Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-20.

Ector County permitting is running 6.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (19 total, down 61% on the prior quarter). DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 83 permits in the past 12 months, one of 19 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

15

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-07-20

All Time

16,059

16,059 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2018-08-1484345242-135-40500LEON #12FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,500
2018-08-0384311642-135-38345METEOR CRATER #1OXY USA WTP LPRECOMP12,000
2018-08-0384310742-135-30392GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #1301XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP8,080
2018-07-2084242642-135-43612TATIA #02LSFDL OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,800Y
2018-07-1883810242-135-43580RATLIFF K UNIT #4408MHCOG OPERATING LLCDRILL8,700Y
2018-07-1883810142-135-43579RATLIFF K UNIT #4408LHCOG OPERATING LLCDRILL9,100Y
2018-07-1883810142-135-43579RATLIFF K UNIT #4408LHCOG OPERATING LLCDRILL10,500Y
2018-07-1883774942-135-43574RATLIFF K UNIT #4407MHCOG OPERATING LLCDRILL8,700Y
2018-07-1883774642-135-43573RATLIFF K UNIT #4407LHCOG OPERATING LLCDRILL9,100Y
2018-07-1784243642-135-43611TATIA #03LSFDL OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,800Y
2018-06-2684167842-135-31483JOHNSON DEEP UNIT #12WDOXY USA INC.RECOMP8,500
2018-06-1384111442-135-43610PAUL MOSS UNIT #203WHITE ROCK OIL & GAS, LLCDRILL4,500
2018-06-1184105342-135-38866GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #1606XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP8,260
2018-06-0784089942-135-43609COWDEN #1901HNOVO OIL & GAS TEXAS, LLCDRILL11,400Y
2018-06-0784089942-135-43609COWDEN #1901HZARVONA ENERGY LLCDRILL11,400Y
2018-06-0684067842-135-43608FEE 'BK' #1507FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL12,000
2018-06-0684067442-135-43607FEE 'BK' #1506FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,500
2018-06-0684064842-135-43606FEE 'BK' #1505FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL12,000
2018-06-0684064142-135-43605FEE 'BK' #1504FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL12,000
2018-06-0684062642-135-43604FEE 'BK' #1503FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL12,000
2018-06-0684062642-135-43604FEE 'BK' #1503FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL12,000
2018-06-0684059242-135-43603FEE 'BK' #1502FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL12,000
2018-06-0584057942-135-43602FEE 'BK' #1501FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL12,000
2018-05-3083997942-135-40346ANDY #1FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,309
2018-05-2983932842-135-41148FEE 'BJ' #115FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,500
2018-05-2383962842-135-43601PAUL MOSS UNIT #152RWHITE ROCK OIL & GAS, LLCDRILL4,500
2018-05-1683999442-135-40146ANDY #19FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,274
2018-05-1683999342-135-40693ANDY #21FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,200
2018-05-1683999242-135-40678ANDY #28FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,200
2018-05-1683999142-135-40692ANDY #26FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,381
2018-05-1683999042-135-40002ANDY #29FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,325
2018-05-1683998942-135-39478ANDY #20FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,225
2018-05-1683998842-135-40151ANDY #27FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,219
2018-05-1683998742-135-40145ANDY #18FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,275
2018-05-1683998642-135-41746ANDY #4FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,230
2018-05-1683998542-135-40601ANDY #11FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,195
2018-05-1683998442-135-41748ANDY #17FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR11,906
2018-05-1683998342-135-40223ANDY #9FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,265
2018-05-1683998242-135-39914ANDY #12FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,220
2018-05-1683998142-135-39966ANDY #3FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,269
2018-05-1683998042-135-39903ANDY #10FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,252
2018-05-1683962742-135-43600PMU #202WHITE ROCK OIL & GAS, LLCDRILL4,500
2018-05-1583982942-135-38780FOSTER 8 #4WDOXY USA WTP LPRECOMP7,800
2018-05-1083944442-135-42594GARDENDALE 8 #10FDL OPERATING, LLCRECOMP11,900
2018-05-0183926042-135-43596PARKER MINERALS 8D #2HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL11,500Y
2018-05-0183925742-135-43595PARKER MINERALS 8C #1HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL11,500Y
2018-05-0183925742-135-43595PARKER MINERALS 8 #1HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL11,500Y
2018-04-3083938242-135-43598JF COWDEN #0701HCONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,100Y
2018-04-3083938242-135-43598JF COWDEN #0701HCONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL9,000Y
2018-04-3083909142-135-41149FEE 'BJ' #114FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.