Oil and gas leases in Ector County

Ector County, Texas has 2,297 oil and gas leases with production on file at the Railroad Commission, all of them in Commission district 08. 2,066 of them are oil leases and 231 are gas leases. Between them they carry 21,890 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 757.9 million barrels of oil and 540.9 million Mcf of gas. 331 operators file returns here. Every lease below has its own page with a decline-curve forecast and an estimate of what the whole lease is worth.

Key facts about Ector County

How many oil and gas leases are in Ector County?: Ector County has 2,297 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Ector County produced?: Leases in Ector County have reported 757,905,309 barrels of oil (bbl) and 540,914,905 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
Who are the biggest operators in Ector County?: Phillips Petroleum Company operates 166 of the 2,297 producing leases in Ector County, more than any other operator on record with the Railroad Commission of Texas.
How many operators are active in Ector County?: 331 operators file production returns for leases in Ector County.
How much are mineral rights in Ector County worth?: There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Ector County is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 2,297 leases listed here has its own page with the full production history the operator reported, a decline-curve forecast, and an estimate of what a royalty interest in it is worth today.

Operators here

The company that runs the wells and issues the royalty cheque.

Phillips Petroleum Company — 166 leases
Amoco Production Company — 116 leases
Texaco E & P Inc. — 116 leases
Oxy USA Inc. — 110 leases
Oxy USA WTP LP — 59 leases
Diamondback E&P LLC — 58 leases
Shell Western E&P Inc. — 58 leases
Sandridge Expl. And Prod., LLC — 57 leases
Conocophillips Company — 43 leases
Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. — 35 leases
Arco Oil & Gas Co. — 33 leases
Apache Corporation — 32 leases
Rust Oil Corp. — 30 leases
MW Petroleum Corporation — 28 leases
Conoco Inc. — 27 leases
Cog Operating LLC — 26 leases
Union Oil Company Of California — 26 leases
Phoenix Hydrocarbons Operating — 25 leases
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation — 24 leases
Keystone Petroleum GP LLC — 24 leases
Sheridan Production Company, LLC — 24 leases
Baker Operating, Inc. — 23 leases
BC Operating, Inc. — 22 leases
Andector Exploration Company — 21 leases
Chevron U. S. A. Inc. — 21 leases
Linn Operating, Inc. — 21 leases
Citation Oil & Gas Corp. — 19 leases
Mariah Energy Corp. — 18 leases
Continental Resources, Inc. — 17 leases
Exxon Corp. — 17 leases
Kelt Oil & Gas, Inc. — 17 leases
Fasken Oil And Ranch, Ltd. — 16 leases
FDL Operating, LLC — 15 leases
Founders Oil & Gas Operating,LLC — 15 leases
Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc. — 15 leases
Aghorn Operating, Inc. — 13 leases
Bta Oil Producers — 12 leases
Cross Timbers Energy, LLC — 12 leases
Firebird Energy LLC — 12 leases
Maralo, Inc. — 12 leases
O'Ryan Oil And Gas — 12 leases
Occidental Permian Ltd. — 12 leases
Swanson, Tommy Oil Co. — 12 leases
Henry Petroleum LP — 11 leases
Kerr-Mcgee Corporation — 11 leases
Dallas Production, Inc. — 10 leases
Gilliam'S Aghorn Energy — 10 leases
M-T Petroleum, Inc. — 10 leases
Marathon Oil Company — 10 leases
Petroleum Technical Services Co. — 10 leases
Breck Operating Corp. — 9 leases
Denbury Management, Inc. — 9 leases
Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. — 9 leases
Enron Oil & Gas Company — 9 leases
Exl Petroleum, LP — 9 leases
M & J Energy, Inc. — 9 leases
Pure Resources, L.P. — 9 leases
Topat Oil Corporation — 9 leases
B & R Oil, Inc. — 8 leases
Condor Operating Co. — 8 leases

