Oil and gas leases in Howard County — page 12

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 12 of 20

CHALK ESTATE — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 71 thousand reported
ABILENE 43 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 71 thousand reported
WILKINSON RANCH 4 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 71 thousand reported
LANGLEY 43 — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 71 thousand reported
SHELL-ALEXANDER — oil, Thompson, J. Cleo, Howard County, 71 thousand reported
PAPAGIORGIO LOUISE A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 71 thousand reported
WRIGHT — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 71 thousand reported
CHALK, G. O. — oil, Wood, Mcshane & Thams, Howard County, 71 thousand reported
UNDERWOOD — oil, Patterson Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 71 thousand reported
VAN HALEN 2918 — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 71 thousand reported
BATJER, PATTI -B- — oil, Exxon Corp., Howard County, 71 thousand reported
DORIS CHALK -A- — oil, Cole, John Otis, Howard County, 71 thousand reported
COLE, DORIS CHALK — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Howard County, 71 thousand reported
CHALK, OTIS /EO/ — oil, Cimarex Energy Co. Of Colorado, Howard County, 71 thousand reported
LONG 14 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 70 thousand reported
DILLARD — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 70 thousand reported
ROUNDTREE 17 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 70 thousand reported
DENMAN -D- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 70 thousand reported
TEXAS LAND & MORTGAGE CO. — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Howard County, 70 thousand reported
CHALK, MARY — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 70 thousand reported
TAYLOR 11 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 69 thousand reported
RINGENER 19 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 69 thousand reported
WILKINSON RANCH 15 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 69 thousand reported
TL & M -C- — oil, W.H.D., Inc., Howard County, 68 thousand reported
POWELL RANCH "14" — oil, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 68 thousand reported
BARBER "N15" — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 68 thousand reported
SHAW 32 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 68 thousand reported
ADAMS 37A — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 68 thousand reported
CLINE UNIT 32A — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 68 thousand reported
HALL 18 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 68 thousand reported
MARIE HALL 30 — oil, Breitburn Operating L.P., Howard County, 68 thousand reported
CRABTREE 19 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 68 thousand reported
CHALK, OTIS — oil, Chalk, Otis, Estate, Howard County, 68 thousand reported
MILLER 20 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 67 thousand reported
EVANS 3 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 67 thousand reported
WEAVER 24 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 67 thousand reported
PAPAGIORGIO THELMA B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 67 thousand reported
HUITT 33 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 66 thousand reported
EDWARDS, M. M. -F- — oil, Dorland, D. L. Estate Of, Howard County, 66 thousand reported
YODA D 39-34 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 66 thousand reported
HEWETT -A- — oil, Byrd Operating Company, Howard County, 66 thousand reported
DEVANEY UNIT "6" — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 66 thousand reported
NEAL 23 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 66 thousand reported
MCCRARY 18 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 66 thousand reported
SOUTHLAND — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 66 thousand reported
FLANAGAN -B- — oil, K.W.A., Inc., Howard County, 65 thousand reported
FRYAR -37- — oil, SMC Oil & Gas, Inc., Howard County, 65 thousand reported
CR-21 — oil, Clear Water Inc., Howard County, 65 thousand reported
READ 33 — oil, Paladin Petroleum III, L.L.C., Howard County, 65 thousand reported
READ — gas, Campana Petroleum Company, Howard County, 65 thousand reported
JIMMY FOREVER 4-9-16 AL4 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 65 thousand reported
MIYAGI A 38-35 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 65 thousand reported
ABEL 18 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 65 thousand reported
GUITAR "4" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 65 thousand reported
SOFTVEST 1 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 65 thousand reported
WRIGHT MSB 40-33 B — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 64 thousand reported
PAPAGIORGIO LOUISE C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 64 thousand reported
GREEN — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 64 thousand reported
HYMAN-CHALK — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 64 thousand reported
HOLY GRAIL 43 "A" — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 64 thousand reported
ROOSEVELT PATSY 19 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 63 thousand reported
CHALK-DUNCAN — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 63 thousand reported
CHALK, MARY — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 63 thousand reported
J.E.W. 10 — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 63 thousand reported
HARLAND '32' — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 63 thousand reported
