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
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-05-04 | 23501 | 42-461-31307 | WOODFIN #2 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1978-05-03 | 23459 | 42-461-31306 | O'NEAL, B. J. ET AL #45 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 4,400 | |
| 1978-05-01 | 23288 | 42-461-02784 | PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #1707 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 10,389 | |
| 1978-04-28 | 23122 | 42-461-31305 | LANE, J. S. #5 | UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 10,600 | |
| 1978-04-26 | 22853 | 42-461-31304 | AVERITTE #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1978-04-26 | 22851 | 42-461-31303 | PRIEST #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1978-04-24 | 22721 | 42-461-31302 | AMACKER, V. T. 76 #1 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,550 | |
| 1978-04-24 | 22700 | 42-461-31301 | HALFF ESTATE #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,900 | |
| 1978-04-24 | 22696 | 42-461-31300 | CHURCH #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1978-04-24 | 22695 | 42-461-31299 | TAYLOR #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1978-04-17 | 22279 | 42-461-31298 | CRAVENS "31-B" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1978-04-10 | 21796 | 42-461-04276 | RYBURN, C. W. A/C 2 #2 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 6,763 | |
| 1978-04-07 | 21613 | 42-461-04279 | RYBURN, C. W. A/C 2 #5 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 6,980 | |
| 1978-04-05 | 21459 | 42-461-10127 | PEMBROOK UNIT #1062 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 12,418 | |
| 1978-04-04 | 21400 | 42-461-31296 | MORGAN #2 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1978-04-04 | 21397 | 42-461-31295 | OWENS "H" #3 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1978-04-03 | 21448 | 42-461-31297 | POWELL '21' #1 | BURNS, R. L. CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1978-03-23 | 20629 | 42-461-31294 | JACKSON -A- #1 | COTTON PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 12,200 | |
| 1978-03-23 | 20628 | 42-461-31293 | HALFF EST. "B" #1 | COTTON PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1978-03-23 | 20626 | 42-461-01851 | PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #2203 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 10,320 | |
| 1978-03-21 | 21052 | 42-461-30689 | CRIER-MCELROY #279 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1978-03-21 | 21050 | 42-461-30688 | CRIER-MCELROY #278 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1978-03-13 | 19963 | 42-461-31291 | OWENS "I" #2 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1978-03-09 | 19712 | 42-461-31290 | OWENS "H" #2 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1978-03-06 | 19498 | 42-461-31289 | OWENS "E" #3 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1978-03-06 | 19459 | 42-461-31288 | CODY #1 | COLA PETROLEUM, INC. | RECOMP | 10,200 | |
| 1978-03-06 | 19455 | 42-461-31287 | NEAL "57" #1 | TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 9,100 | |
| 1978-03-03 | 19313 | 42-461-31286 | MOBIL-NEAL "34" #2 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1978-02-27 | 18989 | 42-461-04277 | RYBURN, C. W. A/C 2 #3 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | OTHER | 6,763 | |
| 1978-02-21 | 18659 | 42-461-31285 | MOBIL-NEAL "34" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1978-02-21 | 18655 | 42-461-31284 | CRAVENS "31" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1978-02-21 | 18643 | 42-461-31283 | AMACKER #1 | KASPAR, A. G. | DRILL | 11,700 | |
| 1978-02-02 | 18587 | 42-461-31282 | MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #C-63 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 1978-02-02 | 18584 | 42-461-31281 | MCELROY, J. T. CONSOLIDATED #C-64 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 1978-02-02 | 17519 | 42-461-31280 | NEAL "B" #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1978-01-30 | 17563 | 42-461-31279 | MCELROY CONS. NO. 1 #M-1025 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1978-01-30 | 17549 | 42-461-31278 | MCELROY CONS. NO. 1 #M-1024 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,900 | |
| 1978-01-12 | 4711 | 42-461-31232 | UNIVERSITY "15" #1 | AMINOIL USA INC. | DRILL | 10,850 | |
| 1978-01-09 | 16599 | 42-461-00398 | NORTH CROSS/DEV./UNIT #47 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 5,533 | |
| 1978-01-03 | 15275 | 42-461-31277 | UNIVERSITY "33" #1 | BENCHMARK & ABERCROMBIE, J. S. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1977-12-29 | 14998 | 42-461-31276 | HYATT #1 | BEACH, WILLIAM N. | DRILL | 2,227 | |
| 1977-12-28 | 14935 | 42-461-31275 | SABO, A. J. "A" #12 | SANDOR PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1977-12-28 | 14934 | 42-461-31274 | SABO, A. J. "A" #13 | SANDOR PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1977-12-28 | 14801 | 42-461-01864 | WINDHAM, JOHN "F" #1 | DST EXPLORATION CORP. | RECOMP | 9,500 | |
| 1977-12-28 | 14796 | 42-461-31273 | UNIVERSITY "A" #25 | AMINOIL USA INC. | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 1977-12-22 | 14617 | 42-461-31272 | COX "B" #1 | HENRY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1977-12-22 | 14616 | 42-461-31271 | COX "A" #1 | HENRY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1977-12-22 | 14567 | 42-461-31270 | MORGAN #1 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1977-12-15 | 14150 | 42-461-31269 | OWENS "E" #2 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1977-12-15 | 14149 | 42-461-31268 | OWENS "F" #2 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 8,800 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.