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
2004-08-2354991342-135-38742J.L. JOHNSON -31- #26GREAT WESTERN DRLG. CO.DRILL5,000
2004-08-2354983642-135-38740TXL -A- #11WALSH & WATTS, INC.DRILL4,500
2004-08-1354955942-135-38739WOODS, E N #4ATRIAD ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL4,750
2004-08-1254798242-135-38705EMBAR #68CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,550
2004-08-0654916142-135-38736EMBAR #69CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,650
2004-08-0654912042-135-37112HOLT #1204HEOG RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP13,150Y
2004-08-0454893342-135-35521PHILLIPS-SLATOR "24" #1FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONRECOMP6,000
2004-08-0254900442-135-38732CUTLASS #4OXY USA WTP LPDRILL9,000
2004-08-0254900242-135-38733GIST #1OXY USA WTP LPDRILL9,600
2004-07-3054895342-135-38731FOSTER, H S 15 #20TURRENTINE OIL AND GAS, INC.DRILL4,550
2004-07-2854882042-135-38730FOSTER, H. S. '15' #22TURRENTINE OIL AND GAS, INC.DRILL4,550
2004-07-2854843742-135-38726S. FOSTER GBSAU #108LATIGO PETROLEUM TEXAS, LPDRILL5,000
2004-07-2854843642-135-38727S. FOSTER GBSAU #208LATIGO PETROLEUM TEXAS, LPDRILL5,000
2004-07-2354857142-135-38728GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #364ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-2354857142-135-38728GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #364ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2004-07-2354837642-135-38718GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #373ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-2254857242-135-38729GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #367ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-2254857242-135-38729GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #367ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2004-07-2154843542-135-38725FOSTER GBSAU #311LATIGO PETROLEUM TEXAS, LPDRILL5,000
2004-07-2154832242-135-38715GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #369ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-1954838542-135-38724GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #378ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-1954838042-135-38723GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #377ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-1954837942-135-38722GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #376ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-1954837842-135-38721GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #375ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-1954837742-135-38720GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #374ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-1954837542-135-38717GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #372ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-1954832442-135-38716GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #371ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-1954832342-135-38714GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #370ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-1954831942-135-38719GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #368ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-1954831842-135-38713GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #366ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-1954831642-135-38712GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #365ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-1954825542-135-38711GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #363ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-1954824942-135-38710GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #362ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-1954824842-135-38709GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #361ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL7,000
2004-07-1654824542-135-38708GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #360ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2004-07-1654824442-135-38707GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #359ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2004-07-1654824342-135-35051FOREST-SLATOR "26" #4FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONRECOMP6,100
2004-07-1654824242-135-34837PHILLIPS-TEXACO "23A" #1FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONRECOMP6,500
2004-07-1554824142-135-34557PHILLIPS-SLATOR "26" #2FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONRECOMP6,600
2004-07-1554824042-135-34945FOREST-SLATOR "26" #3FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONRECOMP6,500
2004-07-1254699742-135-38682FOSTER 8 #2OXY USA WTP LPDRILL9,500
2004-07-0954802442-135-32059MOSS, PAUL UNIT #152CODY ENERGY LLCRECLASS4,600
2004-07-0754662042-135-38649FOSTER-PEGUES UNIT #23LAGUNA PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL4,600
2004-07-0754661842-135-38648FOSTER-PEGUES UNIT #22LAGUNA PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL4,600
2004-07-0554668342-135-38656CLYDE COWDEN #198CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,125
2004-07-0554661442-135-38652FOSTER-PEGUES UNIT #21LAGUNA PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL4,600
2004-06-2554738242-135-38704PHILLIPS-TEXACO "23" #2 RFOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
2004-06-2554738142-135-38703DEPCO-SLATOR "24" #2FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
2004-06-2454733842-135-38702TXL NORTH UNIT #939ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2004-06-2454733742-135-38701TXL NORTH UNIT #954ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.