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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
1986-03-0429910442-135-35278EAST COWDEN (GB) UNIT #73CONOCO INC.DRILL4,750
1986-03-0429910442-135-35278EAST COWDEN (GB) UNIT #73CONOCO INC.DRILL4,700
1986-03-0429910242-135-35277EAST COWDEN (GB) UNIT #72CONOCO INC.DRILL4,750
1986-03-0429912042-135-35283EAST COWDEN (GB) UNIT #71CONOCO INC.DRILL4,750
1986-03-0329892642-135-30765COWDEN R #18CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP9,230
1986-03-0329881842-135-35275COWDEN "E" #2ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,100
1986-02-2629864342-135-35274GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1577CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,600
1986-02-2129823042-135-35270REAGAN #1KNIGHTSBRIDGE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,500
1986-02-2129832142-135-35272SMITH #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1986-02-2129832142-135-35272SMITH #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1986-02-2129832242-135-35273SMITH #2AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1986-02-2129825742-135-35271COWDEN, W. E. #8ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,500
1986-02-1929820542-135-35268AMOCO-COWDEN 9 #1MAGRUDER, ELAINE OPERATING CO.DRILL5,900
1986-02-1929820842-135-35269PECK #3SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,800
1986-02-1429799642-135-34145COWDEN "C" #1EMPIRE OIL & GAS CO.OTHER4,300
1986-02-1229756842-135-35267HENDERSON, F. A. "B" #10EXXON CORP.DRILL9,250
1986-02-1129754042-135-35266COWDEN RANCH "7" #2RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,500
1986-02-1129754042-135-35266COWDEN RANCH "7" #2RUST OIL CORP.FLD-XFR9,500
1986-02-1032622142-135-35386EAST HARPER UNIT #242SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL4,500
1986-02-0729720842-135-35265WILLIAMS "A" #2MARSHALL & WINSTON, INC.DRILL8,350
1986-02-0529708142-135-35264BAGLEY, J. E. #15ASUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL9,300
1986-02-0329709342-135-34742COLE-WILLIAMSON "6" #1RUST OIL CORP.RECOMP5,900
1986-02-0329700642-135-35263FOSTER-C #2PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL9,300
1986-01-3129687142-135-35262WITCHER - JE #2PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL9,300
1986-01-3129687142-135-35262WITCHER - JE #2PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL9,110
1986-01-2929680742-135-30209GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1224CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,550
1986-01-2929675042-135-34443GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1438CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,650
1986-01-2729624642-135-35258JENNIFER 'A' #12RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,700
1986-01-2729624442-135-35257JENNIFER 'A' #11RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,700
1986-01-2729630442-135-35260HENDERSON, F. A. B #8EXXON CORP.DRILL9,150
1986-01-2729629842-135-35289HENDERSON, F. A. B #9EXXON CORP.DRILL9,250
1986-01-2329620042-135-36169GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #272AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,500
1986-01-2329617942-135-35255GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #271AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,500
1986-01-2329617842-135-35254GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #270AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,500
1986-01-2329617742-135-35875GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #269AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,500
1986-01-2329617642-135-35252GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #250AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,500
1986-01-2329617542-135-35251GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #247AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,500
1986-01-2329617442-135-35250GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #245AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,500
1986-01-2329617242-135-35248GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #246AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,500
1986-01-2329616542-135-35247GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #244AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,500
1986-01-2329617342-135-35249GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #273AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,500
1986-01-2229601242-135-35246MOSS UNIT #1613UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,850
1986-01-2129583942-135-35873GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #268AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,500
1986-01-2129587442-135-35243GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #264AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,500
1986-01-2129583742-135-35874GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #263AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,500
1986-01-2129588842-135-36171GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #260AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,500
1986-01-2129587342-135-35242GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #259AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,500
1986-01-2129583442-135-35239CHASE "C" #2BLUCO PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL4,950
1986-01-2129595342-135-35245MOSS UNIT #1612UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL1,612
1986-01-2129672942-135-34609SOUTH FOSTER UNIT #178AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,235
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.