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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
1985-05-0727432842-135-34967TXL NORTH UNIT #644SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-05-0727433142-135-34969TXL NORTH UNIT #719SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-05-0727459442-135-34976COWDEN, W. E. #6ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,500
1985-05-0227392142-135-34965COWDEN, W. E. #5ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,500
1985-04-3027368742-135-34962COWDEN-OLIVER #5HECK EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL4,400
1985-04-3027367942-135-34961COWDEN-OLIVER #4HECK EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL4,300
1985-04-3027372542-135-34963SLATOR #1HANSON CORPORATIONDRILL6,200
1985-04-3027374242-135-34964JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #171ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1985-04-2927361742-135-34960WEST JORDAN UNIT #616TEXACO INC.DRILL3,800
1985-04-2927355242-135-34959FEE ZG #41FASKEN, DAVID & INEZ G.DRILL10,700
1985-04-2427319642-135-34958JOHNSON #2ALPHA TWENTY-ONE PRODUCTION CO.DRILL4,500
1985-04-2427319342-135-34957JOHNSON #1ALPHA TWENTY-ONE PRODUCTION CO.DRILL4,500
1985-04-2427312942-135-34956NORTH FOSTER UNIT #152ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,600
1985-04-2327308442-135-34955HOLT, O. B. JR. "D" #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL10,700
1985-04-2327291542-135-05215YARBROUGH & ALLEN #5EXXON CORP.RECOMP10,380
1985-04-2227301242-135-34954TXL 13 #11CONOCO INC.DRILL4,900
1985-04-1927274542-135-34948TXL NORTH UNIT #759SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-1927274742-135-34950TXL NORTH UNIT #716SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-1927274642-135-34949TXL NORTH UNIT #762SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-1827278942-135-34951TXL NORTH UNIT #792SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-1827279042-135-34952TXL NORTH UNIT #788SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-1827279642-135-34953TXL NORTH UNIT #594SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-1827262242-135-34946PENWELL UNIT #2340TEXACO INC.DRILL3,800
1985-04-1827270542-135-34947EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #68CONOCO INC.DRILL4,800
1985-04-1727251742-135-34945FOREST-SLATOR "26" #3RUST OIL CORP.DRILL6,600
1985-04-1627246742-135-34943CHASE "B" #1BLUCO PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL5,000
1985-04-1527248742-135-34944JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #170ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,800
1985-04-1527241242-135-34942TXL "G" #3TEXACO INC.DRILL4,500
1985-04-1527223942-135-34933NORTH FOSTER UNIT #150ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,600
1985-04-1227213242-135-34929NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1190AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-04-1227213142-135-34928NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1189AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-04-1227214942-135-34931NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1188AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-04-1227212442-135-34922NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1187AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-04-1227213042-135-34927NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1182AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-04-1227215042-135-34932NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1183AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-04-1227212642-135-34924NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1184AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-04-1227214742-135-34930NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1186AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-04-1227212542-135-34923NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1185AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-04-1227212742-135-34925NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1181AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-04-1227212842-135-34926NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1180AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-04-1227239642-135-34940PENWELL UNIT #2389TEXACO INC.DRILL3,800
1985-04-1227239742-135-34941PENWELL UNIT #2330TEXACO INC.DRILL3,800
1985-04-1227226342-135-34937TXL NORTH UNIT #706SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-1227226242-135-34936TXL NORTH UNIT #707SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-1227225642-135-34934TXL NORTH UNIT #708SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-1227225942-135-34935TXL NORTH UNIT #709SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-1227227142-135-34939TXL NORTH UNIT #768SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-1227226842-135-34938TXL NORTH UNIT #798SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-1127188942-135-34921TXL NORTH UNIT #592SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-0927174542-135-03227COWDEN, R. B. 11 #2XTEXAS AMERICAN OIL CORP.RECOMP5,900
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.