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
2003-12-1653969942-135-38526TXL SOUTH UNIT #1312ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-12-1653969942-135-38526TXL SOUTH UNIT #1312ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-12-1553793242-135-05003RATIFF, SALLIE W. #B 1EUREKA PROSPECTING COMPANYRECOMP13,850
2003-12-0953945342-135-38524FOSTER F #3OXY USA WTP LPDRILL9,500
2003-12-0953945342-135-38524FOSTER F #3OXY USA WTP LPDRILL9,500
2003-12-0953945242-135-38525TXL K #4OXY USA WTP LPDRILL9,500
2003-12-0453918542-135-38523FRANK -B- #45CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,550
2003-12-0453918442-135-38522FRANK -B- #44CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,550
2003-12-0253914442-135-38520METEOR CRATER B #3OXY USA WTP LPDRILL9,500
2003-12-0253914342-135-38519TXL AC #1OXY USA WTP LPDRILL9,500
2003-12-0253910742-135-38518YARBROUGH& ALLEN #2HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL9,250Y
2003-11-2553878142-135-35948TXL 13 #17SAGA PET. LTD LIABILITY CO OF CORECOMP5,000
2003-11-2553781542-135-08823EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #4ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.RECOMP4,420Y
2003-11-2153892442-135-37380COWDEN, EMMA "D" #29ALTO MINERALS, INC.RENTR4,500
2003-11-2153781742-135-31608EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #35ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.RECOMP4,597Y
2003-11-2153781742-135-31608EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #35ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.RECOMP4,597Y
2003-11-1953780542-135-08349EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #16ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.RECOMP4,437Y
2003-11-0753838942-135-02618EMMA COWDEN "D" #24ALTO MINERALS, INC.RENTR5,350
2003-11-0453827742-135-36755COWDEN, EMMA "D" #27ALTO MINERALS, INC.RECOMP5,350
2003-10-2953783942-135-38516GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #2910NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL6,100
2003-10-2453784042-135-38517GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #2908NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL6,100
2003-10-2353769642-135-38515GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #3503NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL6,100
2003-10-2253769542-135-38514GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #3504NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL6,100
2003-10-2053766542-135-38513FOSTER 8 #1OXY USA WTP LPDRILL9,500
2003-10-2053766442-135-38512GOLDSMTH-LANDRETH/DEEP/UNIT #355OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2003-10-2053766342-135-38511GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/DEEP/UNIT #361OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2003-10-1453752042-135-38510GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/DEEP/UNIT #360OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2003-10-1453751942-135-38507GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #357OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2003-10-1453751842-135-38509GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/DEEP/UNIT #359OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2003-10-1453751742-135-38505GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH / DEEP/ UNIT #356OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2003-10-1453751642-135-38508GOLSMITH-LANDRETH/DEEP/UNIT #358OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2003-10-1453751542-135-38506GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #354OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2003-10-1453744142-135-38504GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #E 95CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,550
2003-10-1453744042-135-38503GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #F105CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,550
2003-10-1453743842-135-38502GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #E 85CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,550
2003-10-1453743742-135-38501GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #Q105CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,550
2003-10-1453743642-135-38500GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #J 85CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,550
2003-10-1353567442-135-01497CONNELL, ARCO "D" #17INCLINE ENERGYRENTR9,157
2003-10-0853719642-135-04755TUBB, J. B. "D" #3LARIO OIL & GAS COMPANYRECOMP4,613
2003-10-0253686542-135-38498EAST PENWELL/SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #411ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2003-10-0153686342-135-38496EAST PENWELL/SAN ANDRES/UNIT #316ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2003-10-0153686242-135-38495EAST PENWELL/SAN ANDRES/UNIT #317ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2003-09-3053696442-135-35904CROSS G #2OXY USA WTP LPRECOMP10,900
2003-09-3053686642-135-38499EAST PENWELL/SAN ANDRESS/UNIT #410ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2003-09-3053686442-135-38497EAST PENWELL/SAN ANDRES/UNIT #409ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2003-09-1053625842-135-38494METEOR CRATER A #2OXY USA WTP LPDRILL9,500
2003-09-0953620142-135-38493SLAT #11PERMIAN RESOURCES, INC.DRILL9,800
2003-09-0453608642-135-38492GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #408NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL6,100
2003-09-0453608642-135-38492GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #408NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL6,100
2003-09-0353602342-135-38491RICHARDSON #1BROWN, GEO. R PARTNERSHIP,LP,THEDRILL8,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.