Oil and gas leases in Howard County — page 4

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 4 of 20

RAVENCLAW 14B — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 560 thousand reported
DOBBY 43F — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 559 thousand reported
ADAMS 43-6 C — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 559 thousand reported
ROCKHOUND D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 557 thousand reported
MR. PHILLIPS 11-02 A — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 556 thousand reported
POWELL 13 — gas, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Howard County, 554 thousand reported
WILKINSON RANCH 34-1-A — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 554 thousand reported
CONNER 15-10 (ALLOC-D) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 553 thousand reported
DEMON DEACON 22-25 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 552 thousand reported
MERLIN C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 551 thousand reported
GILBERT 25-24 (ALLOC-F) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 551 thousand reported
WR SOAPBERRY UNIT — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 551 thousand reported
MAYO SN 48-37 06 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 550 thousand reported
LAURIE CATHEY C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 550 thousand reported
MITCHELL 47-31 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 550 thousand reported
POWELL SN 36-25 04 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 549 thousand reported
ROBERT AND THE CRUSADERS 23-24 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 549 thousand reported
DENMAN -B- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 547 thousand reported
VIPER FOSTER D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 546 thousand reported
BUTCH CASSIDY UNIT 33-40 — oil, Murchison Oil And Gas, LLC, Howard County, 546 thousand reported
MADISON 04D — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 545 thousand reported
FENDER — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 544 thousand reported
SEBASTIAN THE IBIS 34-27 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 544 thousand reported
WINANS, LOU — oil, PG&E Resources Company, Howard County, 540 thousand reported
GARY THE MOUNTAINEER 23-24 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 540 thousand reported
ROWDY THE COWBOY 42-30 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 539 thousand reported
MIKE THE TIGER 18-7 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 538 thousand reported
ZION 15F — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 538 thousand reported
SIDEOATS F — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 538 thousand reported
SHENANDOAH 11-2-58 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 538 thousand reported
THUMPER 14-23 C — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 537 thousand reported
ROSEBUD E — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 537 thousand reported
EASON, S. T. — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 536 thousand reported
VAN HALEN — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 536 thousand reported
H. DENTON A — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 536 thousand reported
WEST 34-39 (ALLOC-E) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 536 thousand reported
WR CHINKAPIN OAK UNIT — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 534 thousand reported
BARCLAYS UNIT — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 533 thousand reported
DEMON DEACON 22-25 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 533 thousand reported
BULL 23A — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 532 thousand reported
TELLURIDE D — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 532 thousand reported
MCMURPHY — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 532 thousand reported
MIKE THE TIGER 18-7 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 531 thousand reported
STEAMBOAT G — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 531 thousand reported
RYAN D — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 530 thousand reported
LULO 2551AP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 530 thousand reported
H. DENTON C — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 529 thousand reported
MCGREGOR 19 H — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 528 thousand reported
KENT — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 528 thousand reported
IDEN 25D — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 528 thousand reported
BURKHART — oil, Holly Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 527 thousand reported
GUITAR 9XX — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 527 thousand reported
LAURIE CATHEY A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 526 thousand reported
PASSOW 25-24 (ALLOC-C) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 526 thousand reported
CLAY, H. R. -E- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 526 thousand reported
VIPER FOSTER C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 526 thousand reported
ST RITA 29-32 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 526 thousand reported
WILD RYE E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 525 thousand reported
JW HARDIN UNIT 31-42 — oil, Murchison Oil And Gas, LLC, Howard County, 524 thousand reported
WAYMORE 3-6-C — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 524 thousand reported
TRAVELER 18-30 F — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 522 thousand reported
GREEN SPRANGLETOP — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 522 thousand reported
COSTANZA E — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 521 thousand reported
JONES -H- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 520 thousand reported
DILLARD — gas, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 519 thousand reported
HORTON B 2223 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 518 thousand reported
