Oil and gas leases in Howard County — page 14

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 14 of 20

READ — oil, Campana Petroleum Company, Howard County, 38 thousand reported
BROUGHTON — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 38 thousand reported
STOKES — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 38 thousand reported
PUMA 21 — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 38 thousand reported
FRYAR 44 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 38 thousand reported
T. P. LAND & TRUST, B. S. — oil, Barranca Oil, Limited, Howard County, 38 thousand reported
LILLIE MAE — oil, North American Royalties, Inc., Howard County, 38 thousand reported
READ, W. R. -A- — oil, CNG Producing Company, Howard County, 38 thousand reported
ADAMS 48 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 38 thousand reported
BOSQUE UNIT 6 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 38 thousand reported
EUNICE, HOMAN — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 38 thousand reported
NEWTON 9 UNIT 1 — oil, Linn Operating, Inc., Howard County, 38 thousand reported
SHAW "19" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 38 thousand reported
SCOTT, JOHN — oil, Liberty Resources Co., Howard County, 38 thousand reported
CLAY,H. R., -B- — oil, Wigington, James Robert, Howard County, 37 thousand reported
POWELL 21 — oil, Lackey, William H. Oil And Gas, Howard County, 37 thousand reported
MCKINNON — oil, Colorado Bluebonnet Energy Corp., Howard County, 37 thousand reported
TURNER 21 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 37 thousand reported
LANGLEY 41 — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 37 thousand reported
RAY UNIT 23 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 37 thousand reported
SCISSORTAIL — oil, Lakewood Operating, Ltd., Howard County, 37 thousand reported
QUINN -H- — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 37 thousand reported
LEVY — oil, Clear Water Inc., Howard County, 37 thousand reported
POP-A-TOP — oil, Hat Oil & Gas, Inc., Howard County, 37 thousand reported
8410 JV-P COLEMAN — oil, Bta Oil Producers, Howard County, 37 thousand reported
STALLINGS — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Howard County, 37 thousand reported
NEWTON - LONG UNIT — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 37 thousand reported
LONG 32 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 37 thousand reported
BROUGHTON '30A' — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 37 thousand reported
HAMLIN -D- — oil, Costilla Energy, Inc., Howard County, 37 thousand reported
YATER 20 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 37 thousand reported
NICHOLS 21 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 36 thousand reported
MIDDLETON "44" — oil, Palo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 36 thousand reported
NEWTON 43 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 36 thousand reported
WALKER 32 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 36 thousand reported
HOOKS, A. J. — oil, Moss Petroleum Company, Howard County, 36 thousand reported
CLAY, H. R. -C- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 36 thousand reported
EDWARDS, M. M., -D- — oil, Dorland, D. L. Estate Of, Howard County, 36 thousand reported
BIG ERN — oil, JPM Eoc Operating, Inc., Howard County, 36 thousand reported
LONG 7 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 36 thousand reported
MURRAY -BS- — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 36 thousand reported
CATHEY 6 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 36 thousand reported
DOUTHIT, E. W. -A- DE — oil, Merit Energy Company, Howard County, 36 thousand reported
HEWITT -B- — oil, Tejas Operating Company, Inc., Howard County, 36 thousand reported
POWELL RANCH — gas, Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation, Howard County, 36 thousand reported
AUGUSTA 27 — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 36 thousand reported
HICKS 7 — oil, Miltex Oil Company, Howard County, 36 thousand reported
CECIL 6 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 36 thousand reported
MILLER "1" — oil, Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc., Howard County, 35 thousand reported
MARCHBANKS 28 — oil, Lackey, William H. Oil And Gas, Howard County, 35 thousand reported
DUNCAN 17 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 35 thousand reported
HODNETT 23 A — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 35 thousand reported
GERALDINE 19 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 35 thousand reported
MONTECRISTO — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 35 thousand reported
JONES ESTATE '18' — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 35 thousand reported
GUITAR "7-6" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 35 thousand reported
CHALK, OWEN — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 35 thousand reported
BOA 12 — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 35 thousand reported
TEXACO -23- — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 35 thousand reported
JOE HUDGINS 7 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 35 thousand reported
CLAY, H. R. — oil, Cuatro Oil And Gas Corporation, Howard County, 35 thousand reported
MUHLY C 1612 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 35 thousand reported
MOUNTAIN CAT 26 — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 35 thousand reported
WS COLE 14 — oil, Mariner Energy, Inc., Howard County, 34 thousand reported
OTIS, JOHN — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 34 thousand reported
