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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
1984-12-1426500242-135-34760TXL NORTH UNIT #714SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1984-12-1426131742-135-34738TXL NORTH UNIT #784SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1984-12-1426131442-135-34735TXL NORTH UNIT #586SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1984-12-1426131542-135-34736TXL NORTH UNIT #668SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1984-12-1426132042-135-34739TXL NORTH UNIT #682SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1984-12-1426132242-135-34740TXL NORTH UNIT #746SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1984-12-1126086142-135-06997THOMAS -F- #2SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP7,963
1984-12-1026043342-135-34731GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1419GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,300
1984-12-1026043542-135-34732FASKEN, DAVID AND INEZ EST. #1RAILHEAD ENERGY COMPANYDRILL5,500
1984-12-1026046142-135-34733WOODS, E. N. #1AAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,000
1984-12-0726029742-135-34730FASKEN "20" #2UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL11,200
1984-12-0626019042-135-34729GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1482GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,600
1984-12-0626013942-135-34728FOSTER-JOHNSON UNIT #1610SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,350
1984-12-0626070542-135-34734MONCRIEF-TXL "35" #2RUST OIL CORP.DRILL6,600
1984-12-0626037342-135-34279GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1394GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP8,890
1984-12-0425984742-135-34727NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1154AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,400
1984-12-0325941442-135-03425COWDEN, W. F. -C- (UPPER) R/A-E- #15AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSRECOMP8,463
1984-11-2825933842-135-34726PARKER TRUST 20 #8MARLINE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,750
1984-11-2725889542-135-34725COWDEN, W. E. #1ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,500
1984-11-2625863642-135-34723COWDEN #1MUNN, W. H. OPERATING COMPANYDRILL9,000
1984-11-2625869342-135-34724YARBROUGH & ALLEN #102EXXON CORP.DRILL7,500
1984-11-2125846942-135-34720FOSTER-JOHNSON UNIT #2014SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,450
1984-11-2125846842-135-34719FOSTER-JOHNSON UNIT #2015SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,450
1984-11-2125847042-135-34721FOSTER-JOHNSON UNIT #7017SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,450
1984-11-2125843642-135-34718FEE "ZG" #32FASKEN, DAVID & INEZ G.DRILL10,700
1984-11-2025838842-135-34442PARKER TRUST 20 #5MARLINE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP12,625
1984-11-2025836142-135-34717WARD #1RELM OPERATING, INC.DRILL4,600
1984-11-2025858042-135-34722GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1483WIGULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,850
1984-11-1625854342-135-30666FOSTER OIL UNIT #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDRECOMP9,050
1984-11-1425758442-135-34714COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" COOP #3AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1984-11-1325766842-135-34715KLOH-D #2PHILLIPS OIL COMPANYDRILL4,600
1984-11-1325761442-135-03128FRANK-A #5UPHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL8,532
1984-11-1225757642-135-04598SLAT #10PHILLIPS OIL COMPANYRECOMP7,240
1984-11-1225770242-135-34716MIDLAND FARMS "A" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL10,800
1984-11-0925735242-135-34713GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1479GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,650
1984-11-0925719942-135-31419COWDEN "QA" #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.OTHER9,700
1984-11-0125639342-135-34705EDWARDS-BROWN "B" #2M-T PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL4,500
1984-11-0125635542-135-34704JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #158ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,550
1984-11-0125641242-135-34707CORRIGAN COWDEN UNIT #323ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,800
1984-11-0125641642-135-34708JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #167ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,400
1984-11-0125640342-135-34706JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #162ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,400
1984-11-0125641942-135-34709JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #166ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,400
1984-10-3125650142-135-34712MOSS, PAUL ESTATE #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,200
1984-10-3125623642-135-34703COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" COOP #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1984-10-3125649942-135-34711GULF-EIDSON "26" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL4,500
1984-10-3125646342-135-34710WITCHER, J. E. COOP #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1984-10-3125624842-135-00106CUMMINS J #2CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP9,259
1984-10-3025600042-135-34702EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #65CONOCO INC.DRILL4,800
1984-10-3025599842-135-34701EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #66CONOCO INC.DRILL4,800
1984-10-2925592742-135-34696EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #67CONOCO INC.DRILL4,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.