THOMAS STOKES — oil, Breitburn Operating L.P., Howard County, 63 thousand reported
PRICHARD I — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 63 thousand reported
SETTLES, W. R. -A- — oil, Wash, Robert C. Inc., Howard County, 63 thousand reported
READ -B- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 63 thousand reported
GOODMAN — oil, Stephens, Autry C., Howard County, 63 thousand reported
THOMAS 2 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 63 thousand reported
MARCHBANKS "28" — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 63 thousand reported
CHALK, G.O. -A- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 63 thousand reported
SCHAFER '19' — oil, Petroplex Energy Inc., Howard County, 63 thousand reported
ALLDAY N15 — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 63 thousand reported
RUSSELL 45 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 62 thousand reported
CYNALLEN 48 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 62 thousand reported
BULLDOG — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 62 thousand reported
MURPHY 12 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 62 thousand reported
SAND HILL CRANE — oil, Seay Exploration, Inc., Howard County, 62 thousand reported
SPARKY — oil, JPM Eoc Operating, Inc., Howard County, 62 thousand reported
CHALK, MARY — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 62 thousand reported
REED -B- — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 62 thousand reported
MARTIN ETAL — oil, Hankamer, Curtis Corporation,The, Howard County, 61 thousand reported
THOMAS — oil, Clear Water Inc., Howard County, 61 thousand reported
GORMAN 48 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 61 thousand reported
REID 13 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 61 thousand reported
HEUSINGER, A. R. — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 61 thousand reported
T. L. & M. "A" — oil, Excel Energy Co., Howard County, 61 thousand reported
BILLIE JO 33 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 61 thousand reported
CLARK A — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 61 thousand reported
COLE — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 61 thousand reported
ROGERS 34 — oil, Breitburn Operating L.P., Howard County, 60 thousand reported
GUTHRIE 86 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Howard County, 60 thousand reported
LAZY E 9 — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 60 thousand reported
WRIGHT MSB 40-33 A — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 60 thousand reported
FURRH 5 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 60 thousand reported
HESTER 20 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 60 thousand reported
ROBB — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 60 thousand reported
LARRY 14 — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 60 thousand reported
READ, C. D. — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Howard County, 60 thousand reported
BATJER, PATTI — oil, Exxon Corp., Howard County, 60 thousand reported
TCH — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 60 thousand reported
TEETER 3 — oil, Linn Operating, Inc., Howard County, 59 thousand reported
GLASS 38 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 59 thousand reported
CLAY, H. R. -B- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 59 thousand reported
GUITAR TRUST ESTATE -A- — oil, Oklahoma RB Operating Company, Howard County, 59 thousand reported
JOE DON 48 — oil, Linn Operating, Inc., Howard County, 59 thousand reported
BROSIG 6 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 59 thousand reported
CHALK, G. D. E. — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 59 thousand reported
CORNING 29 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 59 thousand reported
BARBER -15- — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 59 thousand reported
WEAVER 19 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 59 thousand reported
GRANTHAM B — oil, Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC, Howard County, 59 thousand reported
DILLARD — oil, Lyco Energy Corporation, Howard County, 59 thousand reported
DENMAN, L. C. — oil, American Exploration Company, Howard County, 59 thousand reported
ROBINSON 07-06 A — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 59 thousand reported
WARD 18 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 59 thousand reported
JOHNSON, D. C. — oil, Lynx Energy Company, Inc., Howard County, 59 thousand reported
ST. LOUIE — oil, Wallen Production Co., Howard County, 58 thousand reported
WAY NORTH — oil, R K Petroleum Corp., Howard County, 58 thousand reported
ECHOLS, MRS. CORA LEE -B- — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Howard County, 58 thousand reported
LAZY E 7 — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 58 thousand reported
BALLARD 33 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 58 thousand reported
HAMILTON 6 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 58 thousand reported
LUNDGREN 30 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 58 thousand reported
CHERRY — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 58 thousand reported
GUITAR, EARL JR. — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 58 thousand reported
GUITAR ESTATE — oil, Stephens, Autry C., Howard County, 58 thousand reported
BIGONY 1 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 58 thousand reported
CITIES-REED — oil, Cimarex Energy Co. Of Colorado, Howard County, 58 thousand reported
LUCKY DAY — oil, JPM Eoc Operating, Inc., Howard County, 58 thousand reported
KREBER — oil, Bettis, Boyle & Stovall, Howard County, 58 thousand reported
