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Howard County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

6,477
Howard County

Last 60 days

72
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

103
to compare against

60-day trend

-31
vs prior 60d

Howard County contains 6,477 wells on file, with top operators including CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC and SURGE OPERATING, LLC.

Wells in Howard span several oil & gas fields including SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) and HOWARD GLASSCOCK (CONSOLIDATED).

Most recent well on record: CVX37, operated by HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC — last updated May 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48227

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-06-12

261 rigs across the state
4 in this county / area

By basin

  • 164 Permian
  • 44 Eagle Ford
  • 29 Haynesville
  • 22 Other
  • 2 Granite Wash

Drilling for

  • 214 Oil
  • 47 Gas

Howard County well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
5,199 wells plotted · 13 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Howard County by total wells

CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC675SURGE OPERATING, LLC625SM ENERGY COMPANY537CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY353HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC321BIRCH OPERATIONS, INC.294OXY USA INC.243LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.209DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC203APACHE CORPORATION197

Operators: Crownquest Operating, Llc, Surge Operating, Llc, Sm Energy Company, Conocophillips Company, Highpeak Energy Holdings, Llc, Birch Operations, Inc., Oxy Usa Inc., Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Diamondback E&p Llc, Apache Corporation.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Howard County

SPRABERRY (TREND AREA)5,243HOWARD GLASSCOCK (CONSOLIDATED)529IATAN, EAST HOWARD225HOWARD GLASSCOCK132SNYDER59GARDEN CITY, S. (WOLFCAMP)36SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) R 40 EXC35WOULD HAVE (CLEARFORK)26VEALMOOR, EAST25HOWARD-GLASSCOCK (GLORIETA)23

Fields: Spraberry (Trend Area), Howard Glasscock (Consolidated), Iatan, East Howard, Howard Glasscock, Snyder, Garden City, S. (Wolfcamp), Spraberry (Trend Area) R 40 Exc, Would Have (Clearfork), Vealmoor, East, Howard-Glasscock (Glorieta).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Howard against the other busiest counties in Texas:

  • Midland · 11,103 wells
  • Martin · 10,576 wells
  • Andrews · 9,606 wells
  • Reeves · 7,308 wells
  • Ector · 7,180 wells
  • Upton · 6,812 wells
  • Karnes · 5,977 wells
  • Glasscock · 5,352 wells
  • Reagan · 5,182 wells
  • Loving · 4,840 wells
  • La Salle · 4,734 wells
  • Dimmit · 4,631 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
CVX37 2026-05-14 HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC 22736009
MORRIS GRANTHAM A 2026-05-14 OXY USA INC. 22738617
GUITAR 5 2026-05-13 PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. 22737278
BALLARD 33 2026-05-13 SURGE OPERATING, LLC 22737468
EAST VEALMOOR UNIT 2026-05-13 SURGE OPERATING, LLC 22703195
RADIATOR SPRINGS 2740DP 2026-05-12 3 OXY USA INC. 22742636
ROSEBUD G 2026-05-12 2 not found 22742600
MINERAL SPRINGS 2642DP 2026-05-12 OXY USA INC. 22742724
HUITT 33 2026-05-12 2 SURGE OPERATING, LLC 22737446
RADIATOR SPRINGS 2742DP 2026-05-12 3 OXY USA INC. 22742637

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