Oil and gas leases in Howard County — page 11

Howard County, Texas has 3,964 oil and gas leases with production on file at the Railroad Commission. 3,875 of them are oil leases and 89 are gas leases. Between them they carry 16,373 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 1.1 billion barrels of oil and 20.4 million Mcf of gas. 349 operators file returns here. Every lease below has its own page with a decline-curve forecast and an estimate of what the whole lease is worth.

Key facts about Howard County

How many oil and gas leases are in Howard County?: Howard County has 3,964 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Howard County produced?: Leases in Howard County have reported 1,137,534,780 barrels of oil (bbl) and 20,438,628 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
How many operators are active in Howard County?: 349 operators file production returns for leases in Howard County.
How much are mineral rights in Howard County worth?: There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Howard County is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 3,964 leases listed here has its own page with the full production history the operator reported, a decline-curve forecast, and an estimate of what a royalty interest in it is worth today.

Leases — page 11 of 20

MCCRARY — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Howard County, 99 thousand reported
BURNETT 17 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 99 thousand reported
MR. DYNAMITE A — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 99 thousand reported
SEBASTIAN THE IBIS 34-27 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 99 thousand reported
APPALOOSA — oil, Lakewood Operating, Ltd., Howard County, 99 thousand reported
ROBB 25 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 98 thousand reported
DOUTHIT, E. W., -C- DE — oil, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 98 thousand reported
PECAN — oil, Clear Water Inc., Howard County, 98 thousand reported
ROMAN 19A — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 97 thousand reported
JOHNSON 2 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 97 thousand reported
WILKINSON 14 — oil, Costilla Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 97 thousand reported
MARCHBANKS PARTEE 28-33 — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 96 thousand reported
DAVIS, EMMA F. — oil, Moriah Resources, Inc., Howard County, 96 thousand reported
CHILE PEQUIN — oil, Lakewood Operating, Ltd., Howard County, 96 thousand reported
STEWART, G. C. — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Howard County, 96 thousand reported
SPEARS, J. D. — oil, Unit Petroleum Company, Howard County, 96 thousand reported
SUPER 34 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 96 thousand reported
PALOMA — oil, Clear Water Inc., Howard County, 96 thousand reported
NEWTON 5 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 96 thousand reported
MIDDLETON WEST 35-WB — oil, Hog Operating LLC, Howard County, 95 thousand reported
MCNEW — oil, Clear Water Inc., Howard County, 95 thousand reported
G.O. CHALK "F" — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 95 thousand reported
PHILLIPS TRUST 19 — oil, Breitburn Operating L.P., Howard County, 95 thousand reported
MCGREGOR "14A" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 95 thousand reported
BROUGHTON TRUST 43 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 95 thousand reported
GUITAR '5' — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 95 thousand reported
WINTERS, F. — oil, Bettis, Boyle & Stovall, Howard County, 94 thousand reported
CHALK — oil, Miranda Energy Corporation, Howard County, 94 thousand reported
CHALK, MARY — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 94 thousand reported
GUITAR 13 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 94 thousand reported
HATCH 24 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 94 thousand reported
WILL O' WISP B 20-17 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 94 thousand reported
COLLINS 8 — oil, Oil Management Corporation, Howard County, 94 thousand reported
TUBB — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 94 thousand reported
HODNETT 23 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 94 thousand reported
WILDCAT CREEK UNIT — oil, Kidd Oil & Gas, LC, Howard County, 93 thousand reported
NORET-JONES — oil, Parallel Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 93 thousand reported
MCC D UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 93 thousand reported
MCNEW 28 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 93 thousand reported
STRICKLAND 19 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 93 thousand reported
CHALK, G. O. — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 92 thousand reported
NICHOLS — oil, Clear Water Inc., Howard County, 92 thousand reported
SETTLES, W. R. -A- — oil, Howard, Stephen B., Howard County, 92 thousand reported
BULLSEYE — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 92 thousand reported
TALBOT-FULLER CANYON UNIT — gas, Costilla Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 92 thousand reported
NORTHERN 23 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 92 thousand reported
SWINDELL UNIT — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 91 thousand reported
CONNALLY — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 91 thousand reported
FRYAR 19 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 91 thousand reported
HANEY 10 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 91 thousand reported
LONG 13A — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 91 thousand reported
APERTYX — oil, Lakewood Operating, Ltd., Howard County, 91 thousand reported
THOMPSON 48 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 90 thousand reported
ST RITA 29-32 C UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 90 thousand reported
GLASS 38C — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 90 thousand reported
CLINE UNIT 32B — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 90 thousand reported
LONG 21 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 90 thousand reported
