Oil and gas leases in Howard County — page 6
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 6 of 20
- MCGREGOR 19 G — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 347 thousand reported
- WILD RYE F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 347 thousand reported
- MIYAGI C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 347 thousand reported
- HALPERT E — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 346 thousand reported
- WARD 17AK — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 346 thousand reported
- TOBOSA FF — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 345 thousand reported
- TALBOT — oil, Maralo, Inc., Howard County, 345 thousand reported
- MISCANTHUS 1612 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 344 thousand reported
- GUITAR NORTH — gas, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 344 thousand reported
- LINDSAY 5 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 344 thousand reported
- FALKOR C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 344 thousand reported
- GLACIER 04F — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 344 thousand reported
- WHITMIRE 36-37 (ALLOC-G) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 344 thousand reported
- CONNER 15-3 (ALLOC-G) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 344 thousand reported
- DOBBY 43X — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 343 thousand reported
- CONNER 15-10 (ALLOC-A) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 343 thousand reported
- LILY 16E — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 343 thousand reported
- RIVERRUN NORTH 16C — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 343 thousand reported
- REED 1 G — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 343 thousand reported
- ECHOLS, CORA LEE, MRS., -B- — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Howard County, 343 thousand reported
- GRANGER 8D — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 342 thousand reported
- LULO 2553AP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 342 thousand reported
- TALL GRASS G — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 342 thousand reported
- MCCRARY 18BB — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 342 thousand reported
- GUNNER D — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 341 thousand reported
- PLAYERS A3 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 341 thousand reported
- GUITAR 15BB — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 340 thousand reported
- CHIEF 33-28 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 340 thousand reported
- LONG SPRING 3044DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 340 thousand reported
- RISING SUN 40-33 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 340 thousand reported
- CONNER 15-10 (ALLOC-C) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 339 thousand reported
- ROCKET 3539LP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 339 thousand reported
- KLOH -A- — oil, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Howard County, 339 thousand reported
- RAMBO 38-47 A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 338 thousand reported
- WACO KID B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 338 thousand reported
- GARY THE MOUNTAINEER 23-24 A — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 338 thousand reported
- LEAP FROG 47-11 H — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 338 thousand reported
- GAMORA 3545DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 338 thousand reported
- MCNEW 28A — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 337 thousand reported
- MONTY THE AZTEC 42-43 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 337 thousand reported
- VIPER MCMURPHY C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 337 thousand reported
- LILY 16G — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 337 thousand reported
- ADAMS UNIT — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 336 thousand reported
- SANTANA 2430D — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 336 thousand reported
- ST PATRICK 40-45 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 336 thousand reported
- WILLIAMS 17DD — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 335 thousand reported
- GRANT 18A — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 335 thousand reported
- MARCY — oil, Sinclair Oil & Gas Company, Howard County, 335 thousand reported
- GUITAR, JOHN — oil, Exxon Corp., Howard County, 335 thousand reported
- BURGUNDY — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 334 thousand reported
- ST GEORGE 33-28 C UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 334 thousand reported
- GUITAR 1 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 334 thousand reported
- TRAVELER 18-30 D — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 334 thousand reported
- SIMPSON SMITH E 08-44 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 333 thousand reported
- GARY THE MOUNTAINEER 23-24 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 333 thousand reported
- ABEL 18X — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 333 thousand reported
- WHEATGRASS — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 332 thousand reported
- ROCKET 3555AP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 332 thousand reported
- CLICK 26 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 332 thousand reported
- STIPA E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 331 thousand reported
- GUITAR 15A — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 331 thousand reported
- OGRE ICEMAN B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 331 thousand reported
- GREEN MCNEAL 0406 — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 331 thousand reported
- TALBOT E — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 331 thousand reported
- OLDHAM TRUST WEST LONG 25-56 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 330 thousand reported
- LULO 2555AP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 330 thousand reported
