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 7.0 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (21 total, down 57% 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
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
2007-06-1264037542-135-39328BARROW #1HONECK OIL COMPANY, LPDRILL5,700
2007-05-2963951042-135-39327PARKER MINERALS, LTD ET AL #1108NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL9,000
2007-05-2963950842-135-39326PARKER MINERALS, LTD ET AL #1107NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL9,000
2007-05-2963950742-135-39325PARKER MINERALS, LTD ET AL #1106NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL9,000
2007-05-2363772842-135-39324SALLIE 'A' #2604HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2007-05-2363772642-135-39323SALLIE 'A' #2603HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2007-05-2363771242-135-39322SALLIE #2303HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2007-05-2363771042-135-39321SALLIE #2302HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2007-05-2363770742-135-39320SALLIE #1402HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2007-05-2363770542-135-39319SALLIE #1302HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2007-05-1963891442-135-39318PARKER MINERALS LTD ET AL 7 #3NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL9,000
2007-05-1763712542-135-05218YARBROUGH & ALLEN #10EOG RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP4,950
2007-05-1563697142-135-37978GOLDSMITH, C. A. #3002HXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP8,200Y
2007-05-0263747742-135-01444CONNELL, W. E. NCT-7 #53XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP7,630
2007-05-0163772242-135-39317SALLIE 'A' #2602HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2007-05-0163767142-135-39316PARKER MINERALS, LTD., ET AL 7 #2NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL6,450
2007-05-0163767042-135-39315PARKER MINERALS, LTD., ET AL 11 #5NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL6,425
2007-05-0163766842-135-39314PARKER MINERALS, LTD., ET AL 11 #4NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL6,425
2007-05-0163766742-135-39313PARKER MINERALS, LTD., ET AL 7 #1NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL6,425
2007-04-3063749642-135-37095GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS /DEEP/ UNIT #232ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECLASS6,399
2007-04-2663734742-135-36926GOLSMITH-CUMMINS /DEEP/ UNIT #222ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECLASS6,400
2007-04-2563737742-135-39312PARKER MINERALS, LTD., ET AL #1103NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL6,425
2007-04-2463726042-135-39311DORA ROBERTS RANCH UNIT #2402OXY USA WTP LPDRILL11,000
2007-04-2463724042-135-39310TXL COWDEN SOUTH #5TURRENTINE OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,700
2007-04-2463722042-135-39309FOSTER, H. S. SECTION 10 #30TURRENTINE OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,700
2007-04-2063600742-135-39308SALLIE #1403HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2007-04-1863701542-135-00110CUMMINS -J- #6OXY USA INC.RECOMP8,935
2007-04-1763701242-135-00105CUMMINS -J- #1OXY USA INC.RECOMP8,928
2007-04-1663589742-135-35553NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1299OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,000Y
2007-04-1663589742-135-35553NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1299OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,000
2007-04-1663589142-135-35431NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1284OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,000Y
2007-04-1663588842-135-35459NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1224OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,000Y
2007-04-1463683642-135-36927GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS /DEEP/ UNIT #221ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP6,418
2007-04-1463683442-135-36935GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS /DEEP/ UNIT #212ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP6,400
2007-04-1363654542-135-39307PARKER MINERALS, LTD, ET AL #207NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL6,850
2007-04-1163644642-135-39306SALLIE #1303HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2007-04-1163593342-135-00647GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #234XTO ENERGY INC.RENTR5,200
2007-04-1063626142-135-01108GOLDSMITH, C. A. #731HXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP8,100Y
2007-04-0463582942-135-00608GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #194XTO ENERGY INC.RENTR5,200
2007-04-0263596842-135-30495GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1308XTO ENERGY INC.RENTR5,200
2007-04-0263595942-135-00707GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #297XTO ENERGY INC.RENTR5,200
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.