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
1981-11-0313936942-461-31836AMACKER, V.T. 63 #3HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL10,400
1981-11-0213929742-461-31835UNIVERSITY 4-33 #1TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,650
1981-10-2813853442-461-31834BRUSENHAN #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,000
1981-10-2013723942-461-31832POWELL, VIRGIL #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL10,800
1981-10-2013723542-461-31831KING RANCH OIL & LIGNITE CO. #2R. K. G. ENGINEERING, INC.DRILL3,000
1981-10-2013723142-461-31830KING RANCH OIL & LIGNITE CO. #1R. K. G. ENGINEERING, INC.DRILL3,000
1981-10-1913707342-461-31829SHIRK "C" ACCT. 2 #2APIP PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL2,500
1981-10-1913704442-461-31833BRUSENHAN "A" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,000
1981-10-1913700342-461-31828JACOBS LIVESTOCK "C" #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL9,500
1981-10-0813609842-461-31827GOODE, F. L. #1BRAMAN, D. H., JR.DRILL11,796
1981-10-0713587042-461-31826UNIVERSITY 31-3 #1KIMBARK OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL7,900
1981-10-0113522942-461-31825FARLEY #1LAWRENCE, C. F. & ASSOC. INC.DRILL2,600
1981-10-0113514042-461-31570NEAL "C" #1COX, JOHN L.RECOMP10,850
1981-09-3013508742-461-31824ARA #1ARCHER, A. R., JR.DRILL2,650
1981-09-3013508542-461-31823ARA #2ARCHER, A. R., JR.DRILL2,650
1981-09-3013508342-461-31822ARA #3ARCHER, A. R., JR.DRILL2,650
1981-09-2513452442-461-31820NEAL "40-38" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,500
1981-09-2513452242-461-31819NEAL "39" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,500
1981-09-2513452042-461-02378PEAGUSUS SPRABERRY UNIT #4401MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.OTHER7,840
1981-09-2513451842-461-31818POWELL "28" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,500
1981-09-2513451742-461-31817POWELL "34" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,500
1981-09-2513451642-461-31816POWELL "26" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,500
1981-09-2513451542-461-31815POWELL "30" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,500
1981-09-2513451442-461-31814POWELL "13" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1981-09-2513450942-461-31813POWELL "23" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1981-09-2113380242-461-31812UPTON "X" FEE #1TEXACO INC.DRILL13,250
1981-09-1613334542-461-31810TXL 27 #1LACY & BYRD, INC.DRILL9,300
1981-09-1513373942-461-31811UNIVERSITY "9" #1MORAN EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL8,225
1981-09-1513327842-461-31809UNIVERSITY '20' B #1MORAN EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL8,275
1981-09-0813263442-461-31807POWELL 33 #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,500
1981-08-3113174342-461-30137JACOBS LIVESTOCK "B" #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP8,000
1981-08-2513102142-461-31805BARNET #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL12,000
1981-08-2513100842-461-31804DARBY, B.S. #3FLAG-REDFERN OIL COMPANYDRILL10,198
1981-08-2113111442-461-31806PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #2408MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL8,200
1981-08-1913335442-461-31808JACOBS LIVESTOCK "B" #2TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL8,100
1981-08-1112962342-461-31803DAMRON "D" #2TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,700
1981-08-1012950542-461-31802BLUE MULE #1TIPPERARY OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,603
1981-08-0412849142-461-31799RATLIFF, "A" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL8,500
1981-07-3112849542-461-31801RATLIFF #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL8,500
1981-07-3112849442-461-31800RATLIFF #2SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL8,500
1981-07-3112848442-461-31798RATLIFF "A" #2SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL8,500
1981-07-3012765042-461-31797POWELL "13" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1981-07-3012764942-461-31796POWELL "26" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1981-07-2712735642-461-31795HILL, A. P. "14" #1SOHIO PETROLEUM CO.DRILL9,000
1981-07-2712735542-461-31794NEAL "30" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1981-07-2712731642-461-10226BELL, CODY JR. #2BELL, CODY, JR.RECOMP8,600
1981-07-2712730842-461-31793GRESHAM #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,200
1981-07-2112599042-461-31792POWELL "35" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1981-07-2112594042-461-31791POWELL "16" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,500
1981-07-0312447942-461-31790POWELL "20" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.