Oil and gas leases in Howard County — page 16

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 16 of 20

J.E.W. 10C — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 21 thousand reported
SETTLES, W.R. -A- TT — oil, Taylor Two Energy, LLC, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
CECIL MANSFIELD — oil, Finley Resources, Inc., Howard County, 21 thousand reported
MIDDLETON 21 — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
CASSITY 20 — oil, Breitburn Operating L.P., Howard County, 21 thousand reported
COWDEN, HOUSTON -A- — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 21 thousand reported
JOHN B. BOWEN, JR. "B" — oil, Circle H Oil Company, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
WRIGHT — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 21 thousand reported
MORITA 18B — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
ETHRIDGE 08 — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 21 thousand reported
READ, WILLARD R. — oil, CNG Producing Company, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
BROUGHTON 23D — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
DONELSON "A" — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
DOUTHIT A — oil, Petrosource Energy Corporation, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
POWELL C — oil, Lackey, William H. Oil And Gas, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
KING — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 21 thousand reported
JOHN B. BOWEN, JR. "A" — oil, Circle H Oil Company, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
OLDHAM TRUST 26 — oil, Harmonia Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
WOOD, DONALD -A- — oil, Graham Royalty, Ltd., Howard County, 21 thousand reported
HOLY GRAIL 43 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
O'DANIEL, B. S. -B- — oil, WF Company, Ltd., Howard County, 21 thousand reported
STRIPLING "48" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 21 thousand reported
GUTHRIE 93 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
WRIGHT — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 21 thousand reported
RITA 42 — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 21 thousand reported
MIDDLETON — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
FLEEMAN — oil, Matador Operating Company, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
SUSIE B. SNYDER — oil, Forest Oil Corporation, Howard County, 21 thousand reported
WEST 34 — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 21 thousand reported
ACE IN THE HOLE — oil, Hat Oil & Gas, Inc., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
BOWEN, ANNA — oil, Trey Services, Inc., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
WILKINSON — oil, Beach Exploration, Inc., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
HYMAN -H- — oil, Satex Energy, Inc., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
DORIS CHALK -C- — oil, Keeley Oil, L.L.C., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
ROB — oil, Oryx Energy Company, Howard County, 20 thousand reported
BARNES 11 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
INGRAM — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
HOLY GRAIL 6 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
TURNER — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
PHILLIPS 7A — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 20 thousand reported
BLUEBONNET 44-5 — oil, RP Operating, L.L.C., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
EDWARDS, M. M. -F- — oil, Dorland, D. L. Estate Of, Howard County, 20 thousand reported
GASKIN, J. D. ET AL — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
HOPPER 7 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 20 thousand reported
PARRISH 17 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 20 thousand reported
READ 39 — oil, Paladin Petroleum III, L.L.C., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
COHIBA — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
DO RIGHT — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
PRICHARD 45 — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
MM EDWARDS BLACK — oil, Black Oil Company, Howard County, 20 thousand reported
FRAZIER, NELL ESTATE — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
WALDRON "A" — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
SNEED 5 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
WALKER 7 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 20 thousand reported
CLAY, H. R. -B- — oil, Robertson Resources, Inc., Howard County, 20 thousand reported
GUTHRIE 93 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Howard County, 20 thousand reported
COLE, DORIS "A" — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 20 thousand reported
PHILLIPS 8C — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 20 thousand reported
TUBB, HORACE — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 19 thousand reported
HULEN JUNE — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 19 thousand reported
VINCENT EAST 66 — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 19 thousand reported
REID — oil, Mcena Inc., Howard County, 19 thousand reported
WARD 16 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
LANGLEY 43 — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 19 thousand reported
DENNIS 5 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
KELLY-ROBERTS — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 19 thousand reported
LONG — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
READ -A- — oil, Campana Petroleum Company, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
PRIMERO 42 C — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 19 thousand reported
READ, W. R. -B- — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
GUITAR "13" — oil, L.C.S. Production Company, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
CHANCE 24 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
POWELL 13-4 — oil, Miltex Oil Company, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
CR-21A — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
OLDHAM TRUST 38 — oil, Harmonia Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
JENKINS — oil, Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
G. O. CHALK -A- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 19 thousand reported
CLANTON 36A — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 19 thousand reported
GASKINS 43 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
PHILLIPS 8A — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
ROBERTS, W. T. — oil, Partee Drilling Inc., Howard County, 19 thousand reported
NICHOLS 15 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
NIX 9 — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 19 thousand reported
UMPHRESS,C. F. ET AL — oil, Cimarex Energy Co. Of Colorado, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
BATTJER, PATTI — oil, Cox, Robert G. & Associates,Inc., Howard County, 19 thousand reported
HOMAN, EUNICE — oil, Exxon Corp., Howard County, 19 thousand reported
CATES — oil, Discovery Operating, Inc., Howard County, 19 thousand reported
JENKINS 6 — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 19 thousand reported
BIDDISON 23 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
WOOD, DONALD -B- — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 19 thousand reported
ROBERTS, W. T. — oil, Partee Drilling Inc., Howard County, 19 thousand reported
BROUGHTON 23B — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
BROUGHTON 23C — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 19 thousand reported
WILLIAMS 18 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 18 thousand reported
MOBIL-SCOTT, R. — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 18 thousand reported
WILDHORSE — oil, Mccann Corporation, Howard County, 18 thousand reported
BRONAUGH — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 18 thousand reported
WILKINSON — oil, Duncan Drilling Co., Howard County, 18 thousand reported
LOVE — oil, Stephens, Autry C., Howard County, 18 thousand reported
BROADDUS -C- — oil, A A Production Inc., Howard County, 18 thousand reported
