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
1983-11-2322170242-135-34406JOHNSON DEEP UNIT #20ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,800
1983-11-2322172142-135-34394ADDIS, FRANK V. #7AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,200
1983-11-2122151642-135-34403JOHNSON, J. L. "AB" #157ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1983-11-2122154242-135-34404JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #156ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,550
1983-11-2122137942-135-34401GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1428GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,850
1983-11-2122137742-135-34400GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1425GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,800
1983-11-2122135342-135-34396WILLIAMS, JOSEPH G. #1DILLON, H. L., JR.DRILL7,700
1983-11-2122135542-135-34397EDWARDS FIELD GRAYBURG UNIT #7038SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL3,750
1983-11-2122135742-135-34398EDWARDS FIELD GRAYBURG UNIT #6014SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL3,750
1983-11-2122135942-135-34399EDWARDS FIELD GRAYBURG UNIT #6013SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL3,750
1983-11-2122138542-135-34402EDWARDS, W. C. #1EDWARDS EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL4,400
1983-11-1722232242-135-34390HOLT, O. B. A/C 2 #4ASUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,900
1983-11-1722231242-135-34389HOLT, O. B. ACT. 1 #26SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,900
1983-11-1622065842-135-34393FASKEN, DAVID "CH" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1983-11-1622362642-135-34375MILLARD D #23PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL8,560
1983-11-1622362342-135-34375FUSSELMAN #D4PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL7,550
1983-11-1422044942-135-34392EDWARDS RANCH "B" #3M-T PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL4,300
1983-11-1022046742-135-04261J. L. JOHNSON, JR UNIT "EO" #39ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP5,800
1983-11-0923052142-135-34284MOSS, PAUL "C" #3AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,015
1983-11-0822010842-135-34391GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1422GULF OIL CORP.DRILL7,050
1983-11-0221965742-135-30340GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1284GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP7,150
1983-11-0221966342-135-30129GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1202GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP7,150
1983-11-0221966142-135-20092GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1101GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,850
1983-11-0122131242-135-34424COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #154AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,200
1983-10-3121925042-135-34377FEE AC #1FASKEN, DAVID & INEZ G.DRILL10,600
1983-10-2621873842-135-34388WALTON #1TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL4,600
1983-10-2521868942-135-34387UNIVERSITY "D" #9ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,700
1983-10-2421820342-135-34384MOSS - C #4PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,450
1983-10-1921768742-135-34357ECTOR "E" FEE NCT-2 #13TEXACO INC.DRILL12,350
1983-10-1921775142-135-34382NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1150 WAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,550
1983-10-1822072942-135-34284MOSS, PAUL "C" #3AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,015
1983-10-1421905942-135-30203GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1233GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,850
1983-10-1421906242-135-30200GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1229GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,800
1983-10-1421903542-135-30132GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1195GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,800
1983-10-1421903842-135-30131GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1194GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,800
1983-10-1421904642-135-30173GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1220GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,850
1983-10-1121959042-135-01452WEST JORDAN UNIT #1501ATEXACO INC.RECOMP3,790
1983-10-1121931042-135-34376MOSS, PAUL "C" #4AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,100
1983-10-0721724242-135-34381COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #164AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,200
1983-10-0721723542-135-34380COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #163AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,200
1983-10-0721723042-135-34379COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #162AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,200
1983-10-0721722142-135-34378COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #159AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,200
1983-10-0621642942-135-34371GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1417GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,900
1983-10-0621642842-135-34370GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1418GULF OIL CORP.DRILL7,000
1983-10-0621643142-135-34372GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1411GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,900
1983-10-0621643742-135-34373WITCHER, J. E. -A- #15SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,600
1983-10-0621644642-135-34374COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #166WAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,200
1983-10-0621642142-135-34367GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1407GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,800
1983-10-0621642242-135-34368GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1413GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,800
1983-10-0621642042-135-34366GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1408GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.