Oil and gas leases in Howard County — page 5

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 5 of 20

COME-THOU-FOUNT 2223C — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 433 thousand reported
ODANIEL, O. D. — oil, Dorland, D. L. Estate Of, Howard County, 433 thousand reported
GUITAR SOUTH 17-8-C — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 432 thousand reported
EVEREST 24B — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 432 thousand reported
CLARICE STARLING JESSUP A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 432 thousand reported
MAY 1102 — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 431 thousand reported
ANNIE OAKLEY B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 430 thousand reported
HALPERT B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 429 thousand reported
TUBB A — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 429 thousand reported
NEWDGE 06-43 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 429 thousand reported
FRYAR DONELSON A — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 428 thousand reported
ROCKET 3547DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 428 thousand reported
ANDERSON 15 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 428 thousand reported
SUNRISE STUDLEY 29-17 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 428 thousand reported
SOUTHWEST 39-34 (ALLOC-C) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 428 thousand reported
SETTLES, W. R. — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 427 thousand reported
PHOENIX 16B — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 427 thousand reported
BULLFROG 47 SW A — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 427 thousand reported
PRICHARD D — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 426 thousand reported
REED, L.R. & W.N. — oil, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 426 thousand reported
ROI TAN B — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 426 thousand reported
MONTY THE AZTEC 42-43 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 426 thousand reported
PAPAGIORGIO 40-33 A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 425 thousand reported
COLE 13-12 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 425 thousand reported
T. X. L. -D- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 425 thousand reported
MARION RAVENWOOD B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 425 thousand reported
BARNES 3 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 424 thousand reported
TOMCAT — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 424 thousand reported
ROSEBUD — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 424 thousand reported
ZION 15G — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 423 thousand reported
CHALK, G. O. -G- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 423 thousand reported
NEWTON 5G — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 422 thousand reported
LES PAUL F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 422 thousand reported
ANOTHER NEWDGE 06-43 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 421 thousand reported
WINANS, J. F. — oil, PG&E Resources Company, Howard County, 421 thousand reported
SCHRUTE C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 418 thousand reported
GOLDEN RAIN E — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 417 thousand reported
MABEE DDA J8 — oil, Cog Operating LLC, Howard County, 417 thousand reported
WACO KID A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 417 thousand reported
DENALI 48G — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 417 thousand reported
VENKMAN 26-35 B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 415 thousand reported
BLASTER THE BURRO 13-19 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 415 thousand reported
GOLDEN RAIN — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 415 thousand reported
MAY 1105 — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 413 thousand reported
CONROE 15-22 UNIT — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 413 thousand reported
MCCRARY 19X — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 411 thousand reported
CONNER 15-10 (ALLOC-B) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 411 thousand reported
MILLER 44FF — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 411 thousand reported
DOBBY 43G — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 410 thousand reported
TAGGERT A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 410 thousand reported
SLIVER — oil, Baytech, Inc., Howard County, 410 thousand reported
CHALK, OTIS — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Howard County, 410 thousand reported
URSULA TOMCAT B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 410 thousand reported
TOBOSA F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 409 thousand reported
FULLER F — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 409 thousand reported
GUAVA 3158AP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 409 thousand reported
THUNDER THE BISON 18-6 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 408 thousand reported
ARGENT BARKSDALE 29-17 B — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 408 thousand reported
GUITAR SOUTH 4-7-C — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 408 thousand reported
GUITAR SOUTH 4-7-E — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 408 thousand reported
DOUTHIT UNIT — oil, Exxon Corp., Howard County, 408 thousand reported
GUITAR SOUTH 17-8-A — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 408 thousand reported
GREEN SPRANGLETOP C — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 407 thousand reported
ROBINSON 7-6 1LS — oil, Grenadier Energy Partners II,LLC, Howard County, 407 thousand reported
MCGREGOR 19 C — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 406 thousand reported
NEWTON 43A — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 406 thousand reported
SCHRUTE E — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 406 thousand reported
RIVERRUN SOUTH 16D — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 405 thousand reported
TELLURIDE — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 405 thousand reported
FULLER — oil, Maralo, Inc., Howard County, 403 thousand reported
TALBOT A — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 403 thousand reported
KRAKEN 10-3 E1 — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 402 thousand reported
SCHRUTE A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 402 thousand reported
BLASTER THE BURRO 13-19 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 402 thousand reported
STEAMBOAT — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 400 thousand reported
POSH A2 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 399 thousand reported
SUNRISE STUDLEY 29-17 G — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 399 thousand reported
MCGREGOR 19 F — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 398 thousand reported
DUNKIN UNIT A1 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 398 thousand reported
COLE 13-12 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 397 thousand reported
NEWTON 5F — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 397 thousand reported
CONNER 15-3 (ALLOC-E) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 396 thousand reported
EASTLAND BIG DADDY B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 396 thousand reported
ROBERT AND THE CRUSADERS 23-24 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 396 thousand reported
SANTANA 2926SH — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 395 thousand reported
STALLINGS DOMINO RETURN — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 394 thousand reported
LEAP FROG 47-11 C — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 393 thousand reported
BLUE FESCUE C — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 393 thousand reported
RYAN C — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 393 thousand reported
DOUTHIT, E. W. -A- — oil, Wood, Mcshane & Thams, Howard County, 392 thousand reported
PARKS NS 17-28 06 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 392 thousand reported
LILY 16F — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 392 thousand reported
WILLIAMS UNIT A 24-13 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 391 thousand reported
RYAN B — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 391 thousand reported
DEMON DEACON 22-25 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 390 thousand reported
GUAVA 3140DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 390 thousand reported
SACKETT FARMS 6 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 390 thousand reported
MIKE THE TIGER 18-7 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 389 thousand reported
TEXACO "35" — gas, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 386 thousand reported
K2 25X — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 385 thousand reported
