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Upshur County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

114
Upshur County

Last 60 days

2
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

3
to compare against

60-day trend

-1
vs prior 60d

Upshur County contains 114 wells on file, with top operators including SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION and EAST TEX SALT WATER DISPOSAL CO..

Wells in Upshur span several oil & gas fields including GILMER (COTTON VALLEY SANDS) and EAST TEXAS.

Most recent well on record: INDIAN ROCK GAS UNIT #5, operated by SULPHUR RIVER EXPLORATION, INC. — last updated April 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48459

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-05-29

256 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 162 Permian
  • 44 Eagle Ford
  • 28 Haynesville
  • 20 Other
  • 2 Granite Wash

Drilling for

  • 209 Oil
  • 47 