Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-20.

Ector County permitting is running 6.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (19 total, down 61% on the prior quarter). DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 83 permits in the past 12 months, one of 19 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

15

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-07-20

All Time

16,059

16,059 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2017-10-1783173542-135-34754FEE ZG #35FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.RECOMP10,430
2017-10-1383165942-135-02729EMBAR #26CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYRECOMP8,500
2017-09-2883106742-135-38794COWDEN, W. F. -C- UPPER R/A -B- #75OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,000
2017-09-2683090842-135-43543FRANK -B- #0601HCONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,000Y
2017-09-2683090842-135-43543FRANK -B- #0601HCONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,000Y
2017-09-2283090542-135-43485HENDERSON #1OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP8,500
2017-09-2283090542-135-43485HENDERSON #1OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP8,500
2017-09-1583081442-135-43542FRANK -B- #0603HCONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,000Y
2017-09-1583081442-135-43542FRANK -B- #0603HCONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,000Y
2017-08-3183043642-135-43541W. H. GROVE A #1INCLINE ENERGYDRILL6,400
2017-08-2582911742-135-43535GARDENDALE 6 #8FDL OPERATING, LLCDRILL11,900
2017-08-2283001442-135-43540GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #465AXTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,700
2017-08-2183002342-135-43539GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #652AXTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,700
2017-08-2183002142-135-43538GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #533AXTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,700
2017-08-1182911342-135-41342TATIA #49HFDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR9,452Y
2017-08-1082953842-135-43536PARKER MINERALS 9K #4HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL10,000Y
2017-08-1082953842-135-43536PARKER MINERALS 9K #4HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL10,000Y
2017-08-0882934042-135-42457FLAG RANCH #3CAPSTONE NATURAL RES II, LLCRECOMP6,523
2017-08-0882934042-135-42457FLAG RANCH #3CAPSTONE NATURAL RES II, LLCRECOMP6,523
2017-08-0782953942-135-43537PARKER MINERALS 9J #2HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL10,000Y
2017-08-0482896442-135-43534RATLIFF K UNIT #4406MHCOG OPERATING LLCDRILL9,000Y
2017-08-0282933942-135-42456FLAG RANCH #2CAPSTONE NATURAL RES II, LLCRECOMP6,414
2017-08-0282928242-135-06167GOLDSMITH LANDRETH-SAN ANDRES/UT #151WKINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCRECLASS4,300
2017-08-0182911642-135-42147TATIA #59HFDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR9,500Y
2017-08-0182910842-135-41657TATIA #21FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,270
2017-08-0182898642-135-42953GOLDSMITH LANDRETH-SAN ANDRES/UT #209RWKINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCRECLASS4,600
2017-07-3182896242-135-43533RATLIFF K UNIT #4406LHCOG OPERATING LLCDRILL9,200Y
2017-07-2682911442-135-41102TATIA #51FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,310
2017-07-2682910142-135-39379TATIA #7FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR11,300
2017-07-2582911242-135-42298TATIA #36FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,468
2017-07-2582911142-135-42847TATIA #27FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,515
2017-07-2582911042-135-42750TATIA #23FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,498
2017-07-2582910742-135-41603TATIA #17FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,420
2017-07-2582910642-135-42769TATIA #16FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,475
2017-07-2582910542-135-41277TATIA #10FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,415
2017-07-2582910342-135-39523TATIA #9FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,413
2017-07-2582910242-135-39380TATIA #8FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,420
2017-07-2582910042-135-39378TATIA #6FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,700
2017-07-2582909942-135-39377TATIA #5FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,380
2017-07-2582909842-135-39362TATIA #4FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,350
2017-07-2582909642-135-39361TATIA #3FDL OPERATING, LLCFLD-XFR10,500
2017-07-2482894142-135-42808FLAG RANCH A #1ACAPSTONE NATURAL RES II, LLCRECOMP6,610
2017-07-2182893442-135-43532RATLIFF I UNIT #4401MHCOG OPERATING LLCDRILL9,000Y
2017-07-1982843742-135-43528FEE 'BL' #3401FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,000
2017-07-1782888942-135-43531FLAG RANCH #10CAPSTONE NATURAL RES II, LLCDRILL9,000
2017-07-1482879442-135-43530NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1101ROCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,500
2017-07-1482879142-135-43529GOLDSMITH BLAKENEY SA UNIT #1001OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,000
2017-07-1482879142-135-43529GOLDSMITH BLAKENEY SA UNIT #1001OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,000
2017-07-1182866042-135-04674FOSTER E #2OXY USA WTP LPRECOMP11,800
2017-07-1182866042-135-04674FOSTER E #2OXY USA WTP LPRECOMP11,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.