Ensign United States Drilling (SW) Inc.
Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas · Primarily TX · PERM filings 2021–2024
Overview
Ensign United States Drilling (SW) Inc. is a Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas employer that has filed 5 PERM green-card applications between FY2021 and FY2024. That places it #13,465 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 2 were certified (40% approval rate), taking about 351 days on average. The most-sponsored role is FirstLine Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, with most worksites in TX, and the median sponsored wage is $110,000.
5
PERM filings
40%
approval
1
denied
$110,000
median wage
351d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 3 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CANADA (100%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- Canada3
Prior visa status
- E-21
- L-11
Education
- None2
- Bachelor's1
PERM filings by year
Occupations & job titles
The occupations Ensign United States Drilling (SW) Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg wage |
|---|---|---|
| FirstLine Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 2 | $110,000 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 1 | $102,000 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 1 | $110,000 |
| Electrical Engineers | 1 | $129,771 |
Common job titles
Worksite states
Wage range
$102,000
25th
$110,000
median
$110,000
75th
$129,771
90th
Law firms used
- Cumming Partners3
- Cumming & Partners2
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-100-24169-119543 | WST Engineer 1 | Certified | Houston, TX | Sep 11, 2025 |
| G-100-23207-216912 | Rig Manager | Certified - Expired | Midland, TX | Oct 7, 2024 |
| A-22168-74167 | Field Superintendent | Certified | Midland, TX | May 1, 2023 |
| A-22087-31571 | Senior Engineer | Certified-Expired | Houston, TX | Jan 23, 2023 |
| A-20355-35138 | Field Superintendent | Denied | Midland, TX | Dec 6, 2021 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.