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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). 5 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
1989-04-0635698742-135-35580UNIVERSITY -D- #17SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,810
1989-04-0335760142-135-35719SHOE BAR RANCH "A" #1MARALO, INC.OTHER11,114
1989-04-0335756042-135-36057TOAD #6CARLOW CORP.DRILL5,400
1989-03-3035758442-135-36056JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #1307OXY USA INC.DRILL4,300
1989-03-3035758342-135-36055JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #1308OXY USA INC.DRILL4,600
1989-03-3035758242-135-36054JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #1203OXY USA INC.DRILL4,600
1989-03-3035758142-135-36053JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #1204OXY USA INC.DRILL4,600
1989-03-3035669742-135-36048SOUTH COWDEN CANYON UNIT #29CONOCO INC.DRILL9,400
1989-03-3035669742-135-36048SOUTH COWDEN CANYON UNIT #29CONOCO INC.DRILL9,800
1989-03-2835665942-135-30343GOLDSMITH, C. A. ETAL #1283CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,350
1989-03-2035714142-135-30387GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1295CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,650
1989-03-2035714042-135-30254GOLDSMITH, C. A. ETAL #1242CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,550
1989-03-2035712942-135-36052JOHNSON, J. L. "38" #6CONOCO INC.DRILL5,700
1989-03-1735647942-135-36040PENWELL UNIT #1370TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,950
1989-03-1735647842-135-36041PENWELL UNIT #2326TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,920
1989-03-1735647842-135-36041PENWELL UNIT #2326TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,920
1989-03-1735647442-135-36045PENWELL UNIT #2391TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,900
1989-03-1635704942-135-36051COWDEN "12" #4GSAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,000
1989-03-1535669042-135-36047COWDEN "B" #2COLTER OPERATING, INC.DRILL9,100
1989-03-1035690242-135-36050WRIGHT "14" #2GSAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,000
1989-03-1035606442-135-36036ECTOR "AS" FEE #11CONOCO INC.DRILL9,400
1989-03-0735670042-135-36049LOTER "10" #2RUST OIL CORP.DRILL6,800
1989-03-0635662442-135-36046TXL "G" #4TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL4,500
1989-03-0635654642-135-02956COWDEN #1QCHAPARRAL WATER SYSTEMSRENTR13,773
1989-03-0335653342-135-07773BLAKENEY F #2KELT OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP5,290
1989-03-0135647742-135-36042PENWELL UNIT #2341TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,900
1989-03-0135647742-135-36042PENWELL UNIT #2341TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,900
1989-03-0135647642-135-36043PENWELL UNIT #2349TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,900
1989-03-0135647642-135-36043PENWELL UNIT #2349TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,900
1989-03-0135647542-135-36044PENWELL UNIT #2359TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,900
1989-03-0135647542-135-36044PENWELL UNIT #2359TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,900
1989-02-2735630142-135-06743SMITH #1BTA OIL PRODUCERSRECOMP5,247
1989-02-2235619642-135-36039TOAD #5CARLOW CORP.DRILL5,400
1989-02-2135615042-135-36038COWDEN RANCH "6" #6RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,000
1989-02-2135615042-135-36038COWDEN RANCH "6" #6RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,000
1989-02-1435600442-135-36035EDWARDS -E- #22PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL9,100
1989-02-0935575542-135-36030MOSS UNIT #1619UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL5,010
1989-02-0935575342-135-36028MOSS UNIT #1418UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL5,050
1989-02-0935575242-135-36027MOSS UNIT #1419UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL5,000
1989-02-0935575142-135-36034MOSS UNIT #1420UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL5,050
1989-02-0835575842-135-36033MOSS UNIT #2408UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL5,100
1989-02-0835575742-135-36032MOSS UNIT #2407UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL5,100
1989-02-0835575642-135-36031MOSS UNIT #2406UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL5,100
1989-02-0835575442-135-36029MOSS UNIT #1417UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL5,000
1989-02-0335568242-135-35900CUMMINS "A" #2MARIAH ENERGY CORP.RECOMP5,900
1989-02-0335568142-135-35901CUMMINS "B" #2MARIAH ENERGY CORP.RECOMP5,850
1989-02-0135571042-135-34139WOODS, E. N. #11TRIAD ENERGY CORPORATIONOTHER4,700
1989-01-2735562042-135-36026MOSS UNIT #1416UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,950
1989-01-2735561942-135-36025MOSS UNIT #1415UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,950
1989-01-2735555542-135-36024TXL-HHH- #2PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL9,200
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.