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
1983-07-0720057642-135-34240GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1376GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,830
1983-07-0720057242-135-33986CONNELL, W. E. NCT-2 #162TEXACO INC.RECOMP9,600
1983-07-0720057042-135-34239TXL 'N' #9ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1983-07-0620053342-135-34235NORTH COWDEN UNTI #1145AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL4,800
1983-07-0520028542-135-34234TXL '44-43' #8CONOCO INC.DRILL6,100
1983-07-0220109542-135-33935HENDERSON, E. A. #17ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,000
1983-06-2919991842-135-34203NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1137AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1983-06-2919989542-135-34233GOLDSMITH, C. A. #1378GULF OIL CORP.DRILL8,550
1983-06-2319932842-135-34232EDWARDS 'C' #3CEDWARDS EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL4,400
1983-06-2319932742-135-34231EDWARDS 'A' #1 AEDWARDS EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL4,400
1983-06-2319932642-135-34230EDWARDS 'B' #2BEDWARDS EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL4,400
1983-06-2219920242-135-34229EDWARDS 41 A #1M-T PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL4,400
1983-06-2219916942-135-34228GOLDSMITH, C. A. #1377GULF OIL CORP.DRILL6,700
1983-06-2219916142-135-34247GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1371GULF OIL CORP.DRILL8,700
1983-06-2219915042-135-05785TXL S #1PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP7,875
1983-06-2119888142-135-33690DORA ROBERTS RANCH UNIT #S03CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP10,800
1983-06-1619955742-135-08897COWDEN, W. F. -C- UPPER R/A -B- #12AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSRECOMP8,336
1983-06-1619848742-135-34225EDWARDS ESTATE #2M-T PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL4,400
1983-06-1619848642-135-33840EDWARDS ESTATE #1M-T PETROLEUM, INC.OTHER4,400
1983-06-1519840842-135-34224EDWARDS 41 #1M-T PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL4,400
1983-06-1319857642-135-34202MOSS, READING #5FLAG-REDFERN OIL COMPANYDRILL9,400
1983-06-1019857042-135-34213FOSTER "C" #16KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
1983-06-0819759542-135-08950TXL L A/C 2 #3SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP9,777
1983-06-0619741242-135-34205NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1139AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1983-06-0619741042-135-34204NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1138AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1983-06-0619740942-135-34200NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1135AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,700
1983-06-0619739542-135-34201NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1133AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,700
1983-06-0619728342-135-34223COWDEN #1 ABLUCO PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL5,000
1983-06-0119684042-135-34221COWDEN, W. E. #12KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1983-06-0119683842-135-34220COWDEN, W. E. #14KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1983-05-3119680142-135-34219COWDEN B #1KIRBY, JACK L.DRILL8,700
1983-05-3119675742-135-34218COWDEN, W. E. #10KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1983-05-3119675542-135-34217COWDEN, W. E. #9KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1983-05-3119675442-135-34216COWDEN, W. E. #11KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1983-05-3119675342-135-34215COWDEN, W. E. #13KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1983-05-3119675242-135-34214COWDEN, W. E. #15KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1983-05-2719663042-135-34212COWDEN, W. E. #8KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1983-05-2719662942-135-34211COWDEN, W. E. #7KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1983-05-2719662742-135-34210COWDEN, W. E. #6KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1983-05-2719662642-135-34209COWDEN, W. E. #5KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1983-05-2719654942-135-34208COWDEN, W. E. #3KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1983-05-2719654742-135-34207COWDEN, W. E. #2KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1983-05-2519637542-135-34206WITCHER, J. E. #77AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,200
1983-05-1919715842-135-34173GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (DEEP) UNIT #180ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL6,400
1983-05-1919715742-135-34174GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (DEEP) UNIT #181ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL6,400
1983-05-1919715342-135-34175GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (DEEP) UNIT #182ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL6,400
1983-05-1919714742-135-34176GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (DEEP) UNIT #183ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL6,400
1983-05-1919714142-135-34177GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (DEEP) UNIT #184ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL6,400
1983-05-1919713942-135-34178GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (DEEP) UNIT #185ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL6,400
1983-05-1819713842-135-34198JOHNSON, J. L. "AB" #148ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,230
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.