Oil and gas leases in Howard County — page 2

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 2 of 20

TISH 46-03 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 1.2 million reported
CHEVRON UNIT 03-56 — oil, Grenadier Energy Partners II,LLC, Howard County, 1.2 million reported
GUITAR CONSOLIDATED — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 1.2 million reported
BULLFROG 47 NORTH UNIT — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 1.2 million reported
DONOVAN 29-52 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 1.2 million reported
SNYDER, B. S. -A- — oil, WF Company, Ltd., Howard County, 1.1 million reported
ROBERTS, DORA — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 1.1 million reported
WRIGHT UNIT 40-33 — oil, Element Petro Operating II, LLC, Howard County, 1.1 million reported
HANEY 44-53 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 1.1 million reported
STORM KING UNIT B 41-57 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 1.1 million reported
BIG DADDY B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 1.1 million reported
BULLFROG 47 SW UNIT — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 1.1 million reported
GAMORA — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 1.1 million reported
CHALK, G. O. -D- — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 1.1 million reported
WALKER 48-32 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 1.1 million reported
ANDRE D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 1.1 million reported
MIKE THE TIGER 18-7 F — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 1.1 million reported
DESERT WILLOW F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 1.1 million reported
HULEN JUNE 14 — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 1.1 million reported
BUFFALO — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 1.1 million reported
SETTLES-YATES UNIT — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 1.1 million reported
MONTERREY OAK F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 1.1 million reported
POWELL RANCH "18" — gas, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 1.1 million reported
HOTS UNIT 34 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 1.1 million reported
SFH UNIT A 23-26 — oil, Element Petro Operating II, LLC, Howard County, 1.1 million reported
MCFLY A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 1.1 million reported
LAURIE CATHEY B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 1.0 million reported
BULLFROG 47 NORTH A UNIT — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 1.0 million reported
CARPENTER 11-31 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 1.0 million reported
BOW TIE 41-44 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 1.0 million reported
POLTERGEIST UNIT A 11-02 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 1.0 million reported
WALDRON EUNICE — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 1.0 million reported
ZANT, H. N. — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Howard County, 1.0 million reported
GETLO 25-36 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 1.0 million reported
WALKER-DRRC WEST UNIT 30-56 — oil, Grenadier Energy Partners II,LLC, Howard County, 1.0 million reported
MORGAN RANCH — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 1.0 million reported
TAGGERT B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 1.0 million reported
KLOH — oil, Cimarex Energy Co. Of Colorado, Howard County, 1.0 million reported
PHILLIPS-HODNETT UNIT — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 996 thousand reported
YAMAHA PACIFICA — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 987 thousand reported
METCALF UNIT 21 — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 984 thousand reported
SMITH SN 48-37 02 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 984 thousand reported
MILLER 41C — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 984 thousand reported
SMAILS C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 984 thousand reported
PAPAGIORGIO 33-40 B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 983 thousand reported
SHAFER 12-32 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 982 thousand reported
WHAM UNIT B 22-23 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 978 thousand reported
O' DANIEL RANCH 3-10 ''A'' UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 978 thousand reported
JACKPOT 55-42 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 976 thousand reported
GREEN SPRANGLETOP F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 973 thousand reported
SETTLES, W. R. — oil, Oryx Energy Company, Howard County, 971 thousand reported
ROBB WALTER UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 970 thousand reported
TIGER 26-35 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 967 thousand reported
EVEREST 24A — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 966 thousand reported
WILD BILL HICKOK UNIT 40-33 — oil, Murchison Oil And Gas, LLC, Howard County, 965 thousand reported
POWELL 13 — gas, Miltex Oil Company, Howard County, 963 thousand reported
MCFLY D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 960 thousand reported
CAPTAIN CANE 18-30 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 952 thousand reported
THE KING 45-04 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 952 thousand reported
CLYDE BARROW UNIT 32-41 — oil, Murchison Oil And Gas, LLC, Howard County, 950 thousand reported
HYMAN, SARAH — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 950 thousand reported
FGR UNIT 27 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 948 thousand reported
GUITAR ESTATE -B- — oil, Exxon Corp., Howard County, 944 thousand reported
OGRE 47-2 A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 942 thousand reported
SHIELDS UNIT B — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 940 thousand reported
POWELL SN 36-25 06 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 940 thousand reported
JENNY MIRACLE MAX D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 933 thousand reported
