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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
1984-01-1022619542-135-30051GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1146GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,950
1984-01-1022619042-135-30009GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1117GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,950
1984-01-0622596342-135-34438GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1432GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,800
1984-01-0622590442-135-34436GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1435GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,800
1984-01-0622590242-135-34435GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1436GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,800
1984-01-0622596242-135-34437GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1437GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,800
1984-01-0622823242-135-34413COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #157AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1984-01-0322764842-135-34409WITCHER, J. E. "PA" UNIT #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL9,200
1983-12-3022527242-135-34342GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1389GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,500
1983-12-3022517542-135-34343GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1392GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,800
1983-12-3022534542-135-01447CONNELL, W. E. NCT-3 #49TEXACO INC.RECOMP8,785
1983-12-3022637242-135-34416COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #152AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1983-12-3022745142-135-34415COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #156AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1983-12-3022618742-135-34414COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #160AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1983-12-2922531242-135-34432PARKER TRUST 20 #4MARLINE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
1983-12-2922531142-135-34431PARKER TRUST 30 #1MARLINE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL13,000
1983-12-2922518442-135-04529SLATOR, J. D. JR. #3PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP6,450
1983-12-2822561742-135-34411BAGLEY, J. E. #15SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,400
1983-12-2722421542-135-34422NOBLES #11PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,500
1983-12-2722421842-135-34423FASKEN, DAVID "CF" #3AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL10,900
1983-12-2722422742-135-00126CUMMINS N #1CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP9,513
1983-12-2322469342-135-34426ROBERTS, T. B. MRS. R/A "A" #31AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,000
1983-12-2222471642-135-34428COWDEN #2ABLUCO PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL5,000
1983-12-2222470842-135-34427PHILLIPS-TXL "31" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL4,500
1983-12-2222471942-135-34429PHILLIPS-SLATOR "26" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL6,600
1983-12-1922795942-135-34251GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1381GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,680
1983-12-1922434342-135-05569EDWARDS FIELD GRAYBURG UNIT #601SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYOTHER3,586
1983-12-1922548242-135-31955COWDEN, W. E. "A" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP9,500
1983-12-1522570742-135-01713HOLT, O. B. "B" #2SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDRECOMP5,325
1983-12-1422587742-135-34395EAST COWDEN (GRAYBURG) UNIT #60CONOCO INC.DRILL4,800
1983-12-1322585942-135-34405FASKEN, DAVID "CI" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,300
1983-12-0822570142-135-34421GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1427GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,850
1983-12-0822560342-135-34420GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1426GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,950
1983-12-0822570242-135-34419GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1429GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,850
1983-12-0822282742-135-34417COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #158AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,019
1983-12-0822282742-135-34417COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #158AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,750
1983-12-0822282942-135-34418COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #161AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1983-12-0722277442-135-34412GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1430GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,800
1983-12-0622360742-135-02326MCDONALD, IDA #25TEXACO INC.RECOMP8,670
1983-12-0222240842-135-34410GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1431GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,800
1983-12-0222471842-135-33972JUDKINS, CHARLIE #402TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL4,655
1983-11-2922327242-135-34408GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1424GULF OIL CORP.DRILL7,000
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
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.