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
2003-02-2652879842-135-38370TXL NORTH UNIT #904ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2003-02-2652879742-135-38369TXL NORTH UNIT #903ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2003-02-2452882242-135-38372GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #2011NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL6,100
2003-02-2452874742-135-38365TXL NORTH UNIT #901ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2003-02-2452872942-135-38368TXL NORTH UNIT #898ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2003-02-2152873242-135-38364TXL NORTH UNIT #900ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2003-02-2152871742-135-38363TXL NORTH UNIT #896ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2003-02-2152871442-135-38362TXL NORTH UNIT #893ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2003-02-2152870642-135-38361TXL NORTH UNIT #889ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2003-02-2052870542-135-38360TXL NORTH UNIT #895ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2003-02-2052868842-135-38359TXL NORTH UNIT #888ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2003-02-2052820942-135-38352TXL SOUTH UNIT #1225ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-02-1952862742-135-38358TXL NORTH UNIT #885ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2003-02-1952825842-135-38355TXL SOUTH UNIT #5913ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-02-1452815242-135-38351TXL SOUTH UNIT #6208ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-02-1052826442-135-38357TXL SOUTH UNIT #6211ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-02-1052826342-135-38356TXL SOUTH UNIT #6207ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-02-1052799342-135-30274EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #6ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.RECOMP4,250Y
2003-02-0752821142-135-38354TXL SOUTH UNIT #3737ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-02-0752821042-135-38353TXL SOUTH UNIT #3733ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-02-0652814842-135-38350TXL SOUTH UNIT #3736ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-02-0652814742-135-38349TXL SOUTH UNIT #3743ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-02-0652814642-135-38348TXL SOUTH UNIT #3741ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-02-0652814542-135-38347TXL SOUTH UNIT #3734ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-02-0452802742-135-38345METEOR CRATER #1OXY USA WTP LPDRILL12,200
2003-02-0452802642-135-38346RAPIER #1OXY USA WTP LPDRILL9,000
2003-02-0352796542-135-36731CLYDE -B- #181CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYRECOMP4,202
2003-01-3152791842-135-38344EMBAR #66CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,550
2003-01-3152791842-135-38344EMBAR #66CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,550
2003-01-3052784442-135-38343TXL SOUTH UNIT #6210ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2003-01-2952784342-135-38342TXL SOUTH UNIT #7509ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-01-2952784242-135-38341TXL SOUTH UNIT #6209ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-01-2952784142-135-38340TXL SOUTH UNIT #5808ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-01-2952784042-135-38339TXL SOUTH UNIT #2220ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-01-2952783842-135-38338TXL SOUTH UNIT #3742ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-01-2952783742-135-38337TXL SOUTH UNIT #3740ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-01-2952783642-135-38336TXL SOUTH UNIT #3739ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-01-2952783542-135-38335TXL SOUTH UNIT #3738ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-01-2952783442-135-38333TXL SOUTH UNIT #3735ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-01-2952783242-135-38334TXL SOUTH UNIT #3732ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-01-2952782942-135-38332TXL SOUTH UNIT #3731ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-01-2352758542-135-38331CUMMINS, H.E. 'K' #6ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-01-2252755842-135-38330GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #V 95CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,600
2003-01-2252755042-135-38329CUMMINS, H.E. 'K' #5ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-01-2252754942-135-38328GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #Q 75CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,600
2003-01-2152746942-135-38327FRANK -B- #39CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,700
2003-01-2152746442-135-38326FRANK -B- #38CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,700
2003-01-2152746342-135-38325FRANK -B- #41CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,600
2003-01-1752728042-135-38323EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #96ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.DRILL4,800
2003-01-1552726242-135-38322EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #94ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.DRILL4,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.