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
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1978-10-303584742-461-31373UNIVERSITY #1-21INDIAN WELLS OIL COMPANYDRILL7,717
1978-10-253551642-461-31372ARCO #1TIPPERARY OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL10,900
1978-10-203516942-461-31371BURLESON, A. S. #5TEXACO INC.DRILL6,600
1978-10-193505742-461-81496PEMBROOK, RALPH -A- #4SOHIO PETROLEUM CO.RECOMP7,252
1978-10-193504642-461-31370LYNCH #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL10,400
1978-10-173485542-461-03341PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #4003MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP10,575
1978-10-163469042-383-00487PROCTOR "21" #4CASS, FRANKRECOMP9,200
1978-10-163468942-461-31369LANGFORD "37" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-10-163468842-461-31368NEAL, H. F. ESTATE #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-10-053410642-461-04286PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #2902MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP13,130
1978-10-053410542-461-03333PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #4903MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP13,195
1978-10-043401142-461-01716PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #1710MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP10,515
1978-10-043401042-461-03285PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #4308MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP10,590
1978-10-043400942-461-04288TXL-V #1MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP13,168
1978-10-023390342-461-31367ELKIN "19" #1COLA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL9,200
1978-10-023388942-461-31366ELKIN "29" #2COLA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL9,200
1978-10-023386842-461-31365FELMONT-OWENS "B" #4COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-10-023386642-461-31364FELMONT-OWENS "B" #3COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-10-023386542-461-31363FELMONT-OWENS "B" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-10-023386342-461-31362FELMONT-OWENS "B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-10-023386242-461-31361FELMONT-OWENS #4COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-10-023386042-461-31360FELMONT-OWENS #3COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-10-023385842-461-31359FELMONT-OWENS #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-10-023385742-461-31358FELMONT-OWENS #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-10-023384442-461-31357NEAL #1HOLLIDAY DRILLING CO.DRILL8,600
1978-10-023379642-461-20066FULMER #1LAGUNA PETROLEUM CO.OTHER917
1978-09-273359042-461-31356AMACKER, V. T. 79 #2HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL9,950
1978-09-273358742-461-02206PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #1714MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP10,630
1978-09-273358642-461-03324PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #4105MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP10,670
1978-09-273358342-461-31355MANN #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-09-273358242-461-31354NEAL HEIRS #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-09-273358142-461-31353OWENS "J" #4COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-09-223329142-461-02182BELL, CODY, JR. -B- #5BELL, CODY, JR.RECOMP3,265
1978-09-223329042-461-31352SABO, A. J. "A" #15SANDOR PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,200
1978-09-203611842-461-31297POWELL '21' #1BURNS, R. L. CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1978-09-193297742-461-04280RYBURN, C. W. A/C 2 #6MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONOTHER6,763
1978-09-183284642-461-31351AMACKER #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-09-183284542-461-31350OWENS "L" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-09-183284342-461-31349PRIEST "B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-09-153280542-461-31348SABO, A. J. "A" #14SANDOR PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,000
1978-09-133252542-461-01856PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #4404MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP8,180
1978-09-113237142-461-01850PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #3904MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP8,180
1978-09-113225942-461-01078PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #2305MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP8,180
1978-09-113225742-461-03320PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #4101MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP8,180
1978-09-113225642-461-03284PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #4206MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP8,180
1978-09-113225442-461-03370PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #2510MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP8,180
1978-08-313181542-461-31347MORGAN #4COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-08-213100442-461-31346HALFF ESTATE -D- #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL10,300
1978-08-173083242-461-31345OWENS -J- #3COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-08-163078642-461-31344CHURCH #3COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.