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Howard County drilling brief.

Every drilling permit filed with the Texas Railroad Commission in Howard County, Texas. Top operators, recent filings, depth and wellbore profile data.

Texas Railroad Commission · Public record, free · Updated Jul 13, 2026

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Permits filed
Last 7 days
163
Permits filed
Last 12 months
DIAMONDBACK
Top operator
40 permits
10
Active operators
Last 12 months

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Top operators · 12m

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DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC
40 permits
02
SURGE OPERATING, LLC
32 permits
03
OVINTIV USA INC.
15 permits
04
HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC
13 permits
05
APACHE CORPORATION
13 permits
06
OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC
13 permits
07
LANGFORD & BRIGHAM OPERATING LLC
10 permits
08
BAYSWATER OPERATING COMPANY LLC
8 permits
09
SM ENERGY COMPANY
6 permits
10
OXY USA INC.
5 permits

Latest Howard filings

20 rows · last 12 months · Updated Jul 13, 2026

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Howard County, last 12 months, by submitted date
SubmittedOperatorAPI #Depth (ft)TypeStatus
2026-06-24BAYSWATER OPERATING COMPANY LLC227429038500HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-06-24BAYSWATER OPERATING COMPANY LLC227429048500HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-06-22SURGE OPERATING, LLC227429009000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-06-22SURGE OPERATING, LLC227429029000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-06-22SURGE OPERATING, LLC227429019000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-06-16OXY USA INC.2274272813000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-06-12OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC2274289312000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-06-12OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC2274289212000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-06-12OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC2274288912000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-06-12OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC2274289112000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-06-12OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC2274289012000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-06-09LANGFORD & BRIGHAM OPERATING LLC227428477800HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-05-28OXY USA INC.2274288315000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-05-28OXY USA INC.2274288215000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-05-27BAYSWATER OPERATING COMPANY LLC227428857300HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-05-27BAYSWATER OPERATING COMPANY LLC227428867300HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-05-27SURGE OPERATING, LLC227428979000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-05-27SURGE OPERATING, LLC227428949000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-05-27SURGE OPERATING, LLC227428959000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-05-27SURGE OPERATING, LLC227428969000HorizontalAPPROVED

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