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Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-23.

Ector County permitting is running 18 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (55 total, versus 9 in the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 72 permits in the past 12 months, one of 19 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

9

Operators (30d)

5

Latest Permit

2026-09-23

All Time

16,110

16,110 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1991-09-2539194942-135-36521COWDEN #2PENWELL ENERGY, INC.DRILL13,000
1991-09-2539194942-135-36521COWDEN #2PENWELL ENERGY, INC.DRILL12,725
1991-09-2339212642-135-36522FORTUNE 500 #1PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL13,000
1991-09-2339212642-135-36522FORTUNE 500 #1PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL13,000
1991-09-2339212642-135-36522FORTUNE 500 #1PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL13,000
1991-09-2039129642-135-36163SHOEBAR RANCH #1PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP11,300Y
1991-09-2039129642-135-36163SHOEBAR RANCH #1PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP11,300Y
1991-09-1339189442-135-36520LAZY -E- #3PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,400
1991-09-1339189342-135-36208LAZY -E- #1PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP7,850
1991-09-1039173242-135-36277LAZY-E #2PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP5,620
1991-09-0639163942-135-36518NORTH PENWELL UNIT #182PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,850
1991-09-0639163342-135-36517NORTH PENWELL UNIT #217PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,850
1991-09-0639163242-135-36516NORTH PENWELL UNIT #215PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,850
1991-09-0639163142-135-36515NORTH PENWELL UNIT #211PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,850
1991-09-0639162942-135-36514NORTH PENWELL UNIT #205PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,850
1991-09-0639162842-135-36513NORTH PENWELL UNIT #196PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,850
1991-09-0639162742-135-36512NORTH PENWELL UNIT #197PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,850
1991-09-0639162642-135-36511NORTH PENWELL UNIT #200PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,850
1991-09-0639161542-135-36519WILLIAMSON, J.M. "A" #3MARIAH ENERGY CORP.DRILL4,700
1991-09-0539123342-135-36510FOSTER D #2CITGO PIPELINE COMPANYDRILL275
1991-09-0339134942-135-01577CONNELL, W.E. 'B' #27CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RENTR6,200
1991-08-3039137542-135-36509TOAD "A" #8UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL5,350
1991-08-2838966042-135-36492HENDERSON, F.A. -B- #11EXXON CORP.DRILL9,350
1991-08-2639112042-135-34733WOODS, E.N. #14TRIAD ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP4,700
1991-08-2039103942-135-36508EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #2012FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1991-08-2039103742-135-36507EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #314FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1991-08-2039103442-135-36506EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #409FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1991-08-2039103342-135-36505EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #908FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1991-08-2039103242-135-36504EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1112FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1991-08-2039103142-135-36503EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1113FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1991-08-2039103042-135-36502EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1508FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1991-08-2039103042-135-36502EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1508FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1991-08-2039102942-135-36917EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #2113FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1991-08-2039100542-135-30288GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1261CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,345
1991-08-1939099542-135-36500NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1411AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1991-08-1939099442-135-36499NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1410AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1991-08-1939099342-135-36498NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1408AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1991-08-1939099242-135-36497NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1406AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1991-08-1939099142-135-36496NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1407AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1991-08-0738974542-135-36111EAST HARPER UNIT #126SAGE ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP5,526
1991-08-0239044842-135-36495COWDEN "14" #1SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL13,000
1991-08-0239044842-135-36495COWDEN "14" #1SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL13,000
1991-08-0239044842-135-36495COWDEN "14" #1SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL13,000
1991-08-0238958142-135-36489SMITH #3PENWELL ENERGY, INC.DRILL5,700
1991-08-0238958042-135-36490SMITH #2PENWELL ENERGY, INC.DRILL5,700
1991-08-0139044742-135-36494COWDEN "14" #3SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL13,000
1991-07-2439009542-135-00089CUMMINS D #8OXY USA INC.RECOMP8,215
1991-07-1838990142-135-32967BLAKENEY R #1AKELT OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP5,166
1991-07-1538985742-135-36493COWDEN "13" #8GSAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,000
1991-07-1038965442-135-30670JOHNSON GBSA UNIT #1905WOXY USA INC.RENTR4,350
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.