Oil and gas leases in Howard County — page 9

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 9 of 20

FLANAGAN 13 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 185 thousand reported
CHALK, G. O. — oil, Wood, Mcshane & Thams, Howard County, 185 thousand reported
TCB A — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 185 thousand reported
JAMES WALKER F — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 185 thousand reported
DENMAN -A- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 185 thousand reported
CARELESS WHISPER L 19-15 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 185 thousand reported
JAMES WALKER G — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 184 thousand reported
MCC A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 183 thousand reported
FIRESTORM 54-1-12-13-24 AL4 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 183 thousand reported
NEWTON — gas, Union Oil Company Of California, Howard County, 183 thousand reported
MERLIN G — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 183 thousand reported
FRYAR -37- — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 183 thousand reported
ARLINGTON 33-40 A UNIT — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 183 thousand reported
PHARAOH 10-15-34-39 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 182 thousand reported
JAMES WALKER B — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 182 thousand reported
GASKINS 14 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 180 thousand reported
SIDEKICK 27-22-15 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 180 thousand reported
ADAMS, BILLIE RUTH 38 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 180 thousand reported
GAMORA 3565BP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 180 thousand reported
CATCHER 40X — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 180 thousand reported
BETTY LEE 32 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 180 thousand reported
GIBSON 8C — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 179 thousand reported
ROCK SPRINGS 2983CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 179 thousand reported
MUSGROVE 9 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 179 thousand reported
GRIFFIN RANCH 22 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 178 thousand reported
READ 34 — oil, Paladin Petroleum III, L.L.C., Howard County, 178 thousand reported
SANTANA 2450WB — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 177 thousand reported
WHEELER 28 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 177 thousand reported
OPEN UNIT A4 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 177 thousand reported
TEX OAK F — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 177 thousand reported
FORT KNOX 11-2-58X — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 177 thousand reported
STONE — oil, Patriot Resources, Inc., Howard County, 176 thousand reported
BUFFALO G — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 176 thousand reported
PANTHER WEST A1 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 176 thousand reported
RISING SUN B — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 176 thousand reported
ALLAR 19A — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 176 thousand reported
ROI TAN A — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 176 thousand reported
LULO 2537LP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 175 thousand reported
BELL, GEORGIA — oil, Parker & Parsley Development Co., Howard County, 175 thousand reported
SETTLES -D- — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 175 thousand reported
BEALL 18A — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 175 thousand reported
HODNETT "23" — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 175 thousand reported
STEWART YATES SAND UNIT — oil, Taurus Operating, Inc., Howard County, 175 thousand reported
SMITH 4 — oil, Athlon Holdings LP, Howard County, 175 thousand reported
PTL 14-11 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 174 thousand reported
KING 13 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 174 thousand reported
ODANIEL, A. E. — oil, Samson Resources Company, Howard County, 174 thousand reported
SEBASTIAN THE IBIS 34-27 B — oil, Birch Operations, Inc., Howard County, 174 thousand reported
BATJER, PATTI -B- — oil, Exxon Corp., Howard County, 174 thousand reported
BEALL 28 — oil, Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC, Howard County, 173 thousand reported
JONES, MILDRED -B- — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Howard County, 173 thousand reported
JOHNIE -B- — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Howard County, 172 thousand reported
POLTERGEIST GUARDIAN C 12-02 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 172 thousand reported
PATTERSON — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 172 thousand reported
RADIATOR SPRINGS 2740DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 171 thousand reported
OGRE ICEMAN A — oil, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 171 thousand reported
CHALK, G. O. -D- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 171 thousand reported
ROCK SPRINGS 2941DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 171 thousand reported
MORGAN RANCH 38-47 UNIT — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 170 thousand reported
DOBBY 43D — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 170 thousand reported
FLASH WEST G 29-20 — oil, De IV Operating, LLC, Howard County, 170 thousand reported
ROCKET 3569BP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 170 thousand reported
NICHOLS WEST J — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 170 thousand reported
ELLIOTT 31 — oil, Breitburn Operating L.P., Howard County, 170 thousand reported
ROCK SPRINGS 2981CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 170 thousand reported
SANTANA 2946WA — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 169 thousand reported
EXTENDOLERO XL6 5-8-17 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 169 thousand reported
