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 38% on the prior quarter). 4 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
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-10-16 | 95712 | 42-461-31670 | NEAL #1 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1980-10-16 | 95711 | 42-461-31669 | MEYER #1 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1980-10-16 | 95710 | 42-461-31668 | MEINER "A" #3 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1980-10-16 | 95698 | 42-461-31667 | ELKIN "30" #1 | CASS, FRANK | DRILL | 9,400 | |
| 1980-10-16 | 95697 | 42-461-31934 | ELKIN "30" #2 | CASS, FRANK | DRILL | 9,400 | |
| 1980-10-16 | 95678 | 42-461-31665 | MEINER "A" #1 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1980-10-16 | 95677 | 42-461-31664 | MEINER "A" #2 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1980-10-10 | 95487 | 42-461-31662 | GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #7 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 10,534 | |
| 1980-10-10 | 95483 | 42-461-31660 | ALFORD #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1980-10-09 | 95185 | 42-461-31659 | FARLEY #2 | LAWRENCE, C. F. & ASSOC. INC. | DRILL | 2,700 | |
| 1980-10-08 | 95094 | 42-461-31658 | TAYLOR "31" #1-X | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1980-10-08 | 95091 | 42-461-31657 | MCGILL B #2 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1980-10-08 | 95069 | 42-461-03851 | SHIRK ESTATE #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 10,400 | |
| 1980-10-03 | 94611 | 42-461-31656 | MCELROY #1 | MCCANN CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,140 | |
| 1980-10-02 | 94574 | 42-461-00445 | BROWN, J.T. HEIRS #1 | RAINBOW PETROLEUM, INC. | OTHER | 10,590 | |
| 1980-10-02 | 94557 | 42-461-31655 | ANTWEIL-UNIVERSITY #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1980-10-02 | 94540 | 42-461-31283 | AMACKER #1 | SO. RANCH OIL CO.INC.&A G KASPAR | RECOMP | 11,600 | |
| 1980-09-30 | 94255 | 42-461-31653 | HANKS #4 | SAXON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-09-30 | 94254 | 42-461-31652 | HANKS #1 | SAXON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-09-30 | 94253 | 42-461-31651 | HANKS #3 | SAXON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-09-26 | 93949 | 42-461-31650 | HANKS #2 | SAXON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-09-26 | 93831 | 42-461-31649 | LANE, J. F. #7 | BADGER OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 2,350 | |
| 1980-09-26 | 93830 | 42-461-31648 | HERRINGTON, A. J. #5 | LATCH OPERATIONS | DRILL | 2,950 | |
| 1980-09-15 | 92559 | 42-461-31647 | WINDHAM "D" #1 | SAXON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1980-09-15 | 92558 | 42-461-31646 | WINDHAM "E" #1 | SAXON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1980-09-15 | 92557 | 42-461-31645 | WINDHAM "F" #1 | SAXON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1980-09-12 | 92365 | 42-461-31644 | DOLLIE #2 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1980-09-11 | 92220 | 42-461-31642 | O'NEAL SAN ANDRES UNIT #63 | SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANY | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 1980-09-11 | 92219 | 42-461-31641 | O'NEAL SAN ANDRES UNIT #62 | SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANY | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 1980-09-11 | 92218 | 42-461-31640 | O'NEAL, SAN ANDRES UNIT #61 | SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANY | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 1980-09-11 | 92217 | 42-461-31639 | O'NEAL SAN ANDRES UNIT #60 | SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANY | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 1980-09-08 | 92252 | 42-461-31643 | DAVIS "A" #1 | HENRY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 10,080 | |
| 1980-09-08 | 91835 | 42-461-31638 | DAVIS "30" #1 | GRAND BANKS ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 10,704 | |
| 1980-09-04 | 91387 | 42-461-31637 | WOOLRIDGE "11" #2 | SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANY | DRILL | 8,450 | |
| 1980-09-03 | 91359 | 42-461-31636 | NEAL, H. F. ESTATE #4 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1980-09-03 | 91357 | 42-461-31370 | LYNCH #1 | COX, JOHN L. | RECOMP | 10,250 | |
| 1980-09-03 | 91356 | 42-461-31635 | HANKS, WANDA #4 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1980-08-26 | 90936 | 42-461-31634 | WINDHAM "C" #1 | SAXON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1980-08-26 | 90935 | 42-461-31633 | WINDHAM "B" #1 | SAXON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1980-08-22 | 90720 | 42-461-31632 | WINDHAM "A" #1 | SAXON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1980-08-19 | 90386 | 42-461-31631 | LONG #1 | PALO-PLACER | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1980-08-18 | 90158 | 42-461-31630 | NEAL, CLARA ET AL TR 2 #1 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1980-08-14 | 89867 | 42-461-31629 | AMACKER-HALFF 81 #4 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1980-08-14 | 89862 | 42-461-31628 | LEE, LENA "A" #1 | SAXON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1980-08-12 | 89614 | 42-461-31627 | PRICE "29" #1 | COLA PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-08-12 | 89613 | 42-461-31626 | PRICE "29" #2 | COLA PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-08-11 | 89440 | 42-461-31625 | NEAL, H. F. ESTATE #3 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1980-08-11 | 89438 | 42-461-31624 | VENABLE #1 | JACKSON EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1980-08-11 | 89432 | 42-461-31623 | CORDOVA #2 | KENNEDY, R. R. | DRILL | 1,802 | |
| 1980-08-07 | 89024 | 42-461-30375 | MCELROY RANCH CO. "G" #16 | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 12,110 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.