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
2007-01-2363215142-135-39283BARROW, AUGUSTA JVDA 16 #1CABAL ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL10,000
2007-01-2363212742-135-39281GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1760XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL5,200
2007-01-2363210242-135-39274GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1754XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL5,200
2007-01-2363210242-135-39274GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1754XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL5,200
2007-01-2363209942-135-39273GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1751XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL5,100
2007-01-2363209942-135-39273GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1751XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL5,100
2007-01-2363102742-135-39272FOSTER, H. C. #10OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2007-01-1263094542-135-39271GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #394OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2007-01-0963127642-135-39268F. FOSTER #17OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2007-01-0963127542-135-39269F. FOSTER #16OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2007-01-0963127342-135-39270F. FOSTER #13OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2007-01-0863094042-135-39267GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #393OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2007-01-0863093642-135-39266GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #390OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2006-12-2763105442-135-39265SALLIE "B" #1107HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2006-12-2763103042-135-39264FOSTER, H. C. #11OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2006-12-2163089742-135-39263GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #392OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2006-12-2163089642-135-39262GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #391OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2006-12-1563061142-135-39261GOLDSMITH, C. A. #1770XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL5,100
2006-12-1563060842-135-39260GOLDSMITH, C. A. #1712XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2006-12-0862902742-135-39249CONNELL, W. E. #3RIM OPERATING, INC.DRILL4,900
2006-12-0663004242-135-01451CONNELL, W. E. NCT-3 #45XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP8,950
2006-12-0662926242-135-01076GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #698WXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,150
2006-12-0562995842-135-01528PENWELL UNIT #4345XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP3,950
2006-12-0562985742-135-39257GOLDSMITH, C. A. #1716XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,700
2006-12-0562985542-135-39256GOLDSMITH, C. A. #1718XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2006-12-0562985242-135-39255GOLDSMITH, C. A. #1720XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2006-12-0562985142-135-39254GOLDSMITH, C. A. #1714XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,700
2006-12-0562983342-135-39253GOLDSMITH, C. A. #1710XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2006-12-0562983142-135-39252GOLDSMITH, C. A. #1707XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2006-12-0562983042-135-39251GOLDSMITH, C. A. #1705XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2006-12-0562982742-135-39250GOLDSMITH, C. A. #1703XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2006-12-0562943942-135-39259GOLDSMITH, C. A. #1715XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2006-12-0462990842-135-01456CONNELL, W. E. NCT-1 #40XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP8,950
2006-12-0462914242-135-39258SALLIE "D" #4608HENRY PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,800
2006-11-2862896442-135-39246GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #F 25CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,700
2006-11-2862894542-135-39245GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #C150CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,700
2006-11-2862894142-135-39244GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #B 45CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,700
2006-11-2862894042-135-39243GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #B 35CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,700
2006-11-2862893942-135-39242GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #F 2CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,700
2006-11-2862889242-135-07766BLAKENEY D #5LARIO OIL & GAS COMPANYRENTR3,950
2006-11-2762943142-135-39240C.A. GOLDSMITH #1706XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2006-11-2262944042-135-39241C.A. GOLDSMITH #1713XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2006-11-2162877742-135-08811JORDAN SAN ANDRES UNIT #B 1TORCH ENERGY SERVICES, INC.RENTR3,580
2006-11-1762918042-135-39239TXL SOUTH UNIT #7203ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
2006-11-1762912442-135-39237TXL SOUTH UNIT #5712ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
2006-11-1662910642-135-39236TXLSU #7007ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2006-11-1662866242-135-39235EMBAR #73CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,800
2006-11-1462901942-135-39234PARKER MINERALS, LTD., ET AL #1102NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL6,400
2006-11-1462901942-135-39234PARKER MINERALS, LTD., ET AL #1102NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL6,400
2006-11-1362833542-135-39224PENWELL UNIT #2320XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL4,100
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.