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 60% 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
2013-11-0577265442-135-42791MARY ELISE #3BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-11-0477274642-135-42788ALLISON #8BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-11-0477273442-135-42787ALLISON #7BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-11-0477271042-135-42789ANNABELLE #10BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-11-0477271042-135-42789ANNABELLE #10LINN OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,350
2013-11-0477270242-135-42786PATE #16BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-11-0477269342-135-42785PATE #15BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-11-0477268842-135-42784JONAH #8BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-11-0477267342-135-42783JOCELYN #5BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-11-0477266942-135-42782OWEN #2BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-11-0477262742-135-42779SAMANTHA #4BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-11-0177264842-135-42781JAKE #8BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-11-0177264442-135-42780JAKE #2BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-11-0177263642-135-42778SAMANTHA #6BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-11-0177261442-135-42777SAMANTHA #3BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-11-0177239942-135-42770CHARLOTTE #8DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL11,000
2013-10-3177277942-135-42775ADAM #20BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-10-3177277642-135-42774ADAM #18BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-10-3177277242-135-42773ADAM #6BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-10-3177275842-135-42772ADAM #4BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-10-3177245242-135-42771ADAM #9BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-10-2877217342-135-42769TATIA #16DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL13,000
2013-10-2577201342-135-42768GOLDSMITH LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT #691OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-10-2177178642-135-40893GARDENDALE 8 #1SWBERRY OIL COMP.RECOMP14,500
2013-10-2177172042-135-42766GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2339XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,725
2013-10-2177168942-135-35469NORTH COWDEN UNIT #1226OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,000
2013-10-2177168642-135-42765GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2338XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,110
2013-10-1777151642-135-42764HENRY #7BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-10-1777109742-135-41234CVX 43B #17SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP6,065
2013-10-1477117642-135-40433CVX 6B #27SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP6,050
2013-10-1177109842-135-40842TXL 44-43 #9SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP6,400
2013-10-1177109442-135-41235CVX 43B #16SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP6,070
2013-10-1177107342-135-40515CVX 43 #9SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP6,079
2013-10-1177092142-135-42761FOUR CORNERS SEC 14 #1414ECHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,200
2013-10-1177092042-135-42760FOUR CORNERS SEC 14 #1403ECHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,200
2013-10-1077110142-135-42762GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2336XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,825
2013-10-1077090942-135-42758FOUR CORNERS SEC 14 #1406ECHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,200
2013-10-1077090842-135-42757FOUR CORNERS SEC 14 #1410ECHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,200
2013-10-0977109942-135-41348TXL 44-43 #16SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP6,400
2013-10-0977109142-135-41069CVX 43B #14SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP6,080
2013-10-0977106842-135-40267CVX 1 #18SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP6,050
2013-10-0877094242-135-42759SALLIE #1428HCOG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000Y
2013-10-0777091942-135-42755GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2335XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,650
2013-10-0377089142-135-42754GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2334XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,680
2013-10-0377088542-135-42753GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2333XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,700
2013-10-0377083942-135-42752GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2332XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,710
2013-10-0377082842-135-39588CVX 1 #2SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP6,300
2013-10-0377082642-135-42756LOUISA #9BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
2013-10-0377079842-135-42751GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #690OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-09-3077024442-135-42746JAKE #6BC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,250
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.