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Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-20.

Ector County permitting is running 6.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (19 total, down 61% on the prior quarter). DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 83 permits in the past 12 months, one of 19 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

15

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-07-20

All Time

16,059

16,059 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2018-02-1483634142-135-39060GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #1680XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP8,242
2018-02-1383565742-135-38992PARKER MINERALS 2 #202SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP6,500
2018-02-1383565542-135-38890PARKER MINERALS 2 #201SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP8,800
2018-02-0783598142-135-06554GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #257KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCRECLASS4,500
2018-01-3183550842-135-43565TXL 05B #7HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL10,100Y
2018-01-3183550642-135-43564TXL 05A #8HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL10,100Y
2018-01-2983556742-135-43566HOLT JR. #14TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.DRILL5,350
2018-01-2683524942-135-43563FEE 'BQ' #315FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,500
2018-01-2683522242-135-43562FEE 'BQ' #316FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,500
2018-01-2483459142-135-37163HOLT, FAY #101OXY USA INC.RECOMP10,000
2018-01-2483459142-135-37163HOLT #101OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP10,000
2018-01-1883484442-135-43560PARKER MINERALS 8B #4HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL10,100Y
2018-01-1883484442-135-43560PARKER MINERALS 8B #4HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL11,500Y
2018-01-1283484042-135-43561PARKER MINERALS 8A #3HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL10,100Y
2018-01-1283484042-135-43561PARKER MINERALS 8A #3HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL11,500Y
2018-01-0983474942-135-43559PARKER MINERALS 8 #6HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL10,100Y
2018-01-0983474842-135-43558PARKER MINERALS 8 #5HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL10,100Y
2018-01-0483461042-135-43557GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #2174HXTO ENERGY INC.DRILL11,700Y
2017-12-2083379542-135-43556AVERITT A #5LSFDL OPERATING, LLCDRILL11,000Y
2017-12-1883410742-135-39077GOLDSMITH, C.A. #1616XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP8,621
2017-12-1883379442-135-41343AVERITT #17HFDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR9,473Y
2017-12-1583409042-135-03400COWDEN, W. F. -C- UPPER R/A -B- #76OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,000
2017-12-1283379342-135-40849AVERITT #16FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,200
2017-12-1283379242-135-42348AVERITT #15FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,346
2017-12-0783273942-135-40236AVERITT #7FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,319
2017-12-0583362742-135-43555O'RYAN SWD #1 RO'RYAN OIL AND GASDRILL13,550
2017-12-0483343842-135-43554GOLDSMITH, C.A. ETAL #101HXTO ENERGY INC.DRILL11,700Y
2017-11-1683315442-135-06318GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #172WKINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCRECLASS4,500
2017-11-1583306342-135-43553CONNELL, HEIRS #2CROSS TIMBERS ENERGY, LLCDRILL9,500
2017-11-1583306342-135-43553CONNELL, HEIRS #2CROSS TIMBERS ENERGY, LLCDRILL9,500
2017-11-1083274242-135-41726AVERITT #14FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,205
2017-11-1083274142-135-40216AVERITT #12FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,358
2017-11-1083274042-135-40648AVERITT #10FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,429
2017-11-1083273842-135-39864AVERITT #6FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,306
2017-11-0983273742-135-39968AVERITT #5FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,328
2017-11-0983273642-135-40217AVERITT #3FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,350
2017-11-0983273442-135-39863AVERITT #8FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,265
2017-11-0983273342-135-39866AVERITT #13FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,270
2017-11-0983273242-135-39862AVERITT #4FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,278
2017-11-0983272842-135-40215AVERITT #11FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,300
2017-11-0983272742-135-39865AVERITT #9FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,284
2017-11-0983272642-135-39861AVERITT #2FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,310
2017-11-0383253542-135-43552COWDEN #601HNOVO OIL & GAS TEXAS, LLCDRILL11,400Y
2017-10-2783222942-135-43550STEAKLEY 44 #04HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL10,000Y
2017-10-2783222842-135-43551STEAKLEY 44 #03HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL10,000Y
2017-10-2683210442-135-43549COLE #1209HCONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL9,000Y
2017-10-2683210342-135-43548COLE #1208HCONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL9,000Y
2017-10-2583178442-135-43545COLE #1210HCONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL8,000Y
2017-10-1883192442-135-42456FLAG RANCH #2CAPSTONE NATURAL RES II, LLCRECOMP6,414
2017-10-1883186942-135-38972JOHNSON J. L. 'O' #12WDOXY USA INC.RECOMP9,200
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.