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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
1986-06-0530286042-135-35315PENWELL UNIT #2315TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL3,915
1986-06-0230276642-135-35314COWDEN "G" #1ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,100
1986-05-2730254442-135-35313COWDEN #1PITTS ENERGY CO.DRILL4,500
1986-05-2730262542-135-00274COWDEN "W" #1FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYRECOMP5,960
1986-05-2130235342-135-35308MOSS UNIT #811UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,900
1986-05-2130235442-135-35309MOSS UNIT #810UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,900
1986-05-2130235542-135-35310MOSS UNIT #809UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,900
1986-05-2130235742-135-35311MOSS UNIT #505UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,900
1986-05-2130235942-135-35312CHASE "C" #3BLUCO PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL4,900
1986-05-1330210042-135-35303FOSTER, H. S. "C" #5ACONOCO INC.DRILL4,850
1986-05-1330210542-135-35305FOSTER, H. S. "A" #22CONOCO INC.DRILL4,900
1986-05-1330210442-135-35304FOSTER, H. S. "B" #6CONOCO INC.DRILL4,900
1986-05-1330210742-135-35306FOSTER, H. S. "A" #21CONOCO INC.DRILL4,900
1986-05-1330210842-135-35307FOSTER, H. S. "B" #7CONOCO INC.DRILL4,925
1986-05-1330209942-135-35302PECK #6SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,800
1986-05-1230201342-135-35301COWDEN RANCH "18" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,500
1986-05-0830194942-135-35300TXL -B- #8CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,550
1986-05-0830194542-135-04997RATLIFF "D" #1VIKING ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP10,950
1986-05-0730191642-135-35299PECK #5SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,800
1986-05-0130174342-135-35298COWDEN-OLIVER #6HECK EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL4,300
1986-05-0130174042-135-35056HOLT, O. B. JR. "D" #2SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP10,850
1986-04-3030167742-135-35609TXL NORTH UNIT #485SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,920
1986-04-2930167842-135-35297TXL NORTH UNIT #372SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,820
1986-04-2930167842-135-35297TXL NORTH UNIT #372SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,920
1986-04-2430146742-135-34278GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1390CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,730
1986-04-2330138242-135-35295GIST UNIT #152CONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1986-04-2330138242-135-35295GIST UNIT #152CONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1986-04-2330132842-135-35294GIST UNIT #153CONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1986-04-2330132842-135-35294GIST UNIT #153CONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1986-04-2330132742-135-35293GIST UNIT #154CONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1986-04-1830136642-135-34798GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1539CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,350
1986-04-1830161142-135-34881GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1521CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,350
1986-04-0930081742-135-32203JOHNSON, J. L. #20CONOCO INC.RECOMP9,050
1986-04-0830073342-135-35364EAST COWDEN (GB) UNIT #70CONOCO INC.DRILL4,700
1986-03-3130045842-135-35290COWDEN B-5 #1ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,500
1986-03-2630027842-135-35289HENDERSON, F. A. B #9EXXON CORP.DRILL9,250
1986-03-2430013242-135-34444GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1441CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,650
1986-03-1829976342-135-35287CONNELL, W. E. #1HILLIN PROD. CO.DRILL8,800
1986-03-1729976442-135-35288PECK #4SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,800
1986-03-1129950342-135-00284COWDEN "E" #1FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYRECOMP5,740
1986-03-1029923342-135-35286COWDEN, R. B. ESTATE "2" #1WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL9,000
1986-03-0729919842-135-35285COWDEN "F" #2AMAGRUDER, ELAINE OPERATING CO.DRILL5,900
1986-03-0629912442-135-35284GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1578CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,600
1986-03-0529905542-135-35276FRASER, G. C. #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL6,100
1986-03-0429911642-135-35282EAST COWDEN (GB) UNIT #77CONOCO INC.DRILL4,750
1986-03-0429911542-135-35281EAST COWDEN (GB) UNIT #75CONOCO INC.DRILL4,750
1986-03-0429911342-135-35280EAST COWDEN (GB) UNIT #76CONOCO INC.DRILL4,750
1986-03-0429911342-135-35280EAST COWDEN (GB) UNIT #76CONOCO INC.DRILL4,700
1986-03-0429910642-135-35279EAST COWDEN (GB) UNIT #74CONOCO INC.DRILL4,750
1986-03-0429910642-135-35279EAST COWDEN (GB) UNIT #74CONOCO INC.DRILL4,700
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.