Upton County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Upton County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-22.
Upton County permitting is running 28 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (83 total, down 47% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. leads with 128 permits in the past 12 months, one of 23 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
19
Operators (30d)
6
Latest Permit
2026-09-22
All Time
16,373
16,373 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-08-31 | 625290 | 42-461-35173 | EXXON COWDEN "D" #3TM | MARINER ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 2006-08-31 | 625287 | 42-461-35172 | EXXON COWDEN #2TM | MARINER ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 2006-08-31 | 625132 | 42-461-35171 | COWDEN30 #2 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-08-30 | 625171 | 42-461-33709 | OWENS, ELLA #2 | XTO ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 11,030 | |
| 2006-08-30 | 625025 | 42-461-35170 | TYLER #4701 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-08-30 | 625024 | 42-461-35169 | REXENE #4704 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-08-29 | 623727 | 42-461-32085 | MCELROY RANCH CO. "M" #22 | XTO ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 10,431 | |
| 2006-08-29 | 623727 | 42-461-32085 | MCELROY RANCH CO. "M" #22 | XTO ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 10,431 | |
| 2006-08-25 | 624898 | 42-461-35168 | CINDY #1304 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-08-25 | 624895 | 42-461-35167 | BEE #305 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-08-25 | 624873 | 42-461-35166 | AMACKER47 #1 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-08-25 | 624873 | 42-461-35166 | AMACKER47 #1 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-08-25 | 624532 | 42-461-35161 | RAILWAY RANCH 11 #2H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 12,100 | Y |
| 2006-08-24 | 624788 | 42-461-31240 | MCELROY RANCH CO. -M- #17 | XTO ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 10,029 | |
| 2006-08-24 | 624633 | 42-461-35164 | DHC #2 | TERRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-08-24 | 624630 | 42-461-35163 | RAILWAY RANCH "18" #1 | TERRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2006-08-23 | 624584 | 42-461-35162 | AMACKER48 "A" #7 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-08-23 | 623493 | 42-461-33266 | MCELROY RANCH CO. "M" #33 | XTO ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 10,400 | |
| 2006-08-18 | 624632 | 42-461-35160 | JACEE #2 | EXL PETROLEUM, LP | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2006-08-18 | 624629 | 42-461-35159 | JACEE #1 | EXL PETROLEUM, LP | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2006-08-18 | 624585 | 42-461-35158 | HASEL6 #1 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-08-18 | 624206 | 42-461-35156 | KIRA #4605 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-08-17 | 624534 | 42-461-35157 | ELLA OWENS #3 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 2006-08-17 | 624171 | 42-461-35155 | KING MOUNTAIN #1 | DYAD PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2006-08-17 | 624164 | 42-461-35154 | BETTYLOU #101 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-08-17 | 624164 | 42-461-35154 | BETTYLOU #101 | SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2006-08-15 | 624413 | 42-461-02418 | J.D. CHRISTY #1 | REMUDA OPERATING COMPANY | RENTR | 7,800 | |
| 2006-08-11 | 624205 | 42-461-35153 | SUSAN #3405 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-08-11 | 623921 | 42-461-35152 | CORDES #8007 | LCX ENERGY, LLC | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2006-08-09 | 624054 | 42-461-35151 | HASEL2 #1 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-08-08 | 624038 | 42-461-35150 | ANGIE #3 | EXL PETROLEUM, LP | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2006-08-08 | 624035 | 42-461-35149 | ANGIE #2 | EXL PETROLEUM, LP | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2006-08-08 | 624027 | 42-461-35147 | ANGIE #1 | EXL PETROLEUM, LP | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2006-08-08 | 624026 | 42-461-35146 | MADOLYN #2 | EXL PETROLEUM, LP | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2006-08-07 | 623920 | 42-461-35144 | CORDES #8006 | LCX ENERGY, LLC | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2006-08-04 | 623545 | 42-461-35143 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1416W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2006-08-04 | 623544 | 42-461-35142 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1417W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2006-08-04 | 623543 | 42-461-35141 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1418 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2006-08-04 | 623541 | 42-461-35140 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1419 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2006-08-04 | 623540 | 42-461-35138 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1420 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2006-08-04 | 623538 | 42-461-35139 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1421W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2006-08-04 | 623536 | 42-461-35137 | CRIER-MCELROY #551W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2006-08-04 | 623534 | 42-461-35136 | CRIER-MCELROY #552 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2006-08-03 | 623464 | 42-461-35135 | CHEVRON "43" #3 | TERRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-08-03 | 623459 | 42-461-35134 | NEAL RANCH "57" #5 | TERRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-08-03 | 623451 | 42-461-35133 | NEAL RANCH "57" #6 | TERRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-08-01 | 623190 | 42-461-35132 | AMACKER88 'A' #3 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-07-31 | 623111 | 42-461-35129 | BEE #306 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-07-31 | 623107 | 42-461-35128 | CINDY #1005 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2006-07-31 | 623105 | 42-461-03355 | PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #2003 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | RECOMP | 10,424 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.