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 55% 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
1998-07-2147796142-135-37724GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #293ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-07-2147796142-135-37724GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #293ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-07-2147796042-135-37723GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #295ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-07-2147795942-135-37722GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #297ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-07-2147795942-135-37722GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #297ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-07-2147795842-135-37721GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #298ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-07-2147795742-135-37720GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #299ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-07-2147795642-135-37719GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #303ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-07-2147795542-135-37718GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #301ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-07-2147795442-135-37717GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #300ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-07-1747795342-135-37716GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #308ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-07-1347788142-135-37714HOLT #1901ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL10,500
1998-07-0247641742-135-02427ABELL #2PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP8,195
1998-06-2547730742-135-03508MC ENTIRE #2PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP7,735
1998-06-2447725942-135-03127FRANK -A- #4PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP7,840
1998-06-2447719442-135-08349EAST COWDEN (GRAYBURG) UNIT #16CONOCO INC.DRILL4,425
1998-06-2447719242-135-08345EAST COWDEN (GRAYBURG) UNIT #14CONOCO INC.DRILL4,720
1998-06-2447715342-135-30041MOBIL-EIDSON #1HERBIG OIL & GAS CO.RENTR8,463
1998-06-2247635942-135-37710CUMMINS, H. E. "C" #12ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-06-1947731242-135-05682TXL B #1OXY USA INC.RECOMP8,500
1998-06-1847726542-135-03769TXL SOUTH UNIT #2803ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP7,000
1998-06-1647702442-135-04475SLATOR -B- #4ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP9,742
1998-06-1147502342-135-37698NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1470ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL4,800
1998-06-1147502242-135-37699NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1469ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL4,800
1998-06-1147502142-135-37700NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1468ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL4,800
1998-06-1147502042-135-37701NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1467ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL4,800
1998-06-0947635842-135-37711CUMMINS, H. E. "C" #13ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-06-0547690842-135-37713PINNACLE #3BAXTER, D. B. INC.DRILL5,600
1998-06-0347683642-135-03770TXL SOUTH UNIT #2801ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP7,000
1998-06-0347680842-135-30575FOSTER, H. S. #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYRENTR9,600
1998-05-2047641642-135-37712SCHARBAUER, CLARENCE "DEEP" #1ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL10,000
1998-05-1347565642-135-37708GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #287ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-05-1347565542-135-37707GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #289ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-05-1347565542-135-37707GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #289ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-05-1347565442-135-37706GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #290ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-05-1347565342-135-37705GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #294ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-05-1347565242-135-37704GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #296ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-05-1347565242-135-37704GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #296ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-05-1347565142-135-37709GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #304ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-05-1347565042-135-37703GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #305ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-05-1347565042-135-37703GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #305ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-05-1347564942-135-37702GOLDSMITH CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #307ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1998-05-0447590142-135-02707EMBAR #12PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP5,515
1998-04-3047553342-135-08317WILLIAMSON, JESSIE #3UCLEVELAND OIL COMPANY,L.L.C.,THERECOMP5,850
1998-04-3047553342-135-08317WILLIAMSON, JESSIE #3IMPERIAL GAS RESOURCES LLCRECOMP8,200
1998-04-2047548242-135-37995WOODS, E. N. #20TRIAD ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL4,700
1998-04-2047544642-135-02698GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #T141PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP5,820
1998-04-1047433142-135-34107JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #152TITAN RESOURCES I, INC.RECOMP5,350
1998-04-0147482342-135-37696COWDEN RANCH "56" #2RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,500
1998-03-3047476242-135-37690TXL SOUTH UNIT #2219ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.