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
1984-11-2025838542-461-32360COWDEN 46 #1CONTINENTAL U S EXPLORATION, INCDRILL9,839
1984-11-2025859542-461-32314NORTH PEMBROOK SPRABERRY UNIT #704PHILLIPS OIL COMPANYDRILL8,250
1984-11-2025859642-461-32315DECK #2USENCO-KEYSTONEDRILL8,419
1984-11-2025859242-461-32313NORTH PEMBROOK SPRABERRY UNIT #9102PHILLIPS OIL COMPANYDRILL8,350
1984-11-2025858742-461-32312NORTH PEMBROOK SPRABERRY UNIT #8703PHILLIPS OIL COMPANYDRILL8,200
1984-11-2025858642-461-32311NORTH PEMBROOK SPRABERRY UNIT #2201PHILLIPS OIL COMPANYDRILL8,250
1984-11-2025829442-461-32309BATATA #1MAGNATEX PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL10,700
1984-11-1625805542-461-32308NORTH PEMBROOK SPRABERRY UNIT #2103PHILLIPS OIL COMPANYDRILL8,250
1984-11-1525778842-461-03851SHIRK #1XLACY & BYRD, INC.OTHER9,300
1984-11-1325789642-461-32306PEMBROOK #1ALTA ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL8,800
1984-11-1325789542-461-32305EXXON COWDEN "E" #1TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL9,050
1984-11-1325789342-461-32304EXXON COWDEN "E" #2TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL9,050
1984-11-0925728642-461-32303CRIER-MCELROY #2WRGULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,250
1984-11-0925793642-461-32307SOHIO-KEELE #2JACKSON EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,200
1984-11-0825701942-461-32302TEXACO-POWELL #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,250
1984-11-0725699442-461-32301HOBBS #1FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL6,537
1984-11-0725683942-461-32300SHACKELFORD #4USENCO-KEYSTONEDRILL9,000
1984-11-0725683542-461-32298SHACKELFORD #7USENCO-KEYSTONEDRILL9,000
1984-11-0725681542-461-32294SHACKELFORD #5USENCO-KEYSTONEDRILL9,000
1984-11-0725681642-461-32295SHACKELFORD #8USENCO-KEYSTONEDRILL9,000
1984-11-0625681742-461-32296DECK "A" #2USENCO-KEYSTONEDRILL8,419
1984-11-0625681842-461-32297SHACKELFORD #3USENCO-KEYSTONEDRILL9,000
1984-11-0525683742-461-32299SHACKELFORD #6USENCO-KEYSTONEDRILL9,000
1984-11-0225666442-461-32292ATKINS A #1ASAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,350
1984-11-0225666542-461-32293SHACKELFORD #2USENCO-KEYSTONEDRILL9,000
1984-11-0225643542-461-32291MCELROY RANCH CO. "M" #23GULF OIL CORP.DRILL10,500
1984-10-3125627042-461-32290DECK "A" #1USENCO-KEYSTONEDRILL8,419
1984-10-2225546642-461-32289LINK #5DCB OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL8,600
1984-10-2225546542-461-32288LINK #6DCB OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL8,600
1984-10-1925501842-461-32224BARRETT #1TSF OPERATINGDRILL9,500
1984-10-1825490142-461-32286LINDSEY, DEWAYNE #6ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL10,800
1984-10-1825481642-461-00467JACOBS LIVESTOCK CO. "A" #1ENSERCH OIL COMPANYRECOMP10,687
1984-10-1625456642-461-32282HIRSCH "A" #4DCB OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL8,500
1984-10-1625459242-461-32283MEINERS #3BROWN, TOM INC.DRILL8,800
1984-10-1525454942-461-32281ADAMC DEVONIAN UNIT #C43GULF OIL CORP.DRILL11,000
1984-10-1525454742-461-32280ADAMC DEVONIAN UNIT #C42GULF OIL CORP.DRILL10,900
1984-10-1225428842-461-32279GAP #2PURVIS, J. H.DRILL3,400
1984-10-1225414742-461-32265SHIRK, E. H. "A" #3KASPAR, A. G.DRILL9,000
1984-10-1025472242-461-32285NEAL "A" #1AUSENCO-MARK-KEYSTONEDRILL9,500
1984-10-1025472142-461-32284JACOBS LIVESTOCK #1ENSERCH OIL COMPANYDRILL10,100
1984-10-1025393242-461-32278SHACKELFORD #1USENCO-KEYSTONEDRILL9,000
1984-10-0925386142-461-32277LINDSEY, DEWAYNE #5ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL10,800
1984-10-0525365842-461-32276NEAL, H. F. "A" #3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL11,400
1984-10-0225319442-461-32275POWELL #5DCB OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL8,700
1984-10-0225355942-461-32179POWELL "20" #1LACY & BYRD, INC.OTHER10,195
1984-09-2625287542-461-31420AMACKER "57" #1COX, JOHN L.RECOMP10,300
1984-09-2525250542-461-32274UNIVERSITY WHITE "6" #2MORAN EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL7,670
1984-09-2525238542-461-32273POWELL #1BEACH EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL8,700
1984-09-2425236842-461-32272ARA #9MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1984-09-2025214542-461-32271WOOLEY "7" #1SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL11,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.