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Upton County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Upton County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-06.

Upton County permitting is running 37 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (112 total, down 37% on the prior quarter). 5 were issued in the past week. PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. leads with 143 permits in the past 12 months, one of 24 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

12

Operators (30d)

6

Latest Permit

2026-08-06

All Time

16,310

16,310 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1984-07-1024476742-461-31832POWELL, VIRGIL #1COX, JOHN L.RECOMP9,265
1984-07-1024476642-461-31535COWDEN "26" #1COX, JOHN L.RECOMP8,580
1984-07-0624424742-461-32206KING, RICHARD NCT-9 #1TEXACO INC.DRILL9,500
1984-07-0524415742-461-01869BERNSTEIN, ELI D. #1SOHIO PETROLEUM CO.RECOMP7,000
1984-07-0324405142-461-32205MORGAN #1HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,700
1984-07-0224370142-461-31525AMACKER-HALFF "48" #3ENSOURCE INC.RECOMP7,100
1984-07-0224387142-461-31692HALFF "47" #1ENSOURCE INC.RECOMP7,100
1984-07-0224370042-461-31523AMACKER-HALFF "48" #1ENSOURCE INC.RECOMP7,100
1984-07-0224379742-461-31839HALFF "47" #6ENSOURCE INC.RECOMP7,100
1984-06-2724456742-461-32139O'HARROW #4PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL10,100
1984-06-2524297842-461-32203ARCO #3TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,900
1984-06-2524297942-461-32204POWELL "29-B" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,300
1984-06-1924389342-461-32200HALFF #1HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL10,300
1984-06-1824235642-461-10295WEIR, WILLIE #2UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP10,414
1984-06-1124154042-461-32199WINDHAM #1HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,350
1984-06-0624122542-461-31696CORBETT, E. M. ESTATE #1TERRA RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP10,560
1984-06-0524100642-461-32198ARCO #4TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,608
1984-06-0424097342-461-32197REYNOLDS, DAVID #2PETROLEUM ACQUISITIONS CORP.DRILL8,500
1984-05-3124060242-461-32196NEAL, H. F. #1LEWIS & ATKINS OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL11,700
1984-05-3124057742-461-32195POWELL "30-B" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,250
1984-05-2323989442-461-32194MEINERS #2BROWN, TOM INC.DRILL12,900
1984-05-1723920242-461-32193CORDOVA #1MAGNATEX PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL10,600
1984-05-1723914442-461-32188CORBETT, E. M. ESTATE #3TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,000
1984-05-1523886642-461-32190LINDSEY, DEWAYNE #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL10,800
1984-05-1523893842-461-32192SOHIO-KEELE #1JACKSON EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,200
1984-05-1523893042-461-32191POWELL "29-B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,300
1984-05-1523886342-461-32189SHELL UNIVERSITY "B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL11,700
1984-05-1523891142-461-31399JUNE #1COX, JOHN L.RECOMP8,430
1984-05-1423873542-461-03852STEVENSON, P. L. #1KASPAR, A. G.RECOMP10,350
1984-05-0423775042-461-32184ATKINS "A" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,350
1984-05-0423775342-461-32187ATKINS #3SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,350
1984-05-0423775242-461-32186ATKINS #2SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,400
1984-05-0423775142-461-32185ATKINS #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,350
1984-05-0323768242-461-32183KNIGHT #3BROWN, TOM INC.DRILL8,800
1984-05-0223734742-461-32181GARNER #2DHANLEY PETROLEUM INC.DRILL4,800
1984-05-0223735842-461-32182KING RANCH OIL & LIGNITE CO. #3R. K. G. ENGINEERING, INC.DRILL3,100
1984-05-0123736842-461-02040MCCLURE, W. W. A/C 1 #7SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDRECOMP11,698
1984-04-3023720542-461-32180KNIGHT #2BROWN, TOM INC.DRILL8,800
1984-04-3023838742-461-31396JAX #1COX, JOHN L.RECOMP8,400
1984-04-2723701642-461-00479NEAL, H. F. #1SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYRECOMP10,914
1984-04-2423656342-461-31887CORBETT, E. M. ESTATE #2TERRA RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP10,500
1984-04-2023635142-461-32179POWELL "20" #1LACY & BYRD, INC.DRILL10,300
1984-04-1923614942-461-32178JACK #1ABADGER OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,700
1984-04-1823662142-461-01732TIPPETT "22" #1HENDON, WILLIAM E., JR.OTHER8,500
1984-04-1723584042-461-32177SHELL-UNIVERSITY #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,200
1984-04-1723576642-461-32175POWELL "23-B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1984-04-1623581342-461-32176POWELL "30-B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1984-04-1323572742-461-32173POWELL RANCH "24" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1984-04-1323572842-461-32174POWELL RANCH "26" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1984-04-1223541842-461-32172VENABLE #5JACKSON EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,100
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.