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Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-10.

Ector County permitting is running 18 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (54 total, versus 9 in the prior quarter). DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 87 permits in the past 12 months, one of 18 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

13

Operators (30d)

6

Latest Permit

2026-09-10

All Time

16,108

16,108 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1996-09-1845276442-135-37272SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #713PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,530
1996-09-1845276442-135-37272SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #713PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,850
1996-09-1845276242-135-30135GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1168CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,400
1996-09-1845276142-135-00751GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1346CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR4,400
1996-09-1845275942-135-00731GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #324CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR4,400
1996-09-1845275842-135-00814GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1433CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR4,400
1996-09-1845275642-135-00737GOLDMSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #330WCCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,400
1996-09-1845275442-135-00752GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1347CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,400
1996-09-1645268542-135-37271ECTOR FEE '19' #1TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL3,800
1996-09-1645240142-135-37265GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #3809NATIONAL ENERGY GROUP, INC.DRILL6,100
1996-09-1645240042-135-37264GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #2004NATIONAL ENERGY GROUP, INC.DRILL6,100
1996-09-1645239842-135-37263GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #2005NATIONAL ENERGY GROUP, INC.DRILL6,100
1996-09-1645239742-135-37270GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #206NATIONAL ENERGY GROUP, INC.DRILL6,100
1996-09-1345253542-135-37266HOLT, O. B. #135TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL4,850
1996-09-1345249542-135-31960HOLT, O.B. #113TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP10,300
1996-09-1345249442-135-31975HOLT, O.B. #114TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP10,300
1996-09-1245256042-135-37268ECTOR 'BH' FEE #1TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL5,300
1996-09-1245255942-135-37267ECTOR 'BH' FEE #2TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL5,300
1996-09-1245235242-135-02440ALMA #7MERIT ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP9,877
1996-09-1045240442-135-37262GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #3710NATIONAL ENERGY GROUP, INC.DRILL6,100
1996-09-0545227242-135-00766GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1362CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR4,350
1996-09-0545227142-135-00744GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1339CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR4,400
1996-09-0445194842-135-37259GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #3306NATIONAL ENERGY GROUP, INC.DRILL6,100
1996-09-0445194742-135-37258GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #3305NATIONAL ENERGY GROUP, INC.DRILL6,100
1996-09-0445189442-135-37255CUMMINS, H.E. 'C' #10RANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,600
1996-09-0445189342-135-37254CUMMINS, H.E. 'C' #8RANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,600
1996-09-0445189242-135-37253CUMMINS, H.E. 'C' #7RANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,600
1996-09-0345037442-135-01765HOLT, O. B. #5TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP4,560
1996-09-0345037442-135-01765HOLT, O. B. #5TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP4,560
1996-09-0345033842-135-01794HOLT, O. B. #43TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP4,590
1996-08-3045208942-135-34712MOSS, PAUL ESTATE #1RUST OIL CORP.RECOMP9,200
1996-08-3045208842-135-34667PHILLIPS - TXL "31" #4RUST OIL CORP.RECOMP9,200
1996-08-3045201642-135-37260BARROW, AUGUSTA #38EXXON CORP.DRILL10,300
1996-08-3045201542-135-37261BARROW, AUGUSTA #37EXXON CORP.DRILL10,300
1996-08-3045197342-135-02453CARLINVILLE NATIONAL BANK #2COLLINS & WARE, INC.RECOMP10,180
1996-08-2845195042-135-37257GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #2407NATIONAL ENERGY GROUP, INC.DRILL6,100
1996-08-2845194942-135-37256GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #2406NATIONAL ENERGY GROUP, INC.DRILL6,100
1996-08-2645190942-135-37252HOLT #1210ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL13,200
1996-08-2245168742-135-01748HOLT, O.B. SR ETAL #1TREY SERVICES, INC.RENTR5,330
1996-08-2245168742-135-01748HOLT, O. B. SR., ET AL #1ARRINGTON,DAVID H. OIL & GAS,INCRENTR5,260
1996-08-2145172042-135-36965RATLIFF "J" #1EUREKA PROSPECTING COMPANYRECOMP12,273
1996-08-2145146342-135-37250WIGHT, LOUIE E. #5ARCO PERMIANDRILL5,600
1996-08-2145146242-135-37248WIGHT, LOUIE E. #7ARCO PERMIANDRILL5,600
1996-08-2145146142-135-37249WIGHT, LOUIE E. #6ARCO PERMIANDRILL5,600
1996-08-2045167142-135-37251GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #2617NATIONAL ENERGY GROUP, INC.DRILL6,100
1996-08-1644983142-135-37231COWDEN, CLYDE "B" #1SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1996-08-1445142542-135-03192COWDEN, R.B. F 10-1 #1ANDECTOR EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP4,550
1996-08-0845128542-135-37247WIGHT, MRS. A. W. "B" #6ARCO PERMIANDRILL5,600
1996-08-0845128442-135-37246WIGHT, MRS. A. W. "B" #5ARCO PERMIANDRILL5,600
1996-08-0845126342-135-37245BARROW, AUGUSTA #36EXXON CORP.DRILL10,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.