Railroad Commission districts

District 08 — 2,297 leases

Leases — page 1 of 12

HEADLEE DEVONIAN UNIT PF RECORD — gas, Four Star Oil And Gas Company, Ector County, 437.3 million reported
NORTH COWDEN UNIT — oil, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 99.8 million reported
GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH /DEEP/ UNIT — oil, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 34.5 million reported
TXL SOUTH UNIT — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Ector County, 21.4 million reported
GOLDSMITH, C. A., ETAL — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ector County, 18.5 million reported
GOLDSMITH SAN ANDRES UNIT — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ector County, 14.8 million reported
GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 14.4 million reported
TXL DEVONIAN MAIN PAY UNIT — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Ector County, 14.3 million reported
TXL NORTH UNIT — oil, Shell Western E&P Inc., Ector County, 13.9 million reported
EAST PENWELL /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Ector County, 13.6 million reported
SOUTH FOSTER UNIT — oil, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 12.6 million reported
EAST COWDEN (GRAYBURG) UNIT — oil, Conoco Inc., Ector County, 10.4 million reported
GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH/SAN ANDRES/UT — oil, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 10.2 million reported
GOLDSMITH-CUMMINS /DEEP/ UNIT — oil, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Ector County, 10.2 million reported
JORDAN UNIVERSITY UNIT — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Ector County, 9.4 million reported
GOLDSMITH, C. A., ETAL — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ector County, 8.4 million reported
RHODES COWDEN UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Ector County, 8.2 million reported
NORTH PENWELL UNIT — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 7.3 million reported
PENWELL UNIT — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Ector County, 6.9 million reported
CORRIGAN COWDEN UNIT — oil, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Ector County, 6.4 million reported
JOHNSON GBSA UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Ector County, 5.3 million reported
RATLIFF A — oil, Reliance Energy, Inc., Ector County, 5.2 million reported
WITCHER, J. E. — oil, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 5.1 million reported
FEE "BK" — oil, Fasken Oil And Ranch, Ltd., Ector County, 5.0 million reported
GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT — oil, National Energy Group, Inc., Ector County, 5.0 million reported
HAAG HZ UNIT — oil, Independence Resources MGMT, LLC, Ector County, 4.9 million reported
COWDEN, CLYDE — oil, Conocophillips Company, Ector County, 4.8 million reported
GIST UNIT — oil, Conoco Inc., Ector County, 4.6 million reported
FEE 'BL' — oil, Fasken Oil And Ranch, Ltd., Ector County, 4.3 million reported
SOUTH FAULT BLOCK UNIT — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 4.1 million reported
WHITTENBURG — oil, Patriot Resources, Inc., Ector County, 3.9 million reported
TXL "F" — gas, Oxy USA Inc., Ector County, 3.9 million reported
SOUTH COWDEN UNIT — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 3.5 million reported
BLAKENEY, B. H. "E" — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 3.5 million reported
GOLDSMITH ADOBE UNIT — oil, Neg Operating LLC, Ector County, 3.3 million reported
HOLT, O. B. /R/ — oil, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 3.2 million reported
MOSS UNIT — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Ector County, 3.1 million reported
NORTH FOSTER UNIT — oil, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Ector County, 3.1 million reported
HOLT — oil, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Ector County, 3.1 million reported
PARKS BELL — oil, Patriot Resources, Inc., Ector County, 3.0 million reported
JOHNSON DEEP UNIT — oil, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Ector County, 3.0 million reported
COWDEN, J. M. R/A -B- — oil, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 3.0 million reported
EAST HARPER UNIT — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Ector County, 3.0 million reported
TATIA — oil, FDL Operating, LLC, Ector County, 2.9 million reported
WEST JORDAN UNIT — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Ector County, 2.9 million reported
JENNIFER (QUEEN) UNIT — oil, Rendova Oil Company, Inc., Ector County, 2.9 million reported
