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
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1980-10-169571242-461-31670NEAL #1MGF OIL CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1980-10-169571142-461-31669MEYER #1MGF OIL CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1980-10-169571042-461-31668MEINER "A" #3MGF OIL CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1980-10-169569842-461-31667ELKIN "30" #1CASS, FRANKDRILL9,400
1980-10-169569742-461-31934ELKIN "30" #2CASS, FRANKDRILL9,400
1980-10-169567842-461-31665MEINER "A" #1MGF OIL CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1980-10-169567742-461-31664MEINER "A" #2MGF OIL CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1980-10-109548742-461-31662GIDDINGS ESTATE FEE #7EXXON CORP.DRILL10,534
1980-10-109548342-461-31660ALFORD #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL5,000
1980-10-099518542-461-31659FARLEY #2LAWRENCE, C. F. & ASSOC. INC.DRILL2,700
1980-10-089509442-461-31658TAYLOR "31" #1-XCOX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1980-10-089509142-461-31657MCGILL B #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,000
1980-10-089506942-461-03851SHIRK ESTATE #1SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER10,400
1980-10-039461142-461-31656MCELROY #1MCCANN CORPORATIONDRILL10,140
1980-10-029457442-461-00445BROWN, J.T. HEIRS #1RAINBOW PETROLEUM, INC.OTHER10,590
1980-10-029455742-461-31655ANTWEIL-UNIVERSITY #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL12,000
1980-10-029454042-461-31283AMACKER #1SO. RANCH OIL CO.INC.&A G KASPARRECOMP11,600
1980-09-309425542-461-31653HANKS #4SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,200
1980-09-309425442-461-31652HANKS #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,200
1980-09-309425342-461-31651HANKS #3SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,200
1980-09-269394942-461-31650HANKS #2SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,200
1980-09-269383142-461-31649LANE, J. F. #7BADGER OIL COMPANYDRILL2,350
1980-09-269383042-461-31648HERRINGTON, A. J. #5LATCH OPERATIONSDRILL2,950
1980-09-159255942-461-31647WINDHAM "D" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,800
1980-09-159255842-461-31646WINDHAM "E" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,800
1980-09-159255742-461-31645WINDHAM "F" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,800
1980-09-129236542-461-31644DOLLIE #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL12,000
1980-09-119222042-461-31642O'NEAL SAN ANDRES UNIT #63SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL4,100
1980-09-119221942-461-31641O'NEAL SAN ANDRES UNIT #62SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL4,100
1980-09-119221842-461-31640O'NEAL, SAN ANDRES UNIT #61SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL4,100
1980-09-119221742-461-31639O'NEAL SAN ANDRES UNIT #60SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL4,100
1980-09-089225242-461-31643DAVIS "A" #1HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL10,080
1980-09-089183542-461-31638DAVIS "30" #1GRAND BANKS ENERGY COMPANYDRILL10,704
1980-09-049138742-461-31637WOOLRIDGE "11" #2SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL8,450
1980-09-039135942-461-31636NEAL, H. F. ESTATE #4COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1980-09-039135742-461-31370LYNCH #1COX, JOHN L.RECOMP10,250
1980-09-039135642-461-31635HANKS, WANDA #4COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,000
1980-08-269093642-461-31634WINDHAM "C" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,800
1980-08-269093542-461-31633WINDHAM "B" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,800
1980-08-229072042-461-31632WINDHAM "A" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,800
1980-08-199038642-461-31631LONG #1PALO-PLACERDRILL9,000
1980-08-189015842-461-31630NEAL, CLARA ET AL TR 2 #1GULF OIL CORP.DRILL13,000
1980-08-148986742-461-31629AMACKER-HALFF 81 #4HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL10,500
1980-08-148986242-461-31628LEE, LENA "A" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,500
1980-08-128961442-461-31627PRICE "29" #1COLA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL9,200
1980-08-128961342-461-31626PRICE "29" #2COLA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL9,200
1980-08-118944042-461-31625NEAL, H. F. ESTATE #3COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1980-08-118943842-461-31624VENABLE #1JACKSON EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,000
1980-08-118943242-461-31623CORDOVA #2KENNEDY, R. R.DRILL1,802
1980-08-078902442-461-30375MCELROY RANCH CO. "G" #16GULF OIL CORP.RECOMP12,110
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.