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
1988-03-2334415742-135-35863COWDEN 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
1988-02-2234282642-135-35840FOSTER, H. S. "A" #26CONOCO INC.DRILL4,950
1988-02-2234282542-135-35842FOSTER, H. S. "A" #24CONOCO INC.DRILL4,950
1988-02-2234282442-135-35841FOSTER, H. S. A #23CONOCO INC.DRILL4,950
1988-02-1834277542-135-35839COWDEN, E. F. "A" #177WAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,700
1988-02-1834277542-135-35839COWDEN, E. F. "A" #177WAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,700
1988-02-1734258742-135-35837WILLIAMSON B #2ALTA ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL5,850
1988-02-1734258642-135-35838ALTA - WILLIAMSON A #2ALTA ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL5,850
1988-02-1634253542-135-35836NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1361AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-1634253442-135-35834NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1326AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-1634253342-135-35835NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1331AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-1535603642-135-36037FASKEN 14 #8UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL13,400
1988-02-1134237042-135-35832COLBERT, E. K. #10FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-02-1034236942-135-35831EMMONS UNIT #128FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-02-1034236642-135-35830EMMONS UNIT #208FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL4,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.