MOSS, PAUL UNIT — oil, Williams-Cody, Inc., Ector County, 2.7 million reported
COWDEN, CLYDE — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 2.6 million reported
FEE 'BJ' — oil, Fasken Oil And Ranch, Ltd., Ector County, 2.6 million reported
HOLT, O. B. -C- — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Ector County, 2.5 million reported
HEADLEE — oil, Patriot Resources, Inc., Ector County, 2.5 million reported
HARPER DEVONIAN UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Ector County, 2.3 million reported
GOLDSMITH, C. A., ETAL — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ector County, 2.3 million reported
JOHNSON, J. L. -31- — oil, Great Western Drilling Company, Ector County, 2.3 million reported
FOSTER-JOHNSON UNIT — oil, Gilliam'S Aghorn Energy, Ector County, 2.2 million reported
HOLT, O. B. — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Ector County, 2.1 million reported
HARPER DEVONIAN UNIT — gas, Oxy USA WTP LP, Ector County, 2.0 million reported
GIST -A- — oil, Kerr-Mcgee Corporation, Ector County, 1.9 million reported
CLYDE -B- — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 1.9 million reported
FEE "N" — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 1.9 million reported
EMMONS UNIT — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Ector County, 1.9 million reported
BARROW, AUGUSTA — oil, Apache Corporation, Ector County, 1.8 million reported
RHODES — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Ector County, 1.8 million reported
WOODS, E. N. — oil, Triad Energy Corporation, Ector County, 1.8 million reported
FOSTER, H. — oil, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 1.8 million reported
PARKS BELL HZ UNIT — oil, Cog Operating LLC, Ector County, 1.7 million reported
ANDY — oil, Keystone Petroleum GP LLC, Ector County, 1.7 million reported
BLAKENEY, B. H. /HOLT PAY/ — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Ector County, 1.7 million reported
RATLIFF K UNIT — oil, Xto Energy Inc., Ector County, 1.7 million reported
FEE "BI" — oil, Fasken Oil And Ranch, Ltd., Ector County, 1.7 million reported
FOSTER, H. C. — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 1.7 million reported
COWDEN, ELLIOTT F., -A- — oil, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 1.7 million reported
ROSE MARIE — oil, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Ector County, 1.7 million reported
FEE 'BC' — oil, Fasken Oil And Ranch, Ltd., Ector County, 1.6 million reported
MOSS,PAUL SOUTH(CANYON 8790)UNIT — oil, Williams-Cody, Inc., Ector County, 1.6 million reported
GOLDSMITH, C. A. ET AL — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ector County, 1.6 million reported
COWDEN, J. M. R/A -A- — oil, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 1.6 million reported
JOHNSON DEEP UNIT — oil, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Ector County, 1.6 million reported
CLYDE -B- — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 1.6 million reported
GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT — gas, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 1.6 million reported
CVX 6 — oil, Sandridge Expl. And Prod., LLC, Ector County, 1.6 million reported
GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 1.6 million reported
SALLIE — oil, Henry Petroleum LP, Ector County, 1.5 million reported
COWDEN, ELLIOTT F. -A- — oil, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 1.5 million reported
HARPER DEVONIAN UNIT — gas, Oxy USA WTP LP, Ector County, 1.5 million reported
JOHNSON, J. L. -AB- — oil, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Ector County, 1.5 million reported
COLE — oil, Conocophillips Company, Ector County, 1.5 million reported
FOSTER GBSA UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Ector County, 1.5 million reported
MARY ELLEN — oil, Exl Petroleum, LP, Ector County, 1.5 million reported
GARDENDALE BLUE 0904 — gas, Continental Resources, Inc., Ector County, 1.5 million reported
LUPIN TXL FEE 'B' — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ector County, 1.5 million reported
BARROW, AUGUSTA — oil, Exxon Corp., Ector County, 1.4 million reported
TXL DEVONIAN MAIN PAY UNIT — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Ector County, 1.4 million reported
PARKER MINERALS 7 — oil, Sandridge Expl. And Prod., LLC, Ector County, 1.4 million reported
FEE "BB" — oil, Fasken Oil And Ranch, Ltd., Ector County, 1.4 million reported
GARDENDALE 12-01 — oil, FDL Operating, LLC, Ector County, 1.4 million reported
SALLIE 13 — oil, Henry Petroleum LP, Ector County, 1.3 million reported
