Oil and gas leases in Howard County — page 8

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 8 of 20

WRIGHT 39-46 1WA — oil, Grenadier Energy Partners II,LLC, Howard County, 230 thousand reported
MERLIN D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 230 thousand reported
REAGAN 7 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 229 thousand reported
WINTERFELL 45C — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 229 thousand reported
COPPER — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 229 thousand reported
POWELL RANCH "38" — gas, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 228 thousand reported
LONG SPRING 3042DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 228 thousand reported
SANTANA 2420SH — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 228 thousand reported
B-SIDE 21-16 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 228 thousand reported
SWR JGM 26 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 228 thousand reported
BRUT D — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 228 thousand reported
GUAVA 3156AP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 228 thousand reported
FENDER 05A — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 228 thousand reported
POWELL 27-15 B UNIT D — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 228 thousand reported
WILL O' WISP M 20-17 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 227 thousand reported
ROBERTS, DORA — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Howard County, 226 thousand reported
FRAZIER STALLINGS B UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 226 thousand reported
MR. HOBBS 11-14-23A — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 226 thousand reported
HOOKS — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Howard County, 226 thousand reported
T. L. & M -C- — oil, W.H.D., Inc., Howard County, 225 thousand reported
SIDE HUSTLE 27-22-15 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 225 thousand reported
CAIRO 10-4-59 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 225 thousand reported
WINFORD 35-38 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 225 thousand reported
ROI TAN D — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 225 thousand reported
POLTERGEIST-PIXIE B 11-38 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 224 thousand reported
KENTEX "17" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 224 thousand reported
PASSOW 25-24 (ALLOC-B) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 224 thousand reported
RADIATOR SPRINGS 2744DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 224 thousand reported
GUAVA 3154AP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 224 thousand reported
COSTANZA B — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 224 thousand reported
BIG EL 45-04 B — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 223 thousand reported
CHALK, SLOAN — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 222 thousand reported
WALKER FARMS — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 222 thousand reported
K2 25G — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 222 thousand reported
NEWCOMER 41 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 221 thousand reported
REED BROTHERS DE — oil, Merit Energy Company, Howard County, 221 thousand reported
TRENTINO — oil, Trilogy Operating, Inc., Howard County, 221 thousand reported
WARE 30 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 221 thousand reported
BLIZZARD — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 220 thousand reported
QUINN BROOKS 4801 UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 220 thousand reported
MARTIN "28" — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 220 thousand reported
REEF -A- — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Howard County, 220 thousand reported
ROCK SPRINGS 0980CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 220 thousand reported
MR. HOBBS 11-14-23 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 220 thousand reported
ZION 15XX — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 219 thousand reported
ROBERTS, DORA, -A- — oil, Southland Royalty Company, Howard County, 219 thousand reported
ZION 15E — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 219 thousand reported
WINTERS,FERN "D" — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 219 thousand reported
STRICKLAND 18D — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 219 thousand reported
GUITAR -13- — oil, L.C.S. Production Company, Howard County, 219 thousand reported
PLAYERS A8 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 219 thousand reported
LISA MARIE 34-27 — oil, Sabalo Operating, LLC, Howard County, 218 thousand reported
SYCAMORE G — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 218 thousand reported
WRIGHT 39-46 2WA — oil, Grenadier Energy Partners II,LLC, Howard County, 218 thousand reported
GRATIS H — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 218 thousand reported
AUSTIN XL4 22-15-10 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 218 thousand reported
HAMLIN "16" — oil, Parallel Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 218 thousand reported
BULLFROG — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 218 thousand reported
ARLINGTON 33-40 D UNIT — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 218 thousand reported
KALLUS 34-39 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 217 thousand reported
MILLER — oil, Baytech, Inc., Howard County, 216 thousand reported
MERLIN D — gas, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 216 thousand reported
MORGAN CHEVRON 36-48 C UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 216 thousand reported
BRUTUS BUCKEYE 28-40 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 216 thousand reported
COPPER EE — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 215 thousand reported
WAYMORE 18-19-H — oil, Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc., Howard County, 215 thousand reported
