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
2007-09-0464534842-135-39363JANICE #1EXL PETROLEUM, LPDRILL11,000
2007-08-2464489442-135-39362TATIA #4EXL PETROLEUM, LPDRILL11,000
2007-08-2464488542-135-39361TATIA #3EXL PETROLEUM, LPDRILL11,000
2007-08-2464488042-135-39360TATIA #2EXL PETROLEUM, LPDRILL11,000
2007-08-2464487342-135-39359TATIA #1EXL PETROLEUM, LPDRILL11,000
2007-08-2064424342-135-33271JORDAN SAN ANDRES UNIT #B 9TORCH ENERGY SERVICES, INC.RENTR3,620
2007-08-1764449142-135-39358EAST PENWELL/SAN ANDRES/UNIT #1123ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL3,999
2007-08-1764122242-135-39332EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #331ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2007-08-1464415142-135-39357PARKER MINERALS, LTD ET AL #1110NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2007-08-1364415042-135-39356PARKER MINERALS, LTD ET AL #1109NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2007-08-1064379242-135-39355WORKER BEE D #1OXY USA WTP LPDRILL10,000
2007-08-0864360142-135-38778PARKER MINERALS LTD ET AL #4801NEG OPERATING LLCRECOMP9,000
2007-08-0864359942-135-39354FOSTER, H. S. #31TURRENTINE OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,700
2007-08-0864359842-135-04883FOSTER, H. S. "10" #2TURRENTINE OIL & GAS, INC.RENTR4,700
2007-08-0863767142-135-39316PARKER MINERALS, LTD., ET AL 7 #2NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL9,000
2007-08-0763767042-135-39315PARKER MINERALS, LTD., ET AL 11 #5NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL9,000
2007-08-0260419642-135-38923SALLIE 'B' #1206HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2007-07-3164277842-135-39353MARYELLEN #1EXL PETROLEUM, LPDRILL11,000
2007-07-3164129142-135-36743CONNELL, W. E., NCT-2 #168XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,105
2007-07-3064277142-135-39352MARYELLEN #2EXL PETROLEUM, LPDRILL11,000
2007-07-3064276142-135-39351CHARLOTTE #1EXL PETROLEUM, LPDRILL11,000
2007-07-3064275342-135-39350CHARLOTTE #2EXL PETROLEUM, LPDRILL11,000
2007-07-3064275342-135-39350CHARLOTTE #2EXL PETROLEUM, LPDRILL11,500
2007-07-2764117142-135-04350NOBLES #1DCONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYRECOMP8,561
2007-07-2564086842-135-39347GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #A115CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,750
2007-07-2464084542-135-39349GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #A105CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,750
2007-07-2464070142-135-39348GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #B115CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,750
2007-07-1664199342-135-00500GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #86XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP4,500
2007-07-1164164142-135-39346OPIE #1EXL PETROLEUM, LPDRILL11,000
2007-07-1164162342-135-39345OPIE #2EXL PETROLEUM, LPDRILL11,000
2007-07-1064156542-135-39344SALLIE 'B' #1105HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2007-07-1064156542-135-39344SALLIE11 #5HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2007-07-1064156342-135-39343SALLIE 'F' #707HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2007-07-0664148742-135-39342SALLIE #1301HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2007-07-0664139042-135-39336EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #213WENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2007-07-0664138942-135-39341EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #1318WENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2007-07-0664138942-135-39341EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #1318WENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2007-07-0664138842-135-39340EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #1322WENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2007-07-0664138742-135-39339EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #1320WENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2007-07-0664138742-135-39339EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #1320WENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2007-07-0664138542-135-39338EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #1419WENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL3,999
2007-07-0664138142-135-39337EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #1321ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2007-07-0664138142-135-39337EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #1321ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2007-07-0664137242-135-39335EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #1319ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2007-07-0664137242-135-39335EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #1319ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2007-07-0664136842-135-39334EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #1317ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2007-07-0664136842-135-39334EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #1317ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2007-07-0564118842-135-39333SALLIE W. RATLIFF #13EUREKA PROSPECTING COMPANYDRILL13,800
2007-06-2764084342-135-39330GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #B 95CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,750
2007-06-2064054142-135-39329GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #A 95CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,750
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.