Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-25.

Ector County permitting is running 21 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (62 total, versus 9 in the prior quarter). 5 were issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 75 permits in the past 12 months, one of 19 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

13

Operators (30d)

6

Latest Permit

2026-09-25

All Time

16,117

16,117 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1985-09-3028623242-135-35099COWDEN "A" #2MUNN, W. H. OPERATING COMPANYDRILL9,000
1985-09-2628590242-135-35091ARCO-CORRIGAN, HUGH #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,300
1985-09-2528578942-135-35090SLATOR #4RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,900
1985-09-2428610342-135-35094JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #176ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1985-09-2428609842-135-35092JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #177ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1985-09-2428611142-135-35096JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #178ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1985-09-2428610742-135-35095JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #179ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1985-09-2428611442-135-35097JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #180ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1985-09-2428610142-135-35093JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #173ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,600
1985-09-1928524742-135-35087EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1101AFINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL3,900
1985-09-1928524642-135-35086EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #310FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL3,700
1985-09-1728514742-135-35082JORDAN UNIVERSITY UNIT #335SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL3,800
1985-09-1728514642-135-35081JORDAN UNIVERSITY UNIT #337SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL3,800
1985-09-1628495342-135-35079JENNIFER #6RENDOVA OIL CODRILL5,000
1985-09-1628495242-135-35078JENNIFER 'A' #7RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,800
1985-09-1628534442-135-35089PARKER, J. E. #14SCHLACHTER, DAVID A.DRILL4,900
1985-09-1628533842-135-35088PARKER, J. E. #15SCHLACHTER, DAVID A.DRILL4,900
1985-09-1228488942-135-35587GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1573CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,300
1985-09-1228489042-135-35077GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1570CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,600
1985-09-1028435042-135-07767BLAKENEY, B. H. #1APOLLO EXPLORATION & PRODUCTIONRECOMP11,731
1985-09-0928434342-135-35074WILLIAMS, ALLEN L. #1MARSHALL & WINSTON, INC.DRILL8,400
1985-09-0928448542-135-35075JOHNSON "F-1" #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,700
1985-09-0928523942-135-35084PENWELL UNIT #2377TEXACO INC.DRILL3,850
1985-09-0928524042-135-35085PENWELL UNIT #2339TEXACO INC.DRILL3,850
1985-09-0928523842-135-35083PENWELL UNIT #1387TEXACO INC.DRILL3,900
1985-09-0528410842-135-35068JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #175ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1985-09-0528410642-135-35066JOHNSON, J. L. "O" #6ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1985-09-0528410742-135-35067JOHNSON "B-43" #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,700
1985-09-0528427342-135-35073EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #69CONOCO INC.DRILL4,750
1985-09-0328440442-135-30343GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1283CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,600
1985-09-0328413242-135-35071COWDEN "D" #1ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,500
1985-09-0328413142-135-35070COWDEN "A" #2ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,500
1985-09-0328413042-135-35069COWDEN "C" #1ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,500
1985-09-0328440542-135-34401GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1428CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,615
1985-09-0328413342-135-35072NORTH FOSTER UNIT #153ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1985-09-0328409542-135-35065RHODES COWDEN UNIT #458CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,350
1985-09-0328386642-135-35064GIST UNIT #151CONOCO INC.DRILL4,550
1985-08-3028364242-135-34845SLATOR #3RENDOVA OIL CORECOMP4,320
1985-08-2928359342-135-35060JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #174ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1985-08-2728354542-135-35059RHODES COWDEN UNIT #312CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,400
1985-08-2728350342-135-35058RHODES COWDEN UNIT #671CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,400
1985-08-2728382542-135-35063CITGO-SLATOR "44" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL6,500
1985-08-2628362442-135-35061GIST UNIT #150CONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1985-08-2628362542-135-35062GIST UNIT #149CONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1985-08-1528275342-135-35057COWDEN RANCH "6" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL4,400
1985-08-1428244742-135-35056HOLT, O.B. JR. "D" #2SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL11,000
1985-08-1328227042-135-03649PARKER, J. E. #2SCHLACHTER, DAVID A.RECOMP9,642
1985-08-1228224942-135-35054PENWELL UNIT #2367TEXACO INC.DRILL3,875
1985-08-1228227842-135-35055PENWELL UNIT #1367TEXACO INC.DRILL3,900
1985-08-1228249442-135-34587FASKEN "20" #1UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP10,631
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.