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
1982-11-3017865042-461-31961GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #10EXXON CORP.DRILL12,550
1982-11-3017864942-461-31960MANN #1MAY PETROLEUM-HIGH PLAINS EXPL.DRILL13,100
1982-11-3017862842-461-31232AMINOIL "15" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.OTHER11,000
1982-11-1017718142-461-31959MCELROY RANCH CO. "G" #19GULF OIL CORP.DRILL9,000
1982-11-0417656342-461-31957AMERICAN REPUBLICS "A" #6MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL10,500
1982-11-0417645742-461-31954HALFF #1GRAND BANKS ENERGY COMPANYDRILL11,960
1982-11-0117870542-461-31956POWELL 19 #3LACY & BYRD, INC.DRILL10,300
1982-11-0117647042-461-31956POWELL 19 #3LACY & BYRD, INC.DRILL10,300
1982-11-0117621742-461-31953WINDHAM #1COTTON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,870
1982-11-0117617342-461-31952ELKINS, F. F. 30A #1PARMA PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,300
1982-10-2917592142-461-31951HOLLY #3KASPAR, A. G.DRILL10,300
1982-10-1917481142-461-31950MOBIL-NEAL "B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL11,800
1982-10-1517456042-461-31949WEBER ET AL #1BROWN, TOM INC.DRILL9,500
1982-10-1217461942-461-00811SHIRK, J. E. ESTATE #2AKASPAR, A. G.RECOMP10,060
1982-10-0717412842-461-31898UNIVERSITY - 5 #1FELMONT OIL CORP.OTHER11,900
1982-10-0517352742-461-31948KING, R. #1PURVIS, J. H.DRILL535
1982-09-2917323142-461-31947MUNRO, I. N. #1TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,600
1982-09-2917319542-461-31893AMERICAN REPUBLIC "A" #5MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP10,200
1982-09-1717217542-461-31946O'NEAL SAN ANDRES UNIT #66SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL4,060
1982-09-1617205942-461-31941NEAL 'A' #1HOLLIDAY DRILLING CO.DRILL12,750
1982-09-1517243042-461-31521AMACKER '46' #3ENSOURCE INC.RECOMP7,190
1982-09-1417184742-461-31945AMERADA-NEAL "B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL12,000
1982-09-1017151542-461-31944ELKIN #312ROBERTS & HAMMACK, INC.DRILL9,000
1982-09-1017150842-461-31943NEAL '30'-C #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1982-09-0717106442-461-31942MYERS #2SOHIO PETROLEUM CO.DRILL12,500
1982-09-0217069042-461-31283AMACKER #1KASPAR, A. G.RECOMP9,180
1982-08-2617026042-461-00810SHIRK, J. E. ESTATE 'A' #1KASPAR, A. G.RECOMP10,028
1982-08-2617024042-461-31940DAVIS-TXL UNIT #1TEXACO INC.DRILL6,200
1982-08-2316989442-461-31939ATKINS #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1982-08-1716952042-461-31938AMACKER, V. T. 77 #4HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL9,600
1982-08-1716952042-461-31938AMACKER, V. T. 77 #4HUNT OIL COMPANYFLD-XFR9,600
1982-08-1616938642-461-31937WELCH BROS. #1JACKSON EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL8,400
1982-08-1616936842-461-31936BARNETT-AMACKER #1HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL10,793
1982-08-0316804642-461-31935DAMRON "192-B" #3SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL3,500
1982-08-0316804442-461-31934ELKIN 30 #2CASS, FRANKDRILL9,400
1982-08-0316804242-461-31933ELKIN '30' #1CASS, FRANKDRILL9,400
1982-08-0316795942-461-31932POWELL '13' #3COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1982-07-3016772242-461-31931ARA #13ARCHER, A. R., JR.DRILL2,650
1982-07-2916766642-461-31930DAMRON 192-A #3SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL3,500
1982-07-2716724742-461-31929ARA #10ARCHER, A. R., JR.DRILL2,650
1982-07-2716724542-461-01163POWELL, V. J. 19 #2 XLACY & BYRD, INC.OTHER11,320
1982-07-2716724342-461-31928NEAL '20-C' #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1982-07-2716724142-461-31927ARA #9ARCHER, A. R., JR.DRILL2,650
1982-07-2616713142-461-31516AMACKER #1SAXON OIL COMPANYRECOMP10,241
1982-07-2616709842-461-31926DAMRON '192 -A #2SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL3,500
1982-07-2616709742-461-31925DAMRON 192-B #2SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL3,500
1982-07-1916654642-461-03327PEGASAS SPRABERRY UNIT #2101MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP13,065
1982-07-1916654142-461-31923UNIVERSITY 23 #1POGO PRODUCING CO.DRILL11,580
1982-07-1216592242-461-31922NEAL '30-B' #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1982-06-2516478642-461-31921KING, RICHARD #16LONE STAR OIL & GAS CO.DRILL3,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.