COWDEN, ELLIOTT F., -B- — oil, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 1.3 million reported
EMBAR — oil, Conocophillips Company, Ector County, 1.3 million reported
SALLIE11 — oil, Henry Petroleum LP, Ector County, 1.3 million reported
BLAKENEY, B. H. — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Ector County, 1.3 million reported
WORKER BEE D — oil, Conocophillips Company, Ector County, 1.3 million reported
GARDENDALE 7 — oil, Keystone Petroleum GP LLC, Ector County, 1.3 million reported
RATLIFF B — oil, Reliance Energy, Inc., Ector County, 1.3 million reported
FRANK -B- — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 1.3 million reported
CUMMINS -12- — oil, Condor Operating Co., Ector County, 1.3 million reported
BAGLEY -A- — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Ector County, 1.3 million reported
WIGHT -6- GAS UNIT — gas, Conoco Inc., Ector County, 1.2 million reported
WEYMAN — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 1.2 million reported
LAREN — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 1.2 million reported
MOOERS — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 1.2 million reported
BLAKENEY, B. H. -B- — oil, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 1.2 million reported
JOHNSON — gas, Olsen Energy Inc., Ector County, 1.2 million reported
WEST GOLDSMITH UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Ector County, 1.2 million reported
WIGHT UNIT — oil, Conoco Inc., Ector County, 1.2 million reported
ERICA — oil, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Ector County, 1.1 million reported
GARDENDALE 4 — oil, Keystone Petroleum GP LLC, Ector County, 1.1 million reported
FEE "BD" — oil, Fasken Oil And Ranch, Ltd., Ector County, 1.1 million reported
YARBROUGH & ALLEN — oil, Eog Resources, Inc., Ector County, 1.1 million reported
GOLDSMITH BLAKENEY CLRFK. UNIT — oil, Lario Oil & Gas Company, Ector County, 1.1 million reported
SMITH "19" — oil, Sahara Operating Company, Ector County, 1.1 million reported
EDWARDS, CLARA — oil, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Ector County, 1.1 million reported
GARDENDALE WHITE 0805A — gas, Continental Resources, Inc., Ector County, 1.1 million reported
NAKEISHA — oil, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Ector County, 1.1 million reported
GARDENDALE 10 — oil, Keystone Petroleum GP LLC, Ector County, 1.1 million reported
GIST -C- — oil, Kerr-Mcgee Corporation, Ector County, 1.0 million reported
SALLIE "B" — oil, Henry Petroleum LP, Ector County, 1.0 million reported
PARKER MINERALS 4 — oil, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Ector County, 1.0 million reported
GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 1.0 million reported
FLOYD — oil, Keystone Petroleum GP LLC, Ector County, 1.0 million reported
HOLT, FAY — oil, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Ector County, 1.0 million reported
GARDENDALE 1201C — gas, Continental Resources, Inc., Ector County, 1.0 million reported
HELEN CRUMP B — oil, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Ector County, 1.0 million reported
EMBAR — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 1.0 million reported
FOSTER 8 — oil, Oxy USA WTP LP, Ector County, 999 thousand reported
RATLIFF RED 0904 — oil, Continental Resources, Inc., Ector County, 984 thousand reported
CVX 6B — oil, Sandridge Expl. And Prod., LLC, Ector County, 982 thousand reported
FRANK -B- — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 974 thousand reported
SLATOR — oil, Three-B Oil Company, The, Ector County, 969 thousand reported
BRADLEY "D" — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 966 thousand reported
MOSS GRAYBURG-SAN ANDRES UNIT — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Ector County, 960 thousand reported
GARDENDALE 1201A — gas, Continental Resources, Inc., Ector County, 959 thousand reported
CLYDE -B- — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 955 thousand reported
PATE — oil, BC Operating, Inc., Ector County, 955 thousand reported
WEST GRAYBURG UNIT — oil, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 952 thousand reported
GARDENDALE "5" — oil, Keystone Petroleum GP LLC, Ector County, 948 thousand reported
BLAKENEY 29 — gas, Breck Operating Corp., Ector County, 942 thousand reported
TXL "AT" — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 935 thousand reported
RFD — oil, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Ector County, 926 thousand reported
WIGHT — gas, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Ector County, 913 thousand reported
GOLDSMITH-BLAKENEY/S. A./UNIT — gas, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 911 thousand reported
