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
2000-08-0749812142-135-37867GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #L 55PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,550
2000-08-0749812142-135-37867GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #L 55PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,550
2000-08-0349671042-135-37854GIST UNIT #160SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL4,600
2000-08-0349670942-135-37853GIST UNIT #161SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL4,600
2000-08-0349670842-135-37852GIST UNIT #162SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL4,600
2000-08-0349670642-135-37851GIST UNIT #163SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL4,600
2000-08-0149790542-135-37866MONEY PENNY #1OXY USA INC.DRILL9,200
2000-08-0149790542-135-37866MONEYPENNY #1OXY USA INC.DRILL8,917
2000-08-0149790442-135-37865TRAPPER, JOHN A #1OXY USA INC.DRILL8,500
2000-08-0149790342-135-37864BUNCH-O-LUNCH #1OXY USA INC.DRILL10,000
2000-07-3149789342-135-37863HEADLEE DEVONIAN UNIT #4304HFOUR STAR OIL AND GAS COMPANYDRILL16,000Y
2000-07-2749761142-135-30365EAST PENWELL/SAN ANDRES/UNIT #1913WFIRST PERMIAN, L.L.C.RENTR4,000
2000-07-2749754542-135-37858EMBRY #1ALLEDER INC.DRILL4,300
2000-07-2549761942-135-37861ECTOR "T" FEE #35HTEXACO E & P INC.DRILL10,300Y
2000-07-2549761742-135-37862HOLT, O. B. "10" #1TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL13,200
2000-07-2549759442-135-37859JENNIFER QUEEN UNIT #27ARENDOVA OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL4,700
2000-07-2549759342-135-37860JENNIFER QUEEN UNIT #42RENDOVA OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL4,700
2000-07-2549759342-135-37860JENNIFER QUEEN UNIT #42RENDOVA OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL4,700
2000-07-2149750142-135-37857ADDIS, FRANK V. #9OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL9,300
2000-07-2149731542-135-34602EAST PENWELL/SAN ANDRES/UNIT #1315FIRST PERMIAN, L.L.C.RENTR3,800
2000-07-2149727042-135-37856CRANE 11 #4CONCHO RESOURCES INC.DRILL10,500
2000-07-2149727042-135-37856CRANE 11 #4CONCHO RESOURCES INC.DRILL10,500
2000-07-1949735642-135-30722AMBER RAE "19" #4O'RYAN OIL AND GASRECOMP4,000
2000-07-1949438842-135-30795AMBER RAE "19" #3O'RYAN OIL AND GASRENTR4,000
2000-07-1049699142-135-37855KLINGER B #1OXY USA INC.DRILL8,800
2000-06-3049234642-135-37803ECTOR FEE UNIT #5ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL12,900
2000-06-1949629942-135-37850GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #L 65PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,550
2000-06-1649622542-135-37849NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1517OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2000-06-1549616842-135-37848GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #J 95PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,550
2000-06-1549616742-135-37847GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #Q 10PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,550
2000-06-1449612442-135-37846NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1507OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2000-06-1449612342-135-37845NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1508OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2000-06-1449612242-135-37844NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1509OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2000-06-1449612242-135-37844NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1509OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2000-06-1449612142-135-37843NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1510OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2000-06-1449612042-135-37842NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1513OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2000-06-1449611942-135-37841NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1515OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2000-06-1449611842-135-37840NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1519OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,800
2000-06-0749577542-135-37839GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #330OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2000-06-0749577542-135-37839GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #330OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2000-06-0249579042-135-37838HOLT, O. B. /R/ #34OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,000
2000-05-2449536042-135-30397WITCHER, J. E. #9LAGUNA PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRENTR4,400
2000-05-2349537842-135-37837HURRICANE #1OXY USA INC.DRILL10,000
2000-05-2349526442-135-37836GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #322OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2000-05-2349526342-135-37835GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #324OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2000-05-2349526242-135-37834GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #325OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2000-05-2349526142-135-37833GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #328OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2000-05-2349526042-135-37832GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #329OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2000-05-1549500142-135-37831EXXON-BARROW 17 #1TEXLAND-RECTOR & SCHUMACHERDRILL5,800
2000-05-1549496742-135-00304CUMMINS, H. E. #7M & J ENERGY, INC.RECOMP4,240
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.