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Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-25.

Ector County permitting is running 21 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (62 total, versus 9 in the prior quarter). 5 were issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 75 permits in the past 12 months, one of 19 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

9

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-09-25

All Time

16,117

16,117 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1985-02-0726626242-135-34773TXL NORTH UNIT #744SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-02-0726626342-135-34774TXL NORTH UNIT #786SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-02-0726620242-135-34766TXL NORTH UNIT #672SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-02-0726620342-135-34767TXL NORTH UNIT #658SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-02-0726620442-135-34768TXL NORTH UNIT #624SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-02-0726620642-135-34770TXL NORTH UNIT #590SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-02-0726620542-135-34769TXL NORTH UNIT #582SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-02-0726626442-135-34775TXL NORTH UNIT #796SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
1985-02-0126586542-135-34765COWDEN, W. E. #21KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1985-02-0126584942-135-30318GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1280GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,600
1985-01-3126574742-135-03213COWDEN, R. B. "12" #3MARATHON OIL COMPANYRECOMP8,045
1985-01-3126550642-135-04526WILLIAMSON, JESSIE MAE A #4RASMUSSEN, JAMES W.RECOMP8,140
1985-01-3026559142-135-34764WARD #2RELM OPERATING, INC.DRILL4,600
1985-01-2926564342-135-06453GOLDSMITH HOLT UNIT #815AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSOTHER5,670
1985-01-2826536142-135-34763COWDEN, W. F. "A" #23AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,800
1985-01-2826526342-135-34762BARTON-NICHOLS #2DAVELLE RESOURCESDRILL4,000
1985-01-2526521042-135-34761FEE "ZF" #39FASKEN, DAVID & INEZ G.DRILL5,000
1985-01-2326495442-135-34759PARKER TRUST 20 #9MARLINE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
1985-01-2326513342-135-34649KLOH "C-29" #2CONOCO INC.RECOMP8,300
1985-01-2326525642-135-34701EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #66CONOCO INC.DRILL4,800
1985-01-2226589142-135-34702EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #65CONOCO INC.DRILL4,800
1985-01-2126468742-135-34757SIXTEEN #1BLUCO PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL5,000
1985-01-2126468942-135-34758COWDEN, W. E. #20KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1985-01-1726436342-135-04920FEE ZG #37FASKEN, DAVID & INEZ G.OTHER10,700
1985-01-1626428542-135-34754FEE ZG #35FASKEN, DAVID & INEZ G.DRILL11,000
1985-01-1626424742-135-34752FEE ZG #36FASKEN, DAVID & INEZ G.DRILL10,700
1985-01-1526421042-135-34751JESS #1MAGRUDER, ELAINE OPERATING CO.DRILL8,400
1985-01-1526425542-135-34753COWDEN, W. E. #2ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,500
1985-01-1426431242-135-34756FOSTER, H. C. #30SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL4,300
1985-01-1426430542-135-34755FOSTER, H. C. #31SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL4,300
1985-01-1026372742-135-34749FOREST-SLATOR "26" #2RUST OIL CORP.DRILL6,600
1985-01-0926352942-135-34746COWDEN-OLIVER #2HECK EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL4,300
1985-01-0826381242-135-34750FASKEN, DAVID "CF" #5AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,000
1985-01-0726360442-135-34747NOBLES #12PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,550
1985-01-0726369842-135-34748MOBIL-SLATOR "2" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL6,600
1985-01-0128616042-135-35098COWDEN "B" #2ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,500
1984-12-3126312942-135-34745ESSEX-COWDEN "36" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL4,500
1984-12-3126309042-135-34744CONOCO-WIGHT "20" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL4,500
1984-12-2126203542-135-34742COLE-WILLIAMSON "6" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL5,900
1984-12-2026217942-135-34743FEE "ZG" #33FASKEN, DAVID & INEZ G.DRILL10,700
1984-12-1726138642-135-34741JENNIFER #2XRENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,650
1984-12-1726144842-135-06195GOLDSMITH HOLT UNIT #72AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSOTHER5,690
1984-12-1426131642-135-34737TXL NORTH UNIT #584SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,800
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
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.