Texas county activity

Howard County, Texas, week of Oct 12 to Oct 18, 2026

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

11 permits filed, 8 amendments applied for, 1 permit amended, 14 completions reported.

Most active operators

1. OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC 12 permits and completions
2. SM ENERGY COMPANY 6 permits and completions
3. HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC 5 permits and completions
4. OXY USA INC. 3 permits and completions
5. SURGE OPERATING, LLC 3 permits and completions

Notable filings

• A drilling permit was amended and a well completion was reported Oct 15 to Oct 16

  MAY 1105 #1WA

  Operator: OXY USA INC. Permit 808489

• A permit amendment was applied for and a well completion was reported Oct 14 to Oct 16

  MODERN FLANAGAN 13-24 UNIT #1LS

  Operator: HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC Permit 833113

• A well completion was reported Oct 16

  YODA B 39-34 #2AH

  Operator: SURGE OPERATING, LLC API 42-227-42660

• A well completion was reported Oct 15

  EL REY 16-28 #2LS

  Operator: DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC API 42-227-42770

• A well completion was reported Oct 15

  EL REY 16-28 #2WA

  Operator: DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC API 42-227-42771

• A well completion was reported Oct 15

  SNYDER, SUSIE B. #2723

  Operator: GRAYROCK ENERGY II, LLC API 42-227-35464

• A well completion was reported Oct 15

  TUBB 39 #1

  Operator: SURGE OPERATING, LLC API 42-227-36348

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 15

  WILDCAT #1

  Operator: ENTERPRISE M B PIPELINE LLC Permit 919415

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 14

  BLUESTEM #2LL

  Operator: OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC Permit 919351

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 14

  BLUESTEM #3HA

  Operator: OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC Permit 919349

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Recent activity

Over the 6 weeks from Sep 14 to Oct 25, 2026: 17 permits filed, 17 permits issued, 8 amendments applied for, 6 permits amended, 90 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 19 to Oct 25, 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 19 to Oct 25, 2026
• Week of Oct 12 to Oct 18, 2026 (shown above)
• 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

Every week on record for Howard County

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Busiest Texas counties that week

1. Martin County 94 permits and completions
2. Reeves County 67 permits and completions
3. Upton County 65 permits and completions
4. Loving County 61 permits and completions
5. Midland County 61 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.