Oil and gas leases in Howard County — page 7

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 7 of 20

MARTIN 30-42 B UNIT D — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 290 thousand reported
GRANGER 8E — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 289 thousand reported
ROCKET 3527SP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 289 thousand reported
REED 1 E — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 289 thousand reported
CLICK-CHEVRON 14-11 D UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 289 thousand reported
GRATIS G — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 288 thousand reported
VERTIGO 6-7 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 288 thousand reported
EVERGLADE 17E — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 288 thousand reported
WYNDHAM A2 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 288 thousand reported
SNYDER, B. S. -E- — oil, Barranca Oil, Limited, Howard County, 287 thousand reported
GREEN STALLINGS 0408 — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 287 thousand reported
GREEN MCNEAL 0408 — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 286 thousand reported
CHALK, G. O. -G- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 286 thousand reported
VENKMAN 26-35 A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 285 thousand reported
CARPENTER — oil, Maguire Oil Company, Howard County, 285 thousand reported
FULLER D — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 285 thousand reported
LINDSAY LA — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 285 thousand reported
COLE, JOHN OTIS — gas, Pitco Investments, Ltd., Howard County, 285 thousand reported
WHITMIRE 36-37 (ALLOC-F) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 284 thousand reported
MODERN FLANAGAN 13-24 UNIT — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 284 thousand reported
LEAP FROG 47-11 B — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 284 thousand reported
WILEY BOB — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 284 thousand reported
GRANTHAM — oil, Thompson, J. Cleo, Howard County, 284 thousand reported
WARD 17E — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 284 thousand reported
BUCHANAN B 13-12 (ALLOC-G) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 283 thousand reported
DENMAN -A--JONES — oil, Cross Timbers Operating Company, Howard County, 283 thousand reported
NEEDLE — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 283 thousand reported
TURNBERRY TALON UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 283 thousand reported
SIMPSON SMITH D 08-44 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 282 thousand reported
ALLAR 1 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 281 thousand reported
NORMA FRAZIER 08G — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 281 thousand reported
LULO 2581CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 281 thousand reported
BEACH C — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 281 thousand reported
SEQUOIA 13D — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 281 thousand reported
VLT TRIDENT 12/13 D — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 280 thousand reported
MEADOR, J. J. — gas, Patterson Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 279 thousand reported
DENMAN, L. C. -B- — oil, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 278 thousand reported
ROMAN 19 A — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 278 thousand reported
GUAVA 3152AP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 278 thousand reported
MORRIS — oil, Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC, Howard County, 278 thousand reported
CATHEY 2 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 277 thousand reported
DENMAN, L. C., -A- — oil, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 277 thousand reported
ROMAN 19 C — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 276 thousand reported
BRUT C — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 276 thousand reported
ROCKHOUND B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 276 thousand reported
MERLIN F — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 275 thousand reported
STRICKLAND 18C — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 274 thousand reported
MORTAL STORM 12-13-24 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 274 thousand reported
RED OAK — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 274 thousand reported
WILEY BOB 26-23 A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 274 thousand reported
GUAVA 3150AP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 274 thousand reported
CARROLL SOUTH 17X — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 274 thousand reported
FRANCES GUNN B — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 273 thousand reported
VLT TRIDENT 12/13 C — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 272 thousand reported
AUSTIN XL3 22-15-10 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 272 thousand reported
RIVERRUN SOUTH 16C — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 270 thousand reported
PRICHARD B — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 270 thousand reported
KINGFISHER — oil, Lakewood Operating, Ltd., Howard County, 270 thousand reported
CARELESS WHISPER K 19-15 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 269 thousand reported
WORTHY 13-12 (ALLOC-B) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 269 thousand reported
HYDEN, M. C. — oil, American Exploration Company, Howard County, 269 thousand reported
RED OAK F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 269 thousand reported
BRUT 40-33 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 268 thousand reported
GUTHRIE WEST WALDRON UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 268 thousand reported
TALBOT F — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 267 thousand reported
