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
1982-03-2415449142-461-31898UNIVERSITY "5" #1SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL12,500
1982-03-1915399342-461-31896UNIVERSITY #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL9,900
1982-03-1915399142-461-31895DAMRON "D" #3TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL9,700
1982-03-1615441742-461-31897DAMRON "192-B" #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL3,400
1982-03-1615342542-461-31894BLUE MULE II #1TIPPERARY OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,998
1982-03-1015328942-461-31893AMERICAN REPUBLIC "A" #5MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL10,200
1982-03-1015279442-461-20035PERU TRUST #1SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYRECOMP10,380
1982-03-1015273342-461-31891MCCLURE, W. W. A/C 1 #9SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL11,850
1982-02-1815164542-461-31879NEAL "D" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL11,700
1982-02-1815096642-461-31890POWELL "30" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1982-02-1815096442-461-31889POWELL "20" #3COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1982-02-1815096242-461-31888POWELL "28" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1982-02-1715082142-461-31887CORBETT, E. M. ESTATE #2TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,000
1982-02-1615329542-461-31863HURDLE #12KENNEDY, R. R.DRILL2,200
1982-02-0414995042-461-10548LYONS #2BETTIS, BOYLE & STOVALLOTHER2,845
1982-02-0414994142-461-31886AMACKER, V. T. 77 #3HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL9,600
1982-02-0414994142-461-31886AMACKER, V. T. 77 #3HUNT OIL COMPANYFLD-XFR9,600
1982-02-0414991842-461-31885AMACKER, V. T. G 78 #3HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL10,200
1982-02-0414991842-461-31885AMACKER, V. T. "G" 78 #3HUNT OIL COMPANYFLD-XFR9,650
1982-02-0314977842-461-31884SHIRK, ELLEN "E" #11PIP PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL2,500
1982-01-2814906342-461-31883KING, RICHARD #17LONE STAR OIL & GAS CO.DRILL8,700
1982-01-2714892942-461-03679GREATHOUSE "A" #4RIDLEY & PRESTONRECOMP8,400
1982-01-2714876442-461-31882KING, RICHARD #14LONE STAR OIL & GAS CO.DRILL3,000
1982-01-2514834342-461-31881WATKINS, LANE #2PIP PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL2,500
1982-01-2514834142-461-31880WATKINS, LANE #1PIP PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL2,500
1981-12-3114732242-461-31862HOLLY #2KASPAR, A. G.DRILL11,450
1981-12-3114724642-461-31878BENEDUM #5PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL11,600
1981-12-3114700742-461-31873BRUSENHAN #4SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,400
1981-12-3114700642-461-31872BRUSENHAN "A" #2SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,400
1981-12-3114690042-461-31871TEXACO NEAL #1PURVIS, J. H.DRILL7,779
1981-12-3114689342-461-31870UNIVERSITY "22" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL11,200
1981-12-3114682242-461-31868POWELL "29" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1981-12-3114681942-461-31877ARCO-STATE #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL11,000
1981-12-3114681742-461-31876POWELL "16" #4COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1981-12-3114681542-461-31875NEAL "39" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1981-12-3114681342-461-31874NEAL "40-38" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1981-12-3114636542-461-31867MAYFIELD #1RHONDA OPERATING CO.DRILL9,736
1981-12-3114635642-461-31845DAMRON #1RHONDA OPERATING CO.DRILL9,500
1981-12-2914569842-461-31866TXL-27 #2LACY & BYRD, INC.DRILL9,300
1981-12-2914563942-461-31865BRUSENHAN #3SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,000
1981-12-2814540742-461-31864KING, RICHARD #15LONE STAR OIL & GAS CO.DRILL3,000
1981-12-2214684642-461-31869AMACKER "15" #2ENSOURCE INC.DRILL9,000
1981-12-1714464542-461-31860DAMRON "192-A" #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL3,500
1981-12-1614457742-461-31859UNIVERSITY 10-B #1TEXLAND-RECTOR & SCHUMACHERDRILL11,600
1981-12-1414415942-461-31858HALFF ESTATE #5COTTON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL10,300
1981-12-1414415742-461-31857UNIVERSITY "E" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL12,000
1981-12-1414415542-461-31856BALLENGER #1MAE EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL3,052
1981-12-1014743242-461-30158DAMRON "A" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP10,500
1981-12-1014377942-461-31855JARBO #1COTTON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL10,610
1981-12-0714297842-461-31854POWELL "34" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.