Oil and gas leases in Howard County — page 17

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 17 of 20

  • KENTEX "1" — oil, Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc., Howard County, 15 thousand reported
  • CHALK, MARY -G- — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 15 thousand reported
  • BERNIE SHAW — oil, Discovery Operating, Inc., Howard County, 15 thousand reported
  • NEWTON 44 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 15 thousand reported
  • HOOKS, A. J. — oil, Boyd & Mcwilliams Energy Group, Howard County, 15 thousand reported
  • HECKLER 4D — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 15 thousand reported
  • CLAY, H. R., -B- — oil, Wigington, James Robert, Howard County, 15 thousand reported
  • BATES, MAGGIE "E" — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 15 thousand reported
  • HANCOCK 18 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 15 thousand reported
  • GUITAR 14 — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 15 thousand reported
  • COLE 12 — oil, Harmonia Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 15 thousand reported
  • HOMAN — oil, Duncan Drilling Co., Howard County, 15 thousand reported
  • HORTON 33 — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 15 thousand reported
  • COLE, DORIS "B" — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 15 thousand reported
  • WILKINSON -A- — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 15 thousand reported
  • HONIG 4 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 15 thousand reported
  • CHALK, MARY -C- — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • GULF-MYERS — oil, Langham Petroleum Expl. Corp., Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • TUBB, HORACE -A- — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • BATJER, PATTI -C- — oil, Exxon Corp., Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • HAMLIN 18 — oil, Costilla Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • MORGAN GBT 46-104 UNIT — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • GUITAR "C" 13 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • HELEN — oil, O'Ryan Oil And Gas, Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • REED "C" — oil, Cimarex Energy Co. Of Colorado, Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • STELLA PETTY UNIT — oil, Colorado Bluebonnet Energy Corp., Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • HORACE GARRETT ESTATE ET AL 'A' — oil, Partee Drilling Inc., Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • SCOTT, PRICE — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • BARNETT-CONNALLY — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • ROGERS 39 — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • WHITING 12 — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • TRENTINO 36 — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • LYNX 11 — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • MCCORMICK 8 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • TATE D — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • NICHOLS 16 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • POWELL 24 — gas, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • BARNETT DEEP — oil, Breck Operating Corp., Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • WILKINSON UNIT 48 — oil, Mulloy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • SLKT — oil, Breitburn Operating L.P., Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • WHITE 34 — oil, Harmonia Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • WITHERSPOON 2 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • REED BROTHERS — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • TAYLOR, W. C. — oil, Vista Resources, Inc. (A), Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • WHITAKER — oil, Millwee Oil, Inc., Howard County, 14 thousand reported
  • HOMAN, J.H. MRS. -B- — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • KELLY-ROBERTS — gas, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • JONES UNIT 20 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • SIMPSON — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • KING, CAREY — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • GUITAR TRUST ESTATE — oil, Tahoe Exploration Inc., Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • MICKELSON 25 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • PATTERSON A — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • ROBERTSON — oil, Miltex Oil Company, Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • ENGLE 43 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • SAND SPRINGS — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • HOWARD 36 — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • WILKINSON, H. H. -A- — oil, A A Production Inc., Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • BARBER "11" — oil, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • CARPENTER — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • BYNUM 46 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • NORRIS 32 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • BOWEN, ANNA B. — oil, Trey Services, Inc., Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • SALLY 66-78 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • REED 6 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • ROWLAND -K-" — oil, Costilla Energy, Inc., Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • HOOKS, A. J. — oil, Boyd & Mcwilliams Energy Group, Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • GUNN 36 — oil, Nadel And Gussman Permian,L.L.C., Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • REED 1 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • CLAY, H. R.-MCNALLEN — oil, Quantum Resources Management,LLC, Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • QUINN "8" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • COLEMAN — oil, MGF Oil Corporation, Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • MANSFIELD, CECIL — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • HECKLER 4C — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 13 thousand reported
  • MCNEW — oil, Probity Operating, LLC, Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • POWELL RANCH -38- — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • CLYDE CLANTON — oil, Finley Resources, Inc., Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • CHRISTIAN 47 -A- — oil, Costilla Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • 4-A — oil, Hall Oil & Gas, Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • HARDY 33 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • FURRH, W. K. — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • QUINN -HH- — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • PHILLIPS, ROY D. — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • BATES — oil, MWJ Producing Company, Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • LILA ADKINS — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • CHALK, MARY -C- — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • STERLING CATTLE COMPANY — oil, Trend Exploration Company, Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • WILKINSON 48 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • DODGE, GRANVILLE M., EST. — oil, Rover Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • COLE 36 — oil, Harmonia Pet Operations, LLC, Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • STOCKTON, W. E. — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • FUGLAAR, I. J. — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • KELLY-ROBERTS — gas, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • ROBB "A" — oil, WTG Exploration, Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • WRIGHT 44 — oil, Element Petro Operating II, LLC, Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • DOUGLAS, OLIVE "39" — oil, Costilla Energy, Inc., Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • CLAY, H.R.-G- — oil, Quantum Resources Management,LLC, Howard County, 12 thousand reported
