Upton County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Upton County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-25.

Upton County permitting is running 29 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (87 total, down 39% on the prior quarter). 5 were 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

22

Operators (30d)

6

Latest Permit

2026-09-25

All Time

16,378

16,378 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1989-12-1236739942-461-32953GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #2141EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-12-0736737642-461-32951NEAL "H" #1PARKER & PARSLEY, LTD.DRILL9,350
1989-12-0736714642-461-01163POWELL 19 #2XLACY & BYRD, INC.RECOMP11,165
1989-12-0436690042-461-30701MCELROY RANCH CO. "M" #16CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP10,100
1989-12-0136713442-461-32950NEAL "G" #1PARKER & PARSLEY, LTD.DRILL9,350
1989-12-0136598842-461-32674O'NEAL, BILL JOHN NE/4 SECTION 5 #4CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP12,466
1989-11-0936613942-461-32949HANKS "12" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL9,200
1989-10-3036474342-461-32941HIRSH "D" #1PARKER & PARSLEY, LTD.DRILL8,700
1989-10-2736560142-461-32948MOBIL 164 #1HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL11,500
1989-10-2636546642-461-32945ELKIN "B" #1HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,700
1989-10-2536548242-461-32946BARRETT "G" #1HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,700
1989-10-2436548442-461-32947BARWEST #3HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,700
1989-10-2436548042-461-32944BARWEST #4HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,700
1989-10-2336552142-461-00001LANE, J. R., -A- A/C 2 #62DORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP8,213
1989-10-1836448242-461-32937NORTH CROSS /DEV./ UNIT #154SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,760
1989-10-1836448242-461-32937NORTH CROSS DEV. UNIT #154SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,900
1989-10-1636513442-461-32943BARRETT "F" #1HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,600
1989-10-1636495942-461-32868RUSH #1VOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.RENTR6,100
1989-10-1336473942-461-32942MIDKIFF "H" #1PARKER & PARSLEY, LTD.DRILL9,350
1989-10-0936474242-461-32940POWELL "I" #1PARKER & PARSLEY, LTD.DRILL9,700
1989-10-0436458842-461-32938WAKEFIELD, PATTI #1BHP PETROLEUM (AMERICAS) INC.DRILL10,500
1989-10-0336464142-461-32939NEAL "18-A" #1PARKER & PARSLEY, LTD.DRILL8,700
1989-09-2936438742-461-32936GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #2142EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-09-2736443442-461-02038MCCLURE, W.W. A/C 1 #5UORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP11,907
1989-09-2236415542-461-32935GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #1344EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-09-2236415442-461-32930GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #1346EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-09-2236415342-461-32931GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #1347EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-09-2236415242-461-32934GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #1366EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-09-2236415042-461-32933GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #2143EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-09-2236414842-461-32932GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #2164EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-09-2136421542-461-31759BARNET, ROSA H. "E" #2BHP PETROLEUM (AMERICAS) INC.RECOMP9,213
1989-09-1936412542-461-32066JACOBS LIVESTOCK "B" #2ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP4,000
1989-09-1836383242-461-32928GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #2121EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-09-1836383142-461-32927GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #2123EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-09-1836383042-461-32926GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #2124EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-09-1536393142-461-32929GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #4811EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-09-0836349442-461-32925GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #1275EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-09-0836349342-461-32924GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #1351EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-09-0836349242-461-32923GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #3178EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-09-0836349242-461-32923GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #3178EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-09-0536349642-461-32922GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #3445EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-09-0536349542-461-32921GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #1428EXXON CORP.DRILL8,900
1989-08-2436299242-461-03329PEGASUS PENNSYLVANIAN UNIT #2102MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP12,000
1989-08-1436261142-461-02039MCCLURE, W.W. A/C 1 #6ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP11,683
1989-08-1436261142-461-02039MCCLURE, W.W. A/C 1 #6ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP11,683
1989-08-1436261142-461-02039MCCLURE, W.W. A/C 1 #6ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP11,683
1989-08-1436261142-461-02039MCCLURE, W.W. A/C 1 #6ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP11,683
1989-07-2436180942-461-32538OWENS #1MWJ PRODUCING COMPANYRENTR11,000
1989-07-2036178542-461-30058LANE, J. F. -A- ACT. #2 #67ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP8,280
1989-07-1136140042-461-32920O'HARROW-A #4PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL10,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.