NEWTON 9B — oil, Linn Operating, Inc., Howard County, 58 thousand reported
CHALK -B- DUNCAN — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 58 thousand reported
CLICK 30 — gas, Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp, Howard County, 57 thousand reported
ANGRY GREEK 21 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 57 thousand reported
GASKINS 18 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 57 thousand reported
STALLINGS 10 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 57 thousand reported
O'DANIEL — oil, Federal Oil, Inc., Howard County, 57 thousand reported
BOW TIE F — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 57 thousand reported
WINTERS, FERN — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 57 thousand reported
HYMAN, SARAH — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 57 thousand reported
HEFLEY 24 A — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 56 thousand reported
HALL 43 — oil, Thompson, J. Cleo, Howard County, 56 thousand reported
BALLARD 35 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 56 thousand reported
REED -A- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 56 thousand reported
STEWART 1 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 56 thousand reported
GUITAR 7 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 56 thousand reported
DENTON — oil, Farmers Of Tulsa Energy Corp., Howard County, 56 thousand reported
HALE 33 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 56 thousand reported
MARILYN WEAVER 31 — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 56 thousand reported
STASEY 18 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 56 thousand reported
CURRIE "31" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 56 thousand reported
DONELSON "B" — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 56 thousand reported
DOUTHIT-B 1 — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 56 thousand reported
GUTHRIE 15 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 56 thousand reported
ALLAR 17 — oil, Haimo Oil & Gas LLC, Howard County, 55 thousand reported
WALTERS, MITTIE — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 55 thousand reported
CHALK, G. O. -C- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 55 thousand reported
LANGLEY 41A — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 55 thousand reported
MASE 30 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 55 thousand reported
DOUTHIT, E. W., -A- DE — oil, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 55 thousand reported
COYOTE — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 55 thousand reported
PRIMERO 42 — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 55 thousand reported
DAVIDSON 9 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 55 thousand reported
LLOYD — oil, Baytech, Inc., Howard County, 55 thousand reported
GRIFFIN SOUTH 21 — oil, Harmonia Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 55 thousand reported
BUCHANAN 10 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 54 thousand reported
BISHOP,MATTIE — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 54 thousand reported
CLAY, H. R. -G- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 54 thousand reported
JORDAN 34 — oil, Breitburn Operating L.P., Howard County, 54 thousand reported
EDWARDS, M.M. -C- — oil, Dorland, D. L. Estate Of, Howard County, 54 thousand reported
DAVIS — oil, WJC, Inc., Howard County, 54 thousand reported
BOA NORTH — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 54 thousand reported
DOUTHIT, E. W., ETUX — oil, Duncan Drilling Co., Howard County, 54 thousand reported
BURCHELL 2A — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 54 thousand reported
GRANTHAM — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 54 thousand reported
NEWTON 10 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 54 thousand reported
SOFTVEST UNIT 1 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 53 thousand reported
ALEXANDER — oil, Thompson, J. Cleo, Howard County, 53 thousand reported
DOUTHIT-B 1 — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 53 thousand reported
BUZ STATE 24 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 53 thousand reported
RUSSELL LIMITED 11 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 53 thousand reported
ARMADILLO — oil, Lakewood Operating, Ltd., Howard County, 53 thousand reported
FLANAGAN B UNIT — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 53 thousand reported
CHALK SEC. 95 — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 53 thousand reported
J.L.G. 11 — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 53 thousand reported
MARSHALL 14 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 53 thousand reported
HUITT 35 — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 53 thousand reported
ODANIEL — oil, Turner, Jay Energy, Howard County, 53 thousand reported
GUACHARO — oil, Lakewood Operating, Ltd., Howard County, 52 thousand reported
GASKINS UNIT — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 52 thousand reported
MASCARELLA 19 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 52 thousand reported
BOND 21 — oil, Lackey, William H. Oil And Gas, Howard County, 52 thousand reported
GUITAR 10 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 52 thousand reported
HOOKS — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Howard County, 52 thousand reported
MCGREGOR "19" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 52 thousand reported
SIMPSON, AKIN -A- — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Howard County, 52 thousand reported
HATCH — oil, Baxter, Kelly H., Howard County, 52 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.