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
1989-09-0536355542-135-36129COWDEN, CLYDE #177PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,800
1989-09-0536245442-135-35522FASKEN "19" #1UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP12,450
1989-09-0136323942-135-35338BAGLEY, J. E. #13FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYRECOMP4,500
1989-08-2936327842-135-36126COWDEN, CLYDE #174PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,800
1989-08-2936327842-135-36126COWDEN, CLYDE #174PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,800
1989-08-2936327742-135-36125COWDEN, CLYDE #172PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,800
1989-08-2436302142-135-36121TOAD "B" #2CARLOW CORP.DRILL5,500
1989-08-1436272442-135-36120FOSTER, H. C. #32PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,100
1989-08-1436272442-135-36120FOSTER, H. C. #32PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,100
1989-08-1136257942-135-36118JOHNSON, J. L. "38" #7CONOCO INC.DRILL5,700
1989-08-1136257942-135-36118JOHNSON, J. L. "38" #7CONOCO INC.DRILL5,700
1989-08-1036261442-135-36119TOAD "C" #1CARLOW CORP.DRILL5,600
1989-08-1036243942-135-36116GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #4906TRISEARCH INC.DRILL6,200
1989-08-1036243842-135-36117GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #5006TRISEARCH INC.DRILL6,200
1989-08-0836237142-135-36115SOUTH COWDEN CANYON UNIT #30CONOCO INC.DRILL9,800
1989-08-0736219742-135-04825FOSTER-JOHNSON UNIT #1101EXXON CORP.DRILL4,164
1989-08-0436108442-135-30512ECTOR "AS" FEE #5CONOCO INC.RECOMP4,800
1989-08-0336232742-135-04504SLATOR, J.D. #2MARATHON OIL COMPANYRECOMP9,758
1989-08-0336208642-135-34424COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #154AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP9,143
1989-07-3136207542-135-36114GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #3505TRISEARCH INC.DRILL6,200
1989-07-2636186942-135-36113KAYSER, EVA #4MINIHAN, TOM R.DRILL4,600
1989-07-2036159042-135-36112COWDEN RANCH "6" #7RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,500
1989-07-1735882042-135-36077GIST "C" #12KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
1989-07-1436143942-135-36039TOAD #5CARLOW CORP.RECOMP5,341
1989-07-1436053642-135-36097CORRIGAN COWDEN UNIT #326ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,700
1989-07-1436053542-135-36096CORRIGAN COWDEN UNIT #325ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,700
1989-07-1336136142-135-33549PARKER ESTATE #1HAWK, BOB OIL OPERATORRECOMP6,500
1989-07-0636108542-135-30572ECTOR "AK" FEE #2CONOCO INC.RECOMP4,800
1989-07-0336099242-135-36111COWDEN "13" #5GSAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,000
1989-06-3036065542-135-36104CITY OF ODESSA UTILITY R.O.W. #C0340SENERGAS COMPANYDRILL380
1989-06-2936093742-135-08919DEFORD #2WPHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP6,305
1989-06-2936083942-135-36110COWDEN "12" #5GSAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,000
1989-06-2936081142-135-36109COWDEN "11" #3GSAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,000
1989-06-2836084042-135-36108COWDEN "11" #2GSAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,000
1989-06-2836065742-135-36105CITY OF ODESSA UTILITY R.O.W. #C0350SENERGAS COMPANYDRILL380
1989-06-2836065342-135-36103CITY OF ODESSA UTILITY R.O.W. #C0330SENERGAS COMPANYDRILL380
1989-06-2836065242-135-36102CITY OF ODESSA UTILITY R.O.W. #C0320SENERGAS COMPANYDRILL380
1989-06-2736074642-135-36107GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #3709TRISEARCH INC.DRILL6,200
1989-06-2736074542-135-36106GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #1105TRISEARCH INC.DRILL6,200
1989-06-2735984742-135-36093SOUTH COWDEN CANYON UNIT #31CONOCO INC.DRILL9,800
1989-06-2236054042-135-36101CORRIGAN COWDEN UNIT #330ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,700
1989-06-2236053942-135-36100CORRIGAN COWDEN UNIT #329ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,700
1989-06-2236053842-135-36099CORRIGAN COWDEN UNIT #328ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,700
1989-06-2236053742-135-36098CORRIGAN COWDEN UNIT #327ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,700
1989-06-2235940942-135-36089COLBERT, E. K. #12FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,814
1989-06-2036039742-135-36003AMOCO-COWDEN 9 #3PHOENIX HYDROCARBONS, INC.RECOMP5,850
1989-06-1536037642-135-34307GOLDSMITH, C. A. ETAL #1420CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,600
1989-06-1536037542-135-34473GOLDSMITH, C. A. ETAL #1446CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,600
1989-06-1536036342-135-36095SHOE BAR "E" #1MARALO, INC.DRILL10,900
1989-06-1536032742-135-05563TXL "B" #1 #1PERMIAN BRINE SALES, INC.RENTR6,338
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.