Texas county activity

Howard County, Texas, week of Sep 14 to Sep 20, 2026

Drilling permits and activity in Howard County for an earlier week.

2 permits filed, 1 permit issued, 2 permits amended, 13 completions reported.

Most active operators

1. SURGE OPERATING, LLC 8 permits and completions
2. GRAYROCK ENERGY II, LLC 5 permits and completions
3. HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC 2 permits and completions
4. UNITEX OIL & GAS, L.L.C. 2 permits and completions
5. SM ENERGY COMPANY 1 permit or completion

Notable filings

• A drilling permit was issued Sep 18

  ROHL A #311H

  Operator: SM ENERGY COMPANY Permit 917525

• A well completion was reported Sep 17

  CHALK, OTIS #2W

  Operator: UNITEX OIL & GAS, L.L.C. API 42-227-30358

• A well completion was reported Sep 17

  CHALK, OTIS #L 9WR

  Operator: UNITEX OIL & GAS, L.L.C. API 42-227-34779

• A well completion was reported Sep 17

  GLASS 38C #1HK

  Operator: SURGE OPERATING, LLC API 42-227-38914

• A well completion was reported Sep 17

  GLASS 38D #2HK

  Operator: SURGE OPERATING, LLC API 42-227-38915

• A well completion was reported Sep 17

  GLASS 38E #3HK

  Operator: SURGE OPERATING, LLC API 42-227-38916

• A well completion was reported Sep 17

  MIYAGI A 38-35 #4AH

  Operator: SURGE OPERATING, LLC API 42-227-42653

• A well completion was reported Sep 17

  MIYAGI B 38-35 #5AH

  Operator: SURGE OPERATING, LLC API 42-227-42654

• A well completion was reported Sep 17

  MIYAGI C 38-35 #5DH

  Operator: SURGE OPERATING, LLC API 42-227-42655

• A drilling permit was applied for Sep 17

  NEWDGE A 06-43 #6NH

  Operator: SURGE OPERATING, LLC Permit 918747

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Recent activity

Over the 4 weeks from Sep 14 to Oct 11, 2026: 6 permits filed, 7 permits issued, 3 permits amended, 56 completions reported, 61 operator changes. Some weeks in that span could not be confirmed. The most recent of those weeks with a filing was the week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026.

Operator changes and production postings come from monthly RRC records, so what they report can be weeks or months old.

Recent weeks

• Week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026
• Week of Sep 28 to Oct 4, 2026
• Week of Sep 21 to Sep 27, 2026
• Week of Sep 14 to Sep 20, 2026 (shown above)

Every week on record for Howard County

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Busiest Texas counties that week

1. Martin County 95 permits and completions
2. Loving County 77 permits and completions
3. Reeves County 69 permits and completions
4. Webb County 61 permits and completions
5. Upton County 60 permits and completions

Counts and filings come from the Texas Railroad Commission's public records for the week shown and are summarized the same way as the NetAcre™ Monday county digest. How these pages are made.