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
1984-08-1024789342-135-34608J. L. JOHNSON JR. UNIT "EO" #54ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,800
1984-08-0924775842-135-34607MCENTIRE #11PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,500
1984-08-0924775642-135-34606MCENTIRE #12PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,475
1984-08-0624749842-135-34605EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1006AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,705
1984-08-0624749942-135-34601EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #2109AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,650
1984-08-0324732742-135-34604CHASE "A" #1BLUCO PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL5,000
1984-08-0224716242-135-34597WRANGLER HILL #1ODESSA COLLEGEDRILL800
1984-07-3124682242-135-07516KLOH "C-29" #1CONOCO INC.RECOMP6,400
1984-07-3124682142-135-32055WIGHT, MRS. L. E. "4" #26CONOCO INC.RECOMP5,325
1984-07-3024655242-135-34596MONCRIEF-TXL "35" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL6,600
1984-07-2524610942-135-34595J. L. JOHNSON JR. UNIT "EO" #53ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,800
1984-07-2424590342-135-02439ALMA #6PHILLIPS OIL COMPANYRECOMP9,820
1984-07-2324590542-135-34326JENNIFER #1RENDOVA OIL COOTHER4,559
1984-07-1724535742-135-34594MIDLAND FARMS "AV" #6AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,200
1984-07-1624560142-135-02224RICKSON #2PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP7,915
1984-07-1224483142-135-34593JOHNSON RANCH #1HOLT, ROBERT B.DRILL12,800
1984-07-0324389842-135-34592AVERITT, W. T. III #1TEXACO INC.DRILL10,500
1984-07-0224377642-135-33691JOHNSON, J. L. #24CONOCO INC.OTHER4,540
1984-06-2124286142-135-34590PARKER TRUST 20 #6MARLINE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,800
1984-06-2124269042-135-34580BARTON-NICHOLS #1DAVELLE RESOURCESDRILL4,400
1984-06-2024267642-135-34589FASKEN 16 #1ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THEDRILL13,500
1984-06-1824258242-135-34588ARCO TLX "N" #11WSUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,500
1984-06-1824227942-135-34587FASKEN "20" #1UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL11,000
1984-06-1524217842-135-34586FEE ZG #28FASKEN, DAVID & INEZ G.DRILL10,650
1984-06-1424208142-135-34584WARD "A" #1BLUCO PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL5,000
1984-06-1424213542-135-34578FOSTER GRAYBURG SAN ANDRES UNIT #413CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,400
1984-06-1424213142-135-34585FOSTER GRAYBURG SAN ANDRES UNIT #414CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,400
1984-06-1424213342-135-34579FOSTER GRAYBURG SAN ANDRES UNIT #415CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,400
1984-06-1124156742-135-34583BARTON #1RICHLAND INVESTMENTS INC.DRILL4,300
1984-06-1124149042-135-34582BARROW #1PECOS OPERATORS, INC.DRILL4,600
1984-06-0724143542-135-34581BARTON, O. F. #1INTERNATIONAL WESTERN RES. INC.DRILL4,400
1984-06-0724133242-135-34577MINS #11PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,650
1984-06-0624167242-135-34539HOLT, O. B. "E" #15AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,600
1984-05-3024181742-135-34576GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1468GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,650
1984-05-2524015342-135-34575COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "B" #90AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1984-05-2223964942-135-34574JOHNSON, J. L. JR "C" #11ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,800
1984-05-2123946542-135-34572T. P. LAND TRUST "A" #10AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,600
1984-05-1823928442-135-34571SHELL-COWDEN #7BENNETT, R. C., COMPANYDRILL4,500
1984-05-1623913742-135-34560WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #2805CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,500
1984-05-1624011042-135-05126UNIVERSITY -D- #10SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP8,738
1984-05-1624010742-135-05125UNIVERSITY -D- #9SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER8,868
1984-05-1523873042-135-34569J. L. JOHNSON JR. UNIT "EO" #52ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,800
1984-05-1423862142-135-34565WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #3406CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,500
1984-05-1423861942-135-34563WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #3815CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,500
1984-05-1423866842-135-34566WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #3814CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,500
1984-05-1423867142-135-34567WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #3813CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,500
1984-05-1423862042-135-34564WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #3405CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,500
1984-05-1423867242-135-34568WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #3812CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,500
1984-05-1423861742-135-34562WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #3816CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,500
1984-05-1423917642-135-34570FEE ZG #27FASKEN, DAVID & INEZ G.DRILL10,600
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.