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 136 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
1984-04-1223535942-461-32171BALLENGER #1AMAE EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL3,200
1984-04-1023516342-461-32170HALFF "B" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL12,000
1984-04-0423447642-461-32169GAP #1PURVIS, J. H.DRILL3,400
1984-03-2923388342-461-32168MASSIE "A" #5RIDLEY & PRESTONDRILL8,800
1984-03-2623356542-461-32167SHOO IN #1BADGER OIL CORPORATIONDRILL10,400
1984-03-2123300042-461-32163COWDEN "45" #4LEWIS & ATKINS OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,300
1984-03-2123300942-461-32166COWDEN "45" #3LEWIS & ATKINS OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,300
1984-03-2023300242-461-32164COWDEN "45" #2LEWIS & ATKINS OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,300
1984-03-2023299942-461-32162COWDEN "45" #1LEWIS & ATKINS OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,300
1984-03-1623350042-461-32161MCELROY, J. T. CONS. #120RGULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,300
1984-03-1523242542-461-32160TIPPETT, ERGEAL #1EXXON CORP.DRILL13,800
1984-03-1223207942-461-32159ARCO #2TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,500
1984-03-0723268042-461-10070MCELROY RANCH CO. "H" #7GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP11,365
1984-03-0723179542-461-00217KING RANCH OIL & LIGNITE CO #5GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP10,700
1984-03-0223114842-461-32158NEAL, H. F. "15" #2XHANLEY PETROLEUM INC.DRILL8,600
1984-02-2923103042-461-32156SCHELLHORN "D" #3TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL3,900
1984-02-2923103142-461-32157SCHELLHORN "D" #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL3,800
1984-02-2823084242-461-32155MEINERS, ET AL #1BROWN, TOM INC.DRILL9,350
1984-02-2423240042-461-32153MCELROY, J. T. CONS. #1037GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,300
1984-02-2123027342-461-32154GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #12EXXON CORP.DRILL9,100
1984-02-2127375842-461-32078MCELROY RANCH CO. G #23GULF OIL CORP.DRILL10,000
1984-02-1622966742-461-32152POWELL "34-B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,300
1984-02-1622966642-461-32151POWELL "28-B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,300
1984-02-1522957342-461-32150SARAH #1BADGER OIL CORPORATIONDRILL10,500
1984-02-1422944942-461-32148POWELL "33-B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,300
1984-02-1422945142-461-32149VENABLE #4JACKSON EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,100
1984-02-1022911042-461-32147GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #11EXXON CORP.DRILL12,600
1984-02-1022914042-461-02184LIVESTOCK, JACOBS A/C 1 #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDRECOMP10,888
1984-02-1022906342-461-32146POWELL "26-B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,300
1984-02-0922899742-461-32145SHIRK, J. H. EST. #1POGO PRODUCING CO.DRILL10,500
1984-02-0722857142-461-32144ADAMC DEVONIAN UNIT #A20GULF OIL CORP.DRILL11,100
1984-02-0722856942-461-32143ADAMC DEVONIAN UNIT #C41GULF OIL CORP.DRILL11,100
1984-02-0622872342-461-30287SCHELLHORN "B" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP3,750
1984-02-0322842042-461-32142JACK #1BADGER OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,600
1984-02-0322816042-461-32141WINDHAM "D" #1PARKER & PARSLEY, INC.DRILL9,250
1984-01-2722769142-461-32139O'HARROW #4PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL10,100
1984-01-2722771042-461-32140HALFF ESTATE #3KASPAR, A. G.DRILL11,600
1984-01-1222660742-461-31381AMERICAN REPUBLICS "A" #4MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP10,250
1984-01-1022631742-461-32053CHRISTY, J. D. #2TEXACO INC.RECOMP10,088
1984-01-1022660242-461-32137KNIGHT #1BROWN, TOM INC.DRILL9,300
1984-01-1022614942-461-32136COSEKA/DAVIDSON, SAXON #3COSEKA RESOURCES (U.S.A.) LTD.DRILL9,250
1983-12-2922495142-461-32130HIRSCH "B" #4DCB OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL8,700
1983-12-2922496542-461-32131NEAL "22" #1LEWIS & ATKINS OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,500
1983-12-2922496642-461-32132NEAL "22" #2LEWIS & ATKINS OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,500
1983-12-2922496742-461-32133NEAL "22" #3LEWIS & ATKINS OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,500
1983-12-2922497042-461-32134NEAL "22" #4LEWIS & ATKINS OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,500
1983-12-2822503542-461-32135COWDEN #1WYOMING RESOURCES-MARK-KEYSTONEDRILL8,500
1983-12-2322462942-461-32069UNIVERSITY 21/BLK. 3 "D" #1PALO PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,250
1983-12-2322462742-461-32068UNIVERSITY 21/BLK. 3 "B" #1PALO PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,250
1983-12-2322462642-461-32127UNIVERSITY 21/BLK. 3 "C" #1PALO PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,250
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.