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
1977-11-211298242-461-31257O'NEAL SAN ANDRES UNIT #36KIRBY PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,220
1977-11-211297642-461-31259O'NEAL SAN ANDRES UNIT #55KIRBY PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,200
1977-11-211297542-461-31258O'NEAL SAN ANDRES UNIT #44KIRBY PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,200
1977-11-211251142-461-31260BRADEN "A" #1COLA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL9,000
1977-11-171231442-461-31256NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3713GETTY OIL CO.DRILL4,200
1977-11-171231342-461-31255NORTH MCELROY UNIT #3706GETTY OIL CO.DRILL4,150
1977-11-171230842-461-31254RUTH, DOLLIE #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1977-11-141011542-461-31251HYATT, ET AL #1WEISS-ROBERTS EQUIPMENT CO.DRILL8,000
1977-11-091168442-461-03312PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #1606MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP8,480
1977-11-021327342-461-30155JACOBS LIVESTOCK "C" #2TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP10,610
1977-10-311105142-461-30706OWENS "B" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1977-10-13967842-461-31250OWENS "D" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1977-10-121018242-461-00506ROBBINS #1-AWISEMAN, B. W., JR.OTHER6,780
1977-10-111018542-461-31245MCELROY CONS. NO. 1 #M-1022GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,900
1977-10-111018342-461-31244MCELROY CONS. NO. 1 #M-1023GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,900
1977-10-11951642-461-31249OWENS "C" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1977-10-11951342-461-31248OWENS "F" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1977-10-11951242-461-31247OWENS "G" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1977-10-11951142-461-31246REYNOLDS, J. A. #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1977-10-11359942-461-31206OWENS "D" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,700
1977-09-30885842-461-30603MCELROY RANCH "C" #3MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP10,300
1977-09-15859442-461-31243MCELROY CONS. NO. 1 #M-1021GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,900
1977-09-12735842-461-31242AMACKER, V. T. E-82 #2HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL10,600
1977-09-09502442-461-31223CRIER-MCELROY #306GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,900
1977-09-07696942-461-31241ARCO #1COBB OIL CO. & WTG EXPL., INC.DRILL11,650
1977-09-06683742-461-81488DAVIS, LOUIE BOB ET AL "A" #1GULF OIL CORP.OTHER11,550
1977-09-02691742-461-31240MCELROY RANCH CO. "M" #17GULF OIL CORP.DRILL10,300
1977-08-31658942-461-31239MCCLINTIC UNIT #56SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL3,100
1977-08-26631142-461-31238NORTH PEMBROOK SPRABERRY UNIT #6-4PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL8,000
1977-08-19581142-461-31237HALFF "41" #2TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,400
1977-08-18317442-461-81483CRIER-MCELROY #289GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,900
1977-08-15574442-461-30687DAMRON "A" #3TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL11,000
1977-08-15539942-461-31236OWENS "E" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1977-08-15539742-461-31235CARLETON #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1977-08-11520642-461-30640MCELROY, J. T. #939-DGULF OIL CORP.DRILL12,500
1977-08-11519642-461-30656WOODFIN #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,500
1977-08-10508042-461-02035LONG #1WISEMAN, B. W., JR.OTHER8,000
1977-08-08489142-461-01158O'HARROW #2PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYOTHER11,700
1977-08-04471242-461-31233AMACKER, R. P. #2ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC.DRILL9,500
1977-08-04462842-461-31214MCELROY, J. T. CONS. #1015GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,900
1977-08-04462742-461-31215MCELROY, J. T. CONS. #1014GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,900
1977-08-04462642-461-31216MCELROY, J. T. CONS. #1013GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,900
1977-08-04462542-461-31217CRIER-MCELROY #304GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,900
1977-08-04462442-461-31218CRIER-MCELROY #303GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,900
1977-08-04462342-461-31219CRIER-MCELROY #302GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,900
1977-08-03525342-461-31229MCELROY, J. T. CONS. #1019GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,900
1977-08-03525242-461-31228MCELROY, J. T. CONS. #1020GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,900
1977-08-03457142-461-31230NORTH PEMBROOK SPRABERRY UNIT #5-39PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL8,000
1977-08-02502342-461-31225MCELROY, J. T. CONS. #1016GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,900
1977-08-02502242-461-31226MCELROY, J. T. CONS. #1017GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,900
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.