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
1980-12-0210462142-135-33542NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1085WAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,500
1980-12-0210458142-135-33543NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1084WAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,500
1980-12-0210457542-135-33541NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1083 WAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,550
1980-11-2510037242-135-85877COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. -A- #65AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYOTHER4,350
1980-11-2010006242-135-33546GIST UNIT #129CONOCO INC.DRILL5,850
1980-11-1910345142-135-33489GIST UNIT #132CONOCO INC.DRILL4,400
1980-11-179940842-135-33540GRAYBURG GAS UNIT -V- #2SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL4,150
1980-11-149903742-135-06381SCHAR #12PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYOTHER6,275
1980-11-129883442-135-33539AMOCO-JOHNSON C #2HENDRIX, JOHN H. CORP.DRILL4,300
1980-11-129883142-135-04992RATLIFF "A" #1VIKING ENERGY CORPORATIONOTHER13,777
1980-11-069829342-135-33538CUMMINS, H. E. #10HERBERT OIL COMPANYDRILL4,400
1980-11-059806442-135-07082THOMAS, A. E. "A" NCT-1 #4TEXACO INC.RECOMP5,180
1980-11-059800842-135-33537VEST RANCH #1BLAIR, JACK N.DRILL11,500
1980-10-319930842-135-33525GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #22-7PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,100
1980-10-319885642-135-33500EAST GOLDSMITH, SAN ANDRES #2104USUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL5,100
1980-10-319778742-135-33536BLAKENEY A #7CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL5,400
1980-10-319777642-135-33535BLAKENEY "32" #5PETROLEUM CORPORATION OF TEXASDRILL4,300
1980-10-319776242-135-33534BLAKENEY "29" #4PETROLEUM CORPORATION OF TEXASDRILL4,500
1980-10-319775842-135-33533COWDEN, E.F. "33" #3PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL4,500
1980-10-319775542-135-33532EDWARDS FIELD GRAYBURG UNIT #6-7SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL3,800
1980-10-319775142-135-33531EDWARDS FIELD GRAYBURG UNIT #7-28SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL3,800
1980-10-319774742-135-33530EDWARDS FIELD GRAYBURG UNIT #7-29SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL3,800
1980-10-319774542-135-33529SOUTHWEST #1SANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL12,539
1980-10-309753842-135-33528TXL-Q #2CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL5,850
1980-10-309753742-135-33527GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #21-6PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,100
1980-10-309753642-135-33526GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #17-11PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,100
1980-10-299891142-135-33521GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #21-7PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,100
1980-10-299889542-135-33520GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #23-6PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,100
1980-10-299888542-135-33517GIST UNIT #130CONOCO INC.DRILL4,400
1980-10-299868942-135-33518GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #39-14PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,100
1980-10-299868842-135-33519GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #24-5PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,100
1980-10-299868742-135-33522GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #17-14PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,100
1980-10-289717442-135-33524GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #17-12PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,100
1980-10-289717242-135-33523GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT #23-8PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,100
1980-10-279869242-135-33496FOSTER -D- #3AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,000
1980-10-279706442-135-30334FOSTER, H.S. "D" #3CONOCO INC.RECOMP4,800
1980-10-249668342-135-33516COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "B" #87AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,700
1980-10-229867642-135-33512GIST UNIT #131CONOCO INC.DRILL4,400
1980-10-229867542-135-33511JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #13CONOCO INC.DRILL5,750
1980-10-229635142-135-33513GIST "A" #513 WKERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
1980-10-209613442-135-33515GIST "B" #11KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
1980-10-209613342-135-33514GIST "A" #24KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
1980-10-099512142-135-33508EAST GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES #1105SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL4,350
1980-10-099512042-135-33507EAST GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #904SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL4,350
1980-10-099511942-135-33506GOLDSMITH, EAST HOLT UNIT #2902SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL5,100
1980-10-089504542-135-33501JOHNSON, J. L. -AB- #118WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,250
1980-10-089504442-135-33502JOHNSON, J. L. -AB- #117WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,250
1980-10-089501442-135-33505GIST UNIT #129CONOCO INC.DRILL4,400
1980-10-089501242-135-33504BLAKNEY D #3RASMUSSEN, JAMES W.DRILL4,500
1980-10-089501142-135-33503BLAKNEY D #2RASMUSSEN, JAMES W.DRILL4,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.