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
2004-06-0854661742-135-38654GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #V115CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,550
2004-06-0254608942-135-38638YARBROUGH & ALLEN #3HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL9,250Y
2004-05-2754619742-135-38646METEOR CRATER A #1OXY USA WTP LPDRILL9,500
2004-05-2654613842-135-38645TXL NORTH UNIT #935ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2004-05-2654613642-135-38644TXL NORTH UNIT #930ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2004-05-2654613442-135-38642TXL NORTH UNIT #928ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2004-05-2654613342-135-38641TXL NORTH UNIT #926ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2004-05-2654613242-135-38640TXL SOUTH UNIT #1010ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2004-05-2654613142-135-38639TXL SOUTH UNIT #2119ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2004-05-2454598442-135-38637EMBAR #67CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,550
2004-05-2154594842-135-38636GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #V115CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,550
2004-05-2054590542-135-38635GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #T125CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,550
2004-05-2054588642-135-38634GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #L115CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,550
2004-05-1254536942-135-38633AVERITT #2CUSTER & WRIGHT OPERATING, INC.DRILL4,900
2004-05-0754418142-135-38628WITCHER, J. E. #22LAGUNA PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL4,600
2004-05-0654416942-135-38626WITCHER, J. E. #20LAGUNA PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL4,600
2004-04-2754499342-135-00110CUMMINS, J #6OXY USA WTP LPRECOMP8,700
2004-04-2754499142-135-00105CUMMINS, J #1OXY USA WTP LPRECOMP8,400
2004-04-1654453842-135-38632CUTLASS #3OXY USA WTP LPDRILL9,000
2004-04-1654453642-135-38631FOIL #2OXY USA WTP LPDRILL9,000
2004-04-1654453542-135-38630FOIL #1OXY USA WTP LPDRILL9,000
2004-04-1454443142-135-34596MONCRIEF-TXL -35- #1MAYNARD OIL CO.RECOMP6,000
2004-04-1454443042-135-35223FOREST-SLATOR "26" #5MAYNARD OIL CO.RECOMP6,000
2004-04-1454442842-135-34700PHILLIPS-TEXACO "23" #1RMAYNARD OIL CO.RECOMP6,490
2004-04-1454442642-135-34749FOREST-SLATOR "26" #2MAYNARD OIL CO.RECOMP6,000
2004-04-1454442442-135-35377PHILLIPS-TXL -23- #1MAYNARD OIL CO.RECOMP6,000
2004-04-0854421542-135-38629GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #E105CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,550
2004-04-0854417942-135-38627WITCHER, J. E. #21LAGUNA PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL4,600
2004-04-0554407642-135-38625JOHNSON, LYDA MAE #3MOMENTUM ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
2004-04-0254392142-135-38624FRANK -B- #47CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,600
2004-04-0154388242-135-38623FRANK -B- #46CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,600
2004-03-3154332342-135-35580UNIVERSITY D #17CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP5,810
2004-03-3154332342-135-35580JORDAN UNIVERSITY UNIT #816CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP5,810
2004-03-2954205242-135-38620CLYDE COWDEN #194CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,350
2004-03-2954200542-135-38618CLYDE COWDEN #195CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,250
2004-03-1654266942-135-30416WEST SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #11 WBAKER OPERATING, INC.RECLASS4,371
2004-03-1254205142-135-38619CLYDE COWDEN #196CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,170
2004-02-2654240442-135-38622JENNIFER (QUEEN) UNIT #43TEXON OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL4,650
2004-02-2654240142-135-37876FATHER MULCAHY #1ANDECTOR EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP6,000
2004-02-2054216342-135-38621COWDEN -A- #3BASIN WELL SERVICE OF ODESSA,INCDRILL4,450
2004-02-1154193342-135-38617CLYDE COWDEN #192CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,250
2004-02-1154192042-135-38616COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. -A- #195OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2004-02-1054183842-135-38615CLYDE COWDEN #191CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,250
2004-02-1054114242-135-36094TXL 13 #18SAGA PET. LTD LIABILITY CO OF CORECOMP5,000
2004-02-0954153242-135-34686FASKEN, DAVID CF #4APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP10,492
2004-02-0554169242-135-38613GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #353ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2004-02-0554169142-135-38612GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #352ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2004-02-0554169042-135-38611GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #351ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2004-02-0554168942-135-38610GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #350ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2004-02-0554168842-135-38609GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #349ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.