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
1988-08-0234954342-135-35940COWDEN, 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
1988-07-0534841042-135-35905COWDEN RANCH "7" #8RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,000
1988-07-0534743042-135-05128UNIVERSITY -D- #12SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,274
1988-06-2934831442-135-35903MOSS UNIT #1306UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,800
1988-06-2834829342-135-35904CROSS G #2OXY USA INC.DRILL13,400
1988-06-2834829342-135-35904CROSS G #2OXY USA INC.DRILL13,195
1988-06-2234800742-135-35685BLAKENEY B #5OXY USA INC.RECOMP5,600
1988-06-2234799442-135-02217MOSS, PAUL "C" #1WSEASTLAND OIL COMPANY, THERENTR1,150
1988-06-2234773542-135-35898FASKEN 14 #7UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL13,650
1988-06-1634778042-135-35902COWDEN "1" #1SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL9,500
1988-06-1634696942-135-35894COWDEN, J. M. R/A "A" #134AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,310
1988-06-1634696742-135-35893COWDEN, J. M. R/A "B" #133AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,310
1988-06-1434770142-135-35901CUMMINS "B" #2MARIAH ENERGY CORP.DRILL5,900
1988-06-1434770042-135-35900CUMMINS "A" #2MARIAH ENERGY CORP.DRILL5,900
1988-06-1434764042-135-00106CUMMINS J #2OXY USA INC.RECOMP9,259
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.