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

16,109

16,109 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
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
1994-04-2642326442-135-30484YARBROUGH + ALLEN #87EXXON CORP.RECOMP10,610
1994-04-1842301042-135-36908COWDEN, HARPER #1YUCCA ENERGY, INC.DRILL4,400
1994-04-1442301942-135-03417COWDEN, W.F. -C- #21AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP8,481
1994-04-1442294342-135-36907SHOEBAR RANCH C #1PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL11,050
1994-04-1242282942-135-08671LOTER, OSCAR #1HEADINGTON OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,323
1994-03-2842234242-135-36906MILLARD-E #11PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL9,550
1994-03-1142194842-135-03102FRANK-B #2PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP8,070
1994-03-0942179642-135-07269MILLARD D #3PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP8,503
1994-03-0742176142-135-02703EMBAR #6PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP7,937
1994-03-0742176042-135-02710EMBAR #14PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP8,000
1994-03-0242144942-135-00495GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #80CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,195
1994-03-0242144842-135-34421GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1427CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,550
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.