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
1980-07-088658242-461-31612ERSKINE #1 IBUCHANAN, WAYMAN W.DRILL7,400
1980-07-078587042-461-31608POWELL 28 #1MOSS, WM., PROPERTIES, INC.DRILL9,300
1980-07-028567642-461-31607WOODS #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1980-07-028567542-461-31606LYNCH "7" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1980-07-028567442-461-31605HANKS, WANDA #3COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,000
1980-07-028567342-461-31604CONNELL ESTATE #3JACKSON EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,200
1980-07-028566642-461-31603BARNETT, ROSA H. "F" #2ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC.DRILL10,600
1980-07-028566642-461-31603BARNETT, ROSA H. "F" #2BHP PETROLEUM (AMERICAS) INC.FLD-XFR11,551
1980-06-308543842-461-31602MOBIL-NEAL "12" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL12,000
1980-06-308543742-461-31601NEAL ESTATE "14-B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL11,700
1980-06-238468042-461-31600MCGILL "B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,000
1980-06-188432542-461-31609LEE, LENA #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,500
1980-06-168408642-461-31599STUMHOFFER #1TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL9,200
1980-06-168408542-461-31598STUMHOFFER #2TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL9,200
1980-06-138683742-461-81516VELMA #2ST. CLAIR, D. W.OTHER637
1980-06-138384642-461-31232UNIVERSITY '15' #1AMINOIL USA INC.RECOMP10,850
1980-06-118558642-461-10542LANE #1LAWRENCE, C. F. & ASSOC. INC.RECOMP10,600
1980-06-118361142-461-31596POWELL 26 #1MOSS, WM., PROPERTIES, INC.DRILL9,300
1980-06-098440442-461-31593MYERS #1SOHIO PETROLEUM CO.DRILL8,450
1980-06-068310742-461-31595SHIRK #2AVANCE OIL & GAS CO., INC.DRILL2,780
1980-06-068310442-461-31594NEAL "36" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL11,700
1980-06-058848042-461-31561AMACKER "86" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL10,100
1980-06-048290342-461-31592ELKINS, F. F. 30 #2PARMA PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,150
1980-06-038280942-461-31591AMACKER, V. T. -77- #2HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL9,700
1980-06-028261342-461-31590HANKS, WANDA #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL7,700
1980-06-028259842-461-31449WEIR #B-2KASPAR, A. G.RECOMP11,420
1980-05-278209542-461-31589CONNELL EST. "A" #4BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W.DRILL9,200
1980-05-278209442-461-31588CONNELL EST. "A" #3BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W.DRILL9,200
1980-05-278209342-461-31587CONNELL EST. "A" #2BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W.DRILL9,200
1980-05-238229342-461-30325AMACKER, V. T. 61 #5HUNT OIL COMPANYRECOMP11,804
1980-05-228185942-461-31586UNIVERSITY 3-32 #1HANLEY PETROLEUM INC.DRILL7,800
1980-05-228185342-461-31585MCELROY RANCH CO. "F" #22GULF OIL CORP.DRILL9,900
1980-05-228178842-461-10557LANE #2LAWRENCE, C. F. & ASSOC. INC.RECOMP10,600
1980-05-208170742-461-31584WINDHAM "158" #1FLAG-REDFERN OIL COMPANYDRILL10,400
1980-05-158126542-461-31583NEAL HEIRS "B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1980-05-148111942-461-31582T.X.L. "T" #3MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL13,500
1980-05-098082342-461-81515SHIRK "A" #1ST. CLAIR, D. W.OTHER10,213
1980-05-098082242-461-31433VELMA #1ST. CLAIR, D. W.OTHER10,017
1980-05-028013842-461-31580HALFF #1-XCOQUINA OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,300
1980-05-028011942-461-31579DOLLIE #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL11,900
1980-04-287939042-461-31577ELKINS, F. F. 30 #1PARMA PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,150
1980-04-257953542-461-31578COWDEN 30 #1ASHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL8,500
1980-04-257929842-461-31576DAVIS #1HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL11,400
1980-04-227887142-461-31575CONNELL EST. "A" #1BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W.DRILL9,200
1980-04-177857842-461-31574HANKS, WANDA #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,500
1980-04-167837742-461-31573COWDEN, ETAL #6BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W.DRILL9,200
1980-04-167836742-461-31572HALAMICEK #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL7,700
1980-04-147824542-461-31305LANE, J. S. #5UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP10,300
1980-04-107789942-461-04268WINDHAM #1ST. CLAIR, D. W.OTHER4,700
1980-04-107789642-461-30589WINDHAM #2ST. CLAIR, D. W.OTHER8,576
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.