Ector County oil and gas
Ector County leases reported 19.2M barrels of oil and 46.3M MCF of gas to the Texas Railroad Commission in the 12 months to Jul 2026, ranking #31 of 219 producing Texas counties by oil-equivalent volume.
19.2M BBL oil, last 12 months ▼ 6% vs prior 12
46.3M MCF gas, last 12 months ▲ 9% vs prior 12
11 new permits, Oct 1–Oct 14
15+ top leases listed below
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Ector County oil + condensate (BBL per month, last 36 months) 0 1M 2M 3M Aug 23 Feb 24 Aug 24 Feb 25 Aug 25 Feb 26
Ector County gas (MCF per month, last 36 months) 0 2M 4M 6M Aug 23 Feb 24 Aug 24 Feb 25 Aug 25 Feb 26
Ector County production in brief Ector County produced 19,239,738 barrels of oil and condensate and 46,274,703 MCF of gas in the 12 months from Aug 2025 to Jul 2026, about 1.0% of Texas oil and 0.3% of Texas gas on our county figures. Compared with the previous 12 months, oil was down 6% and gas was up 9%. The highest oil month in the last three years was Oct 2024 at 2,044,357 barrels. The largest operators by oil-equivalent volume were DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC , CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. and COG OPERATING LLC . The top lease by oil was NORTH COWDEN UNIT , operated by OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD., with 691,757 barrels. RRC issued 11 new drilling permits in Ector County between October 1 and Oct 14, 2026, 6 of them to OVINTIV USA INC..
Top leases, last 12 months Lease Operator Field Oil (BBL) Gas (MCF) NORTH COWDEN UNIT OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. COWDEN, NORTH 691,757 289,457 GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. GOLDSMITH (CLEAR FORK) 616,242 773,387 GARDENDALE 12-01 DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) 516,120 750,288 HAAG HZ UNIT PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) 457,178 957,731 COBB POOL 3724A CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. PEART (BARNETT) 341,836 709,416 WHITTENBURG PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) 313,635 1,190,851 COBB POOL 3724C CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. PEART (BARNETT) 312,943 552,226 COBB POOL 3724D CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. PEART (BARNETT) 302,916 516,334 COBB POOL 3724B CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. PEART (BARNETT) 302,554 546,695 HEADLEE 5G OVINTIV USA INC. SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) 281,337 746,391 SCHLEMEYER SOUTH 4610B CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. EMMA (BARNETT SHALE) 265,704 695,303 SCHLEMEYER SOUTH 4610C CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. EMMA (BARNETT SHALE) 264,031 631,436 SCHLEMEYER SOUTH 4610D CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. EMMA (BARNETT SHALE) 253,587 448,539 GOLDSMITH, C. A., ETAL HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY GOLDSMITH (CLEAR FORK) 243,916 504,617 RATLIFF RED 0904 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. EMMA (BARNETT SHALE) 242,326 618,819
Top operators, last 12 months Operator Leases Oil (BBL) Gas (MCF) DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC 215 4,187,899 8,544,166 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. 34 3,478,535 8,550,283 COG OPERATING LLC 36 1,612,298 6,395,606 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 80 1,890,820 1,563,623 PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC 9 799,204 2,388,402 RING ENERGY, INC. 22 621,942 2,366,922 MAVERICK PERMIAN LLC 66 488,516 2,916,004 FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD. 38 446,729 2,772,633 OVINTIV USA INC. 8 531,274 1,287,220 FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC 101 519,840 1,146,073
