Upton County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Upton County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-07.
Upton County permitting is running 41 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (122 total, down 31% on the prior quarter). 15 were issued in the past week. PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. leads with 142 permits in the past 12 months, one of 24 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
22
Operators (30d)
6
Latest Permit
2026-08-07
All Time
16,320
16,320 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-02-20 | 42820 | 42-461-04010 | AMERICAN REPUBLICS "A" #2 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | OTHER | 10,326 | |
| 1979-02-20 | 42811 | 42-461-31413 | MORGAN "A" #1 | PARKER & PARSLEY, INC. | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1979-02-13 | 42444 | 42-461-01890 | PEMBROOK, RALPH "A" #2 | SOHIO PETROLEUM CO. | RECOMP | 6,808 | |
| 1979-02-13 | 42443 | 42-461-31412 | CHURCH "B" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1979-02-13 | 42442 | 42-461-31411 | ANDOVER "B" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1979-02-13 | 42440 | 42-461-31410 | ANDOVER #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1979-02-13 | 42439 | 42-461-31409 | AMACKER "7" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1979-02-13 | 42438 | 42-461-31408 | CONNOR #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1979-02-13 | 42437 | 42-461-31407 | NEAL, H. F. ESTATE #2 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1979-02-09 | 43313 | 42-461-30466 | ATHEY, J. B., ET AL #1 | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 10,050 | |
| 1979-01-29 | 41663 | 42-461-30137 | JACOBS LIVESTOCK "B" #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 11,040 | |
| 1979-01-26 | 41518 | 42-461-31406 | COWDEN "B" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1979-01-25 | 41454 | 42-461-31405 | CARLETON "B" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1979-01-23 | 41279 | 42-461-31404 | LYNCH "C" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 9,150 | |
| 1979-01-22 | 41237 | 42-461-31403 | JOHNSTON #1 | DURHAM, INC. | DRILL | 2,200 | |
| 1979-01-12 | 40828 | 42-461-31402 | LYNCH "B" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 10,300 | |
| 1979-01-08 | 40394 | 42-461-31401 | JTL #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1979-01-08 | 40393 | 42-461-31400 | AMACKER "C" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 9,150 | |
| 1979-01-08 | 40365 | 42-461-31399 | JUNE #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 10,400 | |
| 1979-01-08 | 40326 | 42-461-31398 | AMACKER-HALFF 81 #2 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1979-01-08 | 40322 | 42-461-31397 | HARRY "41" #1 | COLA PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 9,300 | |
| 1979-01-04 | 40212 | 42-461-31396 | JAX #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 10,400 | |
| 1979-01-02 | 39934 | 42-461-31395 | MORGAN #1 | PARKER & PARSLEY, INC. | DRILL | 8,900 | |
| 1978-12-21 | 39364 | 42-461-31394 | COWDEN #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1978-12-21 | 39338 | 42-461-31393 | NEAL "35" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1978-12-21 | 39337 | 42-461-31392 | NEAL "34" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1978-12-21 | 39336 | 42-461-31391 | LANGFORD "13" #2 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1978-12-20 | 39299 | 42-461-31390 | FULMER "B" #1 | LAGUNA PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1978-12-19 | 39154 | 42-461-31389 | AMACKER, V. T. 76 #2 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1978-12-13 | 38756 | 42-461-30539 | MCCAMEY "SWD" #1 | RITTENHOUSE OIL & GAS CO. | OTHER | 8,433 | |
| 1978-12-11 | 38575 | 42-461-31388 | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 16 #1 | MEWBOURNE OIL CO. | DRILL | 7,650 | |
| 1978-12-08 | 38453 | 42-461-31387 | NEAL "B" #1 | HOLLIDAY DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1978-12-07 | 38363 | 42-461-81498 | FLOYD, KATHRYN #1 | FLOYD, JAY H. JR. & FLOYD, R. C. | OTHER | 8,850 | |
| 1978-12-04 | 38036 | 42-461-31386 | ATM #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 10,400 | |
| 1978-12-01 | 37850 | 42-461-31385 | CORDOVA #1 | OLSEN, HOMER JR. | DRILL | 1,900 | |
| 1978-11-28 | 37690 | 42-461-02804 | HOLZGRAF, ORA "B" #3 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 10,727 | |
| 1978-11-28 | 37681 | 42-461-31384 | TIPPETT #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1978-11-20 | 37266 | 42-461-02854 | BRADEN "20" #1 | CASS, FRANK | RECOMP | 7,000 | |
| 1978-11-15 | 36929 | 42-461-31383 | LAURA #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 10,400 | |
| 1978-11-13 | 36804 | 42-461-31382 | AMACKER "B" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1978-11-10 | 38395 | 42-461-01856 | PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #4404 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 8,180 | |
| 1978-11-02 | 36110 | 42-461-31381 | AMERICAN REPUBLICS A #4 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,250 | |
| 1978-11-02 | 36096 | 42-461-31380 | AMACKER #2 | SO. RANCH OIL CO.INC.&A G KASPAR | DRILL | 11,700 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 36016 | 42-461-31379 | WILDE, H. J. #2 | MWJ CORP. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 36015 | 42-461-31378 | FELMONT-MORGAN #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 36014 | 42-461-31377 | WILDE, H. J. #1 | MWJ CORP. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 36013 | 42-461-31376 | WILDE, H. J. #3 | MWJ CORP. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 36011 | 42-461-31375 | WILDE, H. J. #4 | MWJ CORP. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 36006 | 42-461-03381 | PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #1305 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 10,460 | |
| 1978-10-31 | 35948 | 42-461-31374 | LULA "37" #1 | COLA PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 9,200 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.