Ector County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Ector County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-29.

Ector County permitting is running 6.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (20 total, down 58% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 84 permits in the past 12 months, one of 19 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

16

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-07-29

All Time

16,060

16,060 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2011-12-0872768142-135-41383ERNEST T BASS #3DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL10,300
2011-12-0672910442-135-41440ELIZABETH #1RBC OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,500
2011-12-0672897742-135-41439SHOE BAR RANCH '26' #4RUST OIL CORP.DRILL9,500
2011-12-0572908142-135-41433FEE 'BL' #3322FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,400
2011-12-0572907742-135-41432FEE 'BL' #3323FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,400
2011-12-0572907342-135-41431FEE 'BL' #3324FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,400
2011-12-0572906642-135-41428FEE 'BL' #3224FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,400
2011-12-0572906242-135-41427FEE 'AU' #4824FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,400
2011-12-0272906842-135-41429FEE 'BL' #3222FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,400
2011-12-0272906142-135-41426FEE 'AU' #4823FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,400
2011-12-0272904542-135-41423FEE 'AU' #123FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,400
2011-12-0272904242-135-41422FEE 'AU' #122FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,400
2011-12-0172735942-135-40768MILLARD -E- #12CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYRECOMP11,000
2011-11-3072746342-135-41380SALLIE 'D' #4609COG OPERATING LLCDRILL10,800
2011-11-2872878742-135-40402CVX 6B #18SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCRECOMP9,000
2011-11-2872878642-135-39764CVX 6 #4SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCRECOMP9,000
2011-11-2872860342-135-39454PARKER MINERALS 18A #2SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCRECOMP12,000
2011-11-2372854142-135-41419GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #450OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2372854142-135-41419GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #450OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2372853842-135-41418GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #444OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2372853242-135-41417GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #443OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2372853242-135-41417GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #443OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2372853242-135-41417GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #443OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2372853042-135-41416GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #442OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2372852742-135-41415GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #440OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2372852742-135-41415GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #440OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2372852542-135-41414GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #439OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2372852142-135-41413GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #438OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2372852142-135-41413GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #438OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2372852142-135-41413GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #438OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2372851942-135-41412GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #436OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2372851842-135-41411GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #139ROCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2372851342-135-41410GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #71ROCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2372850942-135-41409GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #14ROCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2372850942-135-41409GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT #14ROCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL6,600
2011-11-2272860242-135-40363PARKER MINERALS 11 #30SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCRECOMP9,000
2011-11-2272860142-135-40627CVX 1 #5SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCRECOMP12,000
2011-11-2272860142-135-40627CVX 1 #5HSANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCRECOMP8,000Y
2011-11-2272860142-135-40627CVX 1 #5HSANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCRECOMP8,000Y
2011-11-2272859942-135-40458CVX 1 #20SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCRECOMP12,000
2011-11-2272859742-135-40221CVX 6 #11SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCRECOMP9,000
2011-11-2272859742-135-40221CVX 6 #11SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCRECOMP9,000Y
2011-11-2272859742-135-40221CVX 6 #11HSANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCRECOMP9,000Y
2011-11-2272859542-135-40334CVX 6 #5SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCRECOMP9,000
2011-11-2272816042-135-41408FEE 'BK' #1722FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,400
2011-11-2272816042-135-41408FEE 'BK' #1722FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,400
2011-11-2272815442-135-41406FEE 'BK' #1724FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,400
2011-11-2272815042-135-41405FEE 'BK' #1622FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,400
2011-11-2272815042-135-41405FEE 'BK' #1622FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,400
2011-11-2272814642-135-41403FEE 'BK' #1624FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL11,400
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Ector County.