  • OTIS, JOHN -B- — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • ZULA MCCRARY -F- — oil, Bta Oil Producers, Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • MCKINNEY 3 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • DOUTHIT -A- — oil, Wash, Robert C., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • GASKINS, J.D. ET AL -A- — oil, Graham Royalty, Ltd., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • WAGNER — oil, Federal Oil, Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • DOUTHIT, E. W., ETUX — oil, Wash, Robert C. Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • HUNTER — oil, Wiseman, B. W., JR., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • GUITAR WITHERSPOON 15 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • QUINN -A- — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • CATHEY 2906 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • HYMAN -I- — oil, Satex Energy, Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • HANEY — oil, Matador Operating Company, Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • HUDDLESTON — oil, MWJ Producing Company, Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • HOOKS — oil, Miranda Energy Corporation, Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • ANGUISH, E. W. — oil, Trey Services, Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • WARD 18C — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • EDWARDS — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • RED DRAW — oil, Henry Petroleum Corp., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • BARBER "1" — oil, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • READ — oil, Campana Petroleum Company, Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • BROUGHTON 6 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • STRIPLING 36 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • JOHN OTIS -B- — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • SNYDER — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • COLE, JOHN OTIS — oil, Samedan Oil Corporation, Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • BYRD-JACKSON 25 FEE — oil, Nadel And Gussman Permian,L.L.C., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • JP HAMLIN — oil, Mak-J Energy Partners(TX),Ltd., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • CHRISTIAN 47 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • HORACE GARRETT ESTATE ET AL — oil, Partee Drilling Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • WISE 10 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • VAUGHN — oil, Cathey Petroleum Company, Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • SAUNDERS 3 — oil, RRG Operating, LLC, Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • RED DRAW — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • EDWARDS 9 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • ROBERTS, DORA -B- (SOUTHLAND) — oil, Mas Operating Co., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • BARNETT-CONNALLY -B- — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • NEWTON — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • MOSS — oil, Partee Drilling Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • CHRISTIAN 47 — oil, Costilla Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • BUCHANAN 25 — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • OLUFSEN — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • WEAVER, MARCELLOUS — oil, Midpar L.P., Howard County, 11 thousand reported
  • MARIBETH "21" — oil, Linn Operating, Inc., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • WRIGHT, GILBERT G. EST. — oil, Wigington, James Robert, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • FURRH, W. K. — oil, Wagner Oil Company, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • COLE, DORIS — gas, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • BUCHANAN 42 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • ECHOLS METCALF '2' — oil, Santa Fe Snyder Corporation, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • CHALK, MARY -D- — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • SCOTT, JOHN — oil, Millennium Resources, LP, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • CLAY, H. R. EAST — oil, Vision Natural Resources, LP, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • MUSGROVE 3110 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • HOOKS — oil, Lynx Energy Company, Inc., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • RATLIFF, R. H. — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • COUGAR 22 — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • BROOKS 24 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • PHILLIPS, ROY — oil, Southwest Energy Devel.,Inc., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • BOWEN, JOHN B. JR. -B- — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • GUITAR TRUST ESTATE — oil, Wilson, W.W. JR. Properties, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • FRANCES GUNN — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • HYMAN -G- — oil, Satex Energy, Inc., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • QUINN — oil, Stephens, Autry C., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • WEGNER 47 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • SE ACKERLY — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • GARRETT 48 — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • GASKINS UNIT — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • SLATER 16 — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • CHALK, OTIS — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • RUSSELL, C.R. — oil, Trans-Gulf Oil & Gas, Inc., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • CURRIE, W. B. -A- — oil, Wash, Robert C., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • WILDHORSE — oil, Federal Oil, Inc., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • QUINN — oil, Holbern Corporation, The, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • MUSGROVE 9 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • HOOKS, A. J. — oil, Dorland, D. L. Estate Of, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • PRIMERO 42 C — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • JOHN B. BOWEN JR -A- — oil, Sutton Drilling Company, L.L.C., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • NOLL, R. M. — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • AXIS — oil, Lakewood Operating, Ltd., Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • CATHEY 2 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • STRINGFELLOW, R. E. UNIT — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • EDWARDS, M.M. — oil, Dorland, D. L. Estate Of, Howard County, 10 thousand reported
  • CRENSHAW 28 — oil, Richland Int. Resources Corp., Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • OLDHAM TRUST 27 — oil, Harmonia Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • WHITE 17 — oil, Harmonia Pet Operations, LLC, Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • GUITAR 12 — oil, L.C.S. Production Company, Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • BARR — oil, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • BARNETT -A- — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • BROUGHTON FARMS 24 — oil, Manhattan Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • BATTJER, PATTI — oil, Wash, Robert C. Inc., Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • WILKINSON NO.2 — oil, Cathey Petroleum Company, Inc., Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • RAY A — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • SHAFER 12 — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • SETTLES, W. R.-C- — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • GUITAR — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • ADKINS — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • CHALK, SLOAN — gas, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • DAVIS, J.W. -B- — oil, Rover Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • READ, H. N. -D- — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • CHERRY, EDGAR F. -A- — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • BROUGHTON 11 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • CARPENTER ESTATE — oil, Vista Petroleum Corp, Howard County, 9 thousand reported
  • MIDWAY 6 — oil, Cazador Operating, LLC, Howard County, 9 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.