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Ector County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

7,218
Ector County

Last 60 days

70
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

41
to compare against

60-day trend

+29
vs prior 60d

Ector County contains 7,218 wells on file, with top operators including OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. and XTO ENERGY INC..

Wells in Ector span several oil & gas fields including GOLDSMITH (CLEAR FORK) and SPRABERRY (TREND AREA).

Most recent well on record: GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT, operated by OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48135

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-08-21

281 rigs across the state
7 in this county / area

By basin

  • 176 Permian
  • 50 Eagle Ford
  • 32 Haynesville
  • 22 Other
  • 1 Barnett

Drilling for

  • 227 Oil
  • 54 Gas

Ector County well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
2,275 wells plotted · 29 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Ector County by total wells

OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.1,600XTO ENERGY INC.678CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY524APACHE CORPORATION324SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC301AGHORN OPERATING, INC.296OXY USA WTP LP282FDL OPERATING, LLC268FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.261SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLC247

Operators: Occidental Permian Ltd., Xto Energy Inc., Conocophillips Company, Apache Corporation, Sheridan Production Company, Llc, Aghorn Operating, Inc., Oxy Usa Wtp Lp, Fdl Operating, Llc, Fasken Oil And Ranch, Ltd., Sandridge Expl. And Prod., Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Ector County

GOLDSMITH (CLEAR FORK)2,116SPRABERRY (TREND AREA)1,034COWDEN, NORTH909GOLDSMITH525SALLIE ANN (SPRABERRY-WOLFCAMP)494FOSTER434TXL (TUBB)235PENWELL191COWDEN, SOUTH177COWDEN, NORTH (DEEP)137

Fields: Goldsmith (Clear Fork), Spraberry (Trend Area), Cowden, North, Goldsmith, Sallie Ann (Spraberry-Wolfcamp), Foster, Txl (Tubb), Penwell, Cowden, South, Cowden, North (Deep).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Ector against the other busiest counties in Texas:

  • Midland · 11,361 wells
  • Martin · 10,748 wells
  • Andrews · 9,670 wells
  • Reeves · 7,427 wells
  • Upton · 6,935 wells
  • Howard · 6,527 wells
  • Karnes · 5,993 wells
  • Glasscock · 5,424 wells
  • Reagan · 5,243 wells
  • Loving · 4,971 wells
  • La Salle · 4,753 wells
  • Dimmit · 4,651 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT 2026-08-19 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 13542180
THUMPER 48-24 E 2026-08-19 2 DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC 13544133
MOOERS 2026-08-18 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 13507934
RATLIFF, SALLIE W., A/C 3 2026-08-18 SLANT OPERATING, LLC 13504999
THUMPER 48-24 L 2026-08-18 2 DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC 13544137
JORDAN UNIVERSITY UNIT 2026-08-14 CITATION OIL & GAS CORP. 13540263
SHOE BAR RANCH 2026-08-14 4 OXY LOW CARBON VENTURES, LLC 13544041
DEFORD 2026-08-14 2 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 13538790
SHOE BAR RANCH 2026-08-14 4 OXY LOW CARBON VENTURES, LLC 13544040
GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT 2026-08-14 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 13500590

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