BEESLY B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 932 thousand reported
LEECH WEST — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 932 thousand reported
GRATIS 32 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 930 thousand reported
DIREWOLF UNIT 16-28 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 926 thousand reported
DONOVAN 29-52 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 926 thousand reported
BRUTUS BUCKEYE 28-40 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 922 thousand reported
SOUTHWEST 39-34 (ALLOC-A) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 921 thousand reported
ANDRE A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 921 thousand reported
SAMMY BEARKAT 29-41 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 919 thousand reported
MILLER 41A — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 917 thousand reported
CHARLIE OREDIGGER 22-25 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 916 thousand reported
OREDIGGER D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 915 thousand reported
ENGLE UNIT B 43-54 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 913 thousand reported
EL REY 28-16 — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 913 thousand reported
YOSEF THE MOUNTAINEER 29-41 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 910 thousand reported
OLDHAM 38-27 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 900 thousand reported
TREE FROG 47 EAST A — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 899 thousand reported
SYCAMORE — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 897 thousand reported
MICHAEL SCOTT F — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 897 thousand reported
THE COLONEL 25-36 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 896 thousand reported
ASRO JR. UNIT — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 896 thousand reported
TREE FROG 47 EAST C — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 896 thousand reported
ROCKHOUND A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 895 thousand reported
OVERTON, B. — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 895 thousand reported
JENNY MIRACLE MAX C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 894 thousand reported
POWELL 26 — gas, Miltex Oil Company, Howard County, 890 thousand reported
MAGNOLIA — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 889 thousand reported
BALBOA A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 889 thousand reported
MERLIN B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 887 thousand reported
POWELL 24 — gas, Miltex Oil Company, Howard County, 886 thousand reported
DESERT WILLOW — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 884 thousand reported
ARGENT BARKSDALE 29-17 G — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 883 thousand reported
WALKER-DRRC EAST UNIT 30-56 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 881 thousand reported
KAMIKAZE 5-8 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 880 thousand reported
CLAY, H. R. — oil, Exxon Corp., Howard County, 879 thousand reported
SCHRUTE D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 875 thousand reported
PISTACHE — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 872 thousand reported
SHIELDS UNIT A — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 872 thousand reported
MATTERHORN 24X — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 869 thousand reported
SUNRISE STUDLEY 29-17 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 868 thousand reported
FLETCH B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 866 thousand reported
CLAY — oil, Wood, Mcshane & Thams, Howard County, 865 thousand reported
WYNDHAM UNIT — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 864 thousand reported
ADAMS 43-6 B — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 860 thousand reported
SUNRISE STUDLEY 29-17 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 859 thousand reported
YOSEF THE MOUNTAINEER 29-41 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 859 thousand reported
CHALK-DUNCAN — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 858 thousand reported
MADISON 04C — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 858 thousand reported
MAXIMUS C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 856 thousand reported
GASKINS SN 6-43 03 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 851 thousand reported
RYAN, J. B. — oil, Maralo, Inc., Howard County, 849 thousand reported
YOSEF THE MOUNTAINEER 29-41 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 848 thousand reported
WRIGHT UNIT C 41-32 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 846 thousand reported
DAVIS 36-5 (ALLOC-A) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 843 thousand reported
GRAYSTONE UNIT 39-26 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 843 thousand reported
BRUTUS BUCKEYE 28-40 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 838 thousand reported
TWINS — oil, Partee Drilling Inc., Howard County, 838 thousand reported
URSULA BIG DADDY B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 837 thousand reported
O'DANIEL RANCH 28-37 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 837 thousand reported
YOSEF THE MOUNTAINEER 29-41 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 833 thousand reported
RIPLEY 10-2 A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 831 thousand reported
HORTON 2223 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 831 thousand reported
SAMMY BEARKAT 29-41 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 830 thousand reported
GRANT 18B — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 829 thousand reported
MONTERREY OAK — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 824 thousand reported
FORT KNOX 11-2 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 824 thousand reported
POWELL RANCH — gas, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 824 thousand reported
KING FISHER UNIT 42-43 — oil, Murchison Oil And Gas, LLC, Howard County, 824 thousand reported
