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
1988-02-2234282642-135-35840FOSTER, 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
1988-02-0934242742-135-06957THOMAS A #3CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP9,840
1988-02-0534231542-135-35825COWDEN RANCH "7" #7RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,000
1988-02-0334215142-135-35818NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1329AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-0334215042-135-35819NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1330AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-0334214942-135-35822NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1350AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-0334214842-135-35821NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1349AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-0334214742-135-35823NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1362AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-0334214642-135-35824NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1388AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-0334214542-135-35820NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1346AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-0334214442-135-35817NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1328AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-0334214342-135-35816NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1325AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-0334214242-135-35815NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1324AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-0334214142-135-35814NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1323AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-0334214042-135-35813NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1321AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-0334213942-135-35812NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1322AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-0334213842-135-35811NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1339AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-0334213742-135-35810NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1343AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-0334213642-135-35809NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1394AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-02-0134213442-135-35807SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #192AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,850
1988-02-0134213242-135-35808SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #191AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,850
1988-02-0134213142-135-35806SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #190AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,850
1988-02-0134171742-135-35798JENNIFER 'A' #28RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,700
1988-01-2934171642-135-35797JENNIFER 'A' #29RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,700
1988-01-2834193842-135-35207TXL #1CHISOS OPERATING, INC.RECOMP5,944
1988-01-2734196842-135-35801SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #193AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,850
1988-01-2734196742-135-35802SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #194AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,850
1988-01-2734196642-135-35803SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #195AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,850
1988-01-2734196542-135-35799SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #188AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-01-2734196442-135-35800SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #189AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1988-01-2734196242-135-35804NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1337AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-01-2734196142-135-35805NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1327AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1988-01-2734190242-135-00106CUMMINS J #2CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP9,259
1988-01-2734190142-135-00209CUMMINS G #2CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP9,800
1988-01-2734189742-135-04927FASKEN 14 #3UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP13,050
1988-01-2034166642-135-05006RATLIFF, SALLIE W. -A- #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDRECOMP12,240
1988-01-2034166542-135-35629RATLIFF, SALLIE W. #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDRECOMP13,720
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.