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 (86 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
1985-07-0327944842-461-32429LANGFORD "43" #2BAYTECH, INC.DRILL8,000
1985-07-0227957642-461-32430UNIVERSITY #2302TRANSWESTERN GAS SUPPLY CO.DRILL9,900
1985-06-2827902642-461-32426HOWARD, MABEL #1MAGNATEX PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL10,100
1985-06-2727883342-461-32425OLIVER #1BRAZOS PETROLEUM CO.DRILL8,800
1985-06-2627880042-461-32423GRIFFITH "54" #1FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL10,000
1985-06-2627880142-461-32424HOBBS "62" #1FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL10,000
1985-06-2127834342-461-32420TAYLOR #2TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,400
1985-06-2127883942-461-32422UNIVERSITY 3-2 #1PRIMARY FUELS, INC.DRILL13,000
1985-06-2127859242-461-32422UNIVERSITY 3-2 #1PRIMARY FUELS, INC.DRILL13,000
1985-06-2027826842-461-32419COSTEX-WINDHAM #2HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,250
1985-06-1927840442-461-32421STATE UNIVERSITY FT #1EXXON CORP.DRILL11,800
1985-06-1827812342-461-31544WILSON "45" #1ENSOURCE INC.RECOMP7,250
1985-06-1827811642-461-31529MCDANIELS "36" #1ENSOURCE INC.RECOMP7,250
1985-06-1827800842-461-31933ELKIN 30 #1CASS OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,800
1985-06-1227746842-461-32418UNIVERSITY 8 #3READING & BATES PETROLEUM CO.DRILL8,200
1985-06-1127744242-461-30111JACOBS LIVESTOCK "A" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP10,654
1985-06-0627700742-461-01080PEGASUS ELLENBURGER UNIT #2302MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP13,285
1985-06-0627692342-461-31532WAHLENMAIER "42" #2ENSOURCE INC.RECOMP7,250
1985-06-0327664542-461-32416POWELL #6GRUSS PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT, INC.DRILL12,500
1985-06-0327661542-461-32414LANGFORD "36" #2BAYTECH, INC.DRILL8,000
1985-06-0327661742-461-32415LANGFORD "36" #1BAYTECH, INC.DRILL8,000
1985-05-3127678442-461-32417OWENS "52" #1FELMONT OIL CORP.DRILL11,700
1985-05-2927662342-461-31530MCDANIELS "36" #2ENSOURCE INC.RECOMP7,250
1985-05-2927672342-461-31545ANDOVER "45" #1ENSOURCE INC.RECOMP7,250
1985-05-2927641242-461-32413AMACKER, R. K. #1MCCANN CORPORATIONDRILL8,400
1985-05-1727533842-461-32411SHIRK, J. H. EST. #2POGO PRODUCING CO.DRILL10,800
1985-05-1727534042-461-32412SHIRK, J. H. EST. #3POGO PRODUCING CO.DRILL10,600
1985-05-1527514842-461-32409HIRSCH "B" #7DCB OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,300
1985-05-1527521342-461-31870UNIVERSITY "22" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP11,200
1985-05-1527516942-461-32410VENABLE, ROBERT #1TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,700
1985-05-1527516742-461-32188CORBETT, E. M. ESTATE #3TERRA RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP9,000
1985-05-1427508142-461-32408ARCO-DAVIS #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL10,600
1985-05-1427492442-461-32407ARCO #5TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL9,800
1985-05-1327477042-461-31566KEELE, F. G. #2SOHIO PETROLEUM CO.RECOMP8,950
1985-05-1027483542-461-32405MCELORY, J. T. CONS #1061GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,550
1985-05-1027483842-461-32406MCELROY, J. T. CONS. #1063GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,650
1985-05-0827444842-461-32140HALFF ESTATE #3KASPAR, A. G.RECOMP9,900
1985-05-0827465542-461-32404NEAL "14" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL11,500
1985-05-0827436842-461-01656NEAL, H. F. "A" #1FOWLER & MCDANIELRECOMP11,564
1985-05-0727456142-461-32402GREATHOUSE #5RIDLEY & PRESTONDRILL8,800
1985-05-0727435242-461-32399MCELROY, J. T. CONS. #1062GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,550
1985-05-0727462742-461-32403ARA #12MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1985-05-0727438442-461-32401MASSIE "A" #7RIDLEY & PRESTONDRILL8,800
1985-05-0327408342-461-30106POWELL #2KENNEDY, R. R.OTHER2,600
1985-05-0327408442-461-30118POWELL #5KENNEDY, R. R.OTHER2,600
1985-05-0227394242-461-32397WOOLRIDGE "11" #3SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL11,800
1985-05-0227394342-461-32398WOOLRIDGE "11" #4SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL11,800
1985-05-0127379842-461-32396MCELROY, J. T. CONS #1060GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,550
1985-04-3027372242-461-32395LYLE #2BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL8,002
1985-04-3027368342-461-32394LANGFORD "42" #2BAYTECH, INC.DRILL8,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.