Oil and gas leases in Howard County — page 3

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 3 of 20

  • WILLIAMS UNIT B 24-13 — oil, Tall City Operations LLC, Howard County, 738 thousand reported
  • TELLURIDE G — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 736 thousand reported
  • FLETCH A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 736 thousand reported
  • ORIENT 1-12 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 734 thousand reported
  • COWBOY JOE 33-45 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 732 thousand reported
  • ROSEBUD F — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 732 thousand reported
  • SLATER 12A — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 730 thousand reported
  • SUN GUNNER 10-46 (ALLOC-D) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 728 thousand reported
  • MADISON 04E — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 726 thousand reported
  • URSULA — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 725 thousand reported
  • BEESLY D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 724 thousand reported
  • THE KING 45-04 D — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 723 thousand reported
  • COME-THOU-FOUNT 2223A — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 722 thousand reported
  • WRS HESPERALOE — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 722 thousand reported
  • KRAMER A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 721 thousand reported
  • GARRETT, HORACE ESTATE ET AL -A- — oil, Partee Drilling Inc., Howard County, 717 thousand reported
  • MORGAN-NEAL 39-26 — oil, Grenadier Energy Partners II,LLC, Howard County, 715 thousand reported
  • PRICHARD A — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 715 thousand reported
  • MICHAEL SCOTT D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 715 thousand reported
  • PHILLIPS 5B — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 715 thousand reported
  • SCHRUTE B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 714 thousand reported
  • O' DANIEL RANCH 46-30 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 713 thousand reported
  • PUCKETT 2-14 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 712 thousand reported
  • WALDRON T-BIRD UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 710 thousand reported
  • ECHOLS, CORA LEE, MRS., -A- — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Howard County, 710 thousand reported
  • SNYDER -E- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 709 thousand reported
  • GARY THE MOUNTAINEER 23-24 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 709 thousand reported
  • SMITH SN 48-37-36 01 — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 709 thousand reported
  • MAYO SN 48-37 08 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 707 thousand reported
  • FLACHE 34-39 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 707 thousand reported
  • WARDER — oil, Oryx Energy Company, Howard County, 705 thousand reported
  • GUITAR 9G — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 704 thousand reported
  • ANNIE OAKLEY E — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 704 thousand reported
  • RISING SUN 6-7 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 703 thousand reported
  • DAVIS 36-5 (ALLOC-C) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 700 thousand reported
  • BIG EL 45-04 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 699 thousand reported
  • MIRACLE MAX B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 698 thousand reported
  • CONNER 15-3 (ALLOC-H) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 697 thousand reported
  • BRUTUS BUCKEYE 28-40 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 695 thousand reported
  • SEBASTIAN THE IBIS 34-27 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 695 thousand reported
  • DODGER 33-28 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 695 thousand reported
  • ROBERT AND THE CRUSADERS 23-24 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 694 thousand reported
  • SIMPSON SMITH 0844 A — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 693 thousand reported
  • DAVIS, J. W. -B- — oil, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 692 thousand reported
  • CHARLIE OREDIGGER 22-25 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 690 thousand reported
  • TAGGERT LOUISE C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 690 thousand reported
  • ADAMS 43-6 D — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 689 thousand reported
  • IDEN 25A — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 688 thousand reported
  • WR BUR OAK UNIT — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 687 thousand reported
  • TURNER A GENTRY UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 686 thousand reported
  • MICHAEL SCOTT A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 681 thousand reported
  • PAMPAS F — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 681 thousand reported
  • HENDRIX — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 681 thousand reported
  • LACEY OAK — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 680 thousand reported
  • VIC THE DEMON 34-46 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 679 thousand reported
  • SCATTER TISH 10-46 (ALLOC-D) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 677 thousand reported
  • GILBERT 25-24 (ALLOC-H) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 676 thousand reported
  • GIANT SACATON 1612 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 676 thousand reported
  • GUITAR 8X — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 676 thousand reported
  • WHITAKER 39-46 WEST — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 675 thousand reported
  • URSULA TOMCAT A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 675 thousand reported
  • ZISSOU — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 672 thousand reported
  • STEAMBOAT E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 671 thousand reported
  • HORNROCK A 2223 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 670 thousand reported
  • THUNDER THE BISON 18-6 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 669 thousand reported
  • MORGAN RANCH 27-34 B UNIT — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 669 thousand reported
