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
2006-06-1562087242-135-39128EAST PENWELL SAN ANDRES UNIT #1221WENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL3,999
2006-06-1562086942-135-39126EAST PENWELL SAN ANDRES UNIT #1011WENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL3,999
2006-06-1562086642-135-39125EAST PENWELL SAN ANDRES UNIT #1010ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL3,999
2006-06-1562086542-135-39124EAST PENWELL SAN ANDRES UNIT #1119WENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL3,999
2006-06-1562086542-135-39124EAST PENWELL SAN ANDRES UNIT #1119WENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL3,999
2006-06-1562085242-135-39123EAST PENWELL SAN ANDRES UNIT #1118ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL3,999
2006-06-1562085242-135-39123EAST PENWELL SAN ANDRES UNIT #1118ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL3,999
2006-06-1561907742-135-39100GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1657XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,000
2006-06-0962073742-135-02438ALMA #5CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.RECOMP9,000
2006-06-0962064942-135-39118AVERITT #2201KEYSTONE PETROLEUM LLCDRILL10,350
2006-06-0962064942-135-39118AVERITT #2201KEYSTONE PETROLEUM GP LLCDRILL12,700
2006-06-0962064942-135-39118AVERITT #2201KEYSTONE PETROLEUM GP LLCDRILL12,700
2006-06-0961912242-135-39102GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1658XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,000
2006-06-0661912342-135-39101GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1660XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,000
2006-05-2662003642-135-39116C.A. GOLDSMITH #1721XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2006-05-2561999042-135-39114GOLDSMITH, C. A. #1722XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2006-05-2561998742-135-39112GOLDSMITH, C. A. #1719XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2006-05-2561998542-135-39113GOLDSMITH, C. A. #1711XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2006-05-2361940342-135-39110COWDEN, ELLIOTT F., -B- #103OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2006-05-2261964942-135-39111HONEYBEE #1OXY USA WTP LPDRILL10,000
2006-05-2261940142-135-39109COWDEN, ELLIOTT F., -A- #198OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2006-05-2261939942-135-39108COWDEN, ELLIOTT F., -A- #197OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2006-05-2261939642-135-39107COWDEN, ELLIOTT F., -A- #196OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2006-05-1961914342-135-39106COWDEN, ELLIOTT F., -B- #102OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2006-05-1961912542-135-39105FOSTER, H. C. #7OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2006-05-1761913942-135-39103FOSTER, H. C. #8OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2006-05-1561882942-135-38205KLINGER B #2OXY USA WTP LPRECOMP9,000Y
2006-05-1561882442-135-37946KLINGER A #1OXY USA WTP LPRECOMP9,000Y
2006-05-1561882242-135-37793HAWKEYE C #1OXY USA WTP LPRECOMP9,000Y
2006-05-1561880742-135-37816HAWKEYE B #1OXY USA WTP LPRECOMP9,000Y
2006-05-1561880442-135-37767HAWKEYE A #1OXY USA WTP LPRECOMP9,000Y
2006-05-0961841642-135-39098GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #389OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2006-05-0961841642-135-39098GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #389OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2006-05-0961841342-135-39097GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #388OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2006-05-0961819342-135-39095WITCHER, J. E. #136OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2006-05-0861887642-135-36715CONNELL, W. E. NCT-2 #165XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,200
2006-05-0561840842-135-39096GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #387OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2006-05-0561832842-135-39092FOSTER, H. S. SEC 15 #23TURRENTINE OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,700
2006-05-0561832642-135-39090FOSTER, H. S. SEC 10 #26TURRENTINE OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,700
2006-05-0461821942-135-04861FOSTER, H. C. #6OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RENTR4,600
2006-05-0461821742-135-04856FOSTER, H. C. #1OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RENTR4,600
2006-05-0161844242-135-39093FOSTER, H. S. SEC 10 #9PAR DEVELOPMENTDRILL4,700
2006-05-0161844142-135-39091FOSTER, H. S. SEC 10 #8PAR DEVELOPMENTDRILL4,700
2006-05-0161844042-135-39094FOSTER, H. S. SEC 10 #7PAR DEVELOPMENTDRILL4,700
2006-04-2761828542-135-39088TXL SOUTH UNIT #1820ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2006-04-2761828442-135-39086TXL SOUTH UNIT #2125ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2006-04-2761828342-135-39085TXL SOUTH UNIT #2124ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2006-04-2761828242-135-39089TXL SOUTH UNIT #2227ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2006-04-2761828142-135-39087TXL SOUTH UNIT #1313ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2006-04-2761828042-135-39084TXL SOUTH UNIT #1121ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.