843907	42-227-39746	OWEN-CHALK #69	CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.	DRILL	4,300
2018-08-30	844168	42-227-39761	SWR JGM 26 #2	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,000
2018-08-30	844161	42-227-39760	CLICK 26 #8	HANNATHON PETROLEUM, LLC	DRILL	10,500
2018-08-30	844160	42-227-39759	GBT 102 #1	HANNATHON PETROLEUM, LLC	DRILL	10,500
2018-08-29	844097	42-227-39757	CRAZY CAT 41-32 #2AH	SABALO OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y

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