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
1981-07-0312376542-461-31776POWELL "23" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,500
1981-07-0312374542-461-31788NEAL C #2CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL11,500
1981-07-0312372742-461-31787AMACKER-HALFF 81 #5HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL9,400
1981-07-0312368142-461-31786POWELL "33" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,500
1981-06-2912296942-461-31785WINDHAM "144" #1FLAG-REDFERN OIL COMPANYDRILL10,400
1981-06-2912295142-461-31784HALFF "6" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1981-06-2512255342-461-31783TITA #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL12,000
1981-06-2312217642-461-31782UNIVERSTIY "3-6" #1COTTON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,500
1981-06-1612133342-461-31781HALAMICEK "C" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,000
1981-06-1612133242-461-31780HALAMICEK "C" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,000
1981-06-1612125542-461-31779CRUME #2-13BRITTON MANAGEMENT CORP.DRILL8,150
1981-06-1512092242-461-31778UNIVERSITY "3-9" #1COTTON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,500
1981-06-1512091842-461-31777NEAL "38-B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL11,500
1981-06-1512091842-461-31777NEAL "38-B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL11,500
1981-06-0312013542-461-31776POWELL "23" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,500
1981-05-2111909542-461-31775BARNETT, ROSA H. "F" #3ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC.DRILL9,300
1981-05-2111909542-461-31775BARNETT, ROSA H. "F" #3BHP PETROLEUM (AMERICAS) INC.FLD-XFR9,702
1981-05-1411896142-461-31774DOLLIE "B" #4COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,600
1981-05-1411895942-461-31773POWELL "16" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL10,100
1981-05-1311792042-461-31768BARRETT SWD #1DTAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.OTHER7,048
1981-05-0811756942-461-31772EXXON-COWDEN "D" #2TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL9,050
1981-05-0811756842-461-31771VENABLE #2-AJACKSON EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,000
1981-05-0811753842-461-31770REESE, A.A. #1QPIP PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL1,800
1981-05-0811749842-461-31769BRADEN, F.A. #7SUN TEXAS COMPANYDRILL8,700
1981-05-0511708742-461-31767AMACKER, V. T. 76 #4HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL9,450
1981-04-2711967042-461-31735HARDWICKE-UNIVERSITY SEC. 48 #11MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL4,000
1981-04-2711623142-461-81529DUNBAR IMBT #2RHONDA OPERATING CO.OTHER2,400
1981-04-2711623042-461-31764AMACKER, ROBERT P. #3ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC.DRILL9,500
1981-04-2711620142-461-31763AMACKER, V. T. "G" 78 #2HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL9,600
1981-04-2711620142-461-31763AMACKER, V. T. "G" 78 #2HUNT OIL COMPANYFLD-XFR9,600
1981-04-2711619742-461-31762DOLLIE #3COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,500
1981-04-2711619542-461-31761NEFF #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,400
1981-04-2711619342-461-31760RINN #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,300
1981-04-2411674142-461-31765EXXON-COWDEN "B" #2TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL9,050
1981-04-1411845242-461-00175A.S. BURLESON #28AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP1,600
1981-04-1411554142-461-31759BARNETT, ROSA H. "E" #2ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC.DRILL9,500
1981-04-0811428242-461-31758HANKS "A" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,300
1981-04-0811427942-461-31757HANKS "A" #3SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,300
1981-04-0811427742-461-31756HANKS "B" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,300
1981-04-0811427142-461-31755HANKS "A" #4SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,300
1981-04-0811426942-461-31754HANKS "B" #2SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,300
1981-04-0811425942-461-31753HOLLY #1KASPAR, A. G.DRILL11,377
1981-04-0211928142-461-31741HARDWICK-UNIVERSITY #9MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL4,000
1981-03-2711350042-461-31752WOOLEY "7" #4SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL8,550
1981-03-2711349942-461-31751WOOLEY "5" #3SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL8,550
1981-03-2711349842-461-31750HANKS "A" #2SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,300
1981-03-2711349742-461-31749POWELL, V. J. "17" #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL8,700
1981-03-2711349242-461-31748NEAL "B" #3CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL12,000
1981-03-2311280842-461-31747NEAL "28" #1D4-WAY DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, INC.DRILL4,600
1981-03-1711233142-461-31746THOMAS #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.