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
2013-04-2676136942-135-42486GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #646OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2676136842-135-42485GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #641OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2676136742-135-42484GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #638OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2676130142-135-42479ERNEST T. BASS #16DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL10,035Y
2013-04-2676119342-135-42480GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2324XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,980
2013-04-2576128842-135-40675PARKER MINERALS 13 #2SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP6,060
2013-04-2576121642-135-42475DEFORD #11OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2576121142-135-39919PARKER MINERALS 12C #25SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP6,100
2013-04-2576120742-135-42459BLAKENEY #15OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2576082242-135-40357KLINK UNIT #9CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYRECOMP10,500
2013-04-2576082242-135-40357KLINK UNIT #9CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYFLD-XFR10,500
2013-04-2576081642-135-40356KLINK #1CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYRECOMP10,500
2013-04-2576081642-135-40356KLINK UNIT #1CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYFLD-XFR10,500
2013-04-2476122442-135-42478DEFORD #15OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2476122242-135-42477DEFORD #14OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2476122042-135-42476DEFORD #13OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2476121942-135-40585PARKER TRUST 19 #4SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP6,191
2013-04-2476119242-135-42474GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2323XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL6,870
2013-04-2476085442-135-42473LUPIN TXL FEE 'D' #2508ECHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL12,000
2013-04-2476085042-135-42472LUPIN TXL FEE 'D' #2505ECHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL12,000
2013-04-2476079742-135-42471LUPIN TXL FEE 'B' #0115ECHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL12,000
2013-04-2476079542-135-42470LUPIN TXL FEE 'B' #0108ECHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL12,000
2013-04-2476079142-135-42469LUPIN TXL FEE 'B' #0105ECHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL12,000
2013-04-2476071542-135-42466LUPIN TXL FEE 'B' #4311ECHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL12,000
2013-04-2376121242-135-42461BLAKENEY #17OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2376106142-135-42446GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #658OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2376092142-135-40415PARKER TRUST 20 #15SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP12,000
2013-04-2376085242-135-42464GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #B 65CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,200
2013-04-2376085242-135-42464GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT #B 65CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL7,200
2013-04-2376067442-135-42438GOLDSMITH, C.A. ET AL #2321XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2013-04-2376035742-135-00986GOLDSMITH, C.A., ETAL #608WXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP6,650
2013-04-2276122642-135-42463SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #904CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL5,800
2013-04-2276121842-135-42462SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #821CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL5,800
2013-04-2276120842-135-42460BLAKENEY #16OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2276119142-135-42458SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #820CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL5,800
2013-04-2276118042-135-42457FLAG RANCH #3BOYD & MCWILLIAMS OPERATING, LLCDRILL7,550
2013-04-2276118042-135-42457FLAG RANCH #3BOYD & MCWILLIAMS OPERATING, LLCDRILL7,550
2013-04-2276117742-135-42456FLAG RANCH #2BOYD & MCWILLIAMS OPERATING, LLCDRILL7,550
2013-04-2276115042-135-42455GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #686OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2276114942-135-42454GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #645OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2276110042-135-42453SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #228CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL5,700
2013-04-2276109642-135-42452SOUTH COWDEN UNIT #108CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYDRILL5,800
2013-04-2276106842-135-42451GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #667OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2276106542-135-42450GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #666OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2276106442-135-42449GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #664OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2276106342-135-42448GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #662OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2276106242-135-42447GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #659OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2276106042-135-42445GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #657OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,800
2013-04-2276101742-135-41454PARKER TRUST 20 #16SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP6,050
2013-04-2276099442-135-06539GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT #185LEGADO PERMIAN, LLCRECOMP4,550
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.