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
2002-10-1152453542-135-38278GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #313ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2002-10-1152453342-135-38277GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #312ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2002-10-0952438542-135-36903SMITH "19" #1SAHARA OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP5,300
2002-10-0952438442-135-36911SMITH "19" #3SAHARA OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP5,300
2002-10-0852441842-135-38263RATLIFF, SALLIE W. "A" #1EUREKA PROSPECTING COMPANYDRILL10,300
2002-10-0752436542-135-38276TXL NORTH UNIT #883ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2002-10-0452431642-135-38275TXL NORTH UNIT #880ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2002-10-0452431542-135-38274TXL NORTH UNIT #881ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2002-10-0452431242-135-38273TXL NORTH UNIT #882ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2002-10-0452431142-135-38272TXL NORTH UNIT #884ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,100
2002-10-0252425242-135-38271CORRIGAN COWDEN UNIT #334BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
2002-10-0252425142-135-38270CORRIGAN COWDEN UNIT #335WBP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
2002-09-2552402242-135-38269TXL SOUTH UNIT #3730ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,900
2002-09-2552402142-135-38268TXL SOUTH UNIT #3729ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,900
2002-09-2552402042-135-38267TXL SOUTH UNIT #3728ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,900
2002-09-2552401742-135-38266TXL SOUTH UNIT #3727ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,900
2002-09-2552401542-135-38265TXL SOUTH UNIT #3726ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,900
2002-09-2452397242-135-38264FEE "AH" #1FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL8,500
2002-09-2452397242-135-38264FEE "AH" #1FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL10,000
2002-09-2452397242-135-38264FEE "AH" #1FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL10,000
2002-09-2452387142-135-06724HEADLEE DEVONIAN UNIT #3812FOUR STAR OIL AND GAS COMPANYRECOMP13,263
2002-09-2052274742-135-03702PARKER, J. E. #3SAGA PET. LTD LIABILITY CO OF CORECOMP6,680
2002-09-1952385342-135-38262NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1563WOCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2002-09-1952385242-135-38261NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1564OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2002-09-1852378242-135-34586FEE "ZG" #28FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.RECOMP10,340
2002-09-1352367742-135-38260FOSTER, H. S. 15 #21TURRENTINE OIL AND GAS, INC.DRILL4,550
2002-09-1252360442-135-08024VEST -BCD- #2 WBTA OIL PRODUCERSRECOMP8,929
2002-09-1152352442-135-36543NORTH PENWELL UNIT #214PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP4,900
2002-08-3052316142-135-38253EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #2117WENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2002-08-3052316042-135-38259EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #2114ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2002-08-3052315942-135-38258EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #1814ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2002-08-3052315842-135-38257EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #2116WENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2002-08-3052315742-135-38256EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #2115ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2002-08-3052315642-135-38255EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #816ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2002-08-3052315542-135-38254EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #815ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
2002-08-2652310142-135-38252COWDEN, E. F. A #194OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2002-08-2052285742-135-38251COWDEN RANCH 6 #11RUST OIL CORP.DRILL5,800
2002-08-1952289642-135-35355AVERITT "C" #1ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.RENTR9,817
2002-08-1452270042-135-00323GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS/DEEP/UNIT #24ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP6,400
2002-08-1452270042-135-00323GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS/DEEP/UNIT #24ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP6,700
2002-08-1452269942-135-00326GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS/DEEP/UNIT #22ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP6,400
2002-08-0952265342-135-32739MOSS #6DOMINION OKLAHOMA TEXAS E&P, INCRECOMP12,320
2002-08-0852187142-135-38242SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #215OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2002-08-0552032642-135-38250HALLEY-MIDLAND #41HMMOBIL PIPE LINE CO.DRILL620
2002-08-0152239242-135-38249CONNELL MGMT. #1CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL7,500
2002-07-3152235842-135-34614FEE "ZG" #31FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.RECOMP9,900
2002-07-2552197342-135-06721HEADLEE DEVONIAN UNIT #3811FOUR STAR OIL AND GAS COMPANYRECOMP13,114
2002-07-1252182742-135-10777GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #982CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,800
2002-07-1052170942-135-38247GOLDSMITH LANDRETH DEEP UNIT #347OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
2002-07-1052170842-135-38246GOLDSMITH LANDRETH DEEP UNIT #346OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.