Texas county activity

Ector County, Texas, week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026

Drilling permits and activity in Ector County for the latest week on record.

12 permits filed, 4 permits amended, 6 completions reported.

Some of this week's nightly runs did not complete, so this may be incomplete.

Most active operators

1. OVINTIV USA INC. 6 permits and completions
2. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC 5 permits and completions
3. CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. 4 permits and completions
4. FIREBIRD ENERGY II LLC 4 permits and completions
5. BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC 1 permit or completion

Notable filings

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 8

  MILLIE B 43-7 A #1BN

  Operator: DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC Permit 919227

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 8

  MILLIE B 43-7 B #2BN

  Operator: DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC Permit 919228

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 8

  MILLIE B 43-7 C #3BN

  Operator: DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC Permit 919229

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 8

  MILLIE B 43-7 D #4BN

  Operator: DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC Permit 919230

• A well completion was reported Oct 7

  HOT LIPS #1

  Operator: HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY API 42-135-37815

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 7

  JOHNSON, J. L. 'AB' #147

  Operator: BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC Permit 919209

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 7

  WIRELINE ROAD #1

  Operator: ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC Permit 919191

• A well completion was reported Oct 6

  SOCO 1907 A #802H

  Operator: FIREBIRD ENERGY II LLC API 42-135-44171

• A well completion was reported Oct 6

  SOCO 1907 B #401H

  Operator: FIREBIRD ENERGY II LLC API 42-135-44173

• A well completion was reported Oct 6

  SOCO 1907 C #201H

  Operator: FIREBIRD ENERGY II LLC API 42-135-44174

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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.

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

Every week on record for Ector County

Busiest Texas counties this week

1. Upton County 85 permits and completions
2. Midland County 63 permits and completions
3. Martin County 62 permits and completions
4. Crane County 49 permits and completions
5. DeWitt County 47 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.