MATTERHORN 24G — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 384 thousand reported
DOBBY 43E — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 383 thousand reported
CARELESS WHISPER I 19-15 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 382 thousand reported
GLACIER 04G — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 381 thousand reported
ARGENT BARKSDALE 29-17 E — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 381 thousand reported
LEECH EAST — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 381 thousand reported
BLASTER THE BURRO 13-19 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 380 thousand reported
ROBERTS, DORA — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 379 thousand reported
STIPA F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 379 thousand reported
RISING SUN C — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 379 thousand reported
ALLAR 18 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 378 thousand reported
WILKINSON RANCH 34-1C — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 378 thousand reported
COLONIAL UNIT A1 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 377 thousand reported
AMMIT UNIT 23-14 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 376 thousand reported
TOBOSA C — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 376 thousand reported
CORNING LOUDAMY -29- — oil, Parallel Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 376 thousand reported
LULO 2545DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 375 thousand reported
MURRAY C — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 375 thousand reported
TATE -D- — oil, Maralo, Inc., Howard County, 375 thousand reported
STIPA G — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 374 thousand reported
ANDRE C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 374 thousand reported
ROBINSON 7-6 1WA — oil, Grenadier Energy Partners II,LLC, Howard County, 374 thousand reported
BROUGHTON 15C — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 374 thousand reported
JENNY MIRACLE MAX B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 373 thousand reported
SALT CEDAR I — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 373 thousand reported
WINTERFELL 45D — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 373 thousand reported
WRIGHT UNIT 29-20 A1 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 373 thousand reported
TEX OAK — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 372 thousand reported
ROADRUNNER — oil, Lakewood Operating, Ltd., Howard County, 372 thousand reported
OPEN UNIT A5 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 372 thousand reported
RIVERRUN SOUTH 16B — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 371 thousand reported
PARKS NS 17-28 05 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 371 thousand reported
WRS WILD RYE 2124C — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 370 thousand reported
GILLIHAN — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Howard County, 369 thousand reported
COLONIAL UNIT A2 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 369 thousand reported
LEAP FROG 47-11 A — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 368 thousand reported
MONTERREY OAK E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 368 thousand reported
MCFLY C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 368 thousand reported
CLICK-CHEVRON 14-11 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 368 thousand reported
CHALK,MARY — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 368 thousand reported
ROBERT AND THE CRUSADERS 23-24 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 368 thousand reported
MCPHAUL — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 367 thousand reported
COMANCHE TRAIL — oil, Sinclair Oil & Gas Company, Howard County, 367 thousand reported
WINFORD 35-38 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 367 thousand reported
BELLAM — oil, American Exploration Company, Howard County, 367 thousand reported
CHALK-B DUNCAN — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 366 thousand reported
GAMORA 3543DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 366 thousand reported
LEAP FROG 47-11 G — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 365 thousand reported
VLT TRIDENT 12/13 E — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 364 thousand reported
WILLIAMS 21 A — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 364 thousand reported
NICHOLS WEST G — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 363 thousand reported
K2 25F — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 363 thousand reported
FORLORN COWBOY 14-23 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 363 thousand reported
LEAP FROG 47-11 E — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 362 thousand reported
PLAYERS A2 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 362 thousand reported
BUZZARD 6 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 362 thousand reported
GUITAR SOUTH '4-7' — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 362 thousand reported
ADKINS TIDWELL 4403 UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 361 thousand reported
AUSTIN 22-15 UNIT — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 361 thousand reported
SNYDER -C- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 361 thousand reported
TXL, B. S. -D- — oil, Barranca Oil, Limited, Howard County, 360 thousand reported
PLAYERS A1 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 360 thousand reported
PARKS NS 17-28 02 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 360 thousand reported
MCCRARY 19G — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 359 thousand reported
NICHOLS WEST F — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 359 thousand reported
LILY 16X — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 359 thousand reported
PARKS NS 17-28 03 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 359 thousand reported
SPIKED ALOE E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 358 thousand reported
GRANGER 5B — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 358 thousand reported
ROCKET 3537LP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 357 thousand reported
PARKS NS 17-28 04 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 356 thousand reported
BRUTUS BUCKEYE 28-40 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 356 thousand reported
SANTANA — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 356 thousand reported
BLAZE THE BRONCO 28-21 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 356 thousand reported
TRIGGER 9C — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 355 thousand reported
NEWTON 43C — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 355 thousand reported
KRAMER B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 355 thousand reported
WARD 18D — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 354 thousand reported
WEST 34-39 (ALLOC-EA) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 354 thousand reported
MCGREGOR 19 A — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 354 thousand reported
TEXACO N35 — gas, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 354 thousand reported
REED 1 F — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 354 thousand reported
NEDERLANDER — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 353 thousand reported
FRANCES GUNN A — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 353 thousand reported
REED 1 D — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 352 thousand reported
RAMBO 38-47 B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 352 thousand reported
ROMAN 19 D — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 351 thousand reported
WAYMORE 18-19-D — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 351 thousand reported
POWELL 24 — gas, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Howard County, 351 thousand reported
HALPERT C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 351 thousand reported
HOT SPRINGS 2444DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 350 thousand reported
BEARTOOTH 05C — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 350 thousand reported
MCC B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 349 thousand reported
TRENTINO 36-37 (ALLOC-D) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 349 thousand reported
GASKINS SN 6-43 C — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 349 thousand reported
FALKOR B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 348 thousand reported
OPEN UNIT A2 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 348 thousand reported
ODANIEL -B- — oil, Dorland, D. L. Estate Of, Howard County, 348 thousand reported
TRIGGER 9E — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 348 thousand reported
ROMAN 19 B — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 347 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.