SALLIE 23 — oil, Henry Petroleum LP, Ector County, 910 thousand reported
BAGLEY, VINA — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 905 thousand reported
TXL G — gas, Aroc (Texas) Inc., Ector County, 903 thousand reported
RATLIFF, SALLIE W., A/C 3 — oil, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Ector County, 900 thousand reported
RATLIFF E — oil, Reliance Energy, Inc., Ector County, 890 thousand reported
RATLIFF A 28 EAST HZ UNIT — oil, Cog Operating LLC, Ector County, 889 thousand reported
COCHRAN, W. C. — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Ector County, 888 thousand reported
GARDENDALE 14 — oil, Berry Oil Comp., Ector County, 887 thousand reported
HEADLEE 5G — oil, Ovintiv USA Inc., Ector County, 886 thousand reported
RATLIFF G — oil, Reliance Energy, Inc., Ector County, 886 thousand reported
CUMMINS, H. E. — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Ector County, 873 thousand reported
LUPIN TXL FEE "A" — oil, Apache Corporation, Ector County, 873 thousand reported
GARDENDALE 12 — oil, Keystone Petroleum GP LLC, Ector County, 872 thousand reported
GARDENDALE 1201B — gas, Continental Resources, Inc., Ector County, 868 thousand reported
SCHARBAUER, J. "43" — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 866 thousand reported
TXL DEVONIAN MAIN PAY UNIT — oil, Shell Western E&P Inc., Ector County, 859 thousand reported
TATIA 0310 I — oil, Firebird Energy LLC, Ector County, 857 thousand reported
BROCK, L. E. — oil, Laguna Petroleum Corporation, Ector County, 849 thousand reported
WIGHT, L. E. — gas, Texas Crude Operator, Inc., Ector County, 830 thousand reported
SCHARBAUER, CLARENCE "DEEP" — oil, Altura Energy Ltd., Ector County, 829 thousand reported
TOAD — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Ector County, 821 thousand reported
COWDEN — oil, Novo Oil & Gas Texas, LLC, Ector County, 821 thousand reported
WITCHER, J. E. 19 — oil, Oxy USA WTP LP, Ector County, 820 thousand reported
EL SAPO "16" — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Ector County, 815 thousand reported
GARDENDALE 6 — oil, Keystone Petroleum GP LLC, Ector County, 812 thousand reported
TXL DEVONIAN MAIN PAY UNIT — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Ector County, 802 thousand reported
MUNN-CLARK — oil, Resolute Natural Res. Co., LLC, Ector County, 791 thousand reported
WHL — oil, Windsor Permian LLC, Ector County, 786 thousand reported
ECTOR -AU- FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Ector County, 786 thousand reported
CUMMINS -B- — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 784 thousand reported
TXL DEVONIAN MAIN PAY UNIT — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Ector County, 784 thousand reported
RATLIFF C — oil, Reliance Energy, Inc., Ector County, 783 thousand reported
MILLARD -B- — oil, Founders Oil & Gas Operating,LLC, Ector County, 775 thousand reported
CLYDE -B- — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 771 thousand reported
WITCHER, J. E. — oil, Laguna Petroleum Corporation, Ector County, 768 thousand reported
GOLDSMITH ANDECTOR UNIT — gas, Conocophillips Company, Ector County, 766 thousand reported
JOHNSON, J. L. -B- — oil, Titan Resources I, Inc., Ector County, 763 thousand reported
COWDEN "A" — gas, Basin Well Service Of Odessa,Inc, Ector County, 761 thousand reported
JOHNSON,J.L."38" — oil, Conoco Inc., Ector County, 754 thousand reported
GOLDSMITH-LANDRETH (DEEP) UNIT — gas, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 754 thousand reported
TXL "AT" — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 749 thousand reported
ECTOR "BB" FEE — gas, Penroc Oil Corp., Ector County, 741 thousand reported
GARDENDALE "9" — oil, Keystone Petroleum GP LLC, Ector County, 737 thousand reported
HOLT, O.B. — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Ector County, 732 thousand reported
HOLT, O. B. SR., ET AL — gas, Arrington,David H. Oil & Gas,Inc, Ector County, 731 thousand reported
TXL "AT" — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 731 thousand reported
MILLARD -C- — oil, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 730 thousand reported
ECTOR FEE UNIT II — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Ector County, 727 thousand reported
EMBAR — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Ector County, 724 thousand reported

Production figures are as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas. Values shown on lease pages are estimates produced by fitting a decline curve to that reported history; they are not offers or appraisals.