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
1986-12-2232460642-135-35373FASKEN, BARBARA -A- #1AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL10,500
1986-12-2232460642-135-35373FASKEN, BARBARA -A- #1AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL12,600
1986-12-1732439342-135-30394GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1299CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,920
1986-12-1532319842-135-35364EAST COWDEN (GB) UNIT #70CONOCO INC.DRILL4,700
1986-12-1532319842-135-35364EAST COWDEN (GB) UNIT #70CONOCO INC.DRILL4,700
1986-12-1532319742-135-35363EAST COWDEN (GB) UNIT #78CONOCO INC.DRILL4,700
1986-12-0932394842-135-35372COWDEN RANCH "7" #4RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,000
1986-12-0932394842-135-35372COWDEN RANCH "7" #4RUST OIL CORP.FLD-XFR9,000
1986-12-0932279142-135-34206WITCHER, J. E. #77AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP9,047
1986-12-0532371142-135-35367GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS (DEEP) UNIT #186ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL6,600
1986-12-0432376842-135-35368NORTH PENWELL UNIT #179PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,100
1986-12-0332371342-135-35369GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS (DEEP) UNIT #187ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL6,600
1986-12-0232381742-135-35371JENNIFER 'A' #15RENDOVA OIL CODRILL5,000
1986-12-0232381642-135-35370JENNIFER 'A' #16RENDOVA OIL CODRILL5,000
1986-11-2432344542-135-35365MIDLAND FARMS #12SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL4,860
1986-11-1732230142-135-35355AVERITT C #1CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL13,600
1986-11-1432288842-135-02320MCDONALD, IDA #19TEXACO INC.RECOMP8,605
1986-11-0632272942-135-35361SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #223PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,875
1986-11-0632272842-135-35362SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #508PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,875
1986-11-0632272842-135-35362SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #508PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,875
1986-11-0632264842-135-35360HOLT, O. R. ACCOUNT "R" #27AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1986-11-0432236342-135-35356MOSS UNIT #208UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,900
1986-11-0432235542-135-35357MOSS UNIT #402UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,900
1986-11-0332249442-135-35359WILLIAMS "A" #3MARSHALL & WINSTON, INC.DRILL8,400
1986-10-3132237342-135-35358DEPCO-SLATOR "24" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL6,000
1986-10-3032124042-135-35352CORRIGAN COWDEN UNIT #107ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,700
1986-10-3032123842-135-33721RUMSEY "C" #15ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP4,500
1986-10-3032123642-135-32879CUMMINS "G" #7ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP4,400
1986-10-3032123342-135-33087RUMSEY "C" #14ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP4,450
1986-10-2432109742-135-35349BROCK, L. E. #12ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,300
1986-10-2233775642-135-15168TXL -E- #10SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP9,383
1986-10-2032188642-135-35354COWDEN RANCH "18" #2RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,500
1986-10-2032188642-135-35354COWDEN RANCH "18" #2RUST OIL CORP.FLD-XFR9,500
1986-10-0832157342-135-35353JENNIFER 'A' #14RENDOVA OIL CODRILL5,000
1986-10-0832146042-135-33720MINISKIRT JUNCTION BRINE STATION #1MANSELL BRINE SALES, INCRENTR3,000
1986-10-0232088542-135-35347TXL NORTH UNIT #599SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,920
1986-10-0132122142-135-35351SUSIE #4ALTA ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL5,850
1986-09-3032122342-135-35350WILLIAMSON "C" #2ALTA ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL5,850
1986-09-2632113342-135-05006RATLIFF, SALLIE W. #1TEXACO INC.RECOMP12,010
1986-09-2632087442-135-35345TXL NORTH UNIT #576SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,920
1986-09-2532088742-135-35348TXL NORTH UNIT #626SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,920
1986-09-2532087642-135-35346TXL NORTH UNIT #578SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,920
1986-09-2532087242-135-35344TXL NORTH UNIT #541SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,920
1986-09-2532086842-135-35343TXL NORTH UNIT #458SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,920
1986-09-2532075642-135-35342EDWARDS #1ALPHA TWENTY-ONE PRODUCTION CO.DRILL4,800
1986-09-2332088042-135-02641COWDEN "A" #1B & B PRODUCTION COFLD-XFR4,500
1986-09-1032038942-135-35341MOSS UNIT #1810UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,900
1986-09-1032038842-135-35339MOSS UNIT #1721UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,900
1986-09-1032038742-135-35340MOSS UNIT #1720UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,900
1986-09-0932003242-135-35338BAGLEY, J. E. #13TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL9,400
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.