PARTEE 34-46 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 215 thousand reported
ADAMS 47 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 215 thousand reported
SALT CEDAR — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 215 thousand reported
FORT KNOX 11-2-58EX — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 214 thousand reported
PARTEE 44-32 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 214 thousand reported
POLTERGEIST GUARDIAN A 12-02 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 213 thousand reported
PATTERSON TRUST 22 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 213 thousand reported
WEBER — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 213 thousand reported
DOUTHIT-B 1 — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 212 thousand reported
CHALK, G. O. — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 212 thousand reported
MR. PHILLIPS 11-02 D — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 212 thousand reported
GASKINS 21 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 212 thousand reported
LEO UNIT 49 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 212 thousand reported
CHALK, MARY — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 212 thousand reported
POSH A1 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 211 thousand reported
WRIGHT 39-46 3WA — oil, Grenadier Energy Partners II,LLC, Howard County, 211 thousand reported
DENALI 48F — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 211 thousand reported
SETTLES, W. R. — oil, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Howard County, 211 thousand reported
PARTEE 34-46 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 211 thousand reported
ROCKET 3529SP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 211 thousand reported
POWELL RANCH "24" — gas, L.C.S. Production Company, Howard County, 211 thousand reported
THOMAS 3 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 211 thousand reported
CHALK, G. O. — oil, Wood, Mcshane & Thams, Howard County, 211 thousand reported
RADIATOR SPRINGS 2742DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 210 thousand reported
LONG SPRING 3030LP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 210 thousand reported
NICHOLS WEST B — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 209 thousand reported
FIRESTORM 54-1-12-13-24 AL6 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 209 thousand reported
WRIGHT 39-46 1LS — oil, Grenadier Energy Partners II,LLC, Howard County, 209 thousand reported
ZION 15AA — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 209 thousand reported
ALSOBROOKS 32-44 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 209 thousand reported
GUARDIAN A 12-22 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 209 thousand reported
ROBERTS, DORA -BDE- — oil, Oryx Energy Company, Howard County, 208 thousand reported
GUAVA 3164BP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 208 thousand reported
LOVE, E. W. — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Howard County, 208 thousand reported
HALL-FRANKS UNIT — oil, Bettis, Boyle & Stovall, Howard County, 207 thousand reported
TRIGGER 9F — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 206 thousand reported
KRAMER D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 206 thousand reported
JIMMY 4-9 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 206 thousand reported
GUITAR SOUTH 4-7-B — oil, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Howard County, 206 thousand reported
FRAZIER STALLINGS A UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 206 thousand reported
UNDERWOOD WEST 33-LS — oil, Hog Operating LLC, Howard County, 206 thousand reported
CLAY, H. R. -A- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 205 thousand reported
BLAGRAVE "35A" — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 205 thousand reported
REED, W. N. & L. R. — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 205 thousand reported
WILL O' WISP H 20-17 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 205 thousand reported
COSTANZA D — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 205 thousand reported
GIBSON 8E — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 204 thousand reported
FENDER 05C — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 204 thousand reported
LEVELLAND 22-27 UNIT — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 204 thousand reported
MEADOR, J. J. — oil, Patterson Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 203 thousand reported
BELLNOLIA — oil, American Exploration Company, Howard County, 203 thousand reported
LULO 2533LP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 203 thousand reported
BLASSINGAME — oil, Ep Operating Limited Partnership, Howard County, 203 thousand reported
UNDERWOOD WEST 33 LS — oil, Hog Operating LLC, Howard County, 203 thousand reported
LONG SPRING 3036LP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 203 thousand reported
LULO 3661BP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 202 thousand reported
GUITAR SOUTH 1-4 — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 202 thousand reported
WILL O' WISP F 20-17 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 202 thousand reported
TEXACO "37" — gas, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 202 thousand reported
SANTANA 2454WB — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 201 thousand reported
EDWARDS, M. M. — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Howard County, 201 thousand reported
SYCAMORE F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 201 thousand reported
WYNDHAM A1 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 201 thousand reported
FRANCES GUNN — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 201 thousand reported
MORGAN-CHEVRON 46-39 B UNIT — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 201 thousand reported
WILKINSON 32 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 201 thousand reported
