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Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-07.

Ector County permitting is running 9.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (28 total, down 40% on the prior quarter). 7 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

19

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-08-07

All Time

16,076

16,076 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1979-01-114082342-135-331017814 JV-P CRAN #1BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL4,700
1979-01-114073042-135-33100WIGHT, L. E. "18-7" UNIT #5CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,500
1979-01-104056742-135-05917TXL -L- A/C #3 #6SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER9,820
1979-01-084040942-135-05995TXL #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP10,685
1979-01-084037542-135-33099TXL #3COLA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL4,450
1979-01-084032342-135-20172MOSS, PAUL #104SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP13,804
1979-01-034068042-135-33009COWDEN, W. F. "C" DEEP R/A "B" #30AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,550
1978-12-293980042-135-07770GOLDSMITH, EAST HOLT UNIT #1903SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP5,800
1978-12-293978742-135-31187JOHNSON -B #6CITIES SERVICE COMPANYRECOMP9,444
1978-12-293974042-135-33098WIGHT, L. E. "18-7" UNIT #4CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,550
1978-12-283967742-135-33097TXL -Q- #4SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,500
1978-12-223943142-135-33096TXL #1VIKING ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1978-12-194051842-135-05898TXL -K- TRACT 1 #4SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER9,750
1978-12-144041742-135-33095JOHNSON DEEP UNIT #17ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL5,600
1978-12-123874742-135-33094COWDEN A #2SCHLACHTER, DAVID A.DRILL4,500
1978-12-123874242-135-33093GIST UNIT #118CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,600
1978-12-123866842-135-05898TXL -K- TRACT 1 #4SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER9,750
1978-12-063891842-135-33090HEADLEE DEVONIAN UNIT #36-10GETTY OIL CO.DRILL12,375
1978-12-063819142-135-07502KLOH B-41 #1CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYRECOMP9,693
1978-12-063819042-135-02452CARLINVILLE NATIONAL BANK #1AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP10,750
1978-12-053808042-135-33092WIGHT, L. E. "18-7" UNIT #2CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,400
1978-12-053807942-135-33091WIGHT, L. E. "18-7" UNIT #3CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,400
1978-12-053807542-135-05901TXL -K- TRACT 1 #8SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER5,920
1978-12-013932742-135-33089GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS /SAN ANDRES/UT #219ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL4,450
1978-11-283764842-135-33088BARROW #6BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL4,700
1978-11-273757042-135-33087GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (SA) UNIT #220ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL4,450
1978-11-223747542-135-05674TXL "A" #1JONES, CHARLES E., JR.RECOMP9,522
1978-11-213734342-135-33073WIGHT, L. E. "18-7" UNIT #1CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,000
1978-11-173715842-135-33086COWDEN, E. F. "32" #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL4,400
1978-11-173715742-135-33085BROCK, L. E. #9ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL4,350
1978-11-173715242-135-00141CUMMINS P #4CITIES SERVICE COMPANYRECOMP6,230
1978-11-153690742-135-05129UNIVERSITY -D- #13SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER8,935
1978-11-133814842-135-33082JORDAN SAN ANDRES UNIT #7918ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL3,840
1978-11-133676542-135-33084MIDLAND FARMS "AV" #4AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL13,500
1978-11-103668342-135-33083COWDEN, E. F. "C" #3PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL4,400
1978-11-083795842-135-33080JORDAN (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #7917ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL3,820
1978-11-083651242-135-33081AMOCO-JOHNSON E #1HENDRIX, JOHN H. CORP.DRILL4,300
1978-11-073636342-135-05541TXL "S" #1CITIES SERVICE COMPANYRECOMP12,000
1978-11-033622842-135-01457CONNELL, W. E. NCT-7 #39TEXACO INC.RECOMP5,030
1978-11-023628542-135-33079HOLT, FAY #10ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL4,375
1978-10-313596342-135-33078AMBURGEY, PHOENIX NO. 1 #1PHOENIX MINERALS, LTD.DRILL6,800
1978-10-313590342-135-33077COWDEN, E. F. #5PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL4,400
1978-10-253555942-135-33076CORRIGAN COWDEN UNIT #318ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL4,600
1978-10-243540042-135-33075COWDEN, E. F. "F" #3BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W.DRILL4,400
1978-10-203523742-135-00074CUMMINS-C #18CITIES SERVICE COMPANYRECOMP6,368
1978-10-193504942-135-85645JOHNSON, J. L. "41" #1HENDRIX, JOHN H. CORP.OTHER4,364
1978-10-183487442-135-33074JOHNSON DEEP UNIT #16ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL5,600
1978-10-173480042-135-30374MOSS, PAUL -A- #109SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDRECOMP9,053
1978-10-163467542-135-08456COWDEN, W. E. NCT-2 #2TEXACO INC.RECOMP4,380
1978-10-113446742-135-33073WIGHT, L. E. -18- #7CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL6,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.