Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-29.

Ector County permitting is running 6.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (20 total, down 58% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 84 permits in the past 12 months, one of 19 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

10

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-07-29

All Time

16,060

16,060 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2011-04-2271460442-135-40949GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2128XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,800
2011-04-2271450842-135-40947JORDAN UNIVERSITY UNIT #228CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,100
2011-04-2271445942-135-40944NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1600OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,000
2011-04-2271445942-135-40944NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1600OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,000
2011-04-2271445942-135-40944NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1600OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,200
2011-04-2271445742-135-40943NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1599OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,000
2011-04-2271445642-135-40942NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1598OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,000
2011-04-2271445342-135-40941NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1597OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,000
2011-04-2271444442-135-40940NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1595OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,000
2011-04-2271443942-135-00958GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #579WXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,700
2011-04-2271443442-135-00853GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #474WXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,700
2011-04-2271442842-135-00959GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #580WXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,700
2011-04-2271442042-135-00893GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #514WXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,700
2011-04-2271441642-135-00834GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #454WXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,700
2011-04-2171457742-135-40939GARDENDALE "1" #16BERRY OIL COMP.DRILL11,900
2011-04-2171457742-135-40939GARDENDALE '1' #16BERRY OIL COMP.DRILL11,900
2011-04-2171456642-135-40935GARDENDALE "1" #12BERRY OIL COMP.DRILL11,900
2011-04-2171456642-135-40935GARDENDALE '1' #12BERRY OIL COMP.DRILL11,900
2011-04-2171454742-135-40946GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2125XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2011-04-2171450442-135-40945GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2119XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2011-04-2171424942-135-00899GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #520WXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,700
2011-04-2171423642-135-06404GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #99LEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRECOMP4,500
2011-04-2171422842-135-06229GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #86WLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRECOMP4,300
2011-04-2171422242-135-21549GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #297WLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRENTR4,500
2011-04-2171421542-135-11013GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #291WLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRENTR4,500
2011-04-2171421442-135-20892GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #289WLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRENTR4,500
2011-04-2171421342-135-06563GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #282WLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRECOMP4,500
2011-04-2171420842-135-06205GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #278WLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRECOMP4,500
2011-04-2170724942-135-39607CONNELL 29 #1FULLER PRODUCTION, INC.RECOMP6,400
2011-04-2071439042-135-40928COWDEN, CLYDE #241CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,200
2011-04-2071439042-135-40928COWDEN, CLYDE #241CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,200
2011-04-2071438942-135-40927COWDEN, CLYDE #239CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,200
2011-04-2071438842-135-40926COWDEN, CLYDE #236CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,200
2011-04-2071438742-135-40925COWDEN, CLYDE #235CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,200
2011-04-2071438342-135-00922GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #543XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP5,750
2011-04-2071421142-135-06552GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #280WLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRECOMP4,500
2011-04-2071418742-135-06316GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #173WLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRENTR4,500
2011-04-2071418642-135-03442GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #144LEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRECOMP4,500
2011-04-2071414342-135-00941GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #562WXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,700
2011-04-2071413142-135-00867GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #488WXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,700
2011-04-2071412342-135-30213GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #1225WXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,700
2011-04-1971433442-135-40923GARDENDALE "2" #2BERRY OIL COMP.DRILL11,900
2011-04-1971433442-135-40923GARDENDALE '2' #2BERRY OIL COMP.DRILL11,900
2011-04-1971432942-135-40922CATHODIC PROTECTION FT-1215 #1215HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS-OP, L.P.DRILL400
2011-04-1871426042-135-40921GARDENDALE "12" #3BERRY OIL COMP.DRILL11,900
2011-04-1871426042-135-40921GARDENDALE '12' #3BERRY OIL COMP.DRILL11,900
2011-04-1871425642-135-42607GARDENDALE '7' #1BERRY OIL COMP.DRILL11,900
2011-04-1871425642-135-42607GARDENDALE '7' #1BERRY OIL COMP.DRILL11,900
2011-04-1871415542-135-40916GARDENDALE "1" #1BERRY OIL COMP.DRILL11,900
2011-04-1871415542-135-40916GARDENDALE '1' #1BERRY OIL COMP.DRILL11,900
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.