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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
1983-03-2918985142-135-34147EAST HARPER UNIT #386SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,400
1983-03-2918984642-135-35906EAST HARPER UNIT #385SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,400
1983-03-2918977742-135-34134EAST GOLDSMITH HOLT UNIT #1609SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL5,150
1983-03-2918977542-135-34136EAST GOLDSMITH HOLT UNIT #2415SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL5,150
1983-03-2918976542-135-34135EAST GOLDSMITH HOLT UNIT #2414SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL5,150
1983-03-2419094042-135-34137JUDKINS, CHARLIE #10TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL4,500
1983-03-2318939642-135-34145COWDEN 'A' #1KIRBY, JACK L.DRILL4,300
1983-03-2118917442-135-34144FASKEN, DAVID "CF" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL10,750
1983-03-2118899042-135-33980FASKEN, DAVID 'BV' #1AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSRECOMP11,214
1983-03-1818897342-135-34139WOODS, E. N. #11TRIAD ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL4,700
1983-03-1818897242-135-34140WOODS, E. N. #10 WTRIAD ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL4,700
1983-03-1818896942-135-34138WOODS, E. N. #12 WTRIAD ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL1,842
1983-03-1818896742-135-34141WOODS, E. N. #9 WTRIAD ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL4,700
1983-03-1818894442-135-34142GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (SA) UNIT #234ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1983-03-1718879442-135-07048THOMAS -I- #4SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER8,042
1983-03-1618867842-135-34125GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (SA)UNIT #236ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1983-03-1418887842-135-34061B. J. FOSTER "A" #1XCALIX CORPORATIONDRILL9,200
1983-03-1018794242-135-34133GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (SA) UNIT #238ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1983-03-1018794042-135-34132GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (SA) UNIT #237 WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1983-03-1018793942-135-34131GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (SA) UNIT #235 WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1983-03-1018793742-135-34130GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (SA) UNIT #233 WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1983-03-1018793542-135-34129GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (SA) UNIT #232ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,516
1983-03-1018791742-135-34128GOLSMITH CUMMINS (SA) UNIT #239ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1983-03-1018791642-135-34127PARKER TRUST 19 #1QUANAH PETROLEUM INC.DRILL12,800
1983-03-1018791342-135-34126PARKER TRUST 20 #2QUANAH PETROLEUM INC.DRILL12,800
1983-03-0718905442-135-34110O. B. LHOLT, ACCT. #1 #25SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,850
1983-03-0718905342-135-34111O. B. HOLT, ACT. #1 #24SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,850
1983-03-0218735642-135-34124PARKER 'A' #4GRAND BANKS ENERGY COMPANYDRILL4,450
1983-02-2518802642-135-34013GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL #1369DGULF OIL CORP.DRILL8,200
1983-02-2518701842-135-34123COWDEN, W. E. 'B' #1KERRY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1983-02-1718716942-135-34102FOSTER-JOHNSON UNIT #1414SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,500
1983-02-1718685142-135-34107JOHNSON, J. L. 'B' #152ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,350
1983-02-1618619642-135-34122TXL 'M' #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1983-02-1618617742-135-34121TXL JJJ #1PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,000
1983-02-1118592642-135-34116SHELL-COWDEN #3BENNETT, R. C.DRILL4,500
1983-02-0918555842-135-34115FOSTER-JOHNSON UNIT #1415WSUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,450
1983-02-0918555742-135-34114FOSTER-JOHNSON-UNIT #1704SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,400
1983-02-0418524742-135-34113BLAKENEY, B. H. 'C' #6ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,400
1983-02-0418520542-135-34112EDWARDS RANCH 'B' #1M-T PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL4,500
1983-02-0418515242-135-34109NORTH LAWSON UNIT #1304WSUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,600
1983-02-0418515042-135-34108NORTH LAWSON UNIT #1306 WSUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,600
1983-02-0418514642-135-34106NORTH LAWSON UNIT #1308SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,600
1983-02-0418514442-135-34105NORTH LAWSON UNIT #1309SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,600
1983-01-3118473642-135-34104COWDEN, FRANK R/A 'K' #27AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL10,000
1983-01-2418543242-135-34053JOHNSON, J. L. "AB" #144ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,300
1982-12-3118365142-135-02637COWDEN #1ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP4,500
1982-12-3118336642-135-34103FOSTER 'A' #1RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL5,000
1982-12-3118192942-135-31278JOHNSON DEEP UNIT #8ARCO OIL & GAS CO.OTHER5,600
1982-12-3118190742-135-04993RATLIFF #1VIKING ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP11,000
1982-12-3118189742-135-34101BAGLEY, J. E. #102 WTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL4,400
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.