Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-30.

Ector County permitting is running 7.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (22 total, down 54% on the prior quarter). 3 were issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 86 permits in the past 12 months, one of 19 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

12

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-07-30

All Time

16,067

16,067 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2009-03-1767952742-135-39832GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #F192CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,800
2009-03-1667947142-135-39831DORA ROBERTS RANCH UNIT #1804OXY USA WTP LPDRILL11,000
2009-03-1667945442-135-39830GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #204RLEGADO PERMIAN, LLCDRILL4,500
2009-03-1667646842-135-39826WILLIAMSON, JESSIE #2SIMPERIAL GAS RESOURCES LLCDRILL6,300
2009-03-0667883642-135-39829CA GOLDSMITH #1905XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,700
2009-03-0567792542-135-39828THOMAS A #7APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL9,900
2009-03-0367653442-135-39827WILLIAMSON, JESSIE #4SIMPERIAL GAS RESOURCES LLCDRILL6,300
2009-03-0267891042-135-02440ALMA #7CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.RECOMP9,877
2009-03-0267646642-135-39775WILLIAMSON, JESSIE #1SIMPERIAL GAS RESOURCES LLCDRILL6,300
2009-02-2767646942-135-39825WILLIAMSON, JESSIE #3SIMPERIAL GAS RESOURCES LLCDRILL6,300
2009-02-2767251742-135-00273COWDEN S #2ANDECTOR EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP5,900
2009-02-2667804242-135-04950ANDERSON, C. H. C. "B" #1LEGACY RESERVES OPERATING LPRECOMP10,675
2009-02-2567813042-135-39824CITY OF ODESSA R.O.W #C104OSATMOS ENERGY,WEST TEXAS DIVISIONDRILL450
2009-02-2067867642-135-39823FLOYD #7DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL11,000
2009-02-1967860742-135-30091GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1175XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP5,880
2009-02-1967792342-135-20820TXL E #11APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP9,900
2009-02-1767392742-135-01183GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #810RWXTO ENERGY INC.RENTR8,000
2009-02-1367855742-135-39822GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #K141CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,800
2009-02-1367855442-135-39821GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #N 91CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,800
2009-02-1367850642-135-39820PARKER MINERALS 12B #17SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL12,000
2009-02-1267849342-135-39819GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #K 85CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,800
2009-02-1267715642-135-39782PARKER MINERALS 11 #22SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL12,000
2009-02-1267604542-135-39765BENJAMIN #2710HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2009-02-1167846942-135-39818GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #E 55CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,800
2009-02-1167846842-135-39817GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #E 51CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,800
2009-02-0967839442-135-39815PARKER MINERALS 18E #16SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL9,000
2009-02-0967839342-135-39814PARKER MINERALS 12C #21SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL12,000
2009-02-0967838842-135-39813TXL JJJ #503SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL9,000
2009-02-0967838142-135-39812PARKER MINERALS 7 #30SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL12,000
2009-02-0967838042-135-39811PARKER MINERALS 7 #29SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL12,000
2009-02-0567805342-135-39808GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #B 91CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,800
2009-02-0567802742-135-06284GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #211LEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRECOMP4,500
2009-02-0467813642-135-39810GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #Z105CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,800
2009-02-0467812842-135-39809GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #Z 95CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,800
2009-02-0367803642-135-06281GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #189LEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRECOMP4,500
2009-02-0367604242-135-39758BENJAMIN #2703HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2009-01-3067728442-135-39807C.A. GOLDSMITH #1903XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,800
2009-01-3067728142-135-39806C.A. GOLDSMITH #1904XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,800
2009-01-3067388842-135-39697WEST SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #402BAKER OPERATING, INC.DRILL4,600
2009-01-2967750842-135-39796GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #P 91CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,800
2009-01-2867774442-135-39805ELLIOTT F. COWDEN -B- #128OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL10,000
2009-01-2867772542-135-39801RFD #1DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL10,250
2009-01-2767775442-135-39804DOUGLASS PARKER #4302SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL12,000
2009-01-2767773942-135-39802J. E. WITCHER 19 #2OXY USA WTP LPDRILL10,000
2009-01-2767772842-135-39803RFD #2DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL10,250
2009-01-2767607842-135-39762BENJAMIN #2716HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2009-01-2767605642-135-39761BENJAMIN #2714HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2009-01-2767604742-135-39760BENJAMIN #2712HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2009-01-2367728342-135-39800C.A. GOLDSMITH #1902XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,800
2009-01-2367727942-135-39798C.A. GOLDSMITH #1900XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.