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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
1988-07-0534841042-135-35905COWDEN 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
1988-06-1334769942-135-35899COWDEN "16" #1MARIAH ENERGY CORP.DRILL6,600
1988-06-1334764142-135-35897COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. #6SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL4,500
1988-06-1034605542-135-30577ECTOR 'AK' FEE #3CONOCO INC.RECOMP4,900
1988-06-0834752542-135-35895JOHNSON "B-37" #3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,300
1988-06-0834752442-135-35896JOHNSON "B-37" #4ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,300
1988-06-0234714442-135-30366EAST PENWELL/SAN ANDRES/UNIT #1313FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYRECOMP3,982
1988-06-0234422442-135-35869GIST UNIT #157CONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1988-06-0134578742-135-05127JORDAN UNIVERSITY UNIT #338SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP3,800
1988-05-2634689942-135-30129GOLDSMITH, C. A. ETAL #1202CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,600
1988-05-2534681042-135-35892JENNIFER 'B' #31RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,700
1988-05-2334639342-135-35889FOSTER #1CRUMP PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL4,800
1988-05-2334569242-135-35882WITCHER, J. E. #93AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-05-1934673642-135-35891JENNIFER #30RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,700
1988-05-1834660042-135-34424COWDEN, E. F. "A" #154AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP9,143
1988-05-1734661942-135-35890MOSS "E" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,200
1988-05-1634523242-135-33196FASKEN, DAVID "BG" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP10,882
1988-05-1134643742-135-35888JOHNSON "B-31" #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,300
1988-05-1134637742-135-35887FOSTER, H. #26WAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,700
1988-05-1034639142-135-05837PHILLIPS-TXL "47" #2RUST OIL CORP.RENTR6,060
1988-05-0934616642-135-35886TXL "43" #1ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL5,800
1988-05-0934616542-135-35885COWDEN "H" #2ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,350
1988-05-0434464942-135-35580UNIVERSITY -D- #17SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,810
1988-05-0334588342-135-35883SHOE-BAR RANCH "B" #1PENWELL ENERGY, INC.DRILL11,500
1988-05-0334588342-135-35883SHOE-BAR RANCH "B" #1PENWELL ENERGY, INC.DRILL11,500
1988-05-0234591742-135-35884COWDEN "12" #1SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL9,500
1988-04-2734564542-135-35879WITCHER, J. E. #94AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-04-2634564642-135-35881WITCHER, J. E. #95AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-04-2534434942-135-35865COWDEN, E. F. "A" #168AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,700
1988-04-2034547042-135-35629RATLIFF, SALLIE W. #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDRECOMP13,720
1988-04-2034546842-135-35880JOHNSON "B-36" #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,300
1988-04-2034535142-135-35878TEXACO-SLATOR "22" #3RUST OIL CORP.DRILL6,500
1988-04-2034535042-135-35877COWDEN RANCH "6" #4RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,000
1988-04-1134498342-135-35876COWDEN "29" #1BAYTECH, INC.DRILL9,300
1988-04-0734340342-135-30323GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1273CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,650
1988-04-0534481942-135-35875GOLDSMITH LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #246AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL6,800
1988-04-0534481842-135-35874GOLDSMITH LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #244AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL6,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.