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
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-11-01 | 219366 | 42-461-32086 | MCELROY RANCH CO. "M" #20 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 10,100 | |
| 1983-11-01 | 219359 | 42-461-32084 | COSEKA/SAXON JACCARD #1 | COSEKA RESOURCES (U.S.A.) LTD. | DRILL | 9,450 | |
| 1983-11-01 | 219358 | 42-461-32083 | WOOLEY-OWENS #1 | ALTA ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,400 | |
| 1983-11-01 | 219356 | 42-461-32082 | WOOLEY "C" #1 | ALTA ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,400 | |
| 1983-10-26 | 218541 | 42-461-32080 | NEAL, H. F. "15" #3 | HANLEY PETROLEUM INC. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1983-10-26 | 218544 | 42-461-32081 | NEAL, H. F. "15" #4 | HANLEY PETROLEUM INC. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1983-10-26 | 218540 | 42-461-32079 | NEAL "C" #1 | WYOMING RESOURCES-MARK-KEYSTONE | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1983-10-21 | 218156 | 42-461-32078 | MCELROY RANCH CO. "G" #23 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1983-10-19 | 217709 | 42-461-32074 | WINDHAM "C" #3 | HANLEY PETROLEUM INC. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1983-10-19 | 217710 | 42-461-32075 | PAYNE #2 | LEWIS & ATKINS OIL & GAS, INC. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1983-10-19 | 217714 | 42-461-32076 | PAYNE #1 | LEWIS & ATKINS OIL & GAS, INC. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1983-10-13 | 217087 | 42-461-00838 | GREATHOUSE "A" #7 | RIDLEY & PRESTON | OTHER | 6,722 | |
| 1983-10-12 | 216970 | 42-461-03790 | MIDKIFF B (ARCO) #1 | MCDONALD & MIDKIFF | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 1983-10-11 | 218115 | 42-461-32077 | MASSIE "A" #3 | RIDLEY & PRESTON | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1983-10-07 | 216635 | 42-461-32073 | ARCO #1 | TERRA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 10,600 | |
| 1983-10-06 | 219718 | 42-461-31883 | KING, RICHARD - C #17 | LONE STAR OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 29,000 | |
| 1983-10-04 | 216327 | 42-461-32072 | DAVIS #1 | LADD PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1983-09-29 | 215493 | 42-461-32071 | COSEKA/SAXON DAVIDSON #4 | COSEKA RESOURCES (U.S.A.) LTD. | DRILL | 9,250 | |
| 1983-09-26 | 217071 | 42-461-31753 | HOLLY #1 | KASPAR, A. G. | RECOMP | 11,377 | |
| 1983-09-26 | 214502 | 42-461-03233 | AMACKER, V. T. 61 #2 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,934 | |
| 1983-09-21 | 213692 | 42-461-31904 | MCGILL "64" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | RECOMP | 7,730 | |
| 1983-09-16 | 212959 | 42-461-32070 | SCHELLHORN "D" #1 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 3,700 | |
| 1983-09-15 | 212690 | 42-461-32069 | UNIVERSITY 21/BLK. 3 "D" #1 | PALO PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 8,250 | |
| 1983-09-15 | 212689 | 42-461-32068 | UNIVERSITY 21/BLK. "B" #1 | PALO PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 8,250 | |
| 1983-09-15 | 212538 | 42-461-32067 | UNIVERSITY 7 #2 | DELTA DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1983-09-13 | 211386 | 42-461-32066 | LIVESTOCK, JACOBS "B" #2 | SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 9,400 | |
| 1983-08-31 | 208744 | 42-461-32065 | HALFF ESTATE #2 | KASPAR, A. G. | DRILL | 11,700 | |
| 1983-08-30 | 208567 | 42-461-32064 | ARCO-UNIVERSITY #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1983-08-30 | 208439 | 42-461-30177 | MCELROY RANCH CO. "G" #7 | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 12,070 | |
| 1983-08-29 | 208113 | 42-461-32063 | WYATT #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1983-08-29 | 208111 | 42-461-32062 | MOBIL-NEAL "D" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1983-08-24 | 207148 | 42-461-32061 | MYERS #2 | SOHIO PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 11,650 | |
| 1983-08-18 | 206433 | 42-461-32060 | NEAL #1 | WYOMING RESOURCES-MARK-KEYSTONE | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1983-08-18 | 206432 | 42-461-32059 | NEAL "B" #1 | WYOMING RESOURCES-MARK-KEYSTONE | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1983-08-18 | 206310 | 42-461-32058 | ELKIN #3104 | ROBERTS & HAMMACK, INC. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1983-08-15 | 205601 | 42-461-32057 | HOLLY #7 | KASPAR, A. G. | DRILL | 10,300 | |
| 1983-08-09 | 204907 | 42-461-32056 | NORTH PEMBROOK SPRABERRY UNIT #2102 | PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 8,150 | |
| 1983-08-09 | 204739 | 42-461-32055 | NORTH PEMBROOK SPRABERRY UNIT #1903 | PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 8,150 | |
| 1983-08-04 | 204397 | 42-461-32054 | QUERVO, JOSE #1 | TAHOE OIL & CATTLE CO. | DRILL | 2,500 | |
| 1983-07-28 | 203296 | 42-461-32053 | CHRISTY, J. D. #2 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 10,088 | |
| 1983-07-22 | 202571 | 42-461-30242 | MCELROY RANCH CO. "G" #13 | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 12,093 | |
| 1983-07-19 | 202956 | 42-461-31862 | HOLLY #2 | KASPAR, A. G. | RECOMP | 9,200 | |
| 1983-07-19 | 202123 | 42-461-32052 | HOLLY #6 | KASPAR, A. G. | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1983-07-18 | 201824 | 42-461-32051 | MCELROY RANCH CO. "G" #22 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1983-07-08 | 201105 | 42-461-32049 | ELKIN #3103 | ROBERTS & HAMMACK, INC. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1983-07-08 | 200914 | 42-461-32048 | WINDHAM, TEX #1 | HENDRIX, JOHN H. CORP. | DRILL | 10,211 | |
| 1983-07-07 | 200710 | 42-461-32047 | STARNES & FOWLER #8 | BISHOP, D. L. | DRILL | 2,650 | |
| 1983-07-07 | 200709 | 42-461-32046 | STARNES & FOWLER #7 | BISHOP, D. L. | DRILL | 2,650 | |
| 1983-07-07 | 200707 | 42-461-32045 | MCGILL "49" #1 | BAYTECH, INC. | DRILL | 7,750 | |
| 1983-07-06 | 200567 | 42-461-10022 | CODY 'A' #1 | COTTON PETROLEUM CORP. | RECOMP | 12,432 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.