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Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-20.

Ector County permitting is running 6.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (19 total, down 61% on the prior quarter). DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 83 permits in the past 12 months, one of 19 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

15

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-07-20

All Time

16,059

16,059 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2015-05-1580645642-135-43349WITCHER, J.E. #138OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2015-05-1580645542-135-43348WITCHER, J.E. #139OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL4,600
2015-05-1380636442-135-43347HS FOSTER C #11SAGA PETROLEUM LLC OF COLORADODRILL5,000
2015-05-1380636342-135-43346HS FOSTER C #10SAGA PETROLEUM LLC OF COLORADODRILL5,000
2015-05-0780575042-135-43340GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2502XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,850
2015-05-0680598842-135-43345FRANK -B- #59CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,100
2015-05-0680598842-135-43345FRANK -B- #59CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL8,700
2015-04-2480576042-135-43343GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2504XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,900
2015-04-2480575642-135-43344GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #2177XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL4,700
2015-04-2280575842-135-43339GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #2179XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL4,700
2015-04-2280575842-135-43339GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #2179XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL4,700
2015-04-2280575742-135-43338GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #2178XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL4,700
2015-04-2280575742-135-43338GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #2178XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL4,700
2015-04-2280575542-135-43337GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #2176XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL4,700
2015-04-2280575342-135-43335GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #2174XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL4,700
2015-04-2280575342-135-43335GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #2174XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL4,700
2015-04-2280575242-135-43334GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #2173XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL4,700
2015-04-2280575142-135-43333GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #2172XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL4,700
2015-04-2280575142-135-43333GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #2172XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL4,700
2015-04-2180576142-135-43342GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2505XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,900
2015-04-2180575942-135-43341GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2503XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,900
2015-04-1780563442-135-43332GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2501XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,900
2015-04-1780563242-135-43331GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2500XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,900
2015-04-1580521242-135-43329ELLIOTT 33-01J #3321WDRSP PERMIAN, LLCDRILL12,000Y
2015-04-1080532942-135-31837EAST PENWELL SAN ANDRES UNIT #1711ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONRECOMP4,500
2015-04-0880521142-135-43328ELLIOTT 33-01C #3321MSRSP PERMIAN, LLCDRILL12,000Y
2015-04-0880520842-135-43327ELLIOTT 33-01E #3321LSRSP PERMIAN, LLCDRILL12,000Y
2015-04-0880517042-135-43326FRANK -B- #1RCONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL8,500
2015-04-0880517042-135-43326FRANK -B- #1RCONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL8,500
2015-04-0880517042-135-43326FRANK -B- #1RCONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL8,500
2015-04-0880409142-135-43330GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #L162CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,100
2015-03-3080504942-135-20081GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT #1090XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP4,500
2015-03-3080495642-135-43325GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #N142CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,500
2015-03-2780390642-135-43318COWDEN, J.M. R/A -A- #140OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,600
2015-03-2780390642-135-43318COWDEN, J.M. R/A -A- #140OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2015-03-2480479142-135-43324GLSAU #087SWKINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCDRILL10,500
2015-03-2380413642-135-43320B. H. BLAKENEY -B- #9OXY USA INC.DRILL5,500
2015-03-2380413642-135-43320B. H. BLAKENEY -B- #9OXY USA INC.DRILL5,800
2015-03-1680444142-135-03136FRANK A #13CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYRECOMP8,550
2015-03-0480424542-135-43323HEADLEE #3914MSRSP PERMIAN, LLCDRILL12,000Y
2015-03-0480424442-135-43322HEADLEE #3914LSRSP PERMIAN, LLCDRILL12,000Y
2015-03-0380420942-135-43321385 N BRINE WELL NO. 1 #1DES DESERT ENERGY SERVICES LLCDRILL3,100
2015-03-0380420942-135-43321385 N BRINE #1TALL CITY BRINE LLCDRILL3,100
2015-02-2580413142-135-40525PARKER MINERALS 4 #10SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP6,400
2015-02-2580404142-135-43319GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #H182CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,100
2015-02-1880387142-135-42679VEE BAR 12 #4SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP7,200
2015-02-1780169942-135-43311COWDEN RANCH '9' #2RUST OIL CORP.DRILL4,900
2015-02-1780169942-135-43311COWDEN RANCH '9' #2RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,700
2015-02-1779235142-135-43216RDS BRINE MINE #1R.D.S. RANCH-WATER SVS, INC.DRILL2,800
2015-02-1280362542-135-43316RATLIFF D #3110LSRELIANCE ENERGY, INC.DRILL13,000Y
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.