Sutton County, Texas
Sutton County drilling permits: what the state recorded
- 4drilling permits
- 0completions
- 1first-production report
- in the last twelve months
Wells by coordinates
Oil wells and drilling locations in Sutton County
- Drilling locations13Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells4,874On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing1,437Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged132The state's wellbore record says plugged
Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outline, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map. A dot is a surface location; a horizontal well runs a mile or more from it.
6,443 wells with a location on the state's map and 13 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.
A permit is not a well.
Sutton County is one of the 61 counties of the Permian Basin
Wells near each town in Sutton County
Wells within 10 miles of each town, on either side of the county line.
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<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas-well-watch/sutton-county-tx">Sutton County, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>The last twelve months
Month by month in Sutton County
| Month | Permits | Completions | First production |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Counted from November 15, 2025 to January 1, 2026, so the first and last months are partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas data sets.
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The newest drilling permits in Sutton County
| Issued | Lease and well | Operator | Drilling began | Depth, ft | API number | Coordinates | Permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | SHURLEY 152recompletion · verticalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-435-39161 · permit 091213630.49862, -100.633884,650 ft | Upp Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2025-12-12 | DAVIS 'A' 12recompletion · verticalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-435-36343 · permit 091213430.62809, -100.645624,500 ft | Upp Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2025-11-21 | FIELDS 15 17recompletion · verticalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-435-37601 · permit 091186130.50349, -100.592693,500 ft | Upp Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2025-11-21 | FIELDS 14 11recompletion · verticalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-435-35618 · permit 091185930.51377, -100.574903,500 ft | Upp Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2025-10-15 | CANYON RANCH 114 19Srecompletion · verticalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-435-39115 · permit 091091630.29580, -100.469146,800 ft | Upp Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2025-10-14 | PFLUGER 104 14recompletion · verticalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-435-34784 · permit 091091730.36075, -100.485375,600 ft | Upp Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2025-10-09 | STEEN 93recompletion · verticalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-435-37977 · permit 091076630.64503, -100.597616,000 ft | Upp Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2025-10-07 | ESPY 56 16recompletion · verticalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-435-38649 · permit 091093030.39239, -100.592956,100 ft | Upp Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2025-10-07 | PFLUGER 84 15recompletion · verticalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-435-34958 · permit 091092430.34218, -100.468075,600 ft | Upp Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2025-10-07 | PFLUGER 105 15recompletion · verticalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-435-35035 · permit 091092130.34944, -100.489585,650 ft | Upp Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2025-09-30 | PFLUGER 104 15recompletion · verticalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-435-34899 · permit 091077030.36880, -100.488985,450 ft | Upp Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2025-09-30 | FIELDS 21 13recompletion · verticalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-435-35685 · permit 091076130.52376, -100.611476,021 ft | Upp Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2025-09-17 | DAVIS 'F' 17recompletion · verticalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-435-37823 · permit 091043330.61561, -100.629946,100 ft | Upp Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2024-06-13 | FENNEC 2Hnew drill · horizontalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-435-39436 · permit 090031130.46466, -100.891699,300 ft | Upp Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2024-05-07 | BESKAR 1Hnew drill · horizontalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-435-39435 · permit 089883930.32680, -100.79586drilling began 2024-05-23 · 8,800 ft | Upp Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2019-10-16 | FT. TERRETT RANCH /CANYON LM/ U. 17new drill · verticalRocking R Investments, Inc.API 42-435-39418 · permit 085786230.49569, -100.16754drilling began 2019-10-16 · 3,000 ft | Rocking R Investments, Inc. | |||||
| 2019-10-10 | FT. TERRETT RANCH /CANYON LM/ U. 16new drill · verticalRocking R Investments, Inc.API 42-435-39417 · permit 085781230.49565, -100.16753drilling began 2019-11-19 · 3,000 ft | Rocking R Investments, Inc. |
A permit is permission to drill, not a well. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.
Year by year
Drilling permits issued in Sutton County, by year
| Year | Permits issued |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
Counted from the permit files we hold, which start in 2019; that first year may be partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.
The latest
The most recent records
| Date | What, who and where |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | First production: Robert C. Brower, LLCCusenbary, W. R. -A- |
| 2025-12-15 | Permit issued: Upp Operating, LLCSHURLEY · A-416 · permit 0912136 |
| 2025-12-12 | Permit issued: Upp Operating, LLCDAVIS 'A' · A-76 · permit 0912134 |
| 2025-11-21 | Permit issued: Upp Operating, LLCFIELDS 15 · A-352 · permit 0911861 |
| 2025-11-21 | Permit issued: Upp Operating, LLCFIELDS 14 · A-1586 · permit 0911859 |
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FAQ
Questions people ask
How many wells were permitted in Sutton County in the last year?
The Railroad Commission issued 4 drilling permits in Sutton County in the twelve months to January 1, 2026, and recorded 0 completions and 1 first-production report. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.
How do I get an alert when a permit is issued near my land in Sutton County?
Choose your abstract on this page, or the whole county, and sign in. You get one email a week, only when something new is recorded after you sign up. The alert says whether an event is on an interest in your Mineral File, on a place you follow, or only nearby.
When is my first royalty check due after a new well?
Natural Resources Code section 91.402(a) says on or before 120 days after the end of the month of first sale of production from the well. The state's first-production month is the closest public marker, so the date on this page is the earliest, not a certainty.
Got a new well on your land?
The first check is due within 120 days after the end of the month of first sale.
Sources
Primary sources, opened on 29 September 2026. Statute text is the current version on statutes.capitol.texas.gov.