Texas county activity

Ector County, Texas, week of Sep 14 to Sep 20, 2026

Drilling permits and activity in Ector County for an earlier week.

1 permit filed, 1 amendment applied for, 1 permit amended, 11 completions reported.

Most active operators

1. CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. 6 permits and completions
2. OXY USA WTP LP 2 permits and completions
3. AGHORN OPERATING, INC. 1 permit or completion
4. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC 1 permit or completion
5. FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC 1 permit or completion

Notable filings

• A well completion was reported Sep 18

  GIST UNIT #9

  Operator: AGHORN OPERATING, INC. API 42-135-05299

• A drilling permit was applied for Sep 18

  RATLIFF RANCH 'A' #2

  Operator: SLANT OPERATING, LLC Permit 918799

• A well completion was reported Sep 16

  ECTOR -H- FEE #3W

  Operator: FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC API 42-135-07214

• A well completion was reported Sep 16

  HS RATLIFF 0517D #04H

  Operator: CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. API 42-135-44090

• A drilling permit was amended Sep 16

  RATLIFF WHITE 1003A 01BL #01H

  Operator: CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. Permit 911990

• Two well completions were reported Sep 16

  RJ 5 #1L

  Operator: OXY USA WTP LP API 42-135-37798

• A well completion was reported Sep 16

  WHITTENBURG BLUE 2335A #01H

  Operator: CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. API 42-135-44122

• A well completion was reported Sep 15

  HS RATLIFF 0517B #02H

  Operator: CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. API 42-135-44088

• A well completion was reported Sep 15

  HS RATLIFF 0517C #03H

  Operator: CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. API 42-135-44089

• A well completion was reported Sep 15

  NORTH COWDEN UNIT #267W

  Operator: OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. API 42-135-02739

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Recent activity

Over the 4 weeks from Sep 14 to Oct 11, 2026: 19 permits filed, 13 permits issued, 6 amendments applied for, 16 permits amended, 29 completions reported, 28 operator changes. Some weeks in that span could not be confirmed. The most recent of those weeks with a filing was the week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026.

Operator changes and production postings come from monthly RRC records, so what they report can be weeks or months old.

Recent weeks

• Week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026
• Week of Sep 28 to Oct 4, 2026
• Week of Sep 21 to Sep 27, 2026
• Week of Sep 14 to Sep 20, 2026 (shown above)

Every week on record for Ector County

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Busiest Texas counties that week

1. Martin County 95 permits and completions
2. Loving County 77 permits and completions
3. Reeves County 69 permits and completions
4. Webb County 61 permits and completions
5. Upton County 60 permits and completions

Counts and filings come from the Texas Railroad Commission's public records for the week shown and are summarized the same way as the NetAcre™ Monday county digest. How these pages are made.