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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
1987-12-0333951442-135-35718JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #1906CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,300
1987-12-0333951342-135-35717JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #1104CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,300
1987-12-0333951142-135-35716JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #2110CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,300
1987-12-0233944242-135-35703TXL NORTH UNIT #370SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-12-0233942842-135-35702COWDEN "H" #1ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,350
1987-12-0133946842-135-10102COWDEN G #1COLTER OPERATING CO.OTHER9,375
1987-12-0133944342-135-07258MILLARD -C- #7PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP8,910
1987-11-2533921142-135-35700TXL NORTH UNIT #266SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-11-2533920942-135-35701TXL NORTH UNIT #376SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-11-2333907242-135-00309CUMMINS, H. E. "C" #3MINIHAN, TOM R.RECOMP8,600
1987-11-1833848942-135-35692TXL NORTH UNIT #270SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-11-1733892142-135-35699CROSS G #1CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL13,300
1987-11-1233861042-135-35696NORTH PENWELL UNIT #181PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL5,000
1987-11-1033864542-135-35698GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #277AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL6,800
1987-11-1033864442-135-35697GOLDSMITH LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #276AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL6,800
1987-11-1033811642-135-35684WITCHER, J. E. #90AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,700
1987-11-1033811642-135-35684WITCHER, J. E. #90AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,700
1987-11-0933849342-135-35690TXL NORTH UNIT #268SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-11-0933849242-135-35691TXL NORTH UNIT #490SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-11-0933849142-135-35694TXL NORTH UNIT #450WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-11-0933849042-135-35693TXL NORTH UNIT #448SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-11-0633847742-135-35689NORTH PENWELL UNIT #180PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL5,000
1987-11-0633842542-135-35688TXL #1RASMUSSEN, TOMDRILL4,600
1987-11-0533828042-135-35686JOHNSON "B-37" #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,300
1987-11-0533827942-135-35687JOHNSON "B-36" #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,300
1987-11-0433825042-135-35685BLAKENEY B #5CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL6,000
1987-11-0433825042-135-35685BLAKENEY B #5OXY USA INC.DRILL5,600
1987-11-0233816242-135-00140CUMMINS P #3CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP6,212
1987-10-3033811842-135-35682COWDEN, E. F. "A" #176AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,700
1987-10-3033811842-135-35682COWDEN, E. F. "A" #176AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,700
1987-10-3033811742-135-35683COWDEN, E. F. "A" #175AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,700
1987-10-2833805542-135-35681COWDEN "31" #2BAYTECH, INC.DRILL9,300
1987-10-2833805042-135-35680JOHNSON, J. L. "A" #3SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL9,100
1987-10-2833793842-135-35676TXL NORTH UNIT #368SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-10-2833793742-135-35677TXL NORTH UNIT #480SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-10-2833793642-135-35678TXL NORTH UNIT #521SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-10-2833758442-135-35674TEXACO-SLATOR "22" #2RUST OIL CORP.DRILL8,500
1987-10-2733800642-135-35679COWDEN "32" #1BAYTECH, INC.DRILL9,300
1987-10-2633767442-135-35380WIGHT UNIT #146CONOCO INC.RECOMP10,700
1987-10-2333642842-135-35663SOUTH COWDEN CANYON UNIT #24CONOCO INC.DRILL9,150
1987-10-2233781442-135-35675MOSS "B" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1987-10-2233775542-135-20498TXL -L- A/C 2 #30SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER9,370
1987-10-2233735342-135-35671TXL NORTH UNIT #444SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-10-2133757742-135-03678PARKER, J. E. -C- #3TEXACO INC.RECOMP6,680
1987-10-1933619942-135-35657JOHNSON, J. L. "31" #24GREAT WESTERN DRLG. CO.DRILL9,100
1987-10-1533748342-135-35673COWDEN, E. F. "B" #101AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,600
1987-10-1533748342-135-35673COWDEN, E. F. "B" #101AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,600
1987-10-1533735642-135-35668TXL NORTH UNIT #528SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-10-1533735542-135-35669TXL NORTH UNIT #526SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-10-1533735442-135-35670TXL NORTH UNIT #518SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.