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
2011-04-1871226842-135-40870SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #217OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2011-04-1871226542-135-40869SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #216OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2011-04-1571411042-135-40915CVX 6 #50SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL8,999
2011-04-1571402442-135-40914JAMES #1BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,500
2011-04-1571402242-135-40913HALEY #1BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,500
2011-04-1571367342-135-06584GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #85WLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRECOMP4,500
2011-04-1571367242-135-06181GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #118WLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRECOMP4,500
2011-04-1571367142-135-06323GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #84WLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRECOMP4,500
2011-04-1571366942-135-06310GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #276WLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRENTR4,500
2011-04-1571366842-135-06550GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #233LEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRECOMP4,500
2011-04-1571366642-135-06147GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #132WLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRECOMP4,500
2011-04-1571359242-135-00946GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #567WXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,600
2011-04-1571356242-135-00937GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #558WXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,600
2011-04-1571351042-135-00928GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #549WXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,600
2011-04-1571350442-135-00915GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #536WXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,600
2011-04-1571349842-135-00909GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #530WXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,600
2011-04-1471395942-135-40912CVX 6B #48SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL8,999
2011-04-1471395442-135-40911CVX 6B #47SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL8,999
2011-04-1471395442-135-40911CVX 6B #47SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL8,999
2011-04-1371394542-135-40910COWDEN, CLYDE #233CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,200
2011-04-1371394542-135-40910COWDEN, CLYDE #233CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,200
2011-04-1371394442-135-40909COWDEN, CLYDE #232CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,500
2011-04-1371394442-135-40909COWDEN, CLYDE #232CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,500
2011-04-1371394342-135-40907COWDEN, CLYDE #231CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,500
2011-04-1371394242-135-40908COWDEN, CLYDE #229CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,500
2011-04-1371394242-135-40908COWDEN, CLYDE #229CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,500
2011-04-1371394142-135-40906COWDEN, CLYDE #228CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,500
2011-04-1371394042-135-40904COWDEN, CLYDE #227CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,500
2011-04-1371394042-135-40904COWDEN, CLYDE #227CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,500
2011-04-1371393942-135-40905COWDEN, CLYDE #226CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,200
2011-04-1371393942-135-40905COWDEN, CLYDE #226CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,200
2011-04-1371388542-135-40903CVX 6B #46SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL8,999
2011-04-1371388442-135-40902CVX 6 #45SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL8,999
2011-04-1371263842-135-03472GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #J 42CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYRECOMP8,550
2011-04-1271339542-135-00453GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #38WXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP4,500
2011-04-1171368342-135-40900ROY PARKS B #4026PDC ENERGYDRILL11,000
2011-04-1171277842-135-07128CALEB #1BC OPERATING, INC.RECOMP7,500
2011-04-0871357142-135-40898GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #113RLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCDRILL4,500
2011-04-0871356642-135-40897GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #162RLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCDRILL4,500
2011-04-0871355842-135-40895GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #324RLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCDRILL4,500
2011-04-0871355542-135-40896GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #96RLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCDRILL4,500
2011-04-0871350242-135-40894WHITTENBURG #2202RSP PERMIAN, LLCDRILL12,000
2011-04-0471310942-135-40893GARDENDALE 8 #1SWBERRY OIL COMP.DRILL14,500
2011-04-0171304242-135-40891TXL SOUTH UNIT #6314APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,775
2011-04-0171303842-135-40890TXL SOUTH UNIT #7808APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,700
2011-03-3171303542-135-40889TXL SOUTH UNIT #8109APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,775
2011-03-3171301642-135-40888TXL SOUTH UNIT #6118APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,775
2011-03-3171272542-135-08899GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #277WLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRENTR4,500
2011-03-3171272142-135-06311GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #275WLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRENTR4,500
2011-03-3171271542-135-06196GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #263LEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRENTR4,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.