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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
1982-03-2415441842-135-33900FRASER, GEO. C. "A" #8BIG "6" DRILLING COMPANYDRILL4,200
1982-03-1915400742-135-33898NORTH FOSTER UNIT #136ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,300
1982-03-1715365442-135-33896JOHNSON, J. L. "AB" #135ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,300
1982-03-1515346442-135-33895SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #618PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,800
1982-03-1515339542-135-33894GIST UNIT #136CONOCO INC.DRILL4,500
1982-03-1515339442-135-33893GIST UNIT #135CONOCO INC.DRILL4,400
1982-03-1515338742-135-33892AVERITT "A" #1CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL13,800
1982-03-1515335042-135-33891JOHNSON, J.L. "AB" #133ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,300
1982-03-1515334242-135-02443ALMA #10PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP7,000
1982-03-1015485142-135-31430S. FOSTER GRBG - SAN ANDRES UNIT #107CITIES SERVICE COMPANYRECOMP4,450
1982-03-1015278042-135-33890JOHNSON, J. L. "AB" #136 WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,300
1982-03-0915263142-135-33882EDWARD C #4RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL4,500
1982-03-0915258942-135-33888JOHNSON, J. L. "AB" #134ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,232
1982-02-2515182542-135-33693CONNELL, A. B. 29 #2ANDOVER OIL COMPANYDRILL9,782
1982-02-2515180542-135-33881VEST RANCH #8BLAIR, JACK N.DRILL8,295
1982-02-2515177442-135-33880GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1364GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,500
1982-02-2515177342-135-33879GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1365GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,740
1982-02-2515177242-135-33878GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1366GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,500
1982-02-2515175842-135-33877FRANK B. #28PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,350
1982-02-2515175742-135-33876EMBAR #54PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,350
1982-02-2415172642-135-34337GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #B-176GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,500
1982-02-2415172542-135-33874GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #2-177GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,500
1982-02-2215155642-135-33873VEST RANCH #7BLAIR, JACK N.DRILL8,295
1982-02-2215124842-135-33871BARROW, AUGUSTA #23EXXON CORP.DRILL4,700
1982-02-1915127242-135-33872EDWARD C #3RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL4,500
1982-02-1115052242-135-03599EDWARDS, WILL P. "A" #2AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSRECOMP10,614
1982-02-0915068142-135-04949ANDERSON C.H.C. "B" #2CABOT PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP10,717
1982-02-0314986042-135-33870BARROW, AUGUSTA #24EXXON CORP.DRILL4,700
1982-01-2814988242-135-33850EAST GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1506SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,500
1982-01-2814918542-135-33868BARROW, AUGUSTA #22EXXON CORP.DRILL4,700
1982-01-2814913642-135-08065CAHILL, T. G. "B" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSRECOMP9,360
1982-01-2814909842-135-33867NORTH FOSTER UNIT #131ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,300
1982-01-2814908842-135-00263COWDEN, R. B. "A" #2MINIHAN, TOM R.RECOMP4,600
1982-01-2814908642-135-00264COWDEN, R. B. "A" #3MINIHAN, TOM R.RECOMP4,600
1982-01-2814908442-135-85578COWDEN, R. B. "A" #6MINIHAN, TOM R.RECOMP4,600
1982-01-2814902442-135-33866MOSS, PAUL "A" #192SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL9,250
1982-01-2814900642-135-08891BLUE ESTATE #6AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL10,627
1982-01-2814900442-135-30530TXL "13" #6CONOCO INC.RECOMP5,530
1982-01-2814899942-135-30483YARBROUGH AND ALLEN #86EXXON CORP.RECOMP10,338
1982-01-2714896242-135-33865NORTH FOSTER UNIT #137ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,300
1982-01-2714881642-135-33864EDWARDS C #2RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL4,500
1982-01-2714881442-135-33863EDWARD "C" #1RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL4,500
1982-01-2714880042-135-33862COWDEN, R. B. #2MAGRUDER '81, LTD.DRILL6,000
1982-01-2514845142-135-33849EAST GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1607 USUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL5,250
1982-01-2514844742-135-33848EAST GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1907 USUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL5,250
1982-01-2214850442-135-33861COWDEN, FRANK #1PALOMA EXPLORATION CO.DRILL9,400
1982-01-2214819442-135-33860FASKEN, DAVID "BG" #5AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL5,400
1982-01-1515333742-135-07025THOMAS -F- #1SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER7,893
1982-01-1514772542-135-33859EDWARDS #1AMBER ENERGY, INC.DRILL9,357
1982-01-1215686642-135-04994RATLIFF-C #1PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL13,786
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.