Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-23.

Ector County permitting is running 18 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (55 total, versus 9 in the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 72 permits in the past 12 months, one of 19 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

9

Operators (30d)

5

Latest Permit

2026-09-23

All Time

16,110

16,110 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1988-12-2335454442-135-36012COWDEN "14" #2GSAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,000
1988-12-2335454342-135-36013COWDEN "13" #3GSAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,000
1988-12-2235458242-135-36014MOSS UNIT #506UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,800
1988-12-1435284242-135-20092GOLDSMITH, C. A., ETAL #1101CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP19,840
1988-12-0935410842-135-36011HENDERSON A #1OXY USA INC.DRILL13,300
1988-12-0735405142-135-36010COWDEN "12" #3GSAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL7,100
1988-12-0735374242-135-36008RECTIFIER #0698CPEL PASO NATURAL GAS CO.DRILL500
1988-12-0535383042-135-35950TOAD #1CARLOW CORP.RECOMP5,500
1988-12-0235380942-135-36009KAYSER, EVA #1MINIHAN, TOM R.DRILL4,600
1988-11-3035378742-135-33845LYNCH #2COLTER OPERATING, INC.RENTR9,000
1988-11-2235352842-135-36007FOSTER "C" #3MWJ PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL9,650
1988-11-1835342742-135-36006SPLC-27 #27SHELL PIPE LINE CORPORATIONDRILL400
1988-11-1735341742-135-36005TOAD #2CARLOW CORP.DRILL5,350
1988-11-1735335942-135-08295WHEELER, A. E. #3SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP10,550
1988-11-1535322342-135-02428ABELL #3PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP8,578
1988-11-1435323342-135-36004BLAKENEY, B. H. "B" #5AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,700
1988-11-1435321842-135-21458COWDEN "C" #8SAGE ENERGY COMPANYRENTR6,000
1988-11-0835226942-135-35996BARROW, AUGUSTA #30EXXON CORP.DRILL4,900
1988-11-0835226842-135-35995BARROW, AUGUSTA #29EXXON CORP.DRILL4,900
1988-11-0835226742-135-35994BARROW, AUGUSTA #28EXXON CORP.DRILL4,900
1988-11-0135290542-135-35853COWDEN "13" #1SAGE ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP9,500
1988-11-0135284042-135-06978THOMAS E #3OXY USA INC.RECOMP8,072
1988-10-3135277642-135-36002WILLIAMSON, J. M. B #3PHOENIX HYDROCARBONS, INC.DRILL5,850
1988-10-3135277542-135-36003AMOCO-COWDEN 9 #3PHOENIX HYDROCARBONS, INC.DRILL5,850
1988-10-3135272642-135-36001COWDEN "14" #1GSAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,000
1988-10-2835272442-135-36000COWDEN "11" #1GSAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,000
1988-10-2635181642-135-35988CORRIGAN COWDEN UNIT #208ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,700
1988-10-2535261942-135-35999COWDEN "H" #3ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,350
1988-10-2435236642-135-35998SHOE BAR RANCH "C" #1PENWELL ENERGY, INC.DRILL11,500
1988-10-2435221942-135-35990WITCHER, J. E. #92AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-10-1835236842-135-30174GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1219CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,500
1988-10-1835236742-135-30361GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1293CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,650
1988-10-1735228142-135-35997COWDEN "B" #1COLTER OPERATING, INC.DRILL9,000
1988-10-1735127142-135-35981ECTOR "AK" FEE #4CONOCO INC.DRILL4,900
1988-10-1435222442-135-35991MOSS, PAUL "C" #32EASTLAND OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL4,200
1988-10-1435222342-135-35992MOSS, PAUL "C" #30EASTLAND OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL4,200
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
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.