MERLIN E — gas, SM Energy Company, Howard County, 168 thousand reported
FREE 40 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 168 thousand reported
QUINN "8" — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 168 thousand reported
JAMES WALKER A — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 168 thousand reported
HAMLIN 18-30 C — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 168 thousand reported
WOOD UNIT 32 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 168 thousand reported
WONDERFUL LIFE XL1 5-8-17 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 167 thousand reported
INGRAM — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 167 thousand reported
BANDOLERO 5-8 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 167 thousand reported
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1645DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 166 thousand reported
KNOTT LILLY UNIT 32 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 166 thousand reported
FRYAR -37- — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Howard County, 166 thousand reported
O'DANIEL RANCH 3-10 B UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 166 thousand reported
HAMLIN-FGR B 15-27 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 165 thousand reported
SHOWER — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 165 thousand reported
CHALK — oil, Lynx Energy Company, Inc., Howard County, 165 thousand reported
BARNETT — oil, Partee Drilling Inc., Howard County, 165 thousand reported
GIBSON 8A — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 165 thousand reported
SOUTH GUAVA 3141DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 165 thousand reported
NIRVANA 13-24 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 164 thousand reported
RADIATOR SPRINGS 2782CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 164 thousand reported
ROMAN 20 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 164 thousand reported
NEWTON 10 — oil, Element Petroleum Operating, LLC, Howard County, 163 thousand reported
WASH 48 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 163 thousand reported
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1681CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 163 thousand reported
TAYLOR GUITAR 19 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 163 thousand reported
ROCK SPRINGS 2943DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 162 thousand reported
LONG SPRING 3060BP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 162 thousand reported
MAGNOLIA G — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 162 thousand reported
POWELL 26-14 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 161 thousand reported
ELROD STEWART 10 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 161 thousand reported
WASHINGTON-MOSS MIPA PSA — oil, Sogc, Inc., Howard County, 161 thousand reported
SCOTT, R. C. — oil, Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co., Howard County, 161 thousand reported
HAMLIN 18-30 D — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 161 thousand reported
JAMES WALKER C — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 161 thousand reported
HAMLIN-FGR A 15-27 — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 161 thousand reported
ALLDAY "N14" — oil, Santa Fe Snyder Corporation, Howard County, 160 thousand reported
HOT SPRINGS 2486CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 160 thousand reported
TRENTINO 36-37 (ALLOC-DA) — oil, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Howard County, 160 thousand reported
JAMES WALKER E — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 160 thousand reported
BOND "22" — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 160 thousand reported
CHALK, OTIS — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Howard County, 160 thousand reported
EVERGLADE 17D — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 160 thousand reported
BATH 1 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 160 thousand reported
RADIATOR SPRINGS 2780CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 160 thousand reported
LILLY — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 159 thousand reported
QUINN 21 — oil, Thompson, J. Cleo, Howard County, 159 thousand reported
SALT CEDAR E — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 159 thousand reported
TALBOT H — oil, Legacy Reserves Operating LP, Howard County, 159 thousand reported
SEWELL 30 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 158 thousand reported
OWEN-CHALK — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 158 thousand reported
DOUTHIT, E. W. DE — oil, Merit Energy Company, Howard County, 158 thousand reported
ARTHUR STALLINGS — oil, Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC, Howard County, 158 thousand reported
SEQUOIA 13C — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Howard County, 158 thousand reported
RADIATOR SPRINGS 2746DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 158 thousand reported
QUIRK 41 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 158 thousand reported
HIGGINS 1 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 157 thousand reported
PTL 14-11 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 157 thousand reported
CHALK, G. O. -D- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 157 thousand reported
CHALK, G. O.-A- — oil, Conocophillips Company, Howard County, 157 thousand reported
FIRESTORM 54-1-12-13-24 AL2 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 157 thousand reported
FRANCES GUNN A — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 156 thousand reported
POWELL RANCH "24" — gas, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Howard County, 155 thousand reported
CONRAD TRUST — oil, Dinero Operating Company, Howard County, 155 thousand reported
SOW 21 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 155 thousand reported
POWELL 24 - 13 A UNIT — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 155 thousand reported