- FALKOR 4-8 A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 329 thousand reported
- CHALK ESTATE — gas, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 328 thousand reported
- GUAVA 3142DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 328 thousand reported
- SANTANA 2436D — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 328 thousand reported
- KING 13F — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 328 thousand reported
- GUAVA 3144DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 328 thousand reported
- GUTHRIE — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 328 thousand reported
- WINTERS — oil, Bettis, Boyle & Stovall, Howard County, 328 thousand reported
- GUAVA 3146DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 328 thousand reported
- COME-THOU-FOUNT 2223B — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 327 thousand reported
- GUITAR SOUTH 4-7-A — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 327 thousand reported
- ST RITA 29-32 D UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 327 thousand reported
- BEALL "18" — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 326 thousand reported
- WR CEDAR ELM UNIT — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 325 thousand reported
- COWBOY JOE 33-45 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 325 thousand reported
- JENNY CURRAN — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 325 thousand reported
- WILEY BOB A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 325 thousand reported
- CARELESS WHISPER J 19-15 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 325 thousand reported
- REED 1 B — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 325 thousand reported
- TUBB 39 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 325 thousand reported
- SMOKY 10C — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 324 thousand reported
- PAGE 2981CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 324 thousand reported
- ANNIE OAKLEY A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 324 thousand reported
- GUNNER C — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 323 thousand reported
- OPEN UNIT A3 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 323 thousand reported
- CHALK, G.O.-E- — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 323 thousand reported
- VLT TRIDENT 12/13 B — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 323 thousand reported
- GUITAR "B" — oil, L.C.S. Production Company, Howard County, 322 thousand reported
- BROUGHTON-WISE — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Howard County, 322 thousand reported
- AUSTIN XL1 22-15-10 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 321 thousand reported
- MCCRARY 18B — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 320 thousand reported
- EVEREST 24C — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 320 thousand reported
- STONE "39" — oil, Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc., Howard County, 320 thousand reported
- MILLER 44F — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 319 thousand reported
- JACUZZI — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 319 thousand reported
- GUITAR SOUTH 1-5-G — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 319 thousand reported
- LULO 2531LP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 319 thousand reported
- DUSTY — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 319 thousand reported
- TALBOT C — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 318 thousand reported
- POWELL 13 — gas, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Howard County, 318 thousand reported
- MORGAN RANCH 27-34 UNIT — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 317 thousand reported
- MARION RAVENWOOD A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 317 thousand reported
- SPIKED ALOE G — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 317 thousand reported
- POWELL RANCH "18" — gas, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 317 thousand reported
- NICHOLS WEST E — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 316 thousand reported
- GUTHRIE WEST — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 316 thousand reported
- LEVELLAND 22-27 UNIT — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 316 thousand reported
- SIMPSON SMITH B 08-44 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 316 thousand reported
- SANTANA 2918SA — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 315 thousand reported
- WINCHESTER 73 6-7 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 314 thousand reported
- HOWARD GLASSCOCK EAST UNIT — oil, Marathon Oil Company, Howard County, 314 thousand reported
- RIVERRUN NORTH 16D — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 313 thousand reported
- GAMORA 3525SP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 313 thousand reported
- RISING SUN D — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 313 thousand reported
- CAPTAIN CANE 18-30 F — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 313 thousand reported
- ROI TAN F — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 313 thousand reported
- TELLURIDE E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 312 thousand reported
- RAVENCLAW 14D — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 312 thousand reported
- BLAZE THE BRONCO 28-21 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 312 thousand reported
- SIDEOATS — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 312 thousand reported
- MATTERHORN 24D — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 312 thousand reported
- MORRIS GRANTHAM A — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 311 thousand reported
- T. L. & M. -B- — oil, W.H.D., Inc., Howard County, 310 thousand reported
- FULLER B — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 310 thousand reported
- CHALK, G. O. -E- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 310 thousand reported
- WARD 17B — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 310 thousand reported
- STALLINGS DOMINO UNIT A — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 310 thousand reported
