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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
1984-09-2525270642-135-34651JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #168ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,400
1984-09-2525270042-135-34648JOHNSON, J. L. "O" #5ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,000
1984-09-2525268642-135-34644J. L. JOHNSON JR. UNIT "EO" #55ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,800
1984-09-2525268442-135-34643J. L. JOHNSON JR. UNIT "EO" #56ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,800
1984-09-2525270242-135-34649KLOH "C-29" #2CONOCO INC.DRILL8,300
1984-09-2525270342-135-34650MIDLAND FARMS COMPANY #2AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,100
1984-09-2525268942-135-34645MIDLAND FARMS COMPANY #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,100
1984-09-2025203342-135-01133GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #756GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,280
1984-09-1925184542-135-34640GIST UNIT #140CONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1984-09-1925184442-135-34639GIST UNIT #47ACONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1984-09-1825163542-135-34638JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #161ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,400
1984-09-1825163242-135-34636JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #160ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,400
1984-09-1825163342-135-34637JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #159ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,400
1984-09-1825184642-135-34641GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1481GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,650
1984-09-1825184742-135-34642GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1480GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,400
1984-09-1725157542-135-34634NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1152AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,200
1984-09-1725157742-135-34635NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1151AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,200
1984-09-1725176942-135-34630EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #63CONOCO INC.DRILL4,800
1984-09-1725176242-135-34631EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #64CONOCO INC.DRILL4,800
1984-09-1725175042-135-34632EAST COWDEN GRAYBURG UNIT #62CONOCO INC.DRILL4,800
1984-09-1025103242-135-34633TXL "M" #3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,600
1984-09-1025305542-135-34591WOODS, E. N. #13TRIAD ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL4,700
1984-09-0725066742-135-34628PHILLIPS-TEXACO "23" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL6,600
1984-09-0625051042-135-34626GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #2804PHILLIPS OIL COMPANYDRILL6,350
1984-09-0425068542-135-30330PARKER "C" #1EMPIRE OIL & GAS CO.OTHER5,700
1984-09-0425072442-135-34609FOSTER, H. #23AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1984-08-3125015842-135-34603EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1811AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,700
1984-08-3125013042-135-34602EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1315AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,800
1984-08-3125014142-135-34600EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1606AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,705
1984-08-3125014842-135-34599EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1712AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,675
1984-08-3125013742-135-34598EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1411AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,665
1984-08-3025005942-135-34623COWDEN, J. M. R/A A #116AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,100
1984-08-3025006142-135-34624COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "B" #100AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,600
1984-08-3024998942-135-34622SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #222PHILLIPS OIL COMPANYDRILL4,825
1984-08-3024998942-135-34622SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #222PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,825
1984-08-3024998842-135-34621SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #619PHILLIPS OIL COMPANYDRILL4,825
1984-08-2924993142-135-34371GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1417GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,900
1984-08-2824985942-135-34620SHELL JOHNSON EO #7ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,800
1984-08-2724959942-135-34619MOBIL-EIDSON "26" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,200
1984-08-2424959042-135-34618LATOR #7PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,000
1984-08-2224909142-135-34616SHELL-WITCHER #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,600
1984-08-2224909242-135-34617SUN-WITCHER #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,600
1984-08-2224908942-135-34615SHELL-WITCHER "C" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,600
1984-08-2124889342-135-34614FEE "ZG" #31FASKEN, DAVID & INEZ G.DRILL10,700
1984-08-2124910042-135-34612GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1478GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,600
1984-08-2124883342-135-34613JOHNSON, J. L. "31" #22GREAT WESTERN DRLG. CO.DRILL4,400
1984-08-1724871242-135-07272MILLARD D #6PHILLIPS OIL COMPANYRECOMP8,605
1984-08-1424854242-135-34611PARKER TRUST 11 #1MARLINE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL12,500
1984-08-1424838242-135-04932FASKEN ESTATE #1GENERAL AMERICAN PETROLEUMOTHER13,433
1984-08-1424817242-135-20261TXL #1ABBRO OIL COMPANYOTHER4,613
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.