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
1988-10-1435222242-135-35993MOSS, PAUL "C" #31EASTLAND OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL4,200
1988-10-1235209142-135-35989COWDEN "12" #2GSAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,000
1988-10-1235209142-135-35989COWDEN "12" #2GSAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,000
1988-09-2835160742-135-02328MCDONALD, IDA #27TEXACO PRODUCING INC.RECOMP6,650
1988-09-2635153942-135-35986GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #L155PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,400
1988-09-2635153842-135-35985GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #F155PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,400
1988-09-2635153742-135-35984GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #H155PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,400
1988-09-2635153542-135-35983GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #J 13PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,400
1988-09-2635151842-135-35987COWDEN RANCH "6" #5RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,000
1988-09-2635149242-135-35982MAURICE, RESSIE #1CRUMP PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL4,800
1988-09-1935132542-135-35979COWDEN, CLYDE #170PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,500
1988-09-1935132542-135-35979COWDEN, CLYDE #170PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,800
1988-09-1935131842-135-35980COWDEN, CLYDE #168PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,500
1988-09-1935131842-135-35980COWDEN, CLYDE #168PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,800
1988-09-1935128542-135-35977LONGBOTHAM, CORA "A" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,700
1988-09-1635132442-135-35978COWDEN, CLYDE #169PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,500
1988-09-1635132442-135-35978COWDEN, CLYDE #169PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,800
1988-09-1635126842-135-35976ECTOR "AS" FEE #10CONOCO INC.DRILL9,150
1988-09-1635120142-135-35975COWDEN AA #1OXY USA INC.DRILL13,300
1988-09-1635120142-135-35975COWDEN AA #1OXY USA INC.DRILL13,300
1988-09-1535123042-135-07004THOMAS "A" #2DSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP9,778
1988-09-1435116042-135-35963JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #1505OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-1435115942-135-35964JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #1506OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-1435115842-135-35965JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #1604OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-1435115742-135-35966JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #1707OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-1435115642-135-35960JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #1708OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-1435115542-135-35967JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #1907OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-1435115442-135-35968JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #2112OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-1435115342-135-35969JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #2113OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-1435115242-135-35970JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #2114OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-1435115042-135-35971JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #2115OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-1435114942-135-35972JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #2116OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-1435114742-135-35973JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #2303OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-1435114642-135-35974JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #2304OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-1435114542-135-35961JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #2407OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-1435114342-135-35962JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #2408OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-1435114142-135-30009GOLDSMITH, C. A., ETAL #1117CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,650
1988-09-0935101042-135-35959JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #2205OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-0935100742-135-35958JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #2204OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-0935100642-135-35957JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #2111OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-0935100542-135-35956JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #1908OXY USA INC.DRILL4,400
1988-09-0835015142-135-35951SOUTH FAULT BLOCK UNIT #462PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL8,600
1988-09-0135071642-135-35955COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "D" #8AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL13,600
1988-08-2535012142-135-35954EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #83CONOCO INC.DRILL4,750
1988-08-2235030742-135-20001KLOH B-5 #7CONOCO INC.RECOMP9,250
1988-08-1935034742-135-06590HEADLEE, E. V. TG #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RENTR13,526
1988-08-1935029942-135-35953COWDEN "13" #2SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL9,500
1988-08-1935029942-135-35953COWDEN "13" #2SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL8,970
1988-08-1835022842-135-01749HOLT, O. B. JR. ET AL #6CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,334
1988-08-1734942542-135-36088EMMONS UNIT #209FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.