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
1980-05-228178842-461-10557LANE #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
1980-04-087751842-461-31571ELKIN "19" #1COLA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL9,200
1980-04-017693642-461-00860LANE "A" #1COTTON PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP9,940
1980-04-017692642-461-31570NEAL "C" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL11,000
1980-04-017692442-461-31569CONNELL EST. #2BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W.DRILL9,200
1980-04-017692342-461-31568PEMBROOK UNIT #1063EXXON CORP.DRILL8,050
1980-04-017692142-461-31567VANCE, VINA "B" #1EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1980-03-287654242-461-31566KEELE, F. G. #2SOHIO PETROLEUM CO.DRILL9,000
1980-03-287653642-461-31565T. X. L. "T" #2MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL11,000
1980-03-267836642-461-31564NORTH CROSS (DEV) UNIT #49SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,430
1980-03-267836042-461-31563NORTH CROSS (DEV) UNIT #38SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,440
1980-03-217644542-461-31562DAMRON "C" #1TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL9,500
1980-03-187551742-461-31561AMACKER "86" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL10,100
1980-03-177534842-461-10542LANE #1LAWRENCE, C. F. & ASSOC. INC.RECOMP10,600
1980-03-127498942-461-10548LYONS #2BETTIS, BOYLE & STOVALLOTHER2,845
1980-03-057426342-461-31559UNIVERSITY "A" #21AMINOIL USA INC.DRILL4,300
1980-02-287377742-461-31558ROBERTS, DORA #2BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W.DRILL9,200
1980-02-277364542-461-31560FOWLER-NEAL "B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1980-02-257345442-461-31557HOWARD, H. #1S & B ENTERPRISES, INC.DRILL10,000
1980-02-207303042-461-31556DUNBAR & IMBT "3" #1SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL2,185
1980-02-137253142-461-31555ROBERTS, DORA #1BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W.DRILL9,200
1980-02-137251642-461-31554CITIES NEAL "B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL11,600
1980-02-127240642-461-31553ARCO #1RENAUD, C. LOUISDRILL2,200
1980-02-117234642-461-03222TIPPETT, V. P. "B" A/C 2 #1EXXON CORP.RECOMP8,210
1980-01-317129542-461-31552ERSKINE #1BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W.DRILL9,200
1980-01-257082842-461-31551TURNER-BARNET #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL11,600
1980-01-257082342-461-31550FELMONT-MORGAN "B" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1980-01-227048042-461-31549WILDE, H. J. #6 DJACKSON EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,000
1980-01-146955642-461-31548COWDEN "53" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1980-01-107036442-461-30598SHIRK, J. H. ESTATE #2KASPAR, A. G.RECOMP10,075
1980-01-106923742-461-31547AMACKER, V. T. 64 #1HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL11,000
1980-01-086900442-461-31546COWDEN, ETAL "B" #1BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W.DRILL9,200
1980-01-076885142-461-31545ANDOVER 45 #1PALO-PLACERDRILL9,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.