Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-06.

Ector County permitting is running 9.0 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (27 total, down 43% on the prior quarter). 6 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

18

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-08-06

All Time

16,075

16,075 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1984-02-2323018042-135-34477GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1451GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,700
1984-02-2323017742-135-34476GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1452GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,700
1984-02-2323017542-135-34475GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1453GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,700
1984-02-2323019342-135-34482CORRIGAN COWDEN UNIT #322ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,800
1984-02-2323019742-135-34484CORRIGAN COWDEN UNIT #319ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,800
1984-02-2323026142-135-34488JOHNSON, J. L. "P" #10ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,600
1984-02-2223004642-135-34471COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "B" #95AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1984-02-2223005242-135-34472COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "B" #94AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1984-02-2222998742-135-34470COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "B" COOP #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1984-02-1422945442-135-34468GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1423GULF OIL CORP.DRILL7,100
1984-02-1423185742-135-34456COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #149AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1984-02-1423118442-135-34457COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #150AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1984-02-1022914342-135-34473GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1446GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,900
1984-02-1022909442-135-34465GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1443GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,800
1984-02-1022909342-135-34464GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1442GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,800
1984-02-0822867842-135-01208GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #836GULF OIL CORP.OTHER10,340
1984-02-0823124042-135-34448COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #168AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1984-02-0722858842-135-34463COWDEN, E. F. -C- #4040ADENA EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL4,600
1984-02-0722858242-135-34462COWDEN G #3PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL5,900
1984-02-0722854942-135-34460CUMMINS #1BONNER, BOBBYDRILL4,600
1984-02-0322896542-135-30341GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1285GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,900
1984-02-0322895842-135-30285GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1262GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,900
1984-02-0222895142-135-34459GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1433GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,800
1984-02-0222895442-135-34458GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1434GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,800
1984-01-3022789142-135-34455AVERITT, W. T. #1MOSS, WM., PROPERTIES, INC.DRILL6,500
1984-01-2622833342-135-34425EAST GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #2308SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,500
1984-01-2522741042-135-34453GIST UNIT #142CONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1984-01-2522736942-135-10508CONNELL, W. E. NCT-2 #150TEXACO INC.RECOMP6,680
1984-01-2522736742-135-33986CONNELL, W. E. NCT-2 #162TEXACO INC.RECOMP7,400
1984-01-2522741242-135-34454GIST UNIT #143CONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1984-01-2522736142-135-34452EMBAR #56PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,450
1984-01-2522735142-135-34451MCENTIRE #10PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,450
1984-01-2522734942-135-34450EMBAR #55PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,450
1984-01-2422815542-135-00891GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #512GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,500
1984-01-2422717442-135-34447CONNELL #1HAYLAN OIL COMPANYDRILL4,700
1984-01-2422710542-135-34443GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1438GULF OIL CORP.DRILL7,100
1984-01-2422711642-135-34445GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1440GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,950
1984-01-2422711842-135-34446GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1439GULF OIL CORP.DRILL7,100
1984-01-2422720442-135-10334GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1017GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,900
1984-01-2422721042-135-20077GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1086GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,975
1984-01-2422719942-135-30034GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1132GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,900
1984-01-2422714642-135-30094GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1176GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,800
1984-01-2422714442-135-30127GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1200GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,950
1984-01-2422714342-135-30318GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1280GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,900
1984-01-2422714542-135-30361GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1293GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,950
1984-01-2422730942-135-34449HENDERSON, E. A. #18ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,300
1984-01-2322711442-135-34444GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1441GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,950
1984-01-2322725042-135-34434WITCHER, J. E. #80AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,200
1984-01-1922688242-135-34442PARKER TRUST 20 #5MARLINE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL13,000
1984-01-1922688042-135-34441PARKER TRUST 19 #4MARLINE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL13,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.