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
1978-08-143063242-461-31343ELKIN #1COLA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL9,100
1978-08-143062742-461-10526KINCAID #2DSABINE PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP10,460
1978-08-093032842-461-31342HYER #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-08-093030542-461-31341OWENS #1-SWDCOX, JOHN L.DRILL6,200
1978-08-042992542-461-31340WAHLENMAIER, MARY #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-08-042992442-461-31339MCDANIEL -B- #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-08-042992242-461-03371PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #2512MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP10,450
1978-08-042992142-461-03369PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #2509MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP10,365
1978-08-022966042-461-03328PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #2103MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP10,435
1978-08-022965942-461-03373PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #2514MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP10,494
1978-07-272922042-461-31338HALFF ESTATE "C" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-07-242903642-461-31337HALFF "53-B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-07-242903542-461-31336OWENS "J" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-07-242903442-461-31335CHURCH #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-07-192872842-461-31334HALFF ESTATE "B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL10,300
1978-07-132841342-461-31333LANGFORD "13" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-07-032786642-461-32412SHIRK #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,500
1978-06-262733242-461-31331OWENS "K" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-06-212701942-461-31330MORGAN #3COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-06-212701142-461-31329LANGFORD #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1978-06-192680942-461-31328MCDANIEL #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-06-162660242-461-31327AVERITTE "B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-06-122621442-461-31326HALFF "53" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-06-022571342-461-31325CRAVENS "54" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-05-312552242-461-31324O'NEAL SAN ANDRES UNIT #56DEVON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,200
1978-05-312552142-461-31323O'NEAL SAN ANDRES UNIT #54DEVON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,200
1978-05-312552042-461-31322O'NEAL SAN ANDRES UNIT #52DEVON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,200
1978-05-312551042-461-31321O'NEAL SAN ANDRES UNIT #48DEVON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,200
1978-05-312550942-461-31320O'NEAL SAN ANDRES UNIT #45DEVON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,200
1978-05-302542042-461-31319OWENS "H" #4COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-05-302541942-461-31318HALFF "30" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-05-222490642-461-31317NOEL #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1978-05-182463442-461-02292BELL, CODY -B- #4BELL, CODY, JR.OTHER3,200
1978-05-122409942-461-31316OWENS "E" #4COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1978-05-122409742-461-31315OWENS "J" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1978-05-102391842-461-31314NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3754GETTY OIL CO.DRILL4,100
1978-05-102391742-461-31313NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3752GETTY OIL CO.DRILL3,900
1978-05-102391342-461-31312NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3738GETTY OIL CO.DRILL4,100
1978-05-102391242-461-31311NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3729GETTY OIL CO.DRILL4,000
1978-05-102391142-461-31310NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3736GETTY OIL CO.DRILL4,000
1978-05-102391042-461-31309NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3722GETTY OIL CO.DRILL4,050
1978-05-082367742-461-31308O'NEAL, B. J. ET AL #46GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,400
1978-05-042350142-461-31307WOODFIN #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1978-05-032345942-461-31306O'NEAL, B. J. ET AL #45GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,400
1978-05-012328842-461-02784PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #1707MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP10,389
1978-04-282312242-461-31305LANE, J. S. #5UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL10,600
1978-04-262285342-461-31304AVERITTE #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-04-262285142-461-31303PRIEST #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-04-242272142-461-31302AMACKER, V. T. 76 #1HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL9,550
1978-04-242270042-461-31301HALFF ESTATE #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,900
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.