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Ector County, Texas oil and gas

  • 19,982,993bbl oil in the last 12 months
  • 1,063producing leases
  • 17,600wells on the map
  • 283drilling locations in two years

Oil wells and drilling locations in Ector County

Map of Ector County, Texas, with 17,600 oil and gas wells and 283 recent drilling locations as dots.
  • Drilling locations283Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells11,584On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing922Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged5,094The state's wellbore record says plugged

Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outline, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map. A dot is a surface location; a horizontal well runs a mile or more from it.

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17,600 wells with a location on the state's map (11,584 producing, 922 not producing, 5,094 plugged) and 283 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.

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<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/counties/ector-county-tx">Ector County, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

Wells near a town: Gardendale · Odessa · West Odessa · Newest drilling permits in Ector County · Wells by ZIP code

Ector County is one of the 61 counties of the Permian Basin

Ector County reported 20 million barrels of oil and 48 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 25th of 225 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier

19,982,993bbl oil, last 12 months−3% vs prior year

August 2026 is still coming in. About 89% of Texas leases have reported it so far, so this page counts through July 2026 until it is fully reported.

Producing leases
1,063of 1,670 on record
Operators
97
Fields
140
Top operator
Diamondback E&P LLC

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Ector CountyEctorMartinMidlandAndrewsWinklerWardEctor County
Ector County · RRC district 08
Gas, last 12 months
47,785,844 mcf
Share of Texas oil
1.0%
Wells on record
17,618on leases with production reports
Data through
Jul 2026

Five years of output in Ector County

Oil output in Ector County fell 3% over the last 12 months

20M bbl through Jul 2026, against 21M bbl a year earlier. Peak Oct 2024: 2.1M bbl.

Oil output in Ector County fell 3% over the last 12 months20M bbl through Jul 2026, against 21M bbl a year earlier. Peak Oct 2024: 2.1M bbl.Oil, bbl per month0500k1M1.5M2M2.5MPeak 2.1M (Oct 24)1.6M20222023202420252026
Oil output in Ector County fell 3% over the last 12 months20M bbl through Jul 2026, against 21M bbl a year earlier. Peak Oct 2024: 2.1M bbl.Oil, bbl per month0500k1M1.5M2M2.5MPeak 2.1M (Oct 24)1.6M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Ector County rose 11% over the last 12 months

48M mcf through Jul 2026, against 43M mcf a year earlier. Peak May 2026: 4.4M mcf.

Gas output in Ector County rose 11% over the last 12 months48M mcf through Jul 2026, against 43M mcf a year earlier. Peak May 2026: 4.4M mcf.Gas, mcf per month01M2M3M4M5MPeak 4.4M (May 26)4.2M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Ector County rose 11% over the last 12 months48M mcf through Jul 2026, against 43M mcf a year earlier. Peak May 2026: 4.4M mcf.Gas, mcf per month01M2M3M4M5MPeak 4.4M (May 26)4.2M'22'23'24'25'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, county totals, through Jul 2026, file dated Oct 20, 2026.

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Ector County oil and gas production by year, 1993 to 2025

Every full year we hold, 1993 to 2025. The highest year for oil since 1993 was 1993, at 31,920,688 bbl. The highest year for gas was 1993, at 94,471,491 mcf.

Ector County, Texas: oil and gas produced each year, 1993 to 2025
YearOilbblGasmcf
202519,602,41444,481,100
202420,147,55242,233,310
202318,534,07440,799,820
202218,928,96440,382,410
202116,165,22338,023,987
202018,676,81944,318,134
201921,418,91852,635,826
201821,531,32955,446,044
201721,652,08761,250,567
201623,104,07765,581,426
201527,070,18470,772,093
201430,831,22771,956,462
201328,964,26162,535,053
201225,884,51355,410,699
201123,611,69753,259,603
201022,172,01149,234,186
200920,179,58345,047,838
200820,066,60342,863,299
200718,129,38639,719,807
200618,628,32841,107,484
200519,320,23744,943,262
200420,185,25250,718,843
200320,604,42649,622,062
200220,930,42246,601,394
200121,928,13947,932,954
200022,061,30250,629,518
199922,933,80855,143,598
199825,451,95261,520,535
199726,809,07265,128,591
199626,904,16274,775,894
199527,576,74585,018,213
199429,781,39688,903,036
199331,920,68894,471,491

SourceTexas Railroad Commission production records, added up by county and calendar year. Oil includes condensate; gas includes casinghead gas. The year in progress is left out until it is complete.

Ector County appraisal district, 2026 mineral roll

Mineral owners in Ector County: 146,496 royalty records on the roll

At least 1,592 of the 146,496 royalty-interest records on Ector County's 2026 mineral roll are still titled to an estate (1.09%). We publish counts only. No owner’s name or address is on this page; to look for one family, search its name.

Royalty-interest records, 2026 roll
146,496
Still titled to an estate, at least
1,592
Share of the roll
1.09%
Search a name on the Ector County rollEvery county, with the method

SourceRoyalty Clerk count of the Ector County mineral appraisal roll of 2026, read November 2026. A record is one line of the roll, not one person.

The biggest leases in Ector County

Under each volume: change on the year before.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 1,063), ranked by output value.

Every lease in Ector County, A to Z →

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Operators in Ector County, by oil

Diamondback E&P leads

  1. Diamondback E&P LLC172 leases4.9Mbbl
  2. Continental Resources, Inc.24 leases3.9Mbbl
  3. Occidental Permian Ltd.53 leases1.9Mbbl
  4. Cog Operating LLC29 leases1.7Mbbl
  5. Permian Resources Operating, LLC5 leases820kbbl
  6. Firebird Energy II LLC7 leases691kbbl
  7. Ring Energy, Inc.11 leases607kbbl
  8. Hilcorp Energy Company45 leases581kbbl

Fields in Ector County, by oil

Spraberry (Trend Area) leads

  1. Spraberry (Trend Area)167 leases · District 08 · Field 852803007.4Mbbl
  2. Emma (Barnett Shale)23 leases · District 08 · Field 288990403.1Mbbl
  3. Peart (Barnett)10 leases · District 08 · Field 699962001.7Mbbl
  4. Goldsmith (Clear Fork)117 leases · District 08 · Field 356520621.6Mbbl
  5. Cowden, North24 leases · District 08 · Field 21289001899kbbl
  6. Novo (Mississippian)8 leases · District 08 · Field 66262500758kbbl
  7. Penwell (Clear Fork 5100)6 leases · District 08 · Field 70537198562kbbl
  8. Goldsmith36 leases · District 08 · Field 35652001521kbbl

More operators here

OperatorMaverick Permian LLC35OperatorFasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.15OperatorFormentera Operations LLC48OperatorOvintiv USA Inc.5
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Recent drilling permits in Ector County

Counties near Ector County (number = producing leases)

CountyMidland3,547CountyWinkler844CountyCrane933CountyAndrews2,098CountyWard1,660CountyUpton2,727CountyMartin3,874CountyGlasscock2,014CountyGaines490CountyLoving2,725