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
1983-11-0121936642-461-32086MCELROY RANCH CO. "M" #20GULF OIL CORP.DRILL10,100
1983-11-0121935942-461-32084COSEKA/SAXON JACCARD #1COSEKA RESOURCES (U.S.A.) LTD.DRILL9,450
1983-11-0121935842-461-32083WOOLEY-OWENS #1ALTA ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL8,400
1983-11-0121935642-461-32082WOOLEY "C" #1ALTA ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL8,400
1983-10-2621854142-461-32080NEAL, H. F. "15" #3HANLEY PETROLEUM INC.DRILL8,600
1983-10-2621854442-461-32081NEAL, H. F. "15" #4HANLEY PETROLEUM INC.DRILL8,600
1983-10-2621854042-461-32079NEAL "C" #1WYOMING RESOURCES-MARK-KEYSTONEDRILL9,500
1983-10-2121815642-461-32078MCELROY RANCH CO. "G" #23GULF OIL CORP.DRILL10,000
1983-10-1921770942-461-32074WINDHAM "C" #3HANLEY PETROLEUM INC.DRILL9,200
1983-10-1921771042-461-32075PAYNE #2LEWIS & ATKINS OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,000
1983-10-1921771442-461-32076PAYNE #1LEWIS & ATKINS OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,000
1983-10-1321708742-461-00838GREATHOUSE "A" #7RIDLEY & PRESTONOTHER6,722
1983-10-1221697042-461-03790MIDKIFF B (ARCO) #1MCDONALD & MIDKIFFRECOMP9,000
1983-10-1121811542-461-32077MASSIE "A" #3RIDLEY & PRESTONDRILL8,800
1983-10-0721663542-461-32073ARCO #1TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,600
1983-10-0621971842-461-31883KING, RICHARD - C #17LONE STAR OIL & GAS CO.DRILL29,000
1983-10-0421632742-461-32072DAVIS #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL5,400
1983-09-2921549342-461-32071COSEKA/SAXON DAVIDSON #4COSEKA RESOURCES (U.S.A.) LTD.DRILL9,250
1983-09-2621707142-461-31753HOLLY #1KASPAR, A. G.RECOMP11,377
1983-09-2621450242-461-03233AMACKER, V. T. 61 #2HUNT OIL COMPANYRECOMP9,934
1983-09-2121369242-461-31904MCGILL "64" #1COX, JOHN L.RECOMP7,730
1983-09-1621295942-461-32070SCHELLHORN "D" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL3,700
1983-09-1521269042-461-32069UNIVERSITY 21/BLK. 3 "D" #1PALO PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,250
1983-09-1521268942-461-32068UNIVERSITY 21/BLK. "B" #1PALO PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,250
1983-09-1521253842-461-32067UNIVERSITY 7 #2DELTA DRILLING CO.DRILL12,500
1983-09-1321138642-461-32066LIVESTOCK, JACOBS "B" #2SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL9,400
1983-08-3120874442-461-32065HALFF ESTATE #2KASPAR, A. G.DRILL11,700
1983-08-3020856742-461-32064ARCO-UNIVERSITY #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL11,800
1983-08-3020843942-461-30177MCELROY RANCH CO. "G" #7GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP12,070
1983-08-2920811342-461-32063WYATT #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL11,800
1983-08-2920811142-461-32062MOBIL-NEAL "D" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL11,800
1983-08-2420714842-461-32061MYERS #2SOHIO PETROLEUM CO.DRILL11,650
1983-08-1820643342-461-32060NEAL #1WYOMING RESOURCES-MARK-KEYSTONEDRILL9,200
1983-08-1820643242-461-32059NEAL "B" #1WYOMING RESOURCES-MARK-KEYSTONEDRILL9,200
1983-08-1820631042-461-32058ELKIN #3104ROBERTS & HAMMACK, INC.DRILL9,200
1983-08-1520560142-461-32057HOLLY #7KASPAR, A. G.DRILL10,300
1983-08-0920490742-461-32056NORTH PEMBROOK SPRABERRY UNIT #2102PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL8,150
1983-08-0920473942-461-32055NORTH PEMBROOK SPRABERRY UNIT #1903PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL8,150
1983-08-0420439742-461-32054QUERVO, JOSE #1TAHOE OIL & CATTLE CO.DRILL2,500
1983-07-2820329642-461-32053CHRISTY, J. D. #2TEXACO INC.DRILL10,088
1983-07-2220257142-461-30242MCELROY RANCH CO. "G" #13GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP12,093
1983-07-1920295642-461-31862HOLLY #2KASPAR, A. G.RECOMP9,200
1983-07-1920212342-461-32052HOLLY #6KASPAR, A. G.DRILL9,800
1983-07-1820182442-461-32051MCELROY RANCH CO. "G" #22GULF OIL CORP.DRILL12,500
1983-07-0820110542-461-32049ELKIN #3103ROBERTS & HAMMACK, INC.DRILL9,200
1983-07-0820091442-461-32048WINDHAM, TEX #1HENDRIX, JOHN H. CORP.DRILL10,211
1983-07-0720071042-461-32047STARNES & FOWLER #8BISHOP, D. L.DRILL2,650
1983-07-0720070942-461-32046STARNES & FOWLER #7BISHOP, D. L.DRILL2,650
1983-07-0720070742-461-32045MCGILL "49" #1BAYTECH, INC.DRILL7,750
1983-07-0620056742-461-10022CODY 'A' #1COTTON PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP12,432
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.