Texas county activity

Howard County, Texas, week of Sep 28 to Oct 4, 2026

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

2 permits filed, 2 permits issued, 13 completions reported, 61 operator changes.

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

Most active operators

1. SURGE OPERATING, LLC 6 permits and completions
2. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC 5 permits and completions
3. OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC 2 permits and completions
4. SM ENERGY COMPANY 2 permits and completions
5. GRAYROCK ENERGY II, LLC 1 permit or completion

Notable filings

• A well completion was reported Oct 1

  GUITAR MICHAEL #2890WD

  Operator: SM ENERGY COMPANY API 42-227-42767

• A well completion was reported Oct 1

  GUITAR SCHRUTE #2891WD

  Operator: SM ENERGY COMPANY API 42-227-42768

• A drilling permit was applied for and issued Sep 28 to Oct 1

  MIYAGI D 38-35 #1AH

  Operator: SURGE OPERATING, LLC Permit 918977

• A drilling permit was applied for and issued Sep 28 to Oct 1

  MIYAGI E 38-35 #2AH

  Operator: SURGE OPERATING, LLC Permit 918979

• A well completion was reported Sep 30

  BLUE FESCUE F #6DN

  Operator: OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC API 42-227-42715

• A well completion was reported Sep 30

  MINERAL SPRINGS 2644DP #6H

  Operator: OXY USA INC. API 42-227-42727

• A well completion was reported Sep 29

  BULL 28-45 UNIT #1LS

  Operator: DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC API 42-227-42825

• A well completion was reported Sep 29

  BULL 28-45 UNIT #1WB

  Operator: DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC API 42-227-42823

• A well completion was reported Sep 29

  BULL 28-45 UNIT #2LS

  Operator: DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC API 42-227-42828

• A well completion was reported Sep 29

  BULL 28-45 UNIT #2WB

  Operator: DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC API 42-227-42824

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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.

Recent weeks

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

Every week on record for Howard County

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Busiest Texas counties that week

1. Martin County 120 permits and completions
2. Midland County 79 permits and completions
3. Upton County 69 permits and completions
4. Loving County 45 permits and completions
5. Winkler County 45 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.