← Ector County

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
1980-06-188436842-135-33400FOSTER, H. #23AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,400
1980-06-188433542-135-33399TXL "G" #3RIAL OIL CO.DRILL4,200
1980-06-178509242-135-06667HEADLEE DEVONIAN UNIT #10-8GETTY OIL CO.OTHER12,250
1980-06-138513042-135-33386JOHNSON, J. L., JR. "E" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,500
1980-06-138398942-135-33397YARBROUGH & ALLEN #89EXXON CORP.DRILL8,118
1980-06-138395642-135-02708EMBAR #16PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYOTHER4,400
1980-06-138395242-135-33395FASKEN, DAVID "BJ" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL11,500
1980-06-138394742-135-33394COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "B" #83AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1980-06-128368442-135-33389NORTH FOSTER UNIT #121WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,220
1980-06-128368242-135-33390NORTH FOSTER UNIT #122WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,220
1980-06-118363442-135-33393NORTH FOSTER UNIT #123ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,220
1980-06-118363242-135-33392JOHNSON, J. L. "B" #108ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,350
1980-06-118360242-135-33391PARKER "A" #10PETROLEUM CORPORATION OF TEXASDRILL4,400
1980-06-098396242-135-33396MARATHON-JOHNSON #1HENDRIX, JOHN H. CORP.DRILL5,900
1980-06-068311142-135-33388NORTH FOSTER UNIT #124ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,220
1980-06-048290142-135-32203JOHNSON, J. L. #20CONOCO INC.RECOMP9,050
1980-06-028493842-135-33680COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "A" #140AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL10,000
1980-05-208157742-135-33383NORTH FOSTER UNIT #119WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,220
1980-05-208157642-135-33384NORTH FOSTER UNIT #120WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,285
1980-05-198435742-135-33380NORTH FOSTER UNIT #117ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,295
1980-05-198435642-135-33381NORTH FOSTER UNIT #118ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,305
1980-05-168205542-135-33376NORTH FOSTER UNIT #116ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,230
1980-05-148116542-135-00368CUMMINS A #12PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYOTHER6,285
1980-05-148116442-135-00370CUMMINS A #15PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYOTHER6,332
1980-05-148116242-135-33382JOHNSON, J. L. "A" #25AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,400
1980-05-138107342-135-33365ECTOR "BB" FEE #1TEXACO INC.DRILL5,300
1980-05-128089542-135-33379COWDEN, ELLIOT F. "B" #85AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,400
1980-05-128089442-135-33378COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "B" #84AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1980-05-128089342-135-33377COWDEN, ELLIOT F. "B" #86AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1980-05-089785442-135-05917TXL -L- A/C 3 #6SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER9,820
1980-05-078061042-135-33375NORTH FOSTER UNIT #115ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,195
1980-05-068346742-135-33366EAST COWDEN (GRAYBURG) UNIT #59CONOCO INC.DRILL4,700
1980-05-028019342-135-33374PARKER #3OLSEN ENERGY INC.DRILL4,500
1980-05-028008942-135-33373ECTOR "C" FEE NCT-1 #11TEXACO INC.DRILL4,170
1980-05-028008442-135-33372COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. "B" #81AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1980-04-307983142-135-04997RATLIFF, SALLIE W. #1MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP8,100
1980-04-307977542-135-33371PARKER, J. E. "B" #3EMPIRE OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,300
1980-04-307977442-135-33370COWDEN, J. F. #40TEXACO INC.DRILL4,500
1980-04-307976742-135-33369ECTOR "BA" FEE #1TEXACO INC.DRILL5,380
1980-04-297964642-135-05787TXL-S #3PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYOTHER9,454
1980-04-297964442-135-33368NORTH FOSTER UNIT #113ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,205
1980-04-297964342-135-33367NORTH FOSTER UNIT #114ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,200
1980-04-297955242-135-33364JOHNSON, J. L. "AB" #106WARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,200
1980-04-287946842-135-01577CONNELL, W. E. "B" #27GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP8,913
1980-04-287942242-135-33363ECTOR "AU" FEE #3TEXACO INC.DRILL4,300
1980-04-287937542-135-33362WITCHER, J. E. #75AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,400
1980-04-287937342-135-33361WITCHER, J. E. #76AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,500
1980-04-258248942-135-33387ECTOR COUNTY AIRPORT #2VANN ENERGY, INC.DRILL6,130
1980-04-187879842-135-33360FOSTER OIL UNIT #2SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL9,000
1980-04-187870342-135-33359FASKEN, DAVID "BH" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL11,500
page 304 of 323
< prev next >

Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.