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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
1985-08-2628362542-135-35062GIST 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
1985-08-0628192242-135-35053JOHNSON, J. L. JR. "E" #2AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,600
1985-08-0528168742-135-35052GIST UNIT #148CONOCO INC.DRILL4,550
1985-08-0228164042-135-35051FOREST-SLATOR "26" #4RUST OIL CORP.DRILL6,600
1985-07-3028139842-135-35049WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #2806CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,530
1985-07-3028138142-135-35046WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #2304CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,530
1985-07-3028140342-135-35050WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #3304WCITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,500
1985-07-3028139742-135-35048WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #2807WCITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,500
1985-07-3028137842-135-35043WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #2611WCITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,500
1985-07-3028137942-135-35044WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #2404WCITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,500
1985-07-3028138042-135-35045WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #2303WCITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,500
1985-07-3028138242-135-35047WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #2205WCITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,500
1985-07-3028156842-135-31887FOSTER, H. S. "C" #5CONOCO INC.OTHER4,850
1985-07-2628127342-135-35042WITCHER - JE #1PHILLIPS OIL COMPANYDRILL9,400
1985-07-2528115342-135-35041GIST UNIT #92ACONOCO INC.DRILL4,305
1985-07-2328085842-135-35040EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #2307AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,900
1985-07-2328085042-135-35035EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #2209AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,950
1985-07-2328085742-135-35039EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #2110AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,950
1985-07-2328085542-135-35038EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1916AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL4,050
1985-07-2328085342-135-35036EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1505AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,950
1985-07-2328085442-135-35037EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #905AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,950
1985-07-2228072142-135-35032COWDEN RANCH "7" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,500
1985-07-2228072542-135-35033JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #172ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1985-07-2228072742-135-35034JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #169ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1985-07-1928062842-135-35031PHILLIPS-SLATOR "26" A #3RUST OIL CORP.DRILL6,600
1985-07-1628029742-135-35029WITCHER, J. E. #11SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL9,200
1985-07-1628029442-135-35028FOSTER, H. #25AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1985-07-1628028742-135-35026MIDLAND FARMS COMPANY "E" #4AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,200
1985-07-1628028842-135-35027MIDLAND FARMS COMPANY "E" #2AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,200
1985-07-1628028042-135-35025MIDLAND FARMS COMPANY "E" #3AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,200
1985-07-1228058842-135-35030ANDI-HOLLY-RATLIFF #1HOLT, ROBERT B.DRILL11,200
1985-07-0827968042-135-35024MOSS UNIT #704UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,900
1985-07-0527962042-135-35022COWDEN, J. M. R/A "A" #131AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,900
1985-07-0527963542-135-35023COWDEN, W. E. #30KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1985-07-0327932642-135-35020PETEX #1UNIVERSITY OF TX AT AUSTIN, THEDRILL1,000
1985-07-0227935342-135-33952FOSTER-JOHNSON #718SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDRECOMP9,078
1985-07-0227935242-135-35021EDWARDS 41 #1M-T PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL4,500
1985-07-0127916542-135-35018JENNIFER #4RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,700
1985-07-0127923642-135-35019JENNIFER #5RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,700
1985-07-0127916442-135-35017MIDLAND FARMS #11SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL10,600
1985-06-2827901142-135-34420GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1426GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,632
1985-06-2827901742-135-34320GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1410GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,600
1985-06-2727904842-135-35016FASKEN, DAVID "CF" #6AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,000
1985-06-2627880842-135-35014GOLDSMITH, NORTH (DEVONIAN) UNIT #30AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL8,600
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.