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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
1985-04-0827153442-135-34915MOSS, PAUL ESTATE #2RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,000
1985-04-0427186542-135-34916TXL NORTH UNIT #704SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-0427187042-135-34920TXL NORTH UNIT #588SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-0427186942-135-34919TXL NORTH UNIT #543SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-0427186842-135-34918TXL NORTH UNIT #705SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-0427186642-135-34917TXL NORTH UNIT #766SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-04-0227138342-135-34914NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1158AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-03-2827093242-135-34913FOSTER, H. #24AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1985-03-2527052442-135-32709SMITH, R. W. "F" #9AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP5,514
1985-03-2227029442-135-34912GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1520GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-1926987042-135-34910CHASE "A" #2BLUCO PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL5,000
1985-03-1927001442-135-34911SLATOR #1RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL7,000
1985-03-1826981642-135-34308GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1405GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,600
1985-03-1826981342-135-34370GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1418GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP7,000
1985-03-1826971842-135-34906GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1560GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,600
1985-03-1426956442-135-34905TXL NORTH UNIT #654SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-03-1426951042-135-34904TXL NORTH UNIT #670SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-03-1426950542-135-34903TXL NORTH UNIT #717SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-03-1426950442-135-34902TXL NORTH UNIT #761SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-03-1326927042-135-34901COWDEN-OLIVER #3HECK EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL4,300
1985-03-1326978142-135-34908TXL NORTH UNIT #545SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-03-1326978242-135-34909TXL NORTH UNIT #596SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-03-1326978042-135-34907TXL NORTH UNIT #636SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-03-1326925442-135-01368PENWELL UNIT #1379TEXACO INC.RECOMP4,792
1985-03-1327004242-135-01367PENWELL UNIT #1363TEXACO INC.RECOMP8,857
1985-03-1226908842-135-34898GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1495GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-1226909042-135-34899GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1496WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-1126889542-135-34897GIST UNIT #32ACONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1985-03-0826912642-135-34900BAGLEY, J. E. #101TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL4,350
1985-03-0826888342-135-34896GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1540GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0726874742-135-34871NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1166AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-03-0726876042-135-34876NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1176AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-03-0726875442-135-34873NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1175AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-03-0726875342-135-34872NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1174AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-03-0726875742-135-34874NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1173AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-03-0726875942-135-34875NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1168AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-03-0626879142-135-34887GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1492GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626878842-135-34886GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1491GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626879342-135-34888GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1493GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626879442-135-34889GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1494WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626877142-135-34877GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1498GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626877242-135-34878GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1499GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626877342-135-34879GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1500GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626877442-135-34880GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1504GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626877842-135-34884GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1505WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626877742-135-34883GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1514WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626877642-135-34882GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1519WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626877542-135-34881GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1521WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626878742-135-34885GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1526GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626880242-135-34895GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1527GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.