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
1987-03-3032836042-135-35511MIDLAND FARMS #14SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL4,855
1987-03-3032824342-135-35510COWDEN, R. B. -A- #7AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL8,700
1987-03-3032822442-135-03599EDWARDS, WILL P. -A- #2AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSRECOMP10,614
1987-03-3032822342-495-05313WHEELER, R. A. -F- #1AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSRECOMP10,615
1987-03-2732835942-135-35512MIDLAND FARMS #13SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL4,760
1987-03-2732817242-135-01457CONNELL, W. E. NCT-7 #39TEXACO INC.RECOMP8,650
1987-03-2532713142-135-35495SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #183AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1987-03-2532713042-135-35494SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #179AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1987-03-2532712942-135-35493SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #180AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1987-03-2532712842-135-35492SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #184AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1987-03-2332715842-135-33278MIDLAND FARMS "AV" #5AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP10,550
1987-03-1832771942-135-35506PENWELL UNIT #1372TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,920
1987-03-1832771842-135-35507PENWELL UNIT #2334TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,900
1987-03-1832771742-135-35508PENWELL UNIT #2376TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,900
1987-03-1832769842-135-05397FRASER, G. C. -F- #1TEXACO INC.RECOMP7,650
1987-03-1232749842-135-06592HEADLEE, E. V. (TG) #4ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP13,299
1987-03-1232742742-135-35503COWDEN "F" #3AANDECTOR EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL5,900
1987-03-1132754142-135-35504COWDEN RANCH "18" #3RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,000
1987-03-1032718742-135-35497SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #182AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1987-03-1032718642-135-35496SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #181AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1987-03-0432662942-135-35442SOUTH COWDEN CANYON UNIT #22CONOCO INC.DRILL9,150
1987-03-0332727142-135-35500JENNIFER 'A' #17RENDOVA OIL CODRILL5,000
1987-03-0332727042-135-35499JENNIFER 'A' #18RENDOVA OIL CODRILL5,000
1987-03-0332726942-135-35498MOSS "A" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,600
1987-03-0332695742-135-35484COWDEN "31" #1BAYTECH, INC.DRILL9,300
1987-03-0332637742-135-35393TEXACO-MOORE "11" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL8,500
1987-03-0232708542-135-35489NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1247AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1987-03-0232708442-135-35490NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1245AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-03-0232708342-135-35491NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1238AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-03-0232708242-135-35485NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1253AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1987-03-0232708142-135-35486NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1260AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-03-0232708042-135-35487NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1270AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,865
1987-03-0232707942-135-35488NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1252AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,825
1987-03-0232689342-135-35461NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1228AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1987-03-0232689242-135-35460NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1227AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-03-0232689142-135-35459NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1224AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1987-03-0232689042-135-35477NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1223AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1987-03-0232688942-135-35476NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1222AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-03-0232688842-135-35475NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1219AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1987-03-0232688742-135-35474NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1218AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1987-03-0232688642-135-35473NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1217AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-03-0232688542-135-35472NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1214AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1987-03-0232688442-135-35471NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1213AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1987-03-0232688342-135-35470NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1212AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-02-2732706542-135-02438ALMA #5PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP9,820
1987-02-2532694842-135-35483AMOCO COWDEN 9 #2ANDECTOR EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL5,900
1987-02-2532687442-135-35458NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1206AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,855
1987-02-2432688242-135-35469NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1226AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1987-02-2432688142-135-35468NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1225AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,875
1987-02-2432688042-135-35467NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1221AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,910
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.