WINTERS "BB" — oil, Ram Operating, Inc., Howard County, 200 thousand reported
GOLDEN RAIN G — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 200 thousand reported
PAGE 2983CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 200 thousand reported
HALPERT F — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 200 thousand reported
TALBOT D — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 200 thousand reported
GILBERT 25-24 (ALLOC-G) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 199 thousand reported
HORACE GARRETT ESTATE ET AL — gas, Partee Drilling Inc., Howard County, 198 thousand reported
SIDEOATS G — oil, Oxyrock Operating, LLC, Howard County, 198 thousand reported
LONG SPRING 3034LP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 198 thousand reported
ALLAR 25 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 198 thousand reported
M. H. O'DANIEL # 12 — oil, Dorland, D. L. Estate Of, Howard County, 198 thousand reported
GRAHAM — oil, Partee Drilling Inc., Howard County, 198 thousand reported
GARRETT, HORACE ESTATE ET AL — oil, Partee Drilling Inc., Howard County, 198 thousand reported
QUAHADI 'A' — oil, Cinnabar Operating, LLC, Howard County, 197 thousand reported
SOUTHLAND — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 197 thousand reported
READ, W. R. -B- — oil, Cashion, Lyle, Company, Howard County, 197 thousand reported
HAMLIN 18-30 B — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 196 thousand reported
MARTIN 29 — oil, Lackey, William H. Oil And Gas, Howard County, 196 thousand reported
CONROE 15-22 EAST UNIT — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 196 thousand reported
VIC THE DEMON 34-46 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 196 thousand reported
WRIGHT 39-46 3LS — oil, Grenadier Energy Partners II,LLC, Howard County, 196 thousand reported
CHALK, G. O. -E- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 195 thousand reported
GUITAR 9X — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 195 thousand reported
ZION 15A — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 195 thousand reported
JIMMY FOREVER 4-9-16 AL1 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 195 thousand reported
TRIGGER 9D — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 195 thousand reported
CHALK — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 194 thousand reported
ROI TAN C — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 194 thousand reported
STALLINGS -A- — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Howard County, 194 thousand reported
POWELL RANCH "24" — gas, L.C.S. Production Company, Howard County, 194 thousand reported
RAY — oil, Clear Water Inc., Howard County, 193 thousand reported
WRIGHT 39-46 4WA — oil, Grenadier Energy Partners II,LLC, Howard County, 193 thousand reported
TRAVELER 18-30 E — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 193 thousand reported
WRIGHT 39-46 2LS — oil, Grenadier Energy Partners II,LLC, Howard County, 192 thousand reported
HYMAN, SARAH — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 192 thousand reported
CLAY, H. R. -C- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 191 thousand reported
MR. HOBBS 11-14 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 191 thousand reported
SETTLES -D- — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 191 thousand reported
SLEDGE-NEWTON 07-43 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 191 thousand reported
COLE — oil, Samedan Oil Corporation, Howard County, 190 thousand reported
RED HULK UNIT A 40-33 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 190 thousand reported
GRANTHAM 13 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 190 thousand reported
FIRESTORM 54-1-12-13-24 AL5 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 190 thousand reported
LINDSAY A — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 189 thousand reported
QUINN — oil, Thompson, J. Cleo, Howard County, 189 thousand reported
ROBERTS, DORA YATES WATERFLOOD — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Howard County, 189 thousand reported
AUSTIN XL2 22-15-10 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 189 thousand reported
WF DAVIS 41 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 189 thousand reported
CHALK -A- — oil, Calley, Bob, Howard County, 188 thousand reported
BAUER-GOLIAD PSA C — oil, Sogc, LLC, Howard County, 188 thousand reported
LONG SPRING 3032LP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 188 thousand reported
ROCKET 3567BP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 188 thousand reported
DONELSON — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 188 thousand reported
TEXACO "25" — gas, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 188 thousand reported
LULO 2535LP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 188 thousand reported
FIRESTORM 54-1-12-13-24 AL3 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 187 thousand reported
HUGHES 20 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 187 thousand reported
GUITAR "A" — oil, L.C.S. Production Company, Howard County, 187 thousand reported
BIGONY 48 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 187 thousand reported
SATTERWHITE — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Howard County, 187 thousand reported
MCC C UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 187 thousand reported
GUITAR GIBSON 23 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 186 thousand reported
PHOENIX 16A — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 186 thousand reported
LOMAX 3110P — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 186 thousand reported
WILL O' WISP G 20-17 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 186 thousand reported
WARD "17" — oil, Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation, Howard County, 186 thousand reported
PAGE 2987CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 185 thousand reported
HOWARD "B" — oil, Dorland, D. L. Inc., Howard County, 185 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.