Drilling permits in Ector County, Texas
152 drilling permits approved by the Railroad Commission in Ector County in the 12 months to Oct 2026, filed by 18 operators. See who is drilling, on which leases, month by month.
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152
Permits approved, 12 months
Free18
Operators filing
Free13
Approved in Oct 2026
FreeDIAMONDBACK E&P LLC
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Pending W-1 applications in the county
What the Texas pack answers
DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC (48), CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. (25) and OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. (17) filed the most approved permits in the 12 months to Oct 2026, out of 18 operators in the county. The Texas pack maps each permit at its surface location.
Full answer · Texas pack13 in Oct 2026, the latest month on file, and 152 over the past 12 months. The Texas pack also lets you search the pending W-1 applications still waiting on approval.
Full answer · Texas packADMIRAL PERMIAN OPERATING LLC · SHRIMP BOAT C #3B, approved Oct 2026. The Texas pack places it on the abstract grid with the offset wells and pipelines around it.
Full answer · Texas packDrilling permits in Ector County
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Latest approved permits
Operator · lease and well, approval month
| ADMIRAL PERMIAN OPERATING LLC · SHRIMP BOAT C #3B | Oct 2026 |
| BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC · JOHNSON, J. L. 'AB' #147 | Oct 2026 |
| ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC · WIRELINE ROAD #1 | Oct 2026 |
| OVINTIV USA INC. · BUZZ HURT 36F #105HD | Oct 2026 |
| OVINTIV USA INC. · BUZZ HURT 36F #106HG | Oct 2026 |
| OVINTIV USA INC. · BUZZ HURT 36G #104HD | Oct 2026 |
| OVINTIV USA INC. · BUZZ HURT 36X #103HD | Oct 2026 |
| OVINTIV USA INC. · BUZZ HURT 36A #102HD | Oct 2026 |
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Approved permits, 12 months to Oct 2026
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