  • SHASTA THE COUGAR 42-30 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 668 thousand reported
  • WILLIAMS 21 C — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 668 thousand reported
  • SMOKY 10B — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 668 thousand reported
  • MEMPHIS FLASH 39-27 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 667 thousand reported
  • GRATIS E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 666 thousand reported
  • POWELL RANCH — gas, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 666 thousand reported
  • ARGENT BARKSDALE 29-17 C — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 665 thousand reported
  • THUMPER 14-23 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 664 thousand reported
  • VIC THE DEMON 34-46 F — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 664 thousand reported
  • SUN TUPELO 15-27 (ALLOC-D) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 660 thousand reported
  • BUFFALO F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 660 thousand reported
  • SHASTA THE COUGAR 42-30 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 660 thousand reported
  • MILLER 44E — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 657 thousand reported
  • TEXACO 37 — gas, Miltex Oil Company, Howard County, 657 thousand reported
  • T. P.-RYAN — oil, Maralo, Inc., Howard County, 656 thousand reported
  • SAMMY BEARKAT 29-41 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 655 thousand reported
  • SUNRISE STUDLEY 29-17 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 655 thousand reported
  • POWELL 26 — gas, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Howard County, 653 thousand reported
  • SALT CEDAR H — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 653 thousand reported
  • WAYMORE 3-6-G — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 651 thousand reported
  • BAUER-GOLIAD MIPA PSA — oil, Sinclair Oil & Gas Company, Howard County, 650 thousand reported
  • STEAMBOAT F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 648 thousand reported
  • FULLER E — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 647 thousand reported
  • WILLIAMS 21 B — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 647 thousand reported
  • SLATER — oil, L.C.S. Production Company, Howard County, 647 thousand reported
  • SEBASTIAN THE IBIS 34-27 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 646 thousand reported
  • POWELL RANCH "24" — gas, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 643 thousand reported
  • INTERNATIONAL UNIT — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 643 thousand reported
  • MR. DYNAMITE 41-44 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 643 thousand reported
  • SUN TUPELO 15-27 (ALLOC-C) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 643 thousand reported
  • GRANGER 5A — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 643 thousand reported
  • CHALK, MARY — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 642 thousand reported
  • TURNBERRY UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 638 thousand reported
  • ROBERTS, DORA — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 638 thousand reported
  • RED OAK E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 638 thousand reported
  • SYCAMORE E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 636 thousand reported
  • GUITAR SOUTH 4-7 — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 636 thousand reported
  • ARROW PEAK 7-6 UNIT — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 635 thousand reported
  • MIYAGI B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 634 thousand reported
  • BIG DADDY A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 634 thousand reported
  • HOWARD GLASSCOCK EAST UNIT — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 634 thousand reported
  • WINTERS, BILL — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 634 thousand reported
  • SMITH SN 48-37-36 04 — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 632 thousand reported
  • IDEN 25E — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 632 thousand reported
  • SCATTER GINGER 15-27 (ALLOC-D) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 631 thousand reported
  • SUN TUPELO 15-27 (ALLOC-A) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 631 thousand reported
  • SALT CEDAR F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 630 thousand reported
  • BEESLY C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 629 thousand reported
  • SMOKY 10D — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 627 thousand reported
  • REED BROS. DE — oil, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 627 thousand reported
  • DESERT WILLOW G — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 626 thousand reported
  • MISCANTHUS D 1612 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 626 thousand reported
  • OREDIGGER B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 626 thousand reported
  • KRAMER C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 622 thousand reported
  • BUFFALO E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 620 thousand reported
  • WEST MOORE UNIT — oil, Tanos Production, Inc., Howard County, 620 thousand reported
  • WR LACEBARK ELM UNIT — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 619 thousand reported
  • SHASTA THE COUGAR 42-30 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 619 thousand reported
  • TALL GRASS F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 616 thousand reported
  • WRS WHEATGRASS 2124 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 616 thousand reported
  • TEXACO "25" — gas, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 616 thousand reported
  • MOBY DICK UNIT A 31-19 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 615 thousand reported
  • MCFLY B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 614 thousand reported
  • VIC THE DEMON 34-46 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 614 thousand reported
  • TRAVELER 18-30 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 614 thousand reported
  • PALM SPRINGS UNIT A — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 613 thousand reported
  • SUNRISE STUDLEY 29-17 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 613 thousand reported