ROBERTSON — oil, Miltex Oil Company, Howard County, 90 thousand reported
BUCHANAN -B- — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Howard County, 90 thousand reported
SEWELL UNIT — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 89 thousand reported
BAPTIST — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 89 thousand reported
STALLINGS LOMAX — oil, Nadel And Gussman Permian,L.L.C., Howard County, 89 thousand reported
BATJER, PATTI -C- — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 89 thousand reported
LA ROY SHAFER UNIT — oil, Wiser Oil Company, The, Howard County, 89 thousand reported
MERLIN E — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 89 thousand reported
DOUTHIT, E. W. -C- DE — oil, Merit Energy Company, Howard County, 89 thousand reported
BARNES DEEP — oil, Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC, Howard County, 89 thousand reported
SCHUELKE "28" — oil, Parallel Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 89 thousand reported
FLANAGAN -A- — oil, K.W.A., Inc., Howard County, 88 thousand reported
MYERS — oil, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 88 thousand reported
LOVE — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 88 thousand reported
TXL -B- — oil, Dorland, D. L. Estate Of, Howard County, 88 thousand reported
CFT 26 — oil, Breitburn Operating L.P., Howard County, 88 thousand reported
MARTIN 44 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 88 thousand reported
MCCANN — oil, Clear Water Inc., Howard County, 88 thousand reported
S. O. WILLIAMS 21 A — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 88 thousand reported
FRYAR — oil, Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC, Howard County, 87 thousand reported
ABRAMS — oil, Wash, Robert C., Howard County, 87 thousand reported
NICHOLS-ODD FELLOWS UNIT — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 87 thousand reported
WILKINSON-FIERER — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 87 thousand reported
TEX 8 — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 87 thousand reported
FULLER-KILPATRICK CANYON UNIT — oil, Costilla Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 87 thousand reported
TEXACO "37" — gas, Santa Fe Snyder Corporation, Howard County, 87 thousand reported
CATCHER 40 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 87 thousand reported
FRANCES GUNN C — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 87 thousand reported
HOOKS — oil, Moss Petroleum Company, Howard County, 87 thousand reported
MR EAST 36-24 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 87 thousand reported
CHALK -A- — oil, Cimarex Energy Co. Of Colorado, Howard County, 87 thousand reported
MIDDLETON WEST 35 MS — oil, Hog Operating LLC, Howard County, 87 thousand reported
CHALK "A" — oil, Samedan Oil Corporation, Howard County, 86 thousand reported
HOOKS — oil, Moss Petroleum Company, Howard County, 86 thousand reported
ROMAN 19 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 86 thousand reported
CLAY, H. R.-A- — oil, Quantum Resources Management,LLC, Howard County, 86 thousand reported
TERRY SHAFER UNIT — oil, Wiser Oil Company, The, Howard County, 86 thousand reported
CVX37 — oil, Henry Petroleum LP, Howard County, 86 thousand reported
GUTHRIE 87 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Howard County, 86 thousand reported
UNDERWOOD WEST 33-WA — oil, Hog Operating LLC, Howard County, 86 thousand reported
REED -B- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 85 thousand reported
RB UNIT — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 85 thousand reported
NEWTON 16 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 85 thousand reported
BOW TIE E — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 85 thousand reported
WILL O' WISP A 20-17 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 85 thousand reported
GUITAR 11 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 85 thousand reported
WALKER, JAMES E., -B- — oil, Fasken, Barbara, Howard County, 84 thousand reported
JIMMY FOREVER 4-9-16 AL6 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 84 thousand reported
HOUSTON 45 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 84 thousand reported
BRONAUGH — oil, Fagadau Energy Corporation, Howard County, 84 thousand reported
OLLIE BROWN — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 84 thousand reported
READ, H. N. -F- — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Howard County, 84 thousand reported
LONG 13 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 84 thousand reported
STEWART, G. C. — oil, Forsan Oil Company, Howard County, 84 thousand reported
HUGHES 49 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 84 thousand reported
SPENCER, NORMAN — oil, Bettis, Boyle & Stovall, Howard County, 83 thousand reported
STALLINGS — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Howard County, 83 thousand reported
HODNETT — oil, Federal Oil, Inc., Howard County, 83 thousand reported
JIMMY FOREVER 4-9-16 AL5 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 83 thousand reported
UNDERWOOD WEST 33_WA — oil, Hog Operating LLC, Howard County, 83 thousand reported
MCNEW 28 A — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 83 thousand reported
STATE WILKINSON 30 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 83 thousand reported
VEAL -36- — oil, Texas Crude Operator, Inc., Howard County, 83 thousand reported
HODNETT — oil, Baytech, Inc., Howard County, 82 thousand reported
MARTIN 30-31 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 82 thousand reported
WINTERS, FERN "B" — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 82 thousand reported
HUITT 38 — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 82 thousand reported
EASON UNIT — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Howard County, 82 thousand reported
TXL, B. S. -C- — oil, WF Company, Ltd., Howard County, 82 thousand reported
WOULD HAVE EAST SIDE UNIT — oil, Foundation Energy Management LLC, Howard County, 82 thousand reported
BROUGHTON 36 FEE — oil, Nadel And Gussman Permian,L.L.C., Howard County, 81 thousand reported
DOUTHIT, E. W. -B- DE — oil, Merit Energy Company, Howard County, 81 thousand reported
MR. DYNAMITE C — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 81 thousand reported
