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
1985-03-0626871942-135-34867GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1530GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626872042-135-34868GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1531GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626872142-135-34869GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1532WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626872542-135-34870GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1568GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626880142-135-34894GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1488GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626880042-135-34893GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1487WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626879942-135-34892GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1486GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626879842-135-34891GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1485GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626879742-135-34890GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1484WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0626887542-135-05232YARBROUGH & ALLEN #24EXXON CORP.RECOMP8,100
1985-03-0626854742-135-34693GIST UNIT #147CONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1985-03-0426851942-135-34864GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1543GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0426851542-135-34863GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1554GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-03-0426840542-135-34862TXL NORTH UNIT #674SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-03-0426854342-135-34865FOSTER D #25TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL4,340
1985-03-0426854442-135-34866FOSTER D #26TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL4,400
1985-02-2826817842-135-34861GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1524WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-02-2726798742-135-34849NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1177AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-02-2726799642-135-34853NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1170AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-02-2726800742-135-34858NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1165AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-02-2726800142-135-34855NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1157AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-02-2726800342-135-34857NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1156AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-02-2726801142-135-34859NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1164AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-02-2726803742-135-34860COWDEN, W. E. #4ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,500
1985-02-2726798942-135-34850NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1163AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-02-2726800242-135-34856NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1172AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-02-2726799942-135-34854NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1179AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-02-2726799142-135-34852NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1171AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-02-2726799042-135-34851NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1178AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-02-2726794042-135-07049THOMAS -I- #5SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER8,179
1985-02-2726793942-135-34848COWDEN, W. E. #3ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,500
1985-02-2626786742-135-34847PECK "2" #1SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,700
1985-02-2526769742-135-34837PHILLIPS-TEXACO "23 A" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL6,500
1985-02-2526777042-135-34846JENNIFER #3RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,650
1985-02-2526776842-135-34845SLATOR #3RENDOVA OIL CODRILL6,500
1985-02-2226760542-135-34821NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1162AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-02-2226760242-135-34819NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1161AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-02-2226760442-135-34820NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1160AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-02-2226760142-135-34818NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1167AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,900
1985-02-2226750642-135-34793GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1535WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-02-2226750542-135-34792GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1534WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-02-2226758842-135-34817GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1533GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-02-2226757342-135-34816GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1525WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-02-2226757242-135-34815GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1523 WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-02-2226757142-135-34814GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1522GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-02-2226757042-135-34813GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1516GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-02-2226756942-135-34812GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1558GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-02-2226756742-135-34811GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1557WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-02-2226756442-135-34810GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1556GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
1985-02-2226756242-135-34809GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1555WGULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,350
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.