  • FENDER F — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 613 thousand reported
  • ROWDY THE COWBOY 42-30 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 612 thousand reported
  • PISTACHE F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 612 thousand reported
  • MAXIMUS A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 612 thousand reported
  • SAMURAI 5-8 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 611 thousand reported
  • MCFLY E — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 609 thousand reported
  • MAXIMUS D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 609 thousand reported
  • KLOH -A- — oil, Southland Royalty Company, Howard County, 609 thousand reported
  • YOSEF THE MOUNTAINEER 29-41 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 608 thousand reported
  • TELLURIDE F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 608 thousand reported
  • ROBERTS, DORA — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 607 thousand reported
  • MOBY DICK UNIT 31-30 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 606 thousand reported
  • WR HACKBERRY UNIT — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 605 thousand reported
  • POWELL SN 36-25 02 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 602 thousand reported
  • OWEN-CHALK — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 602 thousand reported
  • SEBASTIAN THE IBIS 34-27 F — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 601 thousand reported
  • H. DENTON D — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 599 thousand reported
  • NEEDLE E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 599 thousand reported
  • ROBERT AND THE CRUSADERS 23-24 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 598 thousand reported
  • BARCLAYS B UNIT — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 598 thousand reported
  • SUNRISE STUDLEY 29-17 F — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 594 thousand reported
  • CHARLIE OREDIGGER 22-25 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 592 thousand reported
  • ROCKHOUND C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 591 thousand reported
  • PAMPAS E — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 591 thousand reported
  • ROWDY THE COWBOY 42-30 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 591 thousand reported
  • PATTERSON UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 591 thousand reported
  • PAMPAS — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 591 thousand reported
  • MORNING CALM 6-7 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 590 thousand reported
  • CONNER 15-3 (ALLOC-F) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 590 thousand reported
  • LULO 3641DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 590 thousand reported
  • WEST 34-39 (ALLOC-F) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 589 thousand reported
  • COLONIAL UNIT — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 589 thousand reported
  • WRIGHT — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 589 thousand reported
  • GREEN SPRANGLETOP E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 586 thousand reported
  • CAPTAIN CANE 18-30 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 584 thousand reported
  • DAVIS 36-5 (ALLOC-F) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 583 thousand reported
  • DAVIS 36-5 (ALLOC-H) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 582 thousand reported
  • GASKINS SN 6-43 A — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 582 thousand reported
  • MONTY THE AZTEC 42-43 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 581 thousand reported
  • SPIKED ALOE F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 581 thousand reported
  • WORTHY 13-12 (ALLOC-A) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 581 thousand reported
  • OLDHAM TRUST WEST UNIT 25-41 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 581 thousand reported
  • WEGNER 35E — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 580 thousand reported
  • IDEN 25C — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 580 thousand reported
  • TEXACO "25" — gas, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 579 thousand reported
  • FENDER E — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 578 thousand reported
  • PHILLIPS 5A — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 576 thousand reported
  • NEEDLE F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 573 thousand reported
  • GIBSON 8D — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 573 thousand reported
  • SUN GUNNER 10-03 (ALLOC-A) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 572 thousand reported
  • URSULA TOMCAT C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 572 thousand reported
  • CLARICE STARLING SUNDOWN D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 572 thousand reported
  • ROWDY THE COWBOY 42-30 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 571 thousand reported
  • MCGREGOR 19 B — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 570 thousand reported
  • BLASTER THE BURRO 13-19 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 570 thousand reported
  • VIC THE DEMON 34-46 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 570 thousand reported
  • WAYMORE 3-6-E — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 570 thousand reported
  • DENALI 48X — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 569 thousand reported
  • CHALK, G. O. — oil, Cimarex Energy Co. Of Colorado, Howard County, 567 thousand reported
  • SAM BASS UNIT 36-37 — oil, Murchison Oil And Gas, LLC, Howard County, 567 thousand reported
  • MUHLY 1612 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 565 thousand reported
  • WR VITEX F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 565 thousand reported
  • YOUNG UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 565 thousand reported
  • GOLDEN RAIN F — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 563 thousand reported
  • PASSOW 25-24 (ALLOC-D) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 562 thousand reported
  • MR. PHILLIPS 11-02 B — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 561 thousand reported
  • CHALK, G. O. -C- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 560 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.