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
1988-04-0534481742-135-35873GOLDSMITH LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #245AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL6,800
1988-04-0434462742-135-35871EAST HARPER UNIT #466SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL4,500
1988-04-0434462442-135-35870COWDEN, E. F. #5SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL4,500
1988-04-0134462642-135-35872EAST HARPER UNIT #467SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL4,500
1988-04-0134460142-135-08763KLOH B-17 #1CONOCO INC.RECOMP8,120
1988-03-2934449742-135-00120CUMMINS K #7CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP5,759
1988-03-2934297642-135-35851GIST UNIT #144CONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1988-03-2834451442-135-35867NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1396AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-03-2834451342-135-35866NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1395AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-03-2834451242-135-35868NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1397AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-03-2834443842-135-01749HOLT, O. B. JR. ET AL #6CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,234
1988-03-2634436942-135-00117CUMMINS K #4CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP6,236
1988-03-2634436742-135-02320MCDONALD, IDA #19TEXACO PRODUCING INC.RECOMP6,500
1988-03-2534405342-135-08471CUMMINS, H. E. "J" #2PETRUS OIL COMPANY, L.P.RECOMP8,055
1988-03-2334415742-135-35863COWDEN H #1COLTER OPERATING CO.DRILL9,000
1988-03-2234416442-135-35862PARKER, J. E. TRUST ET AL "N" #1TEXACO INC.DRILL12,000
1988-03-2234416442-135-35862PARKER, J. E. TRUST ET AL "N" #1TEXACO INC.DRILL12,500
1988-03-2234416442-135-35862PARKER, J. E. TRUST ET AL "N" #1TEXACO INC.DRILL12,500
1988-03-2234407642-135-35860GIST UNIT #158CONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1988-03-2234407642-135-35860GIST UNIT #158CONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1988-03-2134406142-135-35861SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #196WAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-03-2134240842-135-35833MAURICE "B" #1CRUMP PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL4,700
1988-03-1634383842-135-35859HEADLEE DEVONIAN UNIT #3810GETTY OIL CO.DRILL12,285
1988-03-1534376242-135-35858JOHNSON, J. L. "38" #7CONOCO INC.DRILL5,500
1988-03-1534375742-135-35856CUMMINS "B" #1MARIAH ENERGY CORP.DRILL5,800
1988-03-1534375642-135-35855CUMMINS "A" #1MARIAH ENERGY CORP.DRILL5,800
1988-03-1534375242-135-35857JOHNSON, J. L. "38" #6CONOCO INC.DRILL5,500
1988-03-1434378942-135-08117BLUE, R. H. #2AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP10,591
1988-03-1434238942-135-02664COWDEN, J. F. #12TEXACO INC.RECOMP7,900
1988-03-0834347442-135-08297WHEELER, R. A. #1TEXACO PRODUCING INC.RECOMP10,360
1988-03-0734346742-135-34321GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1379CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,555
1988-03-0434340542-135-30360GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1292CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,600
1988-03-0434340442-135-34332GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1401CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,600
1988-03-0434338442-135-35853COWDEN "13" #1SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL9,500
1988-03-0434336942-135-05673TXL "A" #2JONES, CHARLES E., JR.RENTR9,574
1988-03-0334340042-135-08891BLUE ESTATE #6AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP10,694
1988-03-0334243942-135-35829EMMONS UNIT #127FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-03-0334243842-135-36089COLBERT, E. K. #12FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-03-0334243742-135-35827COLBERT, E. K. #11FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-03-0234339542-135-35852MCNAMARA, RUTH "3" #1MERIDIAN OIL INC.DRILL9,050
1988-03-0234325242-135-07503KLOH "B-41" #2CONOCO INC.RECOMP9,870
1988-02-2934212242-135-30124ADDIS, FRANK V. "D" #6AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP4,850
1988-02-2534318442-135-35850HENDERSON, E. A. #18RARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,250
1988-02-2434300342-135-35847NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1358AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-2434297442-135-35846KLOH B-5 #9CONOCO INC.DRILL6,900
1988-02-2334307042-135-35849EDWARDS #1048HORIZON OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,650
1988-02-2334306242-135-35848COWDEN "32" #2BAYTECH, INC.DRILL9,300
1988-02-2234282842-135-35843FOSTER, H. S. "A" #25CONOCO INC.DRILL4,950
1988-02-2234282742-135-35845SOUTH COWDEN CANYON UNIT #26CONOCO INC.DRILL9,250
1988-02-2234282642-135-35840FOSTER, H. S. "A" #26CONOCO INC.DRILL4,950
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.