TEXAS LAND&MORTGAGE CO.-A-R/A-A- — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Howard County, 518 thousand reported
SWAFFORD TRUST "31" — gas, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 517 thousand reported
ROWDY THE COWBOY 42-30 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 516 thousand reported
YAMAHA PACIFICA E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 514 thousand reported
EDWARDS, M. M. — oil, Dorland, D. L. Estate Of, Howard County, 514 thousand reported
CURLY BILL UNIT 31-42 — oil, Murchison Oil And Gas, LLC, Howard County, 514 thousand reported
DEMON DEACON 22-25 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 514 thousand reported
FALKOR D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 514 thousand reported
TEXAS LAND & MORTGAGE CO. — oil, O'Ryan Oil And Gas, Howard County, 513 thousand reported
H. DENTON B — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 513 thousand reported
GIBSON 8B — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 512 thousand reported
WARD 17G — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 512 thousand reported
CARROLL NORTH 17X — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 511 thousand reported
GRISWOLD — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 511 thousand reported
VIPER FOSTER B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 509 thousand reported
TALL GRASS H — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 509 thousand reported
BALBOA C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 508 thousand reported
SMOKY 10A — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 507 thousand reported
WALDRON, S. — oil, Exxon Corp., Howard County, 507 thousand reported
WILLIE SCOTT B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 506 thousand reported
ANNIE OAKLEY C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 506 thousand reported
THUNDER THE BISON 18-6 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 506 thousand reported
ABEL 18G — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 505 thousand reported
DOUTHIT, E. W., -DE- — oil, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 504 thousand reported
DODGE ESTATE — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Howard County, 503 thousand reported
WILKINSON RANCH 34-1 — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 503 thousand reported
MURRAY B — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 502 thousand reported
SMAILS B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 501 thousand reported
ZISSOU 32-41 A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 499 thousand reported
BEACH A — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 499 thousand reported
WAYMORE 3-6-A — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 499 thousand reported
CHALK, G. O.-G- — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 498 thousand reported
MAXIMUS B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 498 thousand reported
WORTHY 13-12 (ALLOC-D) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 497 thousand reported
MORGAN RANCH 35-47 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 497 thousand reported
WRS WHEATGRASS 2124C — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 497 thousand reported
YARBAR — oil, L.C.S. Production Company, Howard County, 497 thousand reported
WHITAKER 39-46 EAST — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 496 thousand reported
BULL 23C — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 496 thousand reported
CAPTAIN CANE 18-30 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 495 thousand reported
HMW — oil, Thompson, J. Cleo, Howard County, 495 thousand reported
MR. PHILLIPS 11-2 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 495 thousand reported
WARDER — oil, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Howard County, 494 thousand reported
BIG EL 45-04 C — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 493 thousand reported
WILKINSON RANCH 34-1-C — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 492 thousand reported
WALDRON EUNICE WEST — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 492 thousand reported
CARROLL NORTH 17G — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 491 thousand reported
THUNDER THE BISON 18-6 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 491 thousand reported
CHALK — oil, Samedan Oil Corporation, Howard County, 491 thousand reported
LOUDAMY 45 — oil, Linn Operating, Inc., Howard County, 491 thousand reported
BEARTOOTH 05B — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 490 thousand reported
MCGREGOR 19 D — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 490 thousand reported
TUBB C — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 490 thousand reported
BROUGHTON 15D — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 490 thousand reported
SPA — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 488 thousand reported
CONRAD 70-82 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 487 thousand reported
CHARLIE OREDIGGER 22-25 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 486 thousand reported
MUHLY B 1612 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 486 thousand reported
MONTERREY OAK G — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 486 thousand reported
MILLER 44G — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 485 thousand reported
GASKINS SN 6-43 B — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 484 thousand reported
BUCHANAN B 13-12 (ALLOC-H) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 484 thousand reported
CHALK, OTIS — oil, Tradition Resources LLC, Howard County, 483 thousand reported
KLOH-RUMSEY — oil, Forsan Oil Company, Howard County, 482 thousand reported
GUITAR SOUTH 1-5-E — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 482 thousand reported
CLARICE STARLING SUNDOWN B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 481 thousand reported
TRAVELER 18-30 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 480 thousand reported
