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
1978-04-242269642-461-31300CHURCH #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-04-242269542-461-31299TAYLOR #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-04-172227942-461-31298CRAVENS "31-B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-04-102179642-461-04276RYBURN, C. W. A/C 2 #2MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP6,763
1978-04-072161342-461-04279RYBURN, C. W. A/C 2 #5MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP6,980
1978-04-052145942-461-10127PEMBROOK UNIT #1062EXXON CORP.RECOMP12,418
1978-04-042140042-461-31296MORGAN #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-04-042139742-461-31295OWENS "H" #3COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-04-032144842-461-31297POWELL '21' #1BURNS, R. L. CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1978-03-232062942-461-31294JACKSON -A- #1COTTON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL12,200
1978-03-232062842-461-31293HALFF EST. "B" #1COTTON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL11,800
1978-03-232062642-461-01851PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #2203MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP10,320
1978-03-212105242-461-30689CRIER-MCELROY #279GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,000
1978-03-212105042-461-30688CRIER-MCELROY #278GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,000
1978-03-131996342-461-31291OWENS "I" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1978-03-091971242-461-31290OWENS "H" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-03-061949842-461-31289OWENS "E" #3COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1978-03-061945942-461-31288CODY #1COLA PETROLEUM, INC.RECOMP10,200
1978-03-061945542-461-31287NEAL "57" #1TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL9,100
1978-03-031931342-461-31286MOBIL-NEAL "34" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,600
1978-02-271898942-461-04277RYBURN, C. W. A/C 2 #3MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONOTHER6,763
1978-02-211865942-461-31285MOBIL-NEAL "34" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,600
1978-02-211865542-461-31284CRAVENS "31" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1978-02-211864342-461-31283AMACKER #1KASPAR, A. G.DRILL11,700
1978-02-021858742-461-31282MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #C-63GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,300
1978-02-021858442-461-31281MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #C-64GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,300
1978-02-021751942-461-31280NEAL "B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1978-01-301756342-461-31279MCELROY CONS. NO. 1 #M-1025GULF OIL CORP.DRILL4,200
1978-01-301754942-461-31278MCELROY CONS. NO. 1 #M-1024GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,900
1978-01-12471142-461-31232UNIVERSITY "15" #1AMINOIL USA INC.DRILL10,850
1978-01-091659942-461-00398NORTH CROSS/DEV./UNIT #47SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER5,533
1978-01-031527542-461-31277UNIVERSITY "33" #1BENCHMARK & ABERCROMBIE, J. S.DRILL8,000
1977-12-291499842-461-31276HYATT #1BEACH, WILLIAM N.DRILL2,227
1977-12-281493542-461-31275SABO, A. J. "A" #12SANDOR PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,000
1977-12-281493442-461-31274SABO, A. J. "A" #13SANDOR PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,000
1977-12-281480142-461-01864WINDHAM, JOHN "F" #1DST EXPLORATION CORP.RECOMP9,500
1977-12-281479642-461-31273UNIVERSITY "A" #25AMINOIL USA INC.DRILL4,300
1977-12-221461742-461-31272COX "B" #1HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,700
1977-12-221461642-461-31271COX "A" #1HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,700
1977-12-221456742-461-31270MORGAN #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1977-12-151415042-461-31269OWENS "E" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1977-12-151414942-461-31268OWENS "F" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1977-12-151414842-461-31267OWENS "H" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1977-12-151414642-461-31266OWENS "I" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1977-12-151414542-461-31265CARLETON #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1977-12-141525742-461-31263NORTH CROS (DEV.) UNIT #66SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,460
1977-12-021377242-461-01423PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #1404MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP8,180
1977-12-011366642-461-31262JACOBS LIVESTOCK #1-DFORT WORTH PRODUCTION CO.DRILL9,500
1977-11-231266942-461-31261OWENS #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1977-11-2358342-461-31156AMACKER A #1HOLLY ENERGY, INC.DRILL11,734
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.