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Howard County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

6,527
Howard County

Last 60 days

88
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

102
to compare against

60-day trend

-14
vs prior 60d

Howard County contains 6,527 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: RADIATOR SPRINGS 2740DP, operated by OXY USA INC. — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48227

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-08-21

281 rigs across the state
7 in this county / area

By basin

  • 176 Permian
  • 50 Eagle Ford
  • 32 Haynesville
  • 22 Other
  • 1 Barnett

Drilling for

  • 227 Oil
  • 54 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.
5,219 wells plotted · 10 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Howard County by total wells

CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC675SURGE OPERATING, LLC631SM ENERGY COMPANY537CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY353HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC325BIRCH OPERATIONS, INC.294OXY USA INC.245DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC217LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.209APACHE CORPORATION197

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

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Howard County

SPRABERRY (TREND AREA)5,282HOWARD GLASSCOCK (CONSOLIDATED)530IATAN, EAST HOWARD228HOWARD GLASSCOCK132SNYDER65GARDEN 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 · 11,361 wells
  • Martin · 10,748 wells
  • Andrews · 9,670 wells
  • Reeves · 7,427 wells
  • Ector · 7,218 wells
  • Upton · 6,935 wells
  • Karnes · 5,993 wells
  • Glasscock · 5,424 wells
  • Reagan · 5,243 wells
  • Loving · 4,971 wells
  • La Salle · 4,753 wells
  • Dimmit · 4,651 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
RADIATOR SPRINGS 2740DP 2026-08-19 4 OXY USA INC. 22742636
MINERAL SPRINGS 2680CP 2026-08-19 2 OXY USA INC. 22742725
SOUTHEAST LUTHER/FUSSELMAN/ UNIT 2026-08-17 TREK RESOURCES, INC. 22703254
STONE 39 2026-08-12 PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. 22737288
MR EAST 36-24 A UNIT 2026-08-11 4 HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC 22742731
ROBINSON 07-06 D 2026-08-07 2 SURGE OPERATING, LLC 22742778
ROBINSON 07-06 E 2026-08-06 2 SURGE OPERATING, LLC 22742779
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1683CP 2026-08-06 4 OXY USA INC. 22742645
MORGAN CHEVRON 36-48 D UNIT 2026-08-06 3 HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC 22742807
EAST VEALMOOR UNIT 2026-08-06 2 SURGE OPERATING, LLC 22703195

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