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
1983-08-1020503042-135-34279GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1394GULF OIL CORP.DRILL8,890
1983-08-0920474142-135-34275GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1387GULF OIL CORP.DRILL7,035
1983-08-0920473442-135-34274COWDEN #2KIRBY, JACK L.DRILL9,350
1983-08-0520448942-135-04993RATLIFF, SALLIE #1VIKING ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP11,000
1983-08-0520446142-135-20069GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1076GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,650
1983-08-0520442842-135-34272GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #B178GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,600
1983-08-0520441942-135-30125GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1193GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,650
1983-08-0520441842-135-30174GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1219GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,650
1983-08-0520441642-135-30202GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1232GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,650
1983-08-0520441442-135-30313GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1260GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,650
1983-08-0520441342-135-30290GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1270GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,650
1983-08-0520439942-135-34270ROBERTS, T. B. MRS. R/A 'A' #30AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL10,700
1983-08-0220370642-135-34268GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1386GULF OIL CORP.DRILL7,100
1983-08-0220370542-135-34267GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1385GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,900
1983-08-0120349942-135-34237NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1142 WAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,500
1983-08-0120346342-135-34238NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1143 WAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,550
1983-07-2820322242-135-34266EMMONS UNIT #123AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL4,700
1983-07-2820322142-135-34265EMMONS UNIT #124AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL4,750
1983-07-2720315042-135-34264PARKER, J. E. EST. #3B A OPERATORS, INC.DRILL4,800
1983-07-2720314742-135-34263PARKER, J. E. EST. #2B A OPERATORS, INC.DRILL4,800
1983-07-2720299342-135-34262EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1005AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,800
1983-07-2720299142-135-34261EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1211AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,800
1983-07-2720299042-135-34260EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1212AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,900
1983-07-2720298842-135-34259EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1314AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,750
1983-07-2720298742-135-34258EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1410AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,750
1983-07-2720298642-135-34257EAST PENWELL (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1915AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL3,900
1983-07-2620288342-135-34256EAST HARPER UNIT #464SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,400
1983-07-2620286142-135-34255WITCHER, J. E. #78AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,200
1983-07-2120253142-135-34245NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1144AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,550
1983-07-2120248242-135-00874GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #495GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,040
1983-07-2020295342-135-85708BLAKENEY "D" #1MECCA ENERGY, INC.OTHER5,306
1983-07-2020231742-135-34253EDWARDS FIELD GRAYBURG UNIT #6012SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL3,800
1983-07-1920202942-135-21255GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1018GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,350
1983-07-1920202642-135-30209GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1224GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,145
1983-07-1920202442-135-00891GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #512GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP5,990
1983-07-1920195942-135-30314GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1256GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,080
1983-07-1920195642-135-30505GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1319GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,300
1983-07-1820181442-135-01227GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #856GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP8,360
1983-07-1820181342-135-34252GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1380GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,680
1983-07-1820181242-135-34251GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1381GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,680
1983-07-1820181042-135-00901GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #522GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,650
1983-07-1520170942-135-34236NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1146AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1983-07-1520166942-135-00874GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #495GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,040
1983-07-1520166742-135-00845GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #465GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP6,650
1983-07-1220122042-135-03729PARKER, J. E. 'A' #1EMPIRE OIL & GAS CO.OTHER4,350
1983-07-1220115042-135-34249FASKEN, DAVID 'CF' #2AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL10,700
1983-07-1220114242-135-34248COWDEN 'C' #1KIRBY, JACK L.DRILL8,700
1983-07-0720066242-135-34244PARKER TRUST 19 #2QUANAH PETROLEUM INC.DRILL12,500
1983-07-0720066042-135-34243MOSS UNIT #2011UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,700
1983-07-0720065942-135-34242MOSS UNIT #2010UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,700
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.