Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-10.

Ector County permitting is running 18 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (54 total, up 145% on the prior quarter). DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 95 permits in the past 12 months, one of 18 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

14

Operators (30d)

6

Latest Permit

2026-09-10

All Time

16,108

16,108 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2009-01-1567729142-135-39790DORA ROBERTS RANCH UNIT #1903OXY USA WTP LPDRILL11,000
2009-01-1567722242-135-06287GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #212LEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRECOMP4,416
2009-01-1567720842-135-39788OTIS #5DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL11,000
2009-01-1567719742-135-39787DORA ROBERTS RANCH UNIT #2408OXY USA WTP LPDRILL11,000
2009-01-1567719742-135-39787DORA ROBERTS RANCH UNIT #2408OXY USA WTP LPDRILL11,000
2009-01-1367715642-135-39782PARKER MINERALS 11 #22SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL12,000
2009-01-1367712242-135-39779DORA ROBERTS RANCH UNIT #2406OXY USA WTP LPDRILL11,000
2009-01-1367712242-135-39779DORA ROBERTS RANCH UNIT #2406OXY USA WTP LPDRILL11,000
2009-01-1367712042-135-39778DORA ROBERTS RANCH UNIT #2405OXY USA WTP LPDRILL11,000
2009-01-1367712042-135-39778DORA ROBERTS RANCH UNIT #2405OXY USA WTP LPDRILL11,000
2009-01-1367711742-135-39777DORA ROBERTS RANCH UNIT #2407OXY USA WTP LPDRILL11,000
2009-01-1367711742-135-39777DORA ROBERTS RANCH UNIT #2407OXY USA WTP LPDRILL11,000
2009-01-1367709942-135-09236BARROW, AUGUSTA #11APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP13,565
2009-01-1367691042-135-39786C.A. GOLDSMITH #1918XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,800
2009-01-1367690942-135-39785C.A. GOLDSMITH #1916XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,800
2009-01-1367690742-135-39784C.A. GOLDSMITH #1915XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,800
2009-01-1367690542-135-39783C.A. GOLDSMITH #1914XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,800
2009-01-1367690542-135-39783C.A. GOLDSMITH #1914XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,800
2009-01-1367687442-135-39781C.A. GOLDSMITH #1910XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,800
2009-01-1267687042-135-39780C.A. GOLDSMITH #1919XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,800
2009-01-0867700542-135-39774PARKER MINERALS 7 #31SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL12,000
2009-01-0867700442-135-39773PARKER MINERALS 7 #26SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL12,000
2009-01-0867700342-135-39772PARKER MINERALS 7 #17SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL12,000
2009-01-0867700242-135-39771CVX 43 #4SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL8,000
2009-01-0767691542-135-39770PARKER MINERALS 7 #21SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL12,000
2009-01-0567676742-135-39769VAN #4EXL PETROLEUM, LPDRILL11,500
2008-12-3067656542-135-39768FLOYD #6DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL11,000
2008-12-3067451242-135-39723GOMER #12KEYSTONE PETROLEUM GP LLCDRILL11,000
2008-12-3067450142-135-39716THELMA LOU #9KEYSTONE PETROLEUM GP LLCDRILL11,000
2008-12-3067449642-135-39715THELMA LOU #16KEYSTONE PETROLEUM GP LLCDRILL11,000
2008-12-2967649842-135-39767CHARLOTTE #13DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL11,500
2008-12-2967649142-135-39766MARYELLEN #13DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL11,500
2008-12-1867613842-135-39125EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #1010RENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONRECOMP3,999
2008-12-1867604042-135-39759BENJAMIN #2702HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2008-12-1767599942-135-39453WIGHT UNIT #8012HUNTINGTON ENERGY, L.L.C.RECOMP5,411
2008-12-1667579642-135-39753PENWELL UNIT #3331XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL4,100
2008-12-1567593442-135-39756BENJAMIN "A" #2705HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2008-12-1567593242-135-39755BENJAMIN "A" #2701HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2008-12-1267614342-135-38974PARKER MINERALS, LTD., ET AL #4807SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCRECOMP6,400
2008-12-1267613442-135-39764CVX 6 #4SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL8,000
2008-12-1267613342-135-39763CVX 1 #13SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL8,000
2008-12-1267607342-135-34247GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1371XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP8,470
2008-12-1167601742-135-39757ERICA #5DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL11,500
2008-12-0867579942-135-39754PENWELL UNIT #3370XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL4,100
2008-12-0867555242-135-39741EAST PENWELL/SAN ANDRES/UNIT #1124ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL3,999
2008-12-0867548042-135-08701HEADLEE DEVONIAN UNIT #6701FOUR STAR OIL AND GAS COMPANYRECLASS12,180
2008-12-0567577242-135-07252MILLARD "C" #1CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYRECOMP8,685
2008-12-0467240542-135-39687GOMER #16KEYSTONE PETROLEUM GP LLCDRILL11,000
2008-12-0467238642-135-42297GOMER #15KEYSTONE PETROLEUM GP LLCDRILL11,000
2008-12-0467230042-135-39674GOMER #4KEYSTONE PETROLEUM GP LLCDRILL11,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.