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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
1978-01-261710042-135-32913WEST JORDAN UNIT #7-7TEXACO INC.DRILL3,710
1978-01-261706942-135-32912GIST UNIT #112CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,600
1978-01-251756042-135-32901FOSTER "C" #3-BKERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONDRILL4,400
1978-01-251702042-135-32908WEST JORDAN UNIT #3-9TEXACO INC.DRILL3,710
1978-01-241691942-135-32896GOLDSMITH CUMMINS/SAN ANDRES/U #WIW215ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL4,350
1978-01-241691442-135-32897GOLDSMITH CUMMINS/SAN ANDRES/U #WIW216ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL4,350
1978-01-241691342-135-32895GOLDSMITH CUMMINS/SAN ANDRES/U #WIW212ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL4,350
1978-01-241691142-135-32894GOLDSMITH CUMMINS/SAN ANDRES/U #WIW211ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL4,350
1978-01-231687542-135-01584CONNELL, W. E. B #20GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP8,848
1978-01-231687442-135-32900WEST JORDAN UNIT #5-5TEXACO INC.DRILL3,710
1978-01-231686842-135-32899WEST JORDAN UNIT #5-7TEXACO INC.DRILL3,710
1978-01-231686542-135-32898WEST JORDAN UNIT #4-5TEXACO INC.DRILL3,710
1978-01-201676042-135-32892WEST JORDAN UNIT #6-14TEXACO INC.DRILL3,710
1978-01-201670242-135-32891GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS/SAN ANDRES/U #WIW210ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL4,350
1978-01-171652242-135-32887GOLDSMITH CUMMINS SAN ANDRES U #208ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL4,350
1978-01-161644842-135-32890WEST JORDAN UNIT #3-13TEXACO INC.DRILL3,710
1978-01-161644642-135-32889WEST JORDAN UNIT #4-7TEXACO INC.DRILL3,710
1978-01-161644342-135-32888JOHNSON DEEP UNIT #13ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL5,600
1978-01-161376342-135-32850EAST COWDEN (GRAYBURG) UNIT #49CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,700
1978-01-121620842-135-32881GOLDSMITH CUMMINS (SAN ANDRES) U #WIW207ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL4,300
1978-01-121620742-135-32880GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS(SAN ANDRES) U #WIW206ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL4,300
1978-01-121620642-135-32879GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS(SAN ANDRES) UT #WIW205ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL4,300
1978-01-121619742-135-32886THOMAS -H- TRACT 1 #9SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,550
1978-01-121619642-135-32885THOMAS -H- TRACT 11 #10SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,550
1978-01-121619542-135-32884THOMAS -H- TRACT 1 #8SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,550
1978-01-121619442-135-32883TXL -Q- #3SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,550
1978-01-12611042-135-20419RATLIFF, SALLIE "A" #1-WFIELDS, BERT, JR.RECOMP5,150
1978-01-111614742-135-32882TXL -N- #3SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,550
1978-01-111614542-135-07044THOMAS -H- TRACT 11 #7SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP8,090
1978-01-101602942-135-32878MOSS, PAUL UNIT #169SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL4,650
1978-01-101602842-135-32877MOSS, PAUL UNIT #168SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL4,650
1978-01-101602742-135-32876MOSS, PAUL UNIT #167SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL4,650
1978-01-101602642-135-32875MOSS, PAUL UNIT #166SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL4,650
1978-01-101602542-135-32874MOSS, PAUL UNIT #165SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL4,650
1978-01-10856542-135-32774MOSS, PAUL UNIT #161SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL4,650
1978-01-091591342-135-32873TXL -N- #4SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,550
1978-01-051624942-135-32871WIGHT UNIT #117CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,350
1978-01-051624842-135-32870WIGHT UNIT #116CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,350
1978-01-041544942-135-08295WHEELER, A. E. #3SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.OTHER10,499
1977-12-301520742-135-32869JOHNSON, J. L. "32" #1BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W.DRILL4,280
1977-12-291504642-135-32868NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1047AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYOTHER4,800
1977-12-221462442-135-32732PHILLIPS-COWDEN #1BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W.OTHER4,200
1977-12-201436042-135-32865GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS/SAN ANDRES/U #214ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL4,300
1977-12-201435842-135-32864GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS/SAN ANDRES/U #213ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL4,300
1977-12-201435642-135-32862GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS/SAN ANDRES/U #209ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL4,300
1977-12-191534842-135-32857JORDAN (SAN ANDRES) #7912ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL3,800
1977-12-191530242-135-32841FOSTER, H.C. #25SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL4,300
1977-12-191530042-135-32840FOSTER, H.C. #26SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL4,300
1977-12-191529642-135-32761MOSS #7UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL12,200
1977-12-161420242-135-32861WIGHT UNIT #113CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,550
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.