GARY THE MOUNTAINEER 23-24 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 480 thousand reported
DENALI 48E — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 480 thousand reported
TALL GRASS — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 478 thousand reported
RYAN A — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 477 thousand reported
BEESLY A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 476 thousand reported
IDEN 25B — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 475 thousand reported
CAPTAIN CANE 18-30 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 475 thousand reported
COSTANZA C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 474 thousand reported
ESCARPMENT OAK — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 473 thousand reported
PISTACHE E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 473 thousand reported
VIPER MCMURPHY D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 471 thousand reported
SLATER 12B — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 470 thousand reported
WARD 17BK — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 469 thousand reported
FRANKLIN 8 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 468 thousand reported
URSULA BIG DADDY C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 467 thousand reported
GRANGER 5C — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 466 thousand reported
GUNSLINGER UNIT — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 466 thousand reported
LLOYD — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 466 thousand reported
WARD 18CC — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 465 thousand reported
POWELL RANCH "36" — gas, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 465 thousand reported
ROBERTS, DORA — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 465 thousand reported
MAY 1108 — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 465 thousand reported
WHITMIRE 36-37 (ALLOC-H) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 464 thousand reported
MIYAGI D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 462 thousand reported
CHARLIE OREDIGGER 22-25 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 462 thousand reported
BLAGRAVE A1 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 459 thousand reported
BLASTER THE BURRO 13-19 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 458 thousand reported
TOBOSA — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 457 thousand reported
CLICK-CHEVRON 14-11 C UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 456 thousand reported
POWELL RANCH — gas, L.C.S. Production Company, Howard County, 456 thousand reported
MURPHY — oil, Mulloy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 456 thousand reported
THE KING 45-04 C — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 455 thousand reported
SIDEOATS E — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 454 thousand reported
TEXACO -23- — gas, Santa Fe Snyder Corporation, Howard County, 454 thousand reported
MONTY THE AZTEC 42-43 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 452 thousand reported
MAYO SN 48-37 04 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 450 thousand reported
PARKS NS 17-28 01 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 450 thousand reported
BLUE FESCUE — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 449 thousand reported
BUCHANAN B 13-12 (ALLOC-E) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 448 thousand reported
MORGAN-CHEVRON 46-39 A UNIT — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 448 thousand reported
MISCANTHUS E 1612 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 447 thousand reported
TALL GRASS E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 446 thousand reported
LULO 2543DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 446 thousand reported
LULO 2547DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 446 thousand reported
SNYDER, B. S. -C- — oil, Enwest Corporation, Howard County, 444 thousand reported
WILL O' WISP 20-17 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 444 thousand reported
ROBINSON 12 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 443 thousand reported
COLE 36-37 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 443 thousand reported
OPEN UNIT — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 443 thousand reported
MICHAEL SCOTT C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 441 thousand reported
JONES, PERCY — oil, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 441 thousand reported
ROCKET 3549DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 441 thousand reported
THUNDER THE BISON 18-6 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 441 thousand reported
MITCHELL 47-31 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 441 thousand reported
PALM SPRINGS UNIT D — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 439 thousand reported
WILKINSON RANCH D 34-1 — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 438 thousand reported
CHALK, G.O.-B- — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 438 thousand reported
MARTIN 31-42 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 438 thousand reported
COSTANZA A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 438 thousand reported
RAVENCLAW 14C — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 437 thousand reported
WHITETAIL — oil, Lakewood Operating, Ltd., Howard County, 437 thousand reported
PAMPAS G — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 437 thousand reported
NEWTON 43B — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 436 thousand reported
FREE 32 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 436 thousand reported
VIPER MCMURPHY B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 435 thousand reported
HALPERT A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 434 thousand reported
SHAW FARMS UNIT — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 433 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.