Texas county activity

Ector County, Texas, week of Sep 21 to Sep 27, 2026

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

6 permits filed, 5 permits issued, 5 amendments applied for, 4 permits amended, 9 completions reported.

Most active operators

1. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC 13 permits and completions
2. OVINTIV USA INC. 10 permits and completions
3. BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC 2 permits and completions
4. CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. 1 permit or completion
5. JAMES LAKE MIDSTREAM LLC 1 permit or completion

Notable filings

• A well completion was reported Sep 25

  GOLDSMITH-BLAKENEY /S.A./ UNIT #12W

  Operator: OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. API 42-135-08437

• A drilling permit was applied for and issued Sep 21 to Sep 25

  HEADLEE 5A #301HD

  Operator: OVINTIV USA INC. Permit 918852

• A drilling permit was applied for and issued Sep 21 to Sep 25

  HEADLEE 5A #302HG

  Operator: OVINTIV USA INC. Permit 918834

• A drilling permit was applied for and issued Sep 21 to Sep 25

  HEADLEE 5C #305HG

  Operator: OVINTIV USA INC. Permit 918840

• A drilling permit was applied for and issued Sep 21 to Sep 25

  HEADLEE 5C #306HD

  Operator: OVINTIV USA INC. Permit 918854

• A well completion was reported Sep 25

  JOHNSON, J.L. "O" #6

  Operator: BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC API 42-135-35066

• A permit amendment was applied for and the permit was amended Sep 23 to Sep 25

  SHERIFF 2-38 B #2BN

  Operator: DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC Permit 917460

• A permit amendment was applied for and the permit was amended Sep 23 to Sep 25

  SHERIFF 2-38 C #3BN

  Operator: DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC Permit 917461

• A permit amendment was applied for and the permit was amended Sep 23 to Sep 25

  SHERIFF 2-38 D #4BN

  Operator: DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC Permit 917462

• A well completion was reported Sep 24

  JOHNSON, J. L. -AB- #134

  Operator: BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC API 42-135-33888

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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 (shown above)
• Week of Sep 14 to Sep 20, 2026

Every week on record for Ector County

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Busiest Texas counties that week

1. Martin County 81 permits and completions
2. Loving County 76 permits and completions
3. Upton County 76 permits and completions
4. Crane County 60 permits and completions
5. Midland County 54 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.