SWINDELL — oil, V-F Petroleum Inc., Howard County, 81 thousand reported
RIDDLE '19' — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 81 thousand reported
POWELL RANCH "36" — gas, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 81 thousand reported
LANE, ROWENA — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Howard County, 81 thousand reported
CHALK SEC. 95 — gas, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 80 thousand reported
SOUTH GUAVA 3155AP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 80 thousand reported
ROBINSON 07-06 C — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 80 thousand reported
BEARD 18 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 80 thousand reported
T. L. & M. CO. — oil, Excel Energy Co., Howard County, 80 thousand reported
STERLING "A" — oil, Desert Production, Inc., Howard County, 80 thousand reported
MARCHBANKS — oil, Partee Drilling Inc., Howard County, 80 thousand reported
MIDDLETON WEST 35 LS — oil, Hog Operating LLC, Howard County, 80 thousand reported
ABRAMS — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 80 thousand reported
ABEL 12 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 79 thousand reported
PHILLIPS 7 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 79 thousand reported
LANKFORD 25 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 79 thousand reported
TALL GRASS I — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 79 thousand reported
TALBOT 5 — oil, Linn Operating, Inc., Howard County, 79 thousand reported
READ -A- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 79 thousand reported
ZULA 1 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 79 thousand reported
SAUNDERS 3 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 79 thousand reported
NEWTON 13 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 79 thousand reported
PAPAGIORGIO THELMA A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 78 thousand reported
HAMLIN-FGR 15-27 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 78 thousand reported
WORKMAN 17 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 78 thousand reported
T. X. L. -E- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 78 thousand reported
O'BRIEN 5 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 78 thousand reported
MIDDLETON WEST 35-LS — oil, Hog Operating LLC, Howard County, 77 thousand reported
NEWTON — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 77 thousand reported
BIGHORN HORIZONTAL UNIT — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 77 thousand reported
TAR BABY "29" — oil, Elkhorn Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 77 thousand reported
WARD 17 A — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 77 thousand reported
VERL 32 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 77 thousand reported
UNDERWOOD WEST 33 WA — oil, Hog Operating LLC, Howard County, 76 thousand reported
CHALK, G. O. "A" — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 76 thousand reported
MESQUITE — oil, Clear Water Inc., Howard County, 76 thousand reported
WELSH, KATHERINE — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 76 thousand reported
SETTLES -B- — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 76 thousand reported
CHOATE "16" UNIT — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 76 thousand reported
EDWARDS, M. M. H — oil, Dorland, D. L. Inc., Howard County, 76 thousand reported
COBRA KAI D 47-02 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 76 thousand reported
WARD 22 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 75 thousand reported
LAKE "13" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 75 thousand reported
ODANIEL -A- — oil, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 75 thousand reported
CALLIE "42-A" — oil, Baytech, Inc., Howard County, 75 thousand reported
ELBERT LONG 18 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 75 thousand reported
T. L. & M CO. -D- — oil, Hillin-Simon Oil Company, Howard County, 75 thousand reported
PRIMERO 42 — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 74 thousand reported
DOUTHIT, E. W. -N- — oil, Exxon Corp., Howard County, 74 thousand reported
NICHOLS 50 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 74 thousand reported
LIVE OAK — oil, Hadaway Consult And Engineer,LLC, Howard County, 74 thousand reported
QUINN "14" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 74 thousand reported
CHALK, G. O. -D- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 74 thousand reported
GUITAR, EARL B. "B" — oil, Exxon Corp., Howard County, 74 thousand reported
WALDRON — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 74 thousand reported
GUITAR 15 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 74 thousand reported
RICHARDSON 'B' — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 73 thousand reported
CHALK, OTIS — oil, Sahara Operating Company, Howard County, 73 thousand reported
YODA E 39-34 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 73 thousand reported
BOND "21" — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 73 thousand reported
JONES, PERCY -A- — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Howard County, 73 thousand reported
CYPRESS — oil, Clear Water Inc., Howard County, 73 thousand reported
JONES ESTATE "14A" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 73 thousand reported
FOREVER 21-16 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 73 thousand reported
RICHARDSON — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 73 thousand reported
GUITAR 9 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 72 thousand reported
SWR STIDHAM 29 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 72 thousand reported
MARTIN "16" — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 72 thousand reported
SCHUELKE "28" — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 72 thousand reported
POWELL A — oil, Lackey, William H. Oil And Gas, Howard County, 72 thousand reported

Production figures are as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas. Values shown on lease pages are estimates produced by fitting a decline curve to that reported history; they are not offers or appraisals.