HORNROCK 2223 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 267 thousand reported
JM DAVIS 42 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 267 thousand reported
EASTLAND BIG DADDY C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 267 thousand reported
DOUTHIT-B 1 — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 267 thousand reported
CHALK -A- — oil, Wood, Mcshane & Thams, Howard County, 267 thousand reported
CLAY, H. R. -E- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 267 thousand reported
HOT SPRINGS 2446DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 266 thousand reported
OREDIGGER C — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 266 thousand reported
GREEN CREIGHTON 0429 — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 266 thousand reported
BIGHORN 33E — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 266 thousand reported
ST MARIA 40-45 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 266 thousand reported
PRICHARD C — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 265 thousand reported
MURRAY A — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 265 thousand reported
COWBOY JOE 33-45 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 265 thousand reported
NEEDLE G — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 265 thousand reported
WILL O' WISP K 20-17 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 264 thousand reported
DENMAN, L. C. -B- — oil, American Exploration Company, Howard County, 264 thousand reported
FANTANA — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 264 thousand reported
LULO 2557AP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 264 thousand reported
CLARA ADAMS UNIT 37 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 262 thousand reported
SOUTHWEST 39-34 (ALLOC-B) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 262 thousand reported
HOT SPRINGS 2482CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 261 thousand reported
REED 1 C — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 261 thousand reported
ADAMS LEGACY — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 260 thousand reported
BEACH D — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 260 thousand reported
TUBB 34 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 259 thousand reported
LONE STAR — oil, Clear Water Inc., Howard County, 258 thousand reported
EASTLAND 15 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 258 thousand reported
HOT SPRINGS 2442DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 258 thousand reported
DAVIS 36-5 (ALLOC-D) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 258 thousand reported
BAUER-GOLIAD PSA D — oil, Sogc, LLC, Howard County, 257 thousand reported
HALPERT D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 256 thousand reported
SANTANA 2442WA — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 256 thousand reported
GAMORA 3553AP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 256 thousand reported
LELA BELL 32 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 256 thousand reported
POLTERGEIST GUARDIAN B 12-02 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 256 thousand reported
VIC THE DEMON 34-46 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 256 thousand reported
BRUTUS BUCKEYE 28-40 F — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 255 thousand reported
8410 JV-P NELL — oil, Bta Oil Producers, Howard County, 255 thousand reported
NICHOLS 17 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 255 thousand reported
HALL — oil, Thompson, J. Cleo, Howard County, 255 thousand reported
DOLORES WOLF 41-44 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 255 thousand reported
BEACH B — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 254 thousand reported
COCONUT 10 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 254 thousand reported
SYCAMORE D — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 254 thousand reported
GRANTHAM 12 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 253 thousand reported
BARNETT DEEP 2128 — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 253 thousand reported
WAYMORE 18-19-F — oil, Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc., Howard County, 253 thousand reported
STONE 38 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 253 thousand reported
LINDSAY CQ — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 252 thousand reported
ABASIN — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 252 thousand reported
DENMAN -H- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 252 thousand reported
HOMAN, EUNICE — oil, Exxon Corp., Howard County, 252 thousand reported
TRAVELER 18-30 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 252 thousand reported
GARRETT, DOROTHY — oil, Partee Drilling Inc., Howard County, 251 thousand reported
SANTANA 2424SH — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 250 thousand reported
TCB B — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 250 thousand reported
SANTANA 2425SH — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 250 thousand reported
SIMPSON SMITH C 08-44 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 249 thousand reported
MORGAN-CHEVRON 36-48 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 249 thousand reported
CARROLL NORTH 17E — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 249 thousand reported
MIKE THE TIGER 18-7 C — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 248 thousand reported
GLACIER 04E — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 248 thousand reported
MCKENZIE — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 248 thousand reported
LONG SPRING 3046DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 248 thousand reported
DESERT WILLOW EE — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 247 thousand reported
BUCHANAN B 13-12 (ALLOC-F) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 247 thousand reported
DOUTHIT — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 246 thousand reported