ROBINSON 07-06 B — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 155 thousand reported
WONDERFUL LIFE XL4 5-8-17 — oil, Bayswater Operating Company LLC, Howard County, 155 thousand reported
JAMES WALKER D — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 155 thousand reported
LINDSAY 9 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 155 thousand reported
GLASS 2 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 154 thousand reported
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1683CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 154 thousand reported
LONG SPRING 3064BP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 154 thousand reported
WALLEYE — oil, Partee Drilling Inc., Howard County, 153 thousand reported
GUITAR 28 — oil, Ogx Resources LLC, Howard County, 153 thousand reported
FOSTER, W. L. -B- — oil, CNG Producing Company, Howard County, 153 thousand reported
GLASS 38 — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 153 thousand reported
CHALK ESTATE — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 153 thousand reported
QUINN '40' — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Howard County, 152 thousand reported
SANTANA 2452WB — oil, Occidental Permian Ltd., Howard County, 152 thousand reported
GLASS 38E — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 152 thousand reported
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1641DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 152 thousand reported
TUBB 39G — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Howard County, 152 thousand reported
BARBER -1- — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 152 thousand reported
ALLAR 19C — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 152 thousand reported
LITTLE A 31 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 152 thousand reported
LONG 14A — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 151 thousand reported
ALEXANDER 17 — oil, Thompson, J. Cleo, Howard County, 151 thousand reported
EAST VEALMOOR UNIT — gas, Exxon Corp., Howard County, 150 thousand reported
LONG SPRING 3066BP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 150 thousand reported
ROGERS — oil, Partee Drilling Inc., Howard County, 150 thousand reported
JONES -35- — oil, Texas Crude Operator, Inc., Howard County, 150 thousand reported
DOUTHIT, E. W., -B- DE — oil, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 150 thousand reported
SOUTH GUAVA 3145DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 150 thousand reported
WOLF — oil, V-F Petroleum Inc., Howard County, 150 thousand reported
MAYO SN 48-37 07 — oil, Diamondback E&P LLC, Howard County, 150 thousand reported
FLASH WEST A 29-20 — oil, De IV Operating, LLC, Howard County, 149 thousand reported
CHALK, OTIS — oil, Chalk, Otis, Estate, Howard County, 149 thousand reported
WILE E. — oil, Lakewood Operating, Ltd., Howard County, 149 thousand reported
LONG SPRING 3062BP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 149 thousand reported
TODD 17 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 148 thousand reported
HALL TRUST — oil, Meritage Energy Company, LLC, Howard County, 148 thousand reported
SETTLES — oil, Helmerich & Payne, Inc., Howard County, 148 thousand reported
JONES — oil, Blair, Jack N., Howard County, 148 thousand reported
ROOST 6 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 148 thousand reported
HAMLIN 18-30 A — oil, Surge Operating, LLC, Howard County, 147 thousand reported
TURNER A CONNALLY UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 147 thousand reported
WILD RYE G — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 147 thousand reported
GUITAR 19 — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Howard County, 147 thousand reported
NIX 9A — oil, Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Howard County, 146 thousand reported
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1643DP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 146 thousand reported
TURNER CONNALLY 2183CP — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Howard County, 146 thousand reported
HOLLER 18 — oil, Apache Corporation, Howard County, 146 thousand reported
BARBER -11- — oil, Devon SFS Operating, Inc., Howard County, 145 thousand reported
FLASH WEST D 29-20 — oil, De IV Operating, LLC, Howard County, 145 thousand reported
LONG — oil, Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC, Howard County, 145 thousand reported
UNDERWOOD WEST 33 MS — oil, Hog Operating LLC, Howard County, 144 thousand reported
FLASH WEST F 29-20 — oil, De IV Operating, LLC, Howard County, 144 thousand reported
TALBOT 40 — oil, Costilla Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 144 thousand reported
MODERN FLANAGAN — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 144 thousand reported
CLAY, H. R. -A- — oil, Conoco Inc., Howard County, 143 thousand reported
WHITE BINIE ALLOCATION — oil, Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC, Howard County, 143 thousand reported
GLASS 47 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 143 thousand reported
ODANIEL, M. H. -B- — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Howard County, 143 thousand reported
HONEY HOLE — oil, Hat Oil & Gas, Inc., Howard County, 143 thousand reported
KNOTT SHAW 30 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Howard County, 143 thousand reported
PLAYERS A6 — oil, Callon Petroleum Operating Co, Howard County, 142 thousand reported
DENMAN -C- — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Howard County, 142 thousand reported
ARLINGTON 33-40 C UNIT — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Howard County, 142 thousand reported
FRYAR 2 — oil, Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, Howard County, 142 thousand reported
BRUT E — oil, Vital Energy, Inc., Howard County, 141 thousand reported
WILE E. "A" — oil, Lakewood Operating, Ltd., Howard County, 141 thousand reported
TALBOT-FULLER CANYON UNIT — oil, Costilla Petroleum Corporation, Howard County, 141 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.