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Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-04.

Ector County permitting is running 8.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (26 total, down 45% on the prior quarter). 7 were issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 87 permits in the past 12 months, one of 19 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

17

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-08-04

All Time

16,074

16,074 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1990-01-0936825042-135-36185COWDEN "12" #6GSAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,000
1990-01-0936649542-135-36183ODESSA PETROCHEMICAL PLANT #022CPREXENE PRODUCTS COMPANYDRILL350
1990-01-0836649442-135-36184ODESSA PETROCHEMICAL PLANT #018CPREXENE PRODUCTS COMPANYDRILL300
1990-01-0436821442-135-36182GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #2805TRISEARCH INC.DRILL6,200
1989-12-2736775642-135-36180RHODES COWDEN UNIT #690OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1989-12-2736775542-135-36179RHODES COWDEN UNIT #689OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1989-12-2736775442-135-36178RHODES COWDEN UNIT #315OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1989-12-1836759442-135-36176SHOE BAR RANCH "F" #1MARALO, INC.DRILL11,010
1989-12-1836738742-135-02724EMBAR #33PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP6,260
1989-12-1536768842-135-36177HOLT, O. B. "E" #16AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,700
1989-12-1536738642-135-07261NORTH PENWELL UNIT #65PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL3,900
1989-12-1436750142-135-36175COLE #1832PHOENIX HYDROCARBONS, INC.DRILL5,850
1989-12-1436748142-135-36174COWDEN RANCH "6" #8RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,000
1989-12-1436748142-135-36174COWDEN RANCH "6" #8RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,000
1989-12-1436748142-135-36174COWDEN RANCH "6" #8RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,000
1989-12-0536684342-135-05647TXL "19" #2MARIAH ENERGY CORP.RENTR4,600
1989-12-0136705142-135-01747HOLT, O. B. JR. ETAL #1CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,328
1989-12-0136557342-135-36154EMMONS UNIT #131FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,800
1989-11-3036704942-135-36173SCHARBAUER "H" #3AADOBE RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL4,300
1989-11-2936695042-135-36172GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #405TRISEARCH INC.DRILL6,200
1989-11-2836682842-135-02586COWDEN, CLYDE #130PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP5,900
1989-11-2836678542-135-36169GOLDSMITH LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #272AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,000
1989-11-2836678442-135-36171GOLDSMITH LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #260AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,000
1989-11-2736675642-135-36170TOAD "A" #2CARLOW CORP.DRILL5,500
1989-11-2136660342-135-32116COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. -D- #7AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP9,501
1989-11-2036655242-135-36168WIGHT #1AMERIND OIL CO.DRILL5,350
1989-11-2036632242-135-04372BLAKENEY, B. H. #8CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,355
1989-11-1536648642-135-33997PARKER TURST 20 #1ADOBE RESOURCES CORPORATIONRECOMP12,320
1989-11-1536638342-135-36167TOAD "B" #3CARLOW CORP.DRILL5,500
1989-11-0936611042-135-36166GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #1005TRISEARCH INC.DRILL6,200
1989-11-0636589342-135-36090TOAD "B" #1CARLOW CORP.RECOMP5,362
1989-11-0336593242-135-02584COWDEN, CLYDE #128PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP5,900
1989-11-0336589542-135-36015TOAD #3CARLOW CORP.RECOMP5,341
1989-11-0336589442-135-36023TOAD #4CARLOW CORP.RECOMP5,355
1989-11-0336468442-135-04591SLAT #1PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP10,100
1989-11-0236592542-135-36163SHOEBAR RANCH #1PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL11,300
1989-11-0236588942-135-35275COWDEN #2EFOSTER, RANDALL R.RENTR9,060
1989-11-0236588942-135-35275COWDEN #2EFOSTER, RANDALL R.RENTR5,506
1989-11-0136579242-135-36161COLBERT, E. K. #14FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,800
1989-11-0136578542-135-36162TXL "B" #1CARLOW CORP.DRILL5,500
1989-11-0136576342-135-07640COCHRAN, W. C. #4CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,336
1989-11-0136569442-135-03214COWDEN, R. B. "12" #4MARATHON OIL COMPANYRECOMP8,500
1989-10-3136585242-135-36164NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1399AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1989-10-3136585242-135-36164NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1399AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1989-10-3136585142-135-36165NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1398AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1989-10-3136508242-135-36143EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1506FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1989-10-3136508142-135-36148EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1412FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1989-10-3136507942-135-36150EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #208FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1989-10-3036566642-135-36160GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #1505TRISEARCH INC.DRILL6,200
1989-10-3036565642-135-36159KAYSER, EVA #5OSCEOLA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,600
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.