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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-05-22 | 81788 | 42-461-10557 | LANE #2 | LAWRENCE, C. F. & ASSOC. INC. | RECOMP | 10,600 | |
| 1980-05-20 | 81707 | 42-461-31584 | WINDHAM "158" #1 | FLAG-REDFERN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,400 | |
| 1980-05-15 | 81265 | 42-461-31583 | NEAL HEIRS "B" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1980-05-14 | 81119 | 42-461-31582 | T.X.L. "T" #3 | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 1980-05-09 | 80823 | 42-461-81515 | SHIRK "A" #1 | ST. CLAIR, D. W. | OTHER | 10,213 | |
| 1980-05-09 | 80822 | 42-461-31433 | VELMA #1 | ST. CLAIR, D. W. | OTHER | 10,017 | |
| 1980-05-02 | 80138 | 42-461-31580 | HALFF #1-X | COQUINA OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,300 | |
| 1980-05-02 | 80119 | 42-461-31579 | DOLLIE #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 11,900 | |
| 1980-04-28 | 79390 | 42-461-31577 | ELKINS, F. F. 30 #1 | PARMA PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 9,150 | |
| 1980-04-25 | 79535 | 42-461-31578 | COWDEN 30 #1A | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1980-04-25 | 79298 | 42-461-31576 | DAVIS #1 | HENRY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 11,400 | |
| 1980-04-22 | 78871 | 42-461-31575 | CONNELL EST. "A" #1 | BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-04-17 | 78578 | 42-461-31574 | HANKS, WANDA #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1980-04-16 | 78377 | 42-461-31573 | COWDEN, ETAL #6 | BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-04-16 | 78367 | 42-461-31572 | HALAMICEK #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 7,700 | |
| 1980-04-14 | 78245 | 42-461-31305 | LANE, J. S. #5 | UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP. | RECOMP | 10,300 | |
| 1980-04-10 | 77899 | 42-461-04268 | WINDHAM #1 | ST. CLAIR, D. W. | OTHER | 4,700 | |
| 1980-04-10 | 77896 | 42-461-30589 | WINDHAM #2 | ST. CLAIR, D. W. | OTHER | 8,576 | |
| 1980-04-08 | 77518 | 42-461-31571 | ELKIN "19" #1 | COLA PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-04-01 | 76936 | 42-461-00860 | LANE "A" #1 | COTTON PETROLEUM CORP. | RECOMP | 9,940 | |
| 1980-04-01 | 76926 | 42-461-31570 | NEAL "C" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1980-04-01 | 76924 | 42-461-31569 | CONNELL EST. #2 | BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-04-01 | 76923 | 42-461-31568 | PEMBROOK UNIT #1063 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,050 | |
| 1980-04-01 | 76921 | 42-461-31567 | VANCE, VINA "B" #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1980-03-28 | 76542 | 42-461-31566 | KEELE, F. G. #2 | SOHIO PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1980-03-28 | 76536 | 42-461-31565 | T. X. L. "T" #2 | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1980-03-26 | 78366 | 42-461-31564 | NORTH CROSS (DEV) UNIT #49 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,430 | |
| 1980-03-26 | 78360 | 42-461-31563 | NORTH CROSS (DEV) UNIT #38 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,440 | |
| 1980-03-21 | 76445 | 42-461-31562 | DAMRON "C" #1 | TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1980-03-18 | 75517 | 42-461-31561 | AMACKER "86" #1 | SAXON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,100 | |
| 1980-03-17 | 75348 | 42-461-10542 | LANE #1 | LAWRENCE, C. F. & ASSOC. INC. | RECOMP | 10,600 | |
| 1980-03-12 | 74989 | 42-461-10548 | LYONS #2 | BETTIS, BOYLE & STOVALL | OTHER | 2,845 | |
| 1980-03-05 | 74263 | 42-461-31559 | UNIVERSITY "A" #21 | AMINOIL USA INC. | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 1980-02-28 | 73777 | 42-461-31558 | ROBERTS, DORA #2 | BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-02-27 | 73645 | 42-461-31560 | FOWLER-NEAL "B" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1980-02-25 | 73454 | 42-461-31557 | HOWARD, H. #1 | S & B ENTERPRISES, INC. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1980-02-20 | 73030 | 42-461-31556 | DUNBAR & IMBT "3" #1 | SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANY | DRILL | 2,185 | |
| 1980-02-13 | 72531 | 42-461-31555 | ROBERTS, DORA #1 | BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-02-13 | 72516 | 42-461-31554 | CITIES NEAL "B" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 11,600 | |
| 1980-02-12 | 72406 | 42-461-31553 | ARCO #1 | RENAUD, C. LOUIS | DRILL | 2,200 | |
| 1980-02-11 | 72346 | 42-461-03222 | TIPPETT, V. P. "B" A/C 2 #1 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 8,210 | |
| 1980-01-31 | 71295 | 42-461-31552 | ERSKINE #1 | BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-01-25 | 70828 | 42-461-31551 | TURNER-BARNET #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 11,600 | |
| 1980-01-25 | 70823 | 42-461-31550 | FELMONT-MORGAN "B" #2 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1980-01-22 | 70480 | 42-461-31549 | WILDE, H. J. #6 D | JACKSON EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1980-01-14 | 69556 | 42-461-31548 | COWDEN "53" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1980-01-10 | 70364 | 42-461-30598 | SHIRK, J. H. ESTATE #2 | KASPAR, A. G. | RECOMP | 10,075 | |
| 1980-01-10 | 69237 | 42-461-31547 | AMACKER, V. T. 64 #1 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1980-01-08 | 69004 | 42-461-31546 | COWDEN, ETAL "B" #1 | BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-01-07 | 68851 | 42-461-31545 | ANDOVER 45 #1 | PALO-PLACER | DRILL | 9,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.