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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
1985-11-1328986642-135-35146JENNIFER 'A' #9RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,700
1985-11-1329015442-135-35153EDWARDS SHELL #1M-T PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL4,500
1985-11-1328988242-135-35147SOUTH COWDEN CANYON UNIT #20CONOCO INC.DRILL9,200
1985-11-1328989242-135-35152NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1202AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1985-11-1328981242-135-35144NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1191AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1985-11-1328984642-135-04998RATLIFF "C" #1VIKING ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP12,320
1985-11-1228970842-135-35143PECK 11 #1SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,800
1985-11-0828961642-135-35140MOSS UNIT #1202UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL5,000
1985-11-0828964842-135-35142WITCHER, J. E. #12SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL9,200
1985-11-0828964742-135-35141BAGLEY, J. E. #15SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL9,300
1985-11-0828957842-135-35138GOLDSMITH, C. A. #1572CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,100
1985-11-0828958242-135-35139GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1575CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,900
1985-11-0828957142-135-35137GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1574CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,400
1985-11-0728944742-135-35136FASKEN "S-13" #2UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL10,600
1985-11-0728940142-135-35135KAYSER, EVA B. #5AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,600
1985-11-0528989142-135-35151NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1201AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1985-11-0528988942-135-35150NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1197AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1985-11-0528988842-135-35149NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1196AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1985-11-0528988442-135-35148NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1192AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1985-11-0428931242-135-05915TXL-L- A/C 2 #4SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP9,772
1985-11-0428903542-135-35131TXL NORTH UNIT #554SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-11-0428903642-135-35132TXL NORTH UNIT #552SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-11-0128894542-135-35129GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #242AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,500
1985-11-0128894742-135-35130GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #241AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,500
1985-11-0128889342-135-35122TXL NORTH UNIT #702SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-10-3028890242-135-35127TXL NORTH UNIT #452SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-10-3028890142-135-35126TXL NORTH UNIT #454SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-10-3028890442-135-35128TXL NORTH UNIT #484SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-10-3028889742-135-35123TXL NORTH UNIT #523SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-10-3028889942-135-35124TXL NORTH UNIT #525SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-10-3028890042-135-35125TXL NORTH UNIT #556SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-10-2928862042-135-35121FASKEN ESTATE #2GENERAL AMERICAN PETROLEUMDRILL11,200
1985-10-2928886842-135-34153MIDLAND FARMS "AA" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP10,510
1985-10-2528854542-135-35120COWDEN "F" #1AMAGRUDER, ELAINE OPERATING CO.DRILL8,260
1985-10-2428830042-135-35118JORDAN UNIVERSITY UNIT #541SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL3,800
1985-10-2428916142-135-35133JORDAN UNIVERSITY UNIT #540SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL3,800
1985-10-2428830542-135-35119JORDAN UNIVERSITY UNIT #539SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL3,800
1985-10-2428829642-135-35117JORDAN UNIVERSITY UNIT #334SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL3,800
1985-10-2328816642-135-35112JOHNSON, J. L. "O" #7ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,600
1985-10-2328816842-135-35113JOHNSON, J. L. "D" #4301ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,600
1985-10-2328815442-135-35111JOHNSON "B-43" #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL11,500
1985-10-2328817242-135-35114FOSTER, H. "A" #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,300
1985-10-2228823742-135-35116COWDEN, W. F. "A" #25AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,800
1985-10-2228823642-135-35115COWDEN, W. F. "A" #24AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,800
1985-10-1828800342-135-35108COWDEN, W. E. "B" #5KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1985-10-1828800442-135-35109COWDEN, W. E. #31KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1985-10-1828800542-135-35110COWDEN, W. E. #32KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1985-10-1728810842-135-34279GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1394CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,890
1985-10-1728772642-135-35107NORTH FOSTER UNIT #154ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,600
1985-10-1428763842-135-34730FASKEN "20" #2UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP10,600
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.