- SNYDER, SUSIE B. — oil, American Exploration Company, Howard County, 310 thousand reported
- BAXTER — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 309 thousand reported
- WONDERFUL LIFE 5-8 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 309 thousand reported
- MIDLAND 15-10 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 309 thousand reported
- EASTLAND BIG DADDY D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 309 thousand reported
- WAYMORE 18-19-B — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 309 thousand reported
- GUITAR 8F — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 308 thousand reported
- GUITAR "26" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 308 thousand reported
- TEX OAK E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 308 thousand reported
- GUFFEE, SADIE — oil, Bettis, Boyle & Stovall, Howard County, 308 thousand reported
- ROSEBUD G — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 308 thousand reported
- DAVIS 36-5 (ALLOC-G) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 307 thousand reported
- ODANIEL, M. H. — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Howard County, 307 thousand reported
- STALLINGS DOMINO UNIT B — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 307 thousand reported
- PLAYERS A4 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 307 thousand reported
- ADAMS D 3143DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 306 thousand reported
- GREEN CREIGHTON — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 306 thousand reported
- COME-THOU-FOUNT 2223D — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 305 thousand reported
- ALLAR 19A-30 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 305 thousand reported
- ANNIE OAKLEY D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 305 thousand reported
- BIGHORN 33G — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 304 thousand reported
- DENMAN, L. C. — oil, W.H.D., Inc., Howard County, 304 thousand reported
- MUSGROVE MILLER 0904 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 304 thousand reported
- GREEN STALLINGS 0406 — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 304 thousand reported
- WRIGHT MSB 40-33 C — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 304 thousand reported
- SALT CEDAR G — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 304 thousand reported
- FULLER C — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 304 thousand reported
- FULLER A — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 303 thousand reported
- FALKOR A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 303 thousand reported
- REED "D-142" — oil, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 303 thousand reported
- PLAYERS A5 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 303 thousand reported
- SIMPSON SMITH A 08-44 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 302 thousand reported
- LEAP FROG 47-11 D — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 301 thousand reported
- WORTHY 13-12 (ALLOC-C) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 301 thousand reported
- WARDER — oil, Oryx Energy Company, Howard County, 301 thousand reported
- CHALK, G. O. -B- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 300 thousand reported
- REED -A- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 300 thousand reported
- SANTANA 2440WA — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 300 thousand reported
- LEECH 32-41 UNIT A — oil, Grenadier Energy Partners II,LLC, Howard County, 300 thousand reported
- MISCANTHUS C 1612 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 300 thousand reported
- CARROLL SOUTH 17E — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 300 thousand reported
- VLT TRIDENT 12/13 A — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 299 thousand reported
- LITTLE 31 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 299 thousand reported
- WILLIAMS 17D — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 298 thousand reported
- BULL WINKLE — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 298 thousand reported
- FRYAR 4 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 298 thousand reported
- CHALK, OTIS — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 298 thousand reported
- WILL O' WISP J 20-17 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 298 thousand reported
- SINK — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 297 thousand reported
- PAGE 2985CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 297 thousand reported
- WARD 17C — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 296 thousand reported
- OREDIGGER A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 296 thousand reported
- ROBERTS, DORA -A- — oil, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Howard County, 295 thousand reported
- JUDITH 67-5 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 295 thousand reported
- LEAP FROG 47-11 F — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 295 thousand reported
- EL GUAPO 2-47 A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 294 thousand reported
- ROCKET 3557AP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 294 thousand reported
- DAVIS 36-5 (ALLOC-E) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 294 thousand reported
- ZION 15X — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 293 thousand reported
- PUCKETT 2-14 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 293 thousand reported
- WHEATGRASS F — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 292 thousand reported
- ABEL 18A — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 291 thousand reported
- CARROLL SOUTH 17G — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 291 thousand reported
- BARR 10-8 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 291 thousand reported
- CLICK 14 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 291 thousand reported
- WEST 34-39 (ALLOC-D) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 290 thousand reported
- PAGE 2989CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 290 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.