CLAUDE UNIT 23 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 34 thousand reported
CHALK SEC. 95 — gas, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Howard County, 34 thousand reported
WILKINSON — oil, Baxter, Kelly H., Howard County, 34 thousand reported
WOLF 21 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 34 thousand reported
DOUTHITT — oil, Dorland, D. L. Estate Of, Howard County, 34 thousand reported
PHILLIPS 20 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 34 thousand reported
POWELL RANCH — gas, Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation, Howard County, 34 thousand reported
GUITAR TRUST ESTATE -F- — oil, Oklahoma RB Operating Company, Howard County, 34 thousand reported
MARTIN — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 34 thousand reported
DORIS CHALK -B- — oil, Cole, John Otis, Howard County, 34 thousand reported
SIMPSON — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 34 thousand reported
CLARK B — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 34 thousand reported
PRATHER 30 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 34 thousand reported
ADAMS 38 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 34 thousand reported
LONG 29 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 34 thousand reported
RAY 2 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 34 thousand reported
FREEMAN 27 — oil, Linn Operating, Inc., Howard County, 34 thousand reported
DUNBAR — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 33 thousand reported
HOMAN, J.H. MRS. — oil, Graham Royalty, Ltd., Howard County, 33 thousand reported
WARD — oil, Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC, Howard County, 33 thousand reported
WALKER 4 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 33 thousand reported
DENMAN -E- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 33 thousand reported
MILLER "6" — oil, Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc., Howard County, 33 thousand reported
JOHN B. BOWEN JR -A- — oil, Vanguard Production Company, Howard County, 33 thousand reported
DENTON '45' — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 33 thousand reported
THORNTON, LEATRICE — oil, Langham Petroleum Expl. Corp., Howard County, 33 thousand reported
ROBB — oil, Patriot Resources, Inc., Howard County, 33 thousand reported
SAUNDERS — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 33 thousand reported
BEALL SW 18 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 33 thousand reported
SMITH 4 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 33 thousand reported
ROB — oil, Oryx Energy Company, Howard County, 33 thousand reported
DOSSETT UNIT — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 33 thousand reported
ADAMS A — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 33 thousand reported
DARWIN — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 33 thousand reported
WARD 17 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 33 thousand reported
PHILLIPS 6 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 33 thousand reported
JAGUAR 28 — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 33 thousand reported
MOBIL-SCOTT, R. — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 33 thousand reported
SETTLES -A-&-B- — oil, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Howard County, 32 thousand reported
STEWART — oil, Howard, Stephen B., Howard County, 32 thousand reported
ALAMO — oil, Hadaway Consult And Engineer,LLC, Howard County, 32 thousand reported
WILLIAMS 17 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 32 thousand reported
POWELL -13- — oil, Miltex Oil Company, Howard County, 32 thousand reported
HUDDLESTON -A- — oil, MWJ Producing Company, Howard County, 32 thousand reported
BET THE FARM UNIT — oil, Hat Oil & Gas, Inc., Howard County, 32 thousand reported
DORIS CHALK -C- — oil, Cole, John Otis, Howard County, 32 thousand reported
TURNER PROPERTIES-MCGETTES — oil, Turner, D. Ann Garrett, Est. Of, Howard County, 32 thousand reported
MASCARELLA 20 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 32 thousand reported
GUITAR TRUST ESTATE -C- — oil, Oklahoma RB Operating Company, Howard County, 32 thousand reported
O DANIEL — oil, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 32 thousand reported
IOMA 30 — oil, Breitburn Operating L.P., Howard County, 32 thousand reported
ROBERTS, DORA — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 32 thousand reported
COLE, DORIS — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 32 thousand reported
COLE, DORIS "A" — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 32 thousand reported
BUGG 22 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 32 thousand reported
SAN ANTONIO 20 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 32 thousand reported
GUITAR, EARL JR. -A- — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 32 thousand reported
PRICE-SCOTT — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 32 thousand reported
SELLERS, NELLIE — gas, P.O.P. Inc., Howard County, 32 thousand reported
HARRELL "33" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
QUINN "D" — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
JOHN OTIS -B- — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
PRIMERO 42 B3 — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
CATES — oil, Parker & Parsley Development Co., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
BROUGHTON '30B' — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
STERLING TRUST — oil, Brahaney Drilling Co., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
HARLAND "31" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
INGRAM — oil, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
