Oil and gas leases in Howard County — page 15

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 15 of 20

VINCENT EAST — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 29 thousand reported
BURCHELL 20 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 29 thousand reported
SHAFER, R. T. — oil, Charter Petroleum Company, Howard County, 29 thousand reported
ODANIEL, M. H., -B- — oil, B-J Oilfield Enterprises Inc., Howard County, 29 thousand reported
FORT WORTH 22 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
PRATHER 29 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
HAMLIN 26P — oil, Element Petro Operating II, LLC, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
J.E.W. 10A — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 28 thousand reported
EDWARDS, M.M. "A" — oil, Dorland, D. L. Estate Of, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
LYNN — oil, Wiseman, B. W., JR., Howard County, 28 thousand reported
FLANAGAN — oil, Redstone Oil & Gas Company, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
HIGGIN — oil, J.H.R. Corporation, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
PRIMERO 42 B3 — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 28 thousand reported
ROBERTS, DORA — oil, Dorland, D. L. Estate Of, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
CLANTON 36 — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 28 thousand reported
JEWELL WILLIAMS ET AL — oil, Lemon, Richard F. JR., Howard County, 28 thousand reported
FRANKLIN, ARTHUR — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 28 thousand reported
FRYAR 1 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
HECKLER 4A — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
TURNBERRY 27 — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
WHITING — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 28 thousand reported
COBRA-TALBOT 40 — oil, Costilla Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
SOUTHLAND -B- — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
MCDONALD 19 — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
DAVIS, EMMA F. ESTATE "A" — gas, Famcor Oil, Inc., Howard County, 28 thousand reported
LEWIS — oil, Wash, Robert C., Howard County, 28 thousand reported
ADOBE SPRINGS 44 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
B. PHILLIPS "20A" — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
CHALK — oil, Miranda Energy Corporation, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
DILLARD 6 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
GUITAR "15" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 28 thousand reported
DOUTHIT G — oil, Petrosource Energy Corporation, Howard County, 28 thousand reported
O DANIEL, M. H. -B- — oil, Samson Resources Company, Howard County, 27 thousand reported
DOUTHIT, E. W., -A- DE — oil, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 27 thousand reported
GUITAR 11 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 27 thousand reported
RIDDELL 15 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 27 thousand reported
CHAMPIONS 21 — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 27 thousand reported
DOUTHIT, MARY E. — oil, Duncan Drilling Co., Howard County, 27 thousand reported
EDWARDS, M. M.-B- — oil, Dorland, D. L. Inc., Howard County, 27 thousand reported
CHALK, MARY, -BE- — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 27 thousand reported
ATM 11 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 27 thousand reported
REBEKAH — oil, Henry Petroleum LP, Howard County, 27 thousand reported
TEXACO 23 — oil, Miltex Oil Company, Howard County, 27 thousand reported
RYAN 6 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 27 thousand reported
ADAMS 31 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 27 thousand reported
HOLY GRAIL 44 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 27 thousand reported
GENE CARLA 48 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 27 thousand reported
PEBBLE — oil, Partee Drilling Inc., Howard County, 27 thousand reported
COTTONWOOD — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 27 thousand reported
PRICE 4 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 27 thousand reported
ALLAR 20 — oil, Haimo Oil & Gas LLC, Howard County, 27 thousand reported
TALBOT G — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 27 thousand reported
SAND SPRINGS "A" — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 26 thousand reported
VIRGINIA UNIT 23 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 26 thousand reported
ECHOLS, CORA LEE C — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Howard County, 26 thousand reported
GUITAR CONSOLIDATED — oil, Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation, Howard County, 26 thousand reported
CHRISTIAN 48 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 26 thousand reported
J.E.W. 10 B — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 26 thousand reported
WEGNER 3 — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 26 thousand reported
BELL, A. M. — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 26 thousand reported
GUITAR 20 — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 26 thousand reported
GUTHRIE "25" — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 26 thousand reported
MARGARET — oil, Henry Petroleum LP, Howard County, 26 thousand reported
FOSTER, W. L. — oil, Speck'S Oil Co., Howard County, 26 thousand reported
BARNETT 4 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 26 thousand reported
ROBERTS, DORA YATES WATERFLOOD — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 26 thousand reported
