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
1981-05-2011901642-135-33655NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1116AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,300
1981-05-2011901542-135-33653NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1096 WAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,550
1981-05-2011901442-135-33659NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1094AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,500
1981-05-2011901342-135-33662NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1117AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,300
1981-05-2011901142-135-33646NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1107AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,725
1981-05-2011901042-135-33652NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1092 WAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,650
1981-05-2011900942-135-33651NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1093WAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,650
1981-05-2011900842-135-33661NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1099AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,500
1981-05-2011900642-135-33654NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1108WAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,775
1981-05-2011900442-135-33660NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1102AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,450
1981-05-2011899942-135-33656NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1115AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,375
1981-05-2011877742-135-33671JOHNSON, J.L. "AB" #132 WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,260
1981-05-2011877542-135-33670JOHNSON, J.L. "AB" #131 WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,260
1981-05-1912493742-135-33663JOHNSON, J.L. "AB" #128ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,260
1981-05-1912465442-135-33664JOHNSON, J. L. "AB" (18883) #130ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,260
1981-05-1311797042-135-33668VEST RANCH #2BLAIR, JACK N.DRILL9,100
1981-05-1111759942-135-33666MILLER, HERB "A" #3VEGA PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,750
1981-05-0611792242-135-33667GRAYBURG GAS UNIT IX #2SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,150
1981-05-0611785442-135-33642NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1089AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,750
1981-05-0611785342-135-33643NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1088AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,750
1981-05-0611785242-135-33644NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1087AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,750
1981-05-0611781242-135-33641NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1090AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,750
1981-05-0611781142-135-33640NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1095AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,450
1981-05-0611781042-135-33639NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1097AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,500
1981-05-0611780942-135-33638NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1098AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,450
1981-05-0611780842-135-33637NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1100AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,400
1981-05-0611780742-135-33636NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1101AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,425
1981-05-0611780642-135-33634NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1091AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,750
1981-05-0611780542-135-33635NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1103AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,425
1981-05-0611780442-135-33645NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1086AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,650
1981-05-0511712642-135-33650PARKER ET AL #1FOSTER TESTERS, INC.DRILL4,200
1981-05-0511711642-135-33649JOHNSON, J. L. "AB" #127ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,260
1981-05-0511711442-135-33648JOHNSON, J. L. "AB" #126ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,260
1981-05-0511707942-135-00392GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #E-13PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP6,310
1981-05-0411705942-135-33647FASKEN, DAVID "BM" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,000
1981-05-0111707442-135-10486MOSS-C #1PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP4,370
1981-04-2811635542-135-33626MOSS, PAUL UNIT #193SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,600
1981-04-2711873842-135-33461COWDEN, W.F. #30AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,100
1981-04-2011564142-135-33624JOHNSON, J.L. "AB" #122 WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,260
1981-04-2011560142-135-33625JOHNSON, J.L. "AB" #124 WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,260
1981-04-1711548442-135-33632NORTH LAWSON UNIT #13-1SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL4,500
1981-04-1711548242-135-33631NORTH LAWSON UNIT #5-8SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL4,500
1981-04-1711547842-135-03729PARKER, J.E. "A" #1EMPIRE OIL & GAS CO.OTHER4,350
1981-04-1711547642-135-85572PARKER, J.E. "A" #2EMPIRE OIL & GAS CO.OTHER4,360
1981-04-1711547442-135-33630RATLIFF, SALLIE W. #10MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL12,500
1981-04-1711546442-135-33629RATLIFF, SALLIE W. #11MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL12,500
1981-04-1711546242-135-33628JOHNSON, J.L. "AB" #125ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,260
1981-04-1711542342-135-33627EDWARDS FIELD GRAYBURG UNIT #7-30SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL3,800
1981-04-1511796442-135-07033THOMAS -F- #9SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER8,026
1981-04-1311495842-135-33623EDWARDS ESTATE #1-32BANDERA ENERGY COMPANYDRILL13,600
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.