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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
1982-10-2517536942-135-34067EDWARDS FIELD GRAYBURG UNIT #7-34SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL3,800
1982-10-2517536842-135-34066EDWARDS FIELD GRAYBURG UNIT #7-35SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL3,800
1982-10-2217592842-135-34078FASKEN "32" #1ARGO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL13,800
1982-10-2217591142-135-01713HOLT, O. B. "B" #2SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDRECOMP5,325
1982-10-1917483042-135-34064JOHNSON, J. L. #28CONOCO INC.DRILL4,350
1982-10-1917481942-135-34063HOLT, O. B. A/C-2 #3ASUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,850
1982-10-1917474842-135-34062GIST "A" #514WKERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
1982-10-1817468142-135-01585WEST JORDAN UNIT #607TEXACO INC.OTHER3,762
1982-10-1817467142-135-01466WEST JORDAN UNIT #503TEXACO INC.OTHER3,787
1982-10-1817466042-135-02648COWDEN 'B' #1EMPIRE OIL & GAS CO.OTHER4,500
1982-10-1517439142-135-34058GIST "A" #516 WKERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
1982-10-0817391342-135-34057BARROW, AUGUSTA #27EXXON CORP.DRILL4,600
1982-10-0817391142-135-34056BARROW, AUGUSTA #26EXXON CORP.DRILL4,800
1982-10-0617371542-135-34053JOHNSON, J. L. 'AB' #144 WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,300
1982-10-0517452642-135-34045FOSTER GRAYBURG SAN ANDRES UNIT #807CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,400
1982-10-0517452542-135-34047FOSTER GRAYBURG SAN ANDRES UNIT #507CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,400
1982-10-0517452442-135-34049FOSTER GRAYBURG SAN ANDRES UNIT #505CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,400
1982-10-0517451942-135-34048FOSTER GRAYBURG SAN ANDRES UNIT #506CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,400
1982-10-0517451742-135-34050FOSTER GRAYBURG SAN ANDRES UNIT #504CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,400
1982-10-0517451442-135-34051FOSTER GRAYBURG SAN ANDRES UNIT #503CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,400
1982-10-0517373042-135-34054COWDEN 'A' #2B & B PRODUCTION CODRILL4,450
1982-10-0517366642-135-34052BARROW, AUGUSTA #25EXXON CORP.DRILL4,600
1982-10-0417345542-135-34043NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1120AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1982-10-0417345442-135-34042NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1121AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1982-10-0417345342-135-34041NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1122AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1982-10-0417339742-135-34039PARKER "A" #1GRAND BANKS ENERGY COMPANYDRILL4,450
1982-10-0417339342-135-34038PARKER "A" #2GRAND BANKS ENERGY COMPANYDRILL4,450
1982-10-0417339242-135-34037PARKER "A" #3GRAND BANKS ENERGY COMPANYDRILL4,450
1982-10-0117340942-135-34040VEST RANCH #13BLAIR, JACK N.DRILL9,100
1982-09-3017466242-135-34059COWDEN, FRANK R/A 'K' #24AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL10,000
1982-09-3017342842-135-340167814 JV-P CRAN #6BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL4,700
1982-09-3017342342-135-340177814 JV-P CRAN #5BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL4,700
1982-09-3017331142-135-34036FOSTER 'C' #106AKERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
1982-09-3017330942-135-34035FOSTER 'C' #102 AKERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
1982-09-2917342642-135-34015RATLIFF #58BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL4,800
1982-09-2917324642-135-34033SLATOR F #2CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,525
1982-09-2717287342-135-34020NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1119AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1982-09-2117238342-135-34031RHODES COWDEN UNIT #446CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,250
1982-09-2117238142-135-34029RHODES COWDEN UNIT #447CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,250
1982-09-2117238042-135-34028RHODES COWDEN UNIT #448CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,250
1982-09-2117237942-135-34030RHODES COWDEN UNIT #449CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,250
1982-09-2117237842-135-34026RHODES COWDEN UNIT #450CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,250
1982-09-2117237742-135-34027RHODES COWDEN UNIT #451CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,250
1982-09-2117237642-135-34024RHODES COWDEN UNIT #452CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,250
1982-09-1717216642-135-34023COWDEN, FRANK #2PALOMA EXPLORATION CO.DRILL9,400
1982-09-1717214542-135-340227814 JV-P HENCE #6BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL4,700
1982-09-1717211542-135-31856FASKEN, DAVID "BE" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP10,532
1982-09-1717210942-135-34021FASKEN, DAVID "BY" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,000
1982-09-1717210642-135-31217MIDLAND FARMS "AV" #2AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP10,500
1982-09-1417184642-135-01515CONNELL, W. E. -C- #5SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER5,230
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.