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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
1987-10-1533735242-135-35672TXL NORTH UNIT #264SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-10-1433731242-135-35667WILLIAMSON "C" #2ALTA ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL5,850
1987-10-1433731142-135-35666BARROW #1AALTA ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL4,600
1987-10-1433731142-135-35666BARROW, AUGUSTA #1AALTA ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL4,600
1987-10-1333724742-135-35665FOSTER-JOHNSON UNIT #1416SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,600
1987-10-1233716242-135-00139CUMMINS P #2CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP5,775
1987-10-0733694742-135-01680CONNELL, A. B. -A- #2ICE BROTHERS, INC.RECOMP8,990
1987-10-0633672242-135-35664TXL NORTH UNIT #374SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-10-0233669542-135-34733WOODS, E. N. #1AAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP10,537
1987-09-2433645842-135-35662JENNIFER 'A' #27RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,700
1987-09-2433645042-135-35661MINS-DD #8PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,600
1987-09-2333639542-135-35660JENNIFER 'A' #25RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,700
1987-09-2333629942-135-35659MCNAMARA, RUTH #2AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,700
1987-09-2233633342-135-35658JENNIFER 'A' #26RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,700
1987-09-2133611542-135-35656MOSS, PAUL #15FLAG-REDFERN OIL COMPANYDRILL4,300
1987-09-2133606342-135-35655TXL NORTH UNIT #460SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-09-1833603042-135-35654PENWELL UNIT #1373TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,900
1987-09-1833602942-135-35653PENWELL UNIT #1380TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,900
1987-09-1833602842-135-35652PENWELL UNIT #2323TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,900
1987-09-1833602742-135-35651PENWELL UNIT #2314TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,900
1987-09-1833602642-135-35650PENWELL UNIT #2343TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,950
1987-09-1833602542-135-35649PENWELL UNIT #2392TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,950
1987-09-1833600742-135-35646EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #81CONOCO INC.DRILL4,700
1987-09-1833600742-135-35646EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #81CONOCO INC.DRILL4,700
1987-09-1833600642-135-35645EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #79CONOCO INC.DRILL4,700
1987-09-1833600442-135-35648EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #82CONOCO INC.DRILL4,700
1987-09-1833600442-135-35648EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #82CONOCO INC.DRILL4,750
1987-09-1733600542-135-35647EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #80CONOCO INC.DRILL4,700
1987-09-1733599642-135-35644JOHNSON RANCH "43" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL10,000
1987-09-1733599642-135-35644JOHNSON RANCH "43" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL10,000
1987-09-1733596342-135-35643COWDEN RANCH "6" #3RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,000
1987-09-1633596242-135-35642COWDEN RANCH "7" #6RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,000
1987-09-1633591642-135-35639TXL NORTH UNIT #487SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-09-1633591442-135-35640TXL NORTH UNIT #486SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,100
1987-09-1633591142-135-35641NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1320WAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1987-09-1433584042-135-35638SOUTH COWDEN CANYON UNIT #23CONOCO INC.DRILL9,150
1987-09-1433580542-135-35637WILLIAMSON B #1ALTA ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL5,850
1987-09-1433580442-135-35636WILLIAMSON A #1ALTA ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL5,850
1987-09-1433466142-135-35615WITCHER, J. E. #85AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,750
1987-09-1433466142-135-35615WITCHER, J. E. #85AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,750
1987-09-1433465942-135-35614WITCHER, J. E. #87AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,750
1987-09-1433465742-135-35613WITCHER, J. E. #88AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,650
1987-09-1433465742-135-35613WITCHER, J. E. #88AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,650
1987-09-1433465542-135-35620COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #172AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,650
1987-09-1033575942-135-35635AVERITT, W. T. #1TMBR/SHARP DRILLING, INC.DRILL5,700
1987-09-1033506542-135-35625MOSS UNIT #210UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,900
1987-09-1033411242-135-35607HOLT, O. B. #120TEXACO INC.DRILL4,630
1987-09-0933506842-135-35628MOSS UNIT #1614UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,900
1987-09-0933506742-135-35623MOSS UNIT #618UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,900
1987-09-0933506642-135-35624MOSS UNIT #209UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,900
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.