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
1984-08-1024796842-461-32223CRIER-MCELROY #317GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,200
1984-08-0924776542-461-32232DARBY #4FLAG-REDFERN OIL COMPANYDRILL10,350
1984-08-0824756242-461-10014UPTON "T" FEE #1TEXACO INC.RECOMP4,200
1984-07-2524609842-461-32217NEAL 14 "B" #2ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,500
1984-07-2524609642-461-32216NEAL 14 "B" #1ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,500
1984-07-2524610042-461-32218NEAL 14 "A" #1ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,500
1984-07-2524608442-461-32213NEAL 24 "A" #1ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,500
1984-07-2524608642-461-32214NEAL 14 "A" #2ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,500
1984-07-2524609442-461-32215NEAL 24 "B" #1ATKINS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,500
1984-07-2524611742-461-32219LINDSEY, DEWAYNE #3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL10,800
1984-07-1924536342-461-32212MANN #1KASPAR, A. G.DRILL11,700
1984-07-1724530442-461-32211HIRSCH "B" #5DCB OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL8,700
1984-07-1724530142-461-32210HIRSCH "B" #6DCB OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL8,700
1984-07-1624527342-461-32208DAMRON "192-B" #6SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL3,550
1984-07-1624527242-461-32207DAMRON "192-B" #7SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL3,550
1984-07-1624527542-461-32209DAMRON "192-B" #8SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL3,525
1984-07-1624673442-461-32202SOUTHWEST MCELROY UNIT #53SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL3,350
1984-07-1624673742-461-32201SOUTHWEST MCELROY UNIT #54SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL3,350
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
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.