Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-20.

Ector County permitting is running 6.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (19 total, down 64% on the prior quarter). 4 were issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 83 permits in the past 12 months, one of 19 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

15

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-07-20

All Time

16,059

16,059 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2023-07-1989207142-135-43981FOSTER, H. #29OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL10,000Y
2023-07-1889197642-135-43980EUREKA 31-43 C #03WCSLANT OPERATING, LLCDRILL10,000Y
2023-07-1889197642-135-43980EUREKA 31-43 C #03MSSLANT OPERATING, LLCDRILL10,000Y
2023-07-1889197542-135-43979EUREKA 31-43 B #02MSSLANT OPERATING, LLCDRILL10,000Y
2023-07-1889197542-135-43979EUREKA 31-43 B #02WCSLANT OPERATING, LLCDRILL10,000Y
2023-07-1889197342-135-43978EUREKA 31-43 A #01LSSLANT OPERATING, LLCDRILL10,000Y
2023-07-1889197342-135-43978EUREKA 31-43 A #01LSSLANT OPERATING, LLCDRILL10,000Y
2023-07-0589179442-135-43977SHOE BAR RANCH #1AZANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLCDRILL9,000
2023-06-1689127842-135-43976BECKY #1HARES ENERGY, LTD.DRILL12,000Y
2023-05-2489068842-135-01455CONNELL, W.E. NCT-1 #41CROSS TIMBERS ENERGY, LLCRECOMP8,950
2023-05-1989069742-135-43975AVERITT SWD #1RATTLER MIDSTREAM OPERATING LLCDRILL8,000
2023-04-2088978742-135-03225COWDEN -C- #1GRAMA OPERATING, LLCRECOMP5,000
2023-04-2088978742-135-03225COWDEN -C- #1GRAMA OPERATING, LLCRECOMP5,000
2023-04-1388966642-135-42640TXL SOUTH UNIT #8SLANT OPERATING, LLCRECOMP7,428
2023-04-0588929342-135-43965GARDENDALE BLUE 0904 #1001HCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.DRILL12,000Y
2023-04-0488947942-135-43974HAAG HZ UNIT #10MSEARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,180Y
2023-04-0488946242-135-43973HAAG HZ UNIT #9MSEARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,180Y
2023-04-0488946142-135-43972HAAG HZ UNIT #8WAEARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCDRILL10,000Y
2023-04-0488946042-135-43971HAAG HZ UNIT #7LSEARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,700Y
2023-04-0488945942-135-43970HAAG HZ UNIT #6WAEARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCDRILL10,000Y
2023-04-0488945842-135-43969HAAG HZ UNIT #5MSEARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,180Y
2023-04-0488945742-135-43968HAAG HZ UNIT #4LSEARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,700Y
2023-04-0388873242-135-43963GREEN GABLES 1102 #4WAOCTANE ENERGY OPERATING, LLCDRILL8,850Y
2023-03-2888550142-135-43173SALLIE 13 #19HFIREBIRD ENERGY LLCFLD-XFR9,608Y
2023-03-2788932342-135-43966RATLIFF RED SWD #1CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.DRILL7,000
2023-03-2088866342-135-43962GREEN GABLES 1102 #3LSOCTANE ENERGY OPERATING, LLCDRILL8,600Y
2023-03-0988873842-135-43964GREEN GABLES 1102 #5LSOCTANE ENERGY OPERATING, LLCDRILL8,600Y
2023-03-0888865942-135-43961GREEN GABLES 1102 #2WAOCTANE ENERGY OPERATING, LLCDRILL8,600Y
2023-02-2888825242-135-43956GREEN GABLES 1102 #1LSOCTANE ENERGY OPERATING, LLCDRILL8,600Y
2023-02-2788842442-135-43960RATLIFF RED 0904 #0904HCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,504Y
2023-02-2788842442-135-43960RATLIFF RED 0904 #0904HCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,504Y
2023-02-2788842342-135-43959RATLIFF RED 0904 #0903HCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,589Y
2023-02-2788842342-135-43959RATLIFF RED 0904 #0903HCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,589Y
2023-02-2788842142-135-43958RATLIFF RED 0904 #0902HCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,502Y
2023-02-2788842142-135-43958RATLIFF RED 0904 #0902HCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,502Y
2023-02-2788842042-135-43957RATLIFF RED 0904 #0901HCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,584Y
2023-02-2788842042-135-43957RATLIFF RED 0904 #0901HCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,584Y
2023-02-2788713242-135-43954W.H. GROVE A #5ACOMA OPERATING, LLCDRILL6,700
2023-02-2788713042-135-43953W.H. GROVE A #4ACOMA OPERATING, LLCDRILL6,700
2023-01-2388748942-135-36591TOAD #13WTEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.RECOMP5,350
2023-01-2088550042-135-42790SALLIE 13 #18HFIREBIRD ENERGY LLCFLD-XFR9,895Y
2023-01-1888713342-135-43955W.H. GROVE A #6ACOMA OPERATING, LLCDRILL6,700
2023-01-1387637942-135-37971GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #338OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP6,700
2023-01-0988628342-135-43859MILLARD 'C' #104FOUNDERS OIL & GAS OPERATING,LLCRECOMP7,130
2023-01-0688699742-135-36485TOAD -A- #7TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.RECOMP5,500
2023-01-0388462842-135-43862SCHARBAUER C NW #105FOUNDERS OIL & GAS OPERATING,LLCRECOMP7,500
2022-12-2288669042-135-43951CHARLOTTE SWD #1RATTLER MIDSTREAM OPERATING LLCDRILL9,000
2022-12-2288657142-135-43949ATE119 #01ATMOS ENERGY CORP., MID-TEX DIV.DRILL350
2022-12-2288656442-135-43948ATE118 #01ATMOS ENERGY CORP., MID-TEX DIV.DRILL350
2022-12-2288655742-135-43950ATE117 #01ATMOS ENERGY CORP., MID-TEX DIV.DRILL350
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.