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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
1988-08-1535019442-135-35648EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #82CONOCO INC.DRILL4,750
1988-08-1235012042-135-35950TOAD #1CARLOW CORP.DRILL5,500
1988-08-1135002842-135-35949SPRAGUE #1ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THEDRILL9,200
1988-08-1034985042-135-30173GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1220CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,550
1988-08-0934984942-135-33861COWDEN, FRANK #1PALOMA EXPLORATION CO.RECOMP9,400
1988-08-0934872342-135-35948SOUTH COWDEN CANYON UNIT #27CONOCO INC.DRILL9,150
1988-08-0834981442-135-35947COWDEN "G" #2COLTER OPERATING, INC.DRILL9,000
1988-08-0834875942-135-35910EMMONS UNIT #211FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-08-0334962442-135-35943RHODES COWDEN UNIT #468OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1988-08-0334961542-135-35946MOSS UNIT #1508UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,800
1988-08-0334961442-135-35945MOSS UNIT #1507UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,800
1988-08-0334961342-135-35944MOSS UNIT #1509UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,850
1988-08-0234954542-135-35941COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "B" #105AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-08-0234954442-135-35942COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "B" #107AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-08-0234954342-135-35940COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "B" #104AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-08-0234954242-135-35939COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "B" #103AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-08-0234954142-135-35938COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #173AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-07-2834940642-135-35936BARROW, AUGUSTA #1BPHOENIX HYDROCARBONS, INC.DRILL5,900
1988-07-2834938342-135-35931RHODES COWDEN UNIT #469OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1988-07-2834938242-135-35932RHODES COWDEN UNIT #470OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1988-07-2834938142-135-35937RHODES COWDEN UNIT #507OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1988-07-2834938042-135-35933RHODES COWDEN UNIT #688OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1988-07-2834937942-135-35934RHODES COWDEN UNIT #467OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1988-07-2834937842-135-35935RHODES COWDEN UNIT #466OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1988-07-2734928042-135-35928RHODES COWDEN UNIT #684OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1988-07-2734927942-135-35927RHODES COWDEN UNIT #686OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1988-07-2734927842-135-35926RHODES COWDEN UNIT #685OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1988-07-2734927742-135-35925RHODES COWDEN UNIT #683OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1988-07-2734927642-135-35923RHODES COWDEN UNIT #682OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1988-07-2734927542-135-35922RHODES COWDEN UNIT #680OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1988-07-2734927442-135-35924RHODES COWDEN UNIT #681OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1988-07-2734927342-135-35921RHODES COWDEN UNIT #679OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1988-07-2734927242-135-35929RHODES COWDEN UNIT #687OXY USA INC.DRILL4,350
1988-07-2534916642-135-35914EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #312FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1988-07-2534916542-135-35920EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #311FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1988-07-2534916442-135-35919EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #813FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1988-07-2534916342-135-35918EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #906FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1988-07-2534916242-135-35917EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1213FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1988-07-2534916142-135-35916EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1111FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1988-07-2534915942-135-35915EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #907FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1988-07-2534902442-135-35913EAST HARPER UNIT #468SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL4,500
1988-07-2534902342-135-35912EAST HARPER UNIT #469SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL4,500
1988-07-1934881542-135-03735PARKER ESTATE #2DHAWK, BOB OIL OPERATORRENTR5,899
1988-07-1434883442-135-35911PHILLIPS, WILLIAMSON #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-07-1334876242-135-35907EMMONS UNIT #132FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-07-1334876142-135-35908EMMONS UNIT #210FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-07-1334876042-135-35909EMMONS UNIT #130FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-07-0834850242-135-35906EAST HARPER UNIT #3301SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL4,500
1988-07-0734859142-135-35644JOHNSON RANCH "43" #1RUST OIL CORP.RECOMP9,294
1988-07-0734853842-135-35285COWDEN "F" #2AANDECTOR EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP5,900
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.