TORREY PINES 20 — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 18 thousand reported
ADKINS A — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 18 thousand reported
MCCRARY UNIT — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 18 thousand reported
WASH-DOUTHIT "D" — oil, Wash, Robert C. Inc., Howard County, 18 thousand reported
HOOPSNAKE "23" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 18 thousand reported
R & S FAMILY TRUST 8 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 18 thousand reported
NIX 16 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 18 thousand reported
GUITAR 6 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 18 thousand reported
EASON OIL CO. — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 18 thousand reported
HYMAN, SARAH -C- — oil, Trey Services, Inc., Howard County, 18 thousand reported
HYMAN, SARAH MINNA — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 18 thousand reported
HANEY 5 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 18 thousand reported
STERLING 15 — oil, Mariner Energy, Inc., Howard County, 18 thousand reported
HYMAN, SARAH — oil, Trey Services, Inc., Howard County, 18 thousand reported
HYMAN, SARAH — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 18 thousand reported
MALLARD — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 18 thousand reported
STERLING 38 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 18 thousand reported
CLAY, H. R. -C- — oil, Forsan Oil Company, Howard County, 18 thousand reported
ROBERTS -C- — oil, MGM Oil & Gas Company, Howard County, 18 thousand reported
TEXACO N35 — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 17 thousand reported
THOMPSON, C. UNIT — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
SLOAN CHALK — gas, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 17 thousand reported
HUITT — oil, Cadence Energy Partners, LLC, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
LONG — oil, Barrett Brothers Oil & Gas, Inc., Howard County, 17 thousand reported
STEWART, G. C. — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
CATES — oil, Brooks, E. B., JR., Howard County, 17 thousand reported
HAMLIN "24" — oil, Ogx Resources LLC, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
SHORTES 30 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
DONELSON 2 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
KNIGHT "2" — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
POWELL RANCH — gas, Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
CLAY, H. R., -A- — oil, Wigington, James Robert, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
DOUTHIT, E. W. -M- — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 17 thousand reported
WHITE 19 — oil, Harmonia Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
SETTLES -B- — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 17 thousand reported
FRAZIER, NELL ESTATE -B- — oil, Graham Royalty, Ltd., Howard County, 17 thousand reported
H.E. TUBB SOUTH — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 17 thousand reported
CAO — oil, Federal Oil, Inc., Howard County, 17 thousand reported
STEWART, G. C. -B- — oil, Forsan Oil Company, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
S. O. WILLIAMS "21" — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
MASSINGILL — oil, Stephens, Autry C., Howard County, 17 thousand reported
SNYDER -A- — oil, O'Ryan Oil And Gas, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
LANGLEY — oil, Cadence Energy Partners, LLC, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
PHILLIPS UNIT — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
W. M. IDEN — oil, Millennium Resources, LP, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
MITCHELL 57 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
FAMBROUGH, H. G. — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 17 thousand reported
READ, W. R. -C- — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 17 thousand reported
HANEY MR. 38 — oil, Costilla Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
CLAY, H. R. -B- — oil, Wash, Robert C. Inc., Howard County, 17 thousand reported
DOUTHIT "115" — oil, Vista Resources, Inc. (A), Howard County, 17 thousand reported
PHILLIPS 8 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
CADE 29 — oil, Breitburn Operating L.P., Howard County, 17 thousand reported
YOUNG — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 17 thousand reported
GUITAR COSTILLA 5 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 17 thousand reported
STALLINGS — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 16 thousand reported
GUITAR COSTILLA 5 — oil, Fasken, Barbara, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
CREIGHTON, C. W. — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 16 thousand reported
DARWIN — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 16 thousand reported
PHILLIPS 8B — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
NICHOLS '23' — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 16 thousand reported
ZIFFLE, ARNOLD — oil, Costilla Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
MILLER ESTATE UNIT — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
LEONARD 46 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
ALLRED 2 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
POWELL C — gas, Lackey, William H. Oil And Gas, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
SETTLES -B- — oil, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
GOLDEN BEND 34 — oil, Shenandoah Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
VELMA — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 16 thousand reported
SETTLES 'C' CITIES — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
BULLSEYE — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
STALLINGS, LUAN -B- — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 16 thousand reported
FORTY CALIBER 20-17 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
BROUGHTON — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
WYNN FARMS 28 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
POWELL 24 — oil, Miltex Oil Company, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
LITTLE, P. E. — oil, Langham Petroleum Expl. Corp., Howard County, 16 thousand reported
ADAMS 43 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
GRANTHAM-STOKES 31 — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 16 thousand reported
J.L.G. 11A — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 16 thousand reported
SPRING 17 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
RICHARDSON -B- — oil, N & N Oil Company, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
POWELL 13-2 — oil, Miltex Oil Company, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
GUITAR 8 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 16 thousand reported
CROWN EXPLORATION BIGBY — oil, Western Chief Operating, L.L.C., Howard County, 16 thousand reported
WILKINSON -A- — oil, Duncan Drilling Co., Howard County, 16 thousand reported
STASEY — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Howard County, 16 thousand reported
HOMER — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
WHITE -A- — oil, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 16 thousand reported
ODYSSEY-BROUGHTON 36 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 15 thousand reported
WALKER — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 15 thousand reported
SETTLES WEST — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 15 thousand reported
KEATING 24 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 15 thousand reported
QUINN "15" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 15 thousand reported
BROOKS 11 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 15 thousand reported
TXL, B. S. — oil, Abraxas Production Corporation, Howard County, 15 thousand reported
BYNUM 46 — oil, Costilla Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 15 thousand reported
COATES -41- — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 15 thousand reported
PARROT 11 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 15 thousand reported
HOOKS — oil, Lynx Energy Company, Inc., Howard County, 15 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.