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Howard County · 4 permits this week187 permits filed last 12 monthsTop operator: DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC (40)Sourced from Texas Railroad Commission
HOWARD COUNTY
TRRC · DISTRICT 8
UPDATED MAY 29, 2026
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
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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.

4
Permits filed
Last 7 days
187
Permits filed
Last 12 months
DIAMONDBACK
Top operator
40 permits
10
Active operators
Last 12 months
§ 02 — HOWARD ON THE MAP
HOWARD · TEXAS DRILLINGLIVE
AndersonAndrewsAngelinaAransasArcherArmstrongAtascosaAustinBaileyBanderaBastropBaylorBeeBellBexarBlancoBordenBosqueBowieBrazoriaBrazosBrewsterBriscoeBrooksBrownBurlesonBurnetCaldwellCalhounCallahanCameronCampCarsonCassCastroChambersCherokeeChildressClayCochranCokeColemanCollinCollingsworthColoradoComalComancheConchoCookeCoryellCottleCraneCrockettCrosbyCulbersonDallamDallasDawsonDeWittDeaf SmithDeltaDentonDickensDimmitDonleyDuvalEastlandEctorEdwardsEl PasoEllisErathFallsFanninFayetteFisherFloydFoardFort BendFranklinFreestoneFrioGainesGalvestonGarzaGillespieGlasscockGoliadGonzalesGrayGraysonGreggGrimesGuadalupeHaleHallHamiltonHansfordHardemanHardinHarrisHarrisonHartleyHaskellHaysHemphillHendersonHidalgoHillHockleyHoodHopkinsHoustonHoward — 4 permits (7d)HudspethHuntHutchinsonIrionJackJacksonJasperJeff DavisJeffersonJim HoggJim WellsJohnsonJonesKarnesKaufmanKendallKenedyKentKerrKimbleKingKinneyKlebergKnoxLa SalleLamarLambLampasasLavacaLeeLeonLibertyLimestoneLipscombLive OakLlanoLovingLubbockLynnMadisonMarionMartinMasonMatagordaMaverickMcCullochMcLennanMcMullenMedinaMenardMidlandMilamMillsMitchellMontagueMontgomeryMooreMorrisMotleyNacogdochesNavarroNewtonNolanNuecesOchiltreeOldhamOrangePalo PintoPanolaParkerParmerPecosPolkPotterPresidioRainsRandallReaganRealRed RiverReevesRefugioRobertsRobertsonRockwallRunnelsRuskSabineSan AugustineSan JacintoSan PatricioSan SabaSchleicherScurryShackelfordShelbyShermanSmithSomervellStarrStephensSterlingStonewallSuttonSwisherTarrantTaylorTerrellTerryThrockmortonTitusTom GreenTravisTrinityTylerUpshurUptonUvaldeVal VerdeVan ZandtVictoriaWalkerWallerWardWashingtonWebbWhartonWheelerWichitaWilbargerWillacyWilliamsonWilsonWinklerWiseWoodYoakumYoungZapataZavala
Permits 7d:0lowmidhigh (4)
TOP OPERATORS · 12MCOUNT
  1. 01DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC40
  2. 02SURGE OPERATING, LLC35
  3. 03OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC22
  4. 04OVINTIV USA INC.22
  5. 05HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC15
  6. 06APACHE CORPORATION13
  7. 07LANGFORD & BRIGHAM OPERATING LLC10
  8. 08OXY USA INC.10
  9. 09BAYSWATER OPERATING COMPANY LLC6
  10. 10SM ENERGY COMPANY6
§ 03 — LATEST HOWARD FILINGS
§ HOWARD COUNTY PERMITS
SubmittedOperatorAPI #Depth (ft)TypeStatus
2026-05-28OXY USA INC.2274288215,000HorizontalAPI VERIFICATION
2026-05-28OXY USA INC.2274288315,000HorizontalAPI VERIFICATION
2026-05-27BAYSWATER OPERATING COMPANY LLC227428867,300HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-05-27BAYSWATER OPERATING COMPANY LLC227428857,300HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-05-21OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC2274289312,000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-05-21OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC2274289212,000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-05-21OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC2274289012,000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-05-21OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC2274289112,000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-05-21OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC2274288912,000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-05-20BAYSWATER OPERATING COMPANY LLC227425537,800HorizontalDRILLING PERMIT
2026-05-14APACHE CORPORATION2274284312,000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-05-14APACHE CORPORATION2274284212,000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-05-14APACHE CORPORATION2274284112,000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-05-14APACHE CORPORATION2274284412,000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-05-13OUTLAW WATER SERVICES LLC227428888,600VerticalAPPROVED
2026-05-05TREK RESOURCES, INC.2274288710,500VerticalAPPROVED
2026-05-05OVINTIV USA INC.2274286810,500HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-05-05OVINTIV USA INC.2274286910,500HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-05-05OVINTIV USA INC.2274058210,000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-05-05OVINTIV USA INC.2274286710,500HorizontalAPPROVED
Last updated: May 29, 2026Source: Texas Railroad Commission
§ 04 — ADJACENT COUNTY BRIEFS

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Other oil-producing counties Scout tracks. Each county has its own live brief, top operators, and filings table.

§ 05 — SOURCES

Sources

  1. Texas Railroad Commission daily filing feed — www.rrc.texas.gov
  2. OGLandman archive — ingested + verified daily. 187 entries indexed for Howard County over the last 12 months.
  3. Updates every 30 minutes. Last revalidate: May 29, 2026.