Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-03.

Ector County permitting is running 8.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (25 total, down 47% on the prior quarter). 6 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

16

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-08-03

All Time

16,071

16,071 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1994-06-1442472342-135-36948MOSS #19WALSH & WATTS, INC.DRILL4,500
1994-06-1042474542-135-36949RIGEL #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL10,500
1994-06-0142342242-135-36913HOLT, O.B. #133TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL4,770
1994-06-0142342142-135-36914HOLT, O.B. #134TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL4,810
1994-05-2442417742-135-10010MOSS E #6DOXY USA INC.RECOMP9,000
1994-05-1942378542-135-36946ODESSA PETROCHEMICAL PLANT #942REXENE CORPORATIONDRILL280
1994-05-1942378442-135-36945ODESSA PETROCHEMICAL PLANT #940REXENE CORPORATIONDRILL350
1994-05-1842378642-135-36944ODESSA PETROCHEMICAL #941REXENE CORPORATIONDRILL350
1994-05-1842378342-135-36943ODESSA PETROCHEMICAL PLANT #943REXENE CORPORATIONDRILL280
1994-05-1742397142-135-36942SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #624PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,950
1994-05-1742397142-135-36942SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #624PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,950
1994-05-1742397042-135-36941SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #623PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,950
1994-05-1742396942-135-36940SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #622PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,950
1994-05-1742396942-135-36940SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #622PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,950
1994-05-1742394142-135-36939SHOEBAR RANCH "C" #2PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL11,050
1994-05-1642353142-135-36916EAST PENWELL / SAN ANDRES / UNIT #209FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1994-05-1642352242-135-36917EAST PENWELL / SAN ANDRES / UNIT #2113FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1994-05-1642308842-135-35014COWDEN, R. B. - AB - #8AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYOTHER8,003
1994-05-1142370642-135-36938GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #219ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,350
1994-05-1142367842-135-36924GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #224ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,350
1994-05-1142367742-135-36925GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #223ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,350
1994-05-1142367642-135-36926GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #222ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,350
1994-05-1142367542-135-36927GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #221ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,350
1994-05-1142367442-135-36928GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #220ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,350
1994-05-1142367342-135-36929GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #218ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,350
1994-05-1142367242-135-36930GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #217ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,350
1994-05-1142367142-135-36931GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #216ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,350
1994-05-1142367042-135-36932GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #215ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,350
1994-05-1142366942-135-36933GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #214ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,350
1994-05-1142366842-135-36934GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #213ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,350
1994-05-1142366742-135-36935GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #212ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,350
1994-05-1142366642-135-36936GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEPE UNIT #211ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,350
1994-05-1142366542-135-36937GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #210ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,350
1994-05-1042356142-135-05220YARBROUGH & ALLEN #12EXXON CORP.RECOMP10,830
1994-05-0942319842-135-36909TEXACO-HENDERSON #8EDWARDS-FOSTER, INC.DRILL4,400Y
1994-05-0542356642-135-05215YARBROUGH + ALLEN #5EXXON CORP.RECOMP10,165
1994-05-0542353042-135-36915EAST PENWELL / SAN ANDRES / UNIT #315FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1994-05-0542352942-135-36923EAST PENWELL / SAN ANDRES / UNIT #814FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1994-05-0542352842-135-36922EAST PENWELL / SAN ANDRES / UNIT #910FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1994-05-0542352742-135-36921EAST PENWELL / SAN ANDRES / UNIT #1114FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1994-05-0542352642-135-36920EAST PENWELL / SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #1214FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1994-05-0542352542-135-36919EAST PENWELL / SAN ANDRES / UNIT #1414FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1994-05-0542352442-135-36918EAST PENWELL / SAN ANDRES / UNIT #1812FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1994-05-0342344742-135-04218JOHNSON GBSA UNIT #801OXY USA INC.OTHER4,308
1994-05-0342344542-135-04328JOHNSON GBSA UNIT #704OXY USA INC.OTHER4,195
1994-05-0242322042-135-36910RECTIFIER, C.P. #523CPEL PASO NATURAL GAS CO.DRILL500
1994-05-0242264042-135-00325GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS DEEP UNIT #23ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,350
1994-04-2942330542-135-05427COLE RANCH TXL #2BOYD, D. K. OIL AND GAS CO.,INC.RENTR8,023
1994-04-2842330442-135-36912SMITH "19" #2SAHARA OPERATING COMPANYDRILL5,300
1994-04-2842330342-135-36911SMITH "19" #3SAHARA OPERATING COMPANYDRILL5,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.