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
1981-01-2110629542-135-33579DEFORD #5PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,450
1981-01-2110629442-135-33580BLAKENEY #7PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,450
1981-01-2110628842-135-33581WEYMAN #5PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,450
1981-01-2110628742-135-33582MOOERS #5PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,450
1981-01-1411897942-135-33680COWDEN, ELLIOT F. #140AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL10,000
1981-01-1210663742-135-33554MOSS UNIT #17-18UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,750
1981-01-1210663642-135-33555MOSS UNIT #17-17UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,730
1981-01-0910459442-135-33511GIST UNIT #128CONOCO INC.DRILL5,750
1980-12-3110458242-135-33578BLAKENEY "32" #6PETROLEUM CORPORATION OF TEXASDRILL4,300
1980-12-3110455042-135-33577CROSS #2RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL4,400
1980-12-3110454842-135-33576CROSS #3RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL4,400
1980-12-3110454542-135-33575CROSS #4RANKIN OIL CO.DRILL4,400
1980-12-3110445742-135-33574MOSS UNIT #17-16UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,770
1980-12-3110445642-135-33573MOSS UNIT #17-15UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,790
1980-12-3110445342-135-33572MOSS UNIT #6-15UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,740
1980-12-3110445042-135-33571MOSS UNIT #208UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,710
1980-12-3110444842-135-33570MOSS UNIT #6-14UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,740
1980-12-3110444542-135-33569MOSS UNIT #209UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,740
1980-12-3110385742-135-33567JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #405CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,300
1980-12-3110385642-135-33567JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #405CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,300
1980-12-3110385542-135-33566JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #406WCITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,300
1980-12-3110385442-135-33565JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #407CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,300
1980-12-3110385342-135-33564JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #408CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,300
1980-12-3110384942-135-33563JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #705CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,300
1980-12-3110384842-135-33562JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #706CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,300
1980-12-3110384642-135-33561JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #1705CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,300
1980-12-3110384542-135-33560JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #1706CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,300
1980-12-3110384442-135-33559JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #1806CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,300
1980-12-3110384342-135-33558JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #1807CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,300
1980-12-3110384242-135-33557JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #2005CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,300
1980-12-3110384142-135-33556JOHNSON GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT #2006CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL4,300
1980-12-3110361242-135-07119TXL SOUTH UNIT #20-2TEXACO INC.OTHER6,310
1980-12-3010342542-135-05129UNIVERSITY -D- #13SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER8,935
1980-12-1210215042-135-33553PARKER, J. E. ET AL #4B A OPERATORS, INC.DRILL4,400
1980-12-1210214842-135-33552PARKER, J. E. ET AL #3B A OPERATORS, INC.DRILL4,400
1980-12-1210214542-135-33551PARKER, J. E. ET AL #2B A OPERATORS, INC.DRILL4,400
1980-12-1210214342-135-33550PARKER, J. E. ET AL #1B A OPERATORS, INC.DRILL4,480
1980-12-0910141742-135-33549PARKER ESTATE #1LAGUNA PETROLEUM CO.DRILL6,500
1980-12-0910141642-135-33548GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #2-171GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,400
1980-12-0810124042-135-33544WIGHT, L. E. MRS. -4- #29 WCONOCO INC.DRILL4,400
1980-12-0510102842-135-33545WIGHT, L.E. MRS. -4- #30CONOCO INC.DRILL4,400
1980-12-0410087242-135-33547EDWARDS #1TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL4,800
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
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.