HOLDEN 20 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 26 thousand reported
LOCKHART, S. L. -B- — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Howard County, 26 thousand reported
DORIS CHALK -A- — oil, Keeley Oil, L.L.C., Howard County, 26 thousand reported
JOHN OTIS -A- — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 26 thousand reported
CLAY, H. R. — oil, Dorland, D. L. Estate Of, Howard County, 26 thousand reported
EL PASO 15 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 26 thousand reported
BATES — oil, Pulte & Printz, Inc., Howard County, 26 thousand reported
WALKER - 33 — oil, Hillin Simon/Prime Expl., L.C., Howard County, 26 thousand reported
LAURAMAE — oil, Henry Petroleum LP, Howard County, 26 thousand reported
MWS CLARK UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 26 thousand reported
QUINN "16" — oil, Ogx Resources LLC, Howard County, 26 thousand reported
CATHEY 16A — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 26 thousand reported
BROUGHTON 23 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 26 thousand reported
DEVANEY "6" — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 26 thousand reported
CHOATE "16" — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 26 thousand reported
MCKINNEY 14 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 26 thousand reported
ROWLAND -I- — oil, Costilla Energy, Inc., Howard County, 25 thousand reported
KNOTT LILLY UNIT 32A — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 25 thousand reported
AUSTIN 22 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 25 thousand reported
SMITH 30 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 25 thousand reported
IDEN 25 — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 25 thousand reported
CHALK -B- DUNCAN — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 25 thousand reported
FOSS 14 — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 25 thousand reported
MORITA 18C — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 25 thousand reported
BENNETT — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 25 thousand reported
HOOKS, A. J. A. — oil, Boyd & Mcwilliams Energy Group, Howard County, 25 thousand reported
LEAFFER — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 25 thousand reported
TEX-HAN DOUTHIT /SAN ANDRES/ — oil, Walton, James A., Howard County, 25 thousand reported
REED BROTHERS -A- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 25 thousand reported
ROADRUNNER — gas, Lakewood Operating, Ltd., Howard County, 25 thousand reported
CARPENTER, E. J. EST. — gas, Millwee Oil, Inc., Howard County, 25 thousand reported
MILDRED JONES — oil, Finley Resources, Inc., Howard County, 25 thousand reported
QUINN 23 — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 25 thousand reported
KNOTTS -B- — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 25 thousand reported
BRADSHAW 20 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 25 thousand reported
ALLAR "37" — oil, Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc., Howard County, 25 thousand reported
TEXAS LAND & MORTGAGE CO-A-R/A-A — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Howard County, 25 thousand reported
COLE, THELMA J. — oil, Rodgers, William L., Howard County, 25 thousand reported
CHERRY 24 — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 24 thousand reported
QUINN "E" — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 24 thousand reported
SETTLES, W. R. -B- — oil, Howard, Stephen B., Howard County, 24 thousand reported
POWELL 28-21 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 24 thousand reported
ABRAMS — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 24 thousand reported
ROSSER — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 24 thousand reported
LONG 18 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 24 thousand reported
SOUTHLAND -B- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 24 thousand reported
ANDERSON 13 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 24 thousand reported
KELLEY 44 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 24 thousand reported
BAILEY — oil, Matador Operating Company, Howard County, 24 thousand reported
FAMBROUGH, H. G. — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 24 thousand reported
RINGNECK DOVE — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 24 thousand reported
GILLIHAN — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Howard County, 24 thousand reported
GUITAR '7-6A' — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 24 thousand reported
CHALK "A" — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 24 thousand reported
WITHERSPOON "3" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 24 thousand reported
NANCY 33 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 24 thousand reported
COLE, DORIS — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 24 thousand reported
FRYAR 17 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 24 thousand reported
ROB — oil, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Howard County, 24 thousand reported
CHEEK — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 24 thousand reported
PRICE 3 — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 24 thousand reported
CITIES-REED — oil, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 24 thousand reported
OTIS, JOHN — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 24 thousand reported
CHALK, SLOAN — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 24 thousand reported
GLASS — oil, Farmers Of Tulsa Energy Corp., Howard County, 24 thousand reported
