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
1981-10-2913888442-135-33819NORTH FOSTER UNIT #129ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,300
1981-10-2913870042-135-00266COWDEN, R.B. "A" #5MINIHAN, TOM R.RECOMP5,780
1981-10-2913867042-135-33818EDWARDS "A" #1RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL4,500
1981-10-2913866942-135-33817EDWARDS "A" #2RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL4,500
1981-10-2913866842-135-33816EDWARDS "A" #3RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL4,500
1981-10-2913866742-135-33815EDWARDS "A" #4RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL4,500
1981-10-2913866642-135-33814EDWARDS "B" #1RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL4,500
1981-10-2913866542-135-33813EDWARDS "B" #2RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL4,500
1981-10-2913866442-135-33812EDWARDS "B" #3RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL4,500
1981-10-2913866342-135-33811EDWARDS "B" #4RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL4,500
1981-10-2813853342-135-33810HOLT, O.B. A/C #1 #20SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,800
1981-10-2813853142-135-33809HOLT, O.B. A/C #1 #21SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,800
1981-10-1613682142-135-33806NORTH FOSTER UNIT #128 WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,300
1981-10-1513834342-135-04966ANDERSON, C.H.C. -E- #7AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP7,900
1981-10-1513683442-135-33808JOHNSON, DOME #1HOLT, ROBERT B.DRILL14,307
1981-10-1413667342-135-33807WIGHT, L.E. #1-GMONCRIEF, W. A., JR.DRILL4,350
1981-10-1413640142-135-33805FASKEN, DAVID "BP" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL11,000
1981-10-0513545342-135-33803YARBROUGH & ALLEN #94EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1981-10-0513544842-135-33802GOLDSMITH CUMMINS /SAN ANDRES/ U #230ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1981-10-0213535242-135-33798WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #5606 WCITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,500
1981-10-0213534342-135-33797WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #5607 WCITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,500
1981-10-0213533842-135-33796WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT #5608 WCITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,500
1981-09-3013509842-135-33786GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (SAN ANDRES) U #226 WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1981-09-3013509742-135-33787GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (SAN ANDRES) U #225 WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1981-09-3013509642-135-33788GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (SAN ANDRES) U #229 WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1981-09-3013509442-135-33789GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (SA) UNIT #231 WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1981-09-3013509242-135-33790GOLDSMITH CUMMINS SAN ANDRES #228 WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1981-09-3013504242-135-33799LYNCH "S" #2KASPAR, A. G.DRILL4,500
1981-09-2913576742-135-33795GOLDSMITH LANDRETH(DEEP) UNIT #216AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
1981-09-2913505042-135-33800FASKEN, DAVID BO #1AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL11,530
1981-09-2813506242-135-33745GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #1359GULF OIL CORP.DRILL5,720
1981-09-2413572142-135-33779GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (SAN ANDRES) #224ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,500
1981-09-2413445642-135-33792GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/DEEP/UNIT #221AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
1981-09-2413445542-135-33793GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/DEEP/UNIT #202AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
1981-09-2413445442-135-33794GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/DEEP/UNIT #236AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
1981-09-2413445242-135-33791GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/DEEP/UNIT #231AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
1981-09-2113385042-135-20219GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #999EGULF OIL CORP.RECOMP9,550
1981-09-1713368842-135-33846GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #214AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
1981-09-1713366942-135-33768GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #198AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
1981-09-1713366842-135-33759GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #199AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
1981-09-1713366642-135-33760GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #200AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
1981-09-1713366542-135-33767GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #201AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
1981-09-1713366442-135-33769GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #204AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
1981-09-1713366342-135-33761GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #205AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
1981-09-1713366242-135-33770GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #208AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
1981-09-1713366042-135-33775GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #209AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
1981-09-1713365842-135-33758GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #197AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
1981-09-1713365742-135-33762GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #195AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
1981-09-1713365642-135-33766GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #210AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
1981-09-1713365542-135-33755GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #211AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL6,600
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.