W K "18" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
GREEN-EYED — oil, Ruwco Oil And Gas Corp., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
HORTON, T. H. — oil, Wigington, James Robert, Howard County, 31 thousand reported
WOOD DUCK — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
QUINN "8A" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
CHALK — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Howard County, 31 thousand reported
COLE 13 — oil, Harmonia Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 31 thousand reported
SHAW "11" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
WINDMILL — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 31 thousand reported
RAIDER 3 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 31 thousand reported
T. X. L. -C- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
DOUGLASS 20 — oil, Breitburn Operating L.P., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
WELLS FARGO — oil, Breitburn Operating L.P., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
ZIFFLE, ARNOLD 38 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
VINCENT EAST "59B" — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 31 thousand reported
SOUTHLAND "A" — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 31 thousand reported
STRICKLAND 18 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 31 thousand reported
LONG 18 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 31 thousand reported
LEATHERWOOD 20 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 31 thousand reported
CHAPMAN 21 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 31 thousand reported
CHALK — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Howard County, 31 thousand reported
GENTRY — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 31 thousand reported
IDEN 32C — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 30 thousand reported
POWELL RANCH — gas, Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation, Howard County, 30 thousand reported
KILPATRICK 45 — oil, Costilla Energy, Inc., Howard County, 30 thousand reported
RUSSELL, C. R. -A- — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 30 thousand reported
LANGLEY 41B — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 30 thousand reported
MAY — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 30 thousand reported
BEALL UNIT 18 — oil, Breitburn Operating L.P., Howard County, 30 thousand reported
ZULA MCCRARY -F- — oil, Costilla Energy, Inc., Howard County, 30 thousand reported
COLE, THELMA J. — oil, Hankamer, Curtis Corporation,The, Howard County, 30 thousand reported
READ, H. N. -D- — gas, Cimarex Energy Co. Of Colorado, Howard County, 30 thousand reported
BLAGRAVE 17 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 30 thousand reported
TEXAN — oil, Clear Water Inc., Howard County, 30 thousand reported
SAND DOLLAR UNIT — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 30 thousand reported
REED-MCDONALD 142 — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 30 thousand reported
GUITAR 5 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 30 thousand reported
ALLRED GRANTHAM 5 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 30 thousand reported
COLE,W.S. — oil, American Exploration Company, Howard County, 30 thousand reported
QUINN — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 30 thousand reported
DENTON — oil, Farmers Of Tulsa Energy Corp., Howard County, 30 thousand reported
BOWLIN — oil, Discovery Operating, Inc., Howard County, 30 thousand reported
HOMAN, J.H. MRS. -A- — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 30 thousand reported
OLUFSEN -A- — oil, Turner, Jay Energy, Howard County, 30 thousand reported
STEWART YATES SAND UNIT — oil, Wash, Robert C. Inc., Howard County, 30 thousand reported
BALLARD 33A — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 29 thousand reported
HAMLIN-L- — oil, Costilla Energy, Inc., Howard County, 29 thousand reported
GIBSON — oil, Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation, Howard County, 29 thousand reported
MARSHALL 22 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 29 thousand reported
BOWEN, JOHN — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 29 thousand reported
CLINE — oil, Baytech, Inc., Howard County, 29 thousand reported
SNELL 20 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 29 thousand reported
BATJER, PATTI — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 29 thousand reported
MARCHBANKS UNIT — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 29 thousand reported
YANK & CRANK — oil, Hat Oil & Gas, Inc., Howard County, 29 thousand reported
POWELL C — gas, Lackey, William H. Oil And Gas, Howard County, 29 thousand reported
LONG 5 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 29 thousand reported
EZELL 35 — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 29 thousand reported
FISHERMAN — oil, J V A Operating Company, Inc., Howard County, 29 thousand reported
READ — oil, Speck'S Oil Co., Howard County, 29 thousand reported
BROUGHTON 23A — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 29 thousand reported
HOOKS — oil, Moss Petroleum Company, Howard County, 29 thousand reported
DAGWOOD — oil, Hadaway Consult And Engineer,LLC, Howard County, 29 thousand reported
QUINN 34 — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 29 thousand reported
ST. LOUIE — oil, Wallen Production Co., Howard County, 29 thousand reported
INGRAM — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 29 thousand reported
WARD 22C — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 29 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.