FRYAR 18 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 24 thousand reported
GUITAR GALUSHA 21 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 24 thousand reported
CHALK -A- — oil, Calley, Bob, Howard County, 23 thousand reported
GUITAR 6 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
DARWIN — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
NEEL — oil, Colorado Bluebonnet Energy Corp., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
STEWART 3012 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 23 thousand reported
CLAY, H. R. -A- — oil, Robertson Resources, Inc., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
PEERLESS-CHALK — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Howard County, 23 thousand reported
FRYAR, CLAUD — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
PETTUS 19 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 23 thousand reported
WYNN 29 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 23 thousand reported
CHALK — oil, Sahara Operating Company, Howard County, 23 thousand reported
ANDERSON 24 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 23 thousand reported
GUITAR "30" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
JANE READ 20 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 23 thousand reported
GUITAR OVATION — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 23 thousand reported
GBT 106 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 23 thousand reported
BATES, D.R. "A" — oil, Pulte & Printz, Inc., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
EDENS 4 — oil, Mariner Energy, Inc., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
VEAL, M. S. — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
STEWART, G. C. — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 23 thousand reported
CARROLL 17 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 23 thousand reported
DUNBAR — oil, Stephens, Autry C., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
NICHOLS, O. B. JR. — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
T. L. & M. CO. -B- — oil, Excel Energy Co., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
NIX 16A — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 23 thousand reported
POWELL RANCH — oil, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
KING, CAREY — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
MCCRARY 1 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
BROADDUS — oil, A A Production Inc., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
RINGENER 44 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 23 thousand reported
RUSSELL UNIT 23 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 23 thousand reported
COTTONWOOD A — oil, Hadaway Consult And Engineer,LLC, Howard County, 23 thousand reported
TEX 8B UNIT — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
SNYDER -F- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
MCDONALD, REED — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
FRAZIER, NELL ESTATE -C- — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
FRANKLIN, ARTHUR -A- — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 23 thousand reported
THOMAS 10 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 22 thousand reported
KNOTT-STALLINGS — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 22 thousand reported
DILLARD "O" — oil, Costilla Energy, Inc., Howard County, 22 thousand reported
HOMAN — oil, Thompson, J. Cleo, Howard County, 22 thousand reported
BAKER TRUST — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 22 thousand reported
HOOKS, A. J. A. — oil, Boyd & Mcwilliams Energy Group, Howard County, 22 thousand reported
BEALL NE 18 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 22 thousand reported
HAMLIN 26 — oil, Clear Water Inc., Howard County, 22 thousand reported
GRIFFEN — oil, Permian Resources, Inc., Howard County, 22 thousand reported
CRAVENS — oil, Patriot Resources, Inc., Howard County, 22 thousand reported
SNYDER, B. S. — oil, Abraxas Production Corporation, Howard County, 22 thousand reported
OTIS, JOHN -A- — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 22 thousand reported
POWELL 12 — oil, Miltex Oil Company, Howard County, 22 thousand reported
BARNETT P-S — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 22 thousand reported
BOA NORTH — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 22 thousand reported
SNYDER, B. S. -B- — oil, WF Company, Ltd., Howard County, 22 thousand reported
POWELL 48 — oil, Haimo Oil & Gas LLC, Howard County, 22 thousand reported
DONELSON 48A — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 22 thousand reported
WALKER 3 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 22 thousand reported
COLE, DORIS — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
VINCENT "15" — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 21 thousand reported
SNELL — oil, Partee Drilling Inc., Howard County, 21 thousand reported
KIRBY — oil, Henry Petroleum LP, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
GLADYS 17 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
HAMILTON 47 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 21 thousand reported
MCNEW 28 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
DEMETRA — oil, Henry Petroleum LP, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
RUMSEY, ABRAMS & FRAZIER — oil, Forsan Oil Company, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
DOUTHIT, E. W., DE — oil, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
CATHEY 16 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 21 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.