MILLER — oil, Probity Operating, LLC, Howard County, 246 thousand reported
TUBB 39F — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 246 thousand reported
PARTEE 81-128 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 246 thousand reported
KLOH-RUMSEY — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 245 thousand reported
ALLAR 30 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 245 thousand reported
BROUGHTON WISE 18 19 WA — oil, Grenadier Energy Partners II,LLC, Howard County, 245 thousand reported
CLICK-CHEVRON 14-11 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 245 thousand reported
GUITAR SOUTH 1-5-F — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 244 thousand reported
CARROLL SOUTH 17F — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 244 thousand reported
HIGHGARDEN 19X — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 244 thousand reported
CHALK, SLOAN — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 244 thousand reported
O'DANIEL RANCH — oil, Wiser Oil Company, The, Howard County, 243 thousand reported
WARD 17X — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 243 thousand reported
CHALK, OTIS /EO/ — oil, Wood, Mcshane & Thams, Howard County, 243 thousand reported
KNOTT-TUBB — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 243 thousand reported
NICHOLS 15 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 243 thousand reported
LONG SPRING 3040DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 242 thousand reported
FIRECREEK 54-1-12 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 242 thousand reported
CHALK, G. O. -B- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 242 thousand reported
HIGHGARDEN 19G — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 242 thousand reported
LUCKY — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 242 thousand reported
ROCK SPRINGS 0940DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 242 thousand reported
MORGAN CHEVRON 36-48 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 241 thousand reported
GILBERT 25-24 (ALLOC-E) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 241 thousand reported
TALBOT G — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 241 thousand reported
ARGENT BARKSDALE 29-17 D — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 240 thousand reported
MCGREGOR 19 E — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 239 thousand reported
SNYDER -A- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 239 thousand reported
DAVIS, JOHN W. — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Howard County, 239 thousand reported
TALBOT 26 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 239 thousand reported
PLAYERS A7 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 239 thousand reported
LEES 22 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 238 thousand reported
BAUER-GOLIAD PSA B — oil, Sogc, LLC, Howard County, 238 thousand reported
ARGENT BARKSDALE 29-17 A — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Howard County, 238 thousand reported
LAWRENCE "A" — oil, Omar Operating Company, Howard County, 238 thousand reported
NEWTON 43BK — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 238 thousand reported
MAY NORTH 1482CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 238 thousand reported
SANTANA 2444WA — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 237 thousand reported
SEQUOIA 13DD — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 237 thousand reported
NORMA FRAZIER 08E — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 237 thousand reported
POLTERGEIST-PIXIE A 11-38 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 237 thousand reported
QUINN — oil, Terrace Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 237 thousand reported
WILL O' WISP L 20-17 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 236 thousand reported
BR 22 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 236 thousand reported
TUBB 39GG — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 236 thousand reported
POWELL RANCH — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 235 thousand reported
WARD 17F — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 235 thousand reported
TXL, B. S. -A- — oil, WF Company, Ltd., Howard County, 235 thousand reported
PHOENIX 16AA — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 234 thousand reported
WARD 17EE — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 234 thousand reported
HOT SPRINGS 2484CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 234 thousand reported
SETTLES, W. R. -A- — oil, Dorland, D. L. Estate Of, Howard County, 234 thousand reported
CORNINGSTONE — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 234 thousand reported
FAR COUNTRY 12-13-24 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 233 thousand reported
KELLY-ROBERTS — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 233 thousand reported
POWELL 27-15 A UNIT D — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 233 thousand reported
ARLINGTON 33-40 B UNIT — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 233 thousand reported
CRAVENS 35 A — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 232 thousand reported
JOY 39 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 232 thousand reported
NICHOLS WEST C — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 232 thousand reported
CLAY — oil, Cimarex Energy Co. Of Colorado, Howard County, 231 thousand reported
GUITAR "27" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 231 thousand reported
GUAVA 3162BP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 230 thousand reported
SETTLES -A- & -B- — oil, Southland Royalty Company, Howard County, 230 thousand reported
SMITH SN 48-37 03 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 230 thousand reported
GUITAR 15B — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 230 thousand reported
DUNKIN UNIT A2 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 230 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.