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Howard County estate, heirs and trust leases
47 oil and gas leases in Howard County that reported for a year or more since 2020 carry ESTATE, HEIRS or TRUST in the name filed with the Railroad Commission, and 26 of them still produce. 22 were already reporting in January 1993, when the state’s monthly records begin. Each name opens the lease’s page, with what it produced month by month through Aug 2026.
- Leases
- 4727 estate · 2 heirs · 18 trust
- Producing now
- 26
- Reporting since Jan 1993
- 22
- Stopped before 2020
- 16no page
Where it sits
This county
Don’t see your relative’s name in the lease title?
Only a fraction of Texas leases carry the owner’s name in the lease title—most mineral owners hold a royalty share inside a lease named for the original ranch or survey. Search 146 Texas county mineral appraisal rolls by your relative’s name to see every lease they are listed on.
Leases, A to Z
Howard County, A to Z
| Lease | First year | Status | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Trust | 2008 | shut-in | None |
| Broughton Trust 43 | 2013 | producing | 2,054 bbl |
| C.d. Read Trust 34 | 2015 | shut-in | None |
| Chalk Estate | 1995 | producing | 159 mcf |
| Chalk Estate | 2011 | producing | 4,604 bbl |
| Davis, J. P. Heirs -B- | 1993 | inactive | None |
| Dodge Estate | 1993 | producing | 6,661 bbl |
| Frazier, Nell Estate | 1993 | inactive | None |
| Frazier, Nell Estate -A- | 1993 | inactive | None |
| Frazier, Nell Estate -B- | 1993 | inactive | None |
| Frazier, Nell Estate -C- | 1993 | inactive | None |
| Garrett, Horace Estate Et Al | 1993 | inactive | None |
| Garrett, Horace Estate Et Al -A- | 1993 | producing | 238 bbl |
| Guitar Estate | 1993 | shut-in | 192 bbl |
| Guitar Estate -B- | 1993 | producing | 6,709 bbl |
| Guitar Trust Estate | 1993 | producing | 46 bbl |
| Guitar Trust Estate | 1993 | shut-in | None |
| Guitar Trust Estate | 2007 | producing | 119 bbl |
| Guitar Trust Estate -A- | 1993 | shut-in | None |
| Guitar Trust Estate -A- | 1993 | producing | 826 bbl |
| Guitar Trust Estate -A- | 1993 | inactive | None |
| Guitar Trust Estate -C- | 1993 | producing | 494 bbl |
| Guitar Trust Estate -D- | 1993 | producing | 1,604 bbl |
| Guitar Trust Estate -F- | 1993 | producing | 1,095 bbl |
| Hall Trust | 2011 | producing | 3,729 bbl |
| Horace Garrett Estate Et Al | 2019 | shut-in | None |
| Horace Garrett Estate Et Al 'A' | 2023 | producing | 4,030 bbl |
| Jones Estate '18' | 2011 | inactive | None |
| Jones Estate "14" | 2011 | producing | 590 bbl |
| Jones Estate "14A" | 2011 | shut-in | None |
| Jones, J.l. Heirs | 1993 | inactive | None |
| Miller Estate Unit | 1993 | producing | 1,689 mcf |
| Oldham Trust 27 | 2014 | shut-in | None |
| Oldham Trust 27 | 2015 | shut-in | None |
| Oldham Trust 38 | 2014 | shut-in | None |
| Oldham Trust East | 2019 | producing | 244,800 bbl |
| Oldham Trust West | 2017 | producing | 205,920 bbl |
| Oldham Trust West Long 25-56 | 2022 | producing | 16,327 bbl |
| Oldham Trust West Unit 25-41 | 2022 | producing | 50,629 bbl |
| Patterson Trust 22 | 2013 | producing | 10,938 bbl |
| Phillips Trust 19 | 2014 | producing | 5,765 bbl |
| R & S Family Trust 8 | 2014 | producing | 589 bbl |
| Spencer Trust 20 | 2014 | inactive | None |
| Sterling Trust | 2000 | producing | 33 bbl |
| Swafford Trust "31" | 1998 | producing | 4,538 mcf |
| T. P. Land & Trust, B. S. | 1993 | producing | 307 bbl |
| Walker, J.e. Estate -B- | 1993 | shut-in | None |
Reported only before 2020
16 that stopped before 2020
| Lease | Years reported | RRC district / number |
|---|---|---|
| Baker Trust | 1997–2003 | 08 / 35570 |
| Carpenter Estate | 1993–1995 | 08 / 25991 |
| Chalk Estate | 1993–2012 | 08 / 02761 |
| Chalk Estate | 1993–2012 | 08 / 19030 |
| Conrad Trust | 1993–2013 | 08 / 33410 |
| Davis, Emma F. Estate -A- | 1993–1999 | 08 / 26064 |
| Davis, Emma F. Estate "a" | 1999–2000 | 08 / 172409 (gas well) |
| Davis, Emma F. Estate "a" | 2000–2004 | 08 / 36357 |
| Guitar Trust Est. | 1993–1998 | 08 / 07072 |
| Guitar Trust Estate | 1993–2004 | 08 / 29978 |
| Horace Garrett Estate Et Al | 2017–2019 | 08 / 282628 (gas well) |
| Horace Garrett Estate Et Al | 2017–2019 | 08 / 49575 |
| O'Daniel, M. H. Estate | 1993–2008 | 08 / 26725 |
| Sterling Family Trust | 1993–1998 | 08 / 33457 |
| Swafford Trust "42' | 1999–2014 | 08 / 36234 |
| Walker, J. E. Estate | 1993–1999 | 08 / 27973 |
A family name on a lease is where an heir starts
The name shows whose land it was when the lease was signed, often decades ago. It does not show who owns the minerals today: that is in the county clerk’s deed records and on the appraisal district’s mineral roll. When an owner dies, the company that pays usually holds the checks until the heirs show who inherited.
If someone in your family owned minerals in Howard County, the estate report searches the county appraisal rolls by their name, adds up what each interest earned from the state’s records, splits it among the heirs and writes a letter to each company that pays. Searching the name is free; the full report is $199 once.
Not legal advice. Who inherits is for the will, or Texas law when there is none. How an affidavit of heirship works.
FAQ
Questions about Howard County estate leases
Does an estate lease in Howard County mean the estate still owns the minerals?
No. The lease name is what the operator filed with the Railroad Commission, usually when the lease was signed, and it names whose land it was then. Who owns the minerals now is in the county clerk's deed records and on the appraisal district's mineral roll.
Why is a lease I know in Howard County not listed?
This list holds the Howard County leases with twelve or more months of production since January 2020 whose name has the word ESTATE, HEIRS or TRUST. A lease that stopped before 2020 has no page; the 16 of them with the most production are named below with their district and lease number. The county's full lease list has every lease with a page.
What does the first year mean?
The first year the lease shows in the state's monthly production records, which begin in January 1993. A lease shown since 1993 was already producing then, and may be much older.
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- HelpEstate mineral reportEvery interest under a name, valued at the date of death, split among the heirs, with the steps and letters.
- HelpInherited mineral rightsWhat to do, in order, after a family member's death.
- Texas dataTexas lease lookupFind your lease by name, RRC number or county.
Found the family name?
The estate report starts from a name. Seeing how many accounts the county rolls hold under it is free.