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
1988-06-2434811442-461-32814MCELROY RANCH CO. "M" #29CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL10,800
1988-06-2134801842-461-32813DAVIS, L. #2MILTEX OIL COMPANYDRILL11,000
1988-06-2034791442-461-32812DUSEK #1PARKER & PARSLEY PETROLEUM CO.DRILL9,350
1988-06-1434768342-461-32811GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #3466EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-06-1434768342-461-32811GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #3466EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-06-1434768342-461-32811GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #3466EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-06-1434768242-461-32810GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #2163EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-06-1434768242-461-32810GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #2163EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-06-1434768142-461-32809GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #1367EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-06-1434768142-461-32809GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #1367EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-06-1434768042-461-32808GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #1325EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-06-1434768042-461-32808GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #1325EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-06-1434767942-461-32807GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #1274EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-06-1434767942-461-32807GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #1274EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-06-1434767842-461-32806GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #1233EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-06-1434767842-461-32806GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #1233EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-06-1434767842-461-32806GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #1233EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-06-0634619342-461-32802STUMHOFFER #1PARKER & PARSLEY PETROLEUM CO.DRILL8,550
1988-06-0334713942-461-02255MCELROY RANCH #7ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP12,469
1988-06-0234718242-461-32805UNIV. "1" #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,000
1988-05-3134723542-461-32277LINDSEY, DEWAYNE #5ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP10,400
1988-05-3134720142-461-32386WALKER #1TERRA RESOURCES, INC.RENTR6,700
1988-05-2534697842-461-32804JOHNSON, R. D. ESTATE "N" NCT-2 #1TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL11,350
1988-05-2534697842-461-32804JOHNSON, R. D. ESTATE "N" NCT-2 #1TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL10,135
1988-05-2334657842-461-01456NEAL, H E #901RALAR, INC.RECOMP11,510
1988-05-1234640742-461-32570AMACKER, V. T. 76 #5HUNT OIL COMPANYRECOMP10,400
1988-05-1034638942-461-03960KIMBERLIN #1SIETE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRENTR7,900
1988-05-1034626842-461-32803MCELROY, J. T. CONS. #1071CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1988-05-1034616042-461-32801HALFF "18" #A 1BROWN, H. L., JR.DRILL10,500
1988-05-0934635842-461-02259MCELROY RANCH #10ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP12,498
1988-05-0634619742-461-32800STUMHOFFER #3PARKER & PARSLEY PETROLEUM CO.DRILL8,550
1988-05-0634619542-461-32799STUMHOFFER #2PARKER & PARSLEY PETROLEUM CO.DRILL8,550
1988-05-0534602242-461-32796MCELROY, J. T. CONS. #1075CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1988-05-0534602042-461-32798MCELROY, J. T. CONS. #1079CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1988-05-0534600442-461-32797MCELROY, J. T. CONS. #1083CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
1988-04-2834578342-461-32794LANE, JOHN -A- #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL9,000
1988-04-2734563942-461-32793GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #3453EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-04-2734563842-461-32792GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #3443EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-04-2734563842-461-32792GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #3443EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-04-2534568142-461-32791SHIRK, E. H. #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL9,000
1988-04-2534568142-461-32791SHIRK, E. H. #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL9,000
1988-04-2034546942-461-32264LINDSEY, DEWAYNE #4ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP10,445
1988-04-1834531842-461-32790MEINERS "B" #1PARKER & PARSLEY PETROLEUM CO.DRILL8,750
1988-04-1834381642-461-00689MCELROY RANCH CO. "G" #1CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP12,310
1988-04-1534526942-461-32789NEAL, H. F. "C" #6ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL11,600
1988-04-1334501342-461-32788POWELL, V. J. "B" N #1TEXACO INC.DRILL13,650
1988-04-1334493642-461-32351TAYLOR DRAW (DEVONIAN) #1TERRA RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP8,850
1988-04-1334415242-461-03356PEGASUS FIELD UNIT #3 #2004MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP13,255
1988-04-0634468042-461-32787MCELROY, J. T. #1067CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,550
1988-04-0434470142-461-32786HANKS #6MLC CO., INC.DRILL9,200
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.