New drilling permits this month Issued County Operator Lease Well Total depth (ft) Type 2026-10-14 Ector ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC WIRELINE ROAD 1 490 Drill 2026-10-12 Ector OVINTIV USA INC. BUZZ HURT 36A 101HF 10,500 Drill 2026-10-12 Ector OVINTIV USA INC. BUZZ HURT 36A 102HD 10,500 Drill 2026-10-12 Ector OVINTIV USA INC. BUZZ HURT 36F 105HD 10,500 Drill 2026-10-12 Ector OVINTIV USA INC. BUZZ HURT 36F 106HG 10,500 Drill 2026-10-12 Ector OVINTIV USA INC. BUZZ HURT 36G 104HD 10,500 Drill 2026-10-12 Ector OVINTIV USA INC. BUZZ HURT 36X 103HD 10,500 Drill 2026-10-02 Ector DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC TATIA PEGGY 3-15 A 1BN 13,000 Drill 2026-10-02 Ector DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC TATIA PEGGY 3-15 B 2BN 13,000 Drill 2026-10-02 Ector DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC TATIA PEGGY 3-15 C 3BN 13,000 Drill 2026-10-02 Ector DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC TATIA PEGGY 3-15 D 4BN 13,000 Drill
Nearby permits in neighboring counties Miles from county center County Operator Lease 24 Crane BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC SALINAS 24 Crane BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC SALINAS 24 Crane BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC SALINAS 24 Crane BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC SALINAS 24 Crane BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC SALINAS 24 Crane BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC SALINAS 24 Crane BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC SALINAS 1M 24 Crane BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC SALINAS 1WC
Monthly figures Month Oil (BBL) Gas (MCF) Leases reporting Jul 2026 (provisional) 1,454,312 3,777,742 1,726 Jun 2026 (provisional) 1,552,231 3,743,909 1,727 May 2026 1,748,592 4,029,173 1,731 Apr 2026 1,758,583 4,194,064 1,736 Mar 2026 1,713,770 4,224,864 1,739 Feb 2026 1,448,663 3,526,986 1,741 Jan 2026 1,512,386 3,766,896 1,736 Dec 2025 1,625,888 3,923,340 1,731 Nov 2025 1,520,861 3,559,356 1,724 Oct 2025 1,645,347 3,816,906 1,721 Sep 2025 1,579,081 3,772,202 1,720 Aug 2025 1,680,024 3,939,265 1,722
Questions about Ector County minerals How do I look up my lease in Ector County? Find the RRC lease number on your check stub, then search it on our lease search or in the RRC Production Data Query using district and lease number. Without a number, open the RRC GIS viewer, go to Ector County and click the well. Step by step: how to look up your lease on RRC .
Who are the top operators in Ector County? By oil-equivalent volume over the 12 months to Jul 2026: DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC (4,187,899 BBL oil, 8,544,166 MCF gas), CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. (3,478,535 BBL oil, 8,550,283 MCF gas) and COG OPERATING LLC (1,612,298 BBL oil, 6,395,606 MCF gas). The full list is in the table above.
How are royalties calculated on Ector County production? A gross royalty is roughly (oil volume × oil price + gas volume × gas price) × your decimal interest. Your decimal is on your check stub or division order. County production in May 2026 was 1,748,592 BBL of oil; try your own lease in the royalty estimator . Severance tax and any deductions your lease allows reduce the check.
How do I sell mineral rights in Ector County? Start with the production history of your lease on its page here, then compare several offers on the same basis (price per net mineral acre or a multiple of monthly royalty). Recent permits in the county (11 so far this month) can matter to buyers. See how to sell mineral rights . We are not a buyer or broker.
Source: Texas Railroad Commission (data sets , Production Data Query ). Data date: RRC Production Data Query dump, extract dated Sep 18, 2026; production through Jul 2026. Jun 2026 and Jul 2026 are provisional: operators file late and amend, so these months usually rise in later releases. Oil = crude oil + condensate (BBL); gas = gas-well gas + casinghead gas (MCF), as reported to RRC. RRC notes county-level figures are allocated estimates based on allowables and potentials. Methodology .
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit data (daily file ; look up a permit in the RRC drilling permit query ). Data date: RRC Drilling Permit daily file, downloaded Oct 16, 2026. Each application is listed once (latest filing); 103 applications in the file that were amended or re-filed this month but originally issued earlier are not shown as new. Application type codes are mapped to our labels; verify on RRC.