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
2003-01-1552726042-135-38321EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #93ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.DRILL4,800
2003-01-1552719442-135-38319EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #92ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.DRILL4,800
2003-01-1452728142-135-38324FRANK -B- #42CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,600
2003-01-1452725642-135-38320GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #R 85CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,600
2003-01-1352714842-135-38318EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #91ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.DRILL4,700
2003-01-0952712042-135-38317EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #90ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.DRILL4,700
2003-01-0952711442-135-38316EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #89ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.DRILL4,700
2003-01-0852702042-135-38314LAREN #10ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-01-0852699542-135-38315FRANK -B- #43CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,600
2003-01-0852698342-135-38309GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #U 85CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL6,550
2003-01-0852629442-135-38306TXL 'P' #7ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-01-0852627842-135-38305CUMMINS, H.E. 'A' #7ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
2003-01-0752699442-135-38313GOLDSMITH LANDRETH DEEP UNIT #353OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2003-01-0752699342-135-38312GOLDSMITH LANDRETH DEEP UNIT #352OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2003-01-0752699242-135-38311GOLDSMITH LANDRETH DEEP UNIT #351OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2003-01-0652441842-135-38263RATLIFF, SALLIE W. "A" #1EUREKA PROSPECTING COMPANYDRILL11,500Y
2003-01-0652441842-135-38263RATLIFF, SALLIE W. "A" #1EUREKA PROSPECTING COMPANYDRILL13,700
2002-12-3052678042-135-38308GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #315XANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2002-12-1952639342-135-38307CONNELL 15 #1QUALIA, C. F. OPERATING INC.DRILL7,600
2002-12-1752612842-135-04583SLATOR -C- #2ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP9,762
2002-12-1152621742-135-38304EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #95ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.DRILL4,700
2002-11-2752546342-135-38294CATHODIC UNIT E-38 #1SHELL PIPELINE COMPANY LPDRILL400
2002-11-1852558042-135-38303NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1573OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2002-11-1852557942-135-38302NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1572OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2002-11-1852557842-135-38301NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1571OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2002-11-1852557742-135-38300NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1570OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2002-11-1852557642-135-38299NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1569OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2002-11-1852557642-135-38299NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1569OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2002-11-1852557442-135-38298NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1568OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2002-11-1852557342-135-38297NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1567OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2002-11-1852557242-135-38296NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1566OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2002-11-1852557142-135-38295NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1565OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2002-11-1352547242-135-38293JOHNSON, J. L. #2801BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,500
2002-11-0552524242-135-38292GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #B105PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,550
2002-11-0552519842-135-38291GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #U115PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,550
2002-10-2952504742-135-38290FRANK -B- #40PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,750
2002-10-2952504642-135-38289FRANK -B- #37PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,750
2002-10-2952504442-135-38288FRANK -B- #36PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,750
2002-10-2952504342-135-38287FRANK -B- #35PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,750
2002-10-2552496542-135-38286FRANK -B- #34PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,750
2002-10-2452491942-135-38121W. F. COWDEN "A" #26OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,500
2002-10-2252485242-135-38285FRANK -B- #33PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,750
2002-10-2152475542-135-33074JOHNSON DEEP UNIT #16BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP5,260
2002-10-1652467542-135-38283GOLDSMITH LANDRETH DEEP UNIT #348OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2002-10-1652467442-135-38284GOLDSMITH LANDRETH DEEP UNIT #349OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2002-10-1452452142-135-38279SMITH "19" #5SAHARA OPERATING COMPANYDRILL5,300
2002-10-1152454242-135-38282GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #316ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2002-10-1152453942-135-38281GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #315ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2002-10-1152453842-135-38280GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #314ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2002-10-1152453542-135-38278GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #313ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.