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 43% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-08-12 | 535205 | 42-461-34410 | CRIER-MCELROY #456W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2003-08-12 | 535204 | 42-461-34409 | CRIER-MCELROY #455W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2003-08-12 | 535202 | 42-461-34408 | CRIER-MCELROY #454W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2003-08-12 | 535201 | 42-461-34407 | CRIER-MCELROY #453W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2003-08-12 | 535151 | 42-461-34406 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1294 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2003-08-12 | 535150 | 42-461-34405 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1289W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2003-08-12 | 535147 | 42-461-34404 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1287W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2003-08-12 | 535145 | 42-461-34403 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1285W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2003-08-08 | 535004 | 42-461-34402 | UNIVERSITY "7W" #2 | PURE RESOURCES, L.P. | DRILL | 12,500 | Y |
| 2003-08-08 | 534997 | 42-461-34401 | CODY B #4H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 11,800 | Y |
| 2003-08-08 | 534997 | 42-461-34401 | AMACKER-BELL 99 UNIT #1H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 11,750 | Y |
| 2003-08-06 | 534966 | 42-461-34400 | LEAH #1 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,700 | |
| 2003-08-01 | 532939 | 42-461-31380 | AMACKER #2 | OILFIELD MANAGEMENT, INC. (A) | RECOMP | 11,600 | |
| 2003-07-30 | 534680 | 42-461-34399 | AMACKER, V. T. 61 #9H | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 11,700 | Y |
| 2003-07-23 | 534462 | 42-461-34398 | CODY "C" UNIT #3H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 11,750 | Y |
| 2003-07-23 | 534462 | 42-461-34398 | CODY "C" UNIT #3 | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 11,750 | |
| 2003-07-15 | 534141 | 42-461-34397 | MCELROY RANCH 117 #21 | BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 12,250 | |
| 2003-07-08 | 533130 | 42-461-34394 | CODY C UNIT #2H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 11,700 | Y |
| 2003-07-02 | 533726 | 42-461-34243 | BRITAIN #3102 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | RECOMP | 12,780 | |
| 2003-06-27 | 533630 | 42-461-34396 | UNIVERSITY "2W" #1 | PURE RESOURCES, L.P. | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2003-06-27 | 533518 | 42-461-34395 | GARNET 108 #1H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 11,750 | Y |
| 2003-06-13 | 533065 | 42-461-34393 | BLUE TOPAZ 102 #2H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 11,750 | Y |
| 2003-06-12 | 533001 | 42-461-34392 | WINDHAM 103 #1H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 11,700 | Y |
| 2003-06-10 | 532954 | 42-461-34391 | BEVERLY #1 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,300 | |
| 2003-06-03 | 532706 | 42-461-03021 | MEXCO PEMBROOK 95 #5 | MEXCO ENERGY CORPORATION | RECOMP | 6,990 | |
| 2003-06-02 | 532597 | 42-461-34390 | ROSS, R. L. 116 #6 | BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 11,885 | |
| 2003-06-02 | 532597 | 42-461-34390 | ROSS, R. L. 116 #6 | BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 12,200 | |
| 2003-05-29 | 532423 | 42-461-34389 | SHIRK A 13 #1H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 12,500 | Y |
| 2003-05-20 | 532125 | 42-461-34388 | OWENS "32" #1 | PURE RESOURCES, L.P. | DRILL | 13,000 | Y |
| 2003-05-14 | 531839 | 42-461-34386 | NEAL "4" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 11,500 | Y |
| 2003-05-13 | 531863 | 42-461-34387 | AMACKER ALLEN 80 #1H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 12,500 | Y |
| 2003-05-08 | 531566 | 42-461-34382 | CAITLIN #3201 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 2003-05-08 | 531566 | 42-461-34382 | DORCUS #3201 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 2003-05-07 | 531619 | 42-461-34384 | JAMIE #4001 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 2003-05-06 | 531573 | 42-461-34383 | BRITAIN #3101 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 2003-05-05 | 531479 | 42-461-34381 | CAITLIN #2801 | HENRY PETROLEUM LP | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 2003-04-29 | 531180 | 42-461-34380 | UNIVERSITY "12" #2 | PURE RESOURCES, L.P. | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2003-04-29 | 531180 | 42-461-34380 | UNIVERSITY "12" #2 | PURE RESOURCES, L.P. | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2003-04-24 | 531062 | 42-461-34379 | WINDHAM, ELIZABETH #5 | SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2003-04-16 | 530801 | 42-461-34378 | HOLZGRAF 34 #2 | DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 10,600 | |
| 2003-04-07 | 530220 | 42-461-34377 | BARNETT "21" #2H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 12,200 | Y |
| 2003-04-03 | 530236 | 42-461-34376 | MCELROY RANCH 117 #20 | BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 11,970 | |
| 2003-03-31 | 530116 | 42-461-34375 | MANN "22" #1H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 11,500 | Y |
| 2003-03-31 | 530116 | 42-461-34375 | MANN 22 #1H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 11,500 | Y |
| 2003-03-27 | 529992 | 42-461-34374 | MCELROY RANCH 117 #17 | BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 11,885 | |
| 2003-03-27 | 529992 | 42-461-34374 | MCELROY RANCH 117 #17 | BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 12,030 | |
| 2003-03-19 | 529652 | 42-461-34372 | AMACKER, V. T. 62 #7 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2003-03-18 | 529653 | 42-461-34373 | AMACKER, V. T. 105 #10 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2003-03-07 | 529306 | 42-461-34314 | BLUE TOPAZ 102 #1H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | RECOMP | 12,000 | Y |
| 2003-03-04 | 529118 | 42-461-34371 | UNIVERSITY "8" #2 | PURE RESOURCES, L.P. | DRILL | 12,500 | Y |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.