COWBOY JOE 33-45 F — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 822 thousand reported
TCB 39-34 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 822 thousand reported
MIKE THE TIGER 18-7 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 819 thousand reported
MAGNOLIA E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 819 thousand reported
DEMON DEACON 22-25 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 819 thousand reported
GUNNER 03-39 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 814 thousand reported
TAGGERT THELMA A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 814 thousand reported
WRS WILD RYE 2124 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 814 thousand reported
MILLER 41B — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 813 thousand reported
TOBOSA D — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 810 thousand reported
BALBOA B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 810 thousand reported
LES PAUL — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 810 thousand reported
YAMAHA PACIFICA G — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 807 thousand reported
TEX. LAND&MORTGAGE CO.-A-R/A-B- — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Howard County, 806 thousand reported
BRUTUS BUCKEYE 28-40 G — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 804 thousand reported
FLEABAG 44-53 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 804 thousand reported
WILKINSON-BROADDUS — oil, Blair Exploration, Inc., Howard County, 803 thousand reported
BALBOA D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 802 thousand reported
BROKEN ARROW 55-54-1-12 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 800 thousand reported
ENGLE UNIT A 43-54 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 800 thousand reported
CHALK, OTIS — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 798 thousand reported
EASON, S. T. — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 793 thousand reported
SHASTA THE COUGAR 42-30 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 793 thousand reported
MONTY THE AZTEC 42-43 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 793 thousand reported
CAPTAIN CANE 18-30 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 791 thousand reported
SHASTA THE COUGAR 42-30 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 791 thousand reported
MOZETTI UNIT B 48-37 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 790 thousand reported
SANTANA C — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 789 thousand reported
CRAZY CAT 41-32 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 788 thousand reported
GUITAR 8G — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 788 thousand reported
TRENTINO 36-37 (ALLOC-C) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 783 thousand reported
MATTERHORN 24F — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 782 thousand reported
MONTY THE AZTEC 42-43 F — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 781 thousand reported
WOULD HAVE EAST SIDE UNIT — oil, Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation, Howard County, 780 thousand reported
SUN GUNNER 10-46 (ALLOC-C) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 777 thousand reported
GRATIS F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 774 thousand reported
ARON 41-32 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 772 thousand reported
GIBSON UNIT A 28-21 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 772 thousand reported
EASTLAND BIG DADDY A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 770 thousand reported
SAMMY BEARKAT 29-41 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 768 thousand reported
TRAVELER 18-30 G — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 767 thousand reported
THUMPER 14-23 D — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 765 thousand reported
STORM KING UNIT A 41-57 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 765 thousand reported
SMITH SN 48-37-36 03 — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 764 thousand reported
MORGAN-NEAL UNIT NO.2 39-26 — oil, Grenadier Energy Partners II,LLC, Howard County, 762 thousand reported
MERLIN A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 760 thousand reported
COWBOY JOE 33-45 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 758 thousand reported
VALENCIA 10-8 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 758 thousand reported
CLARICE STARLING — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 757 thousand reported
PALM SPRINGS UNIT B — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 756 thousand reported
BIG EL 45-04 D — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 756 thousand reported
YAMAHA PACIFICA F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 755 thousand reported
GIBSON EAST 22 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 748 thousand reported
LES PAUL E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 747 thousand reported
COWBOY JOE 33-45 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 746 thousand reported
NICHOLS WEST D — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 746 thousand reported
MIYAGI A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 745 thousand reported
PALM SPRINGS UNIT C — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 744 thousand reported
VIPER 14-09 — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 744 thousand reported
ARGENT BARKSDALE 29-17 F — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 743 thousand reported
WILLIE SCOTT A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 743 thousand reported
SMAILS A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 743 thousand reported
SAMMY BEARKAT 29-41 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 742 thousand reported
CHALK, OTIS — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Howard County, 738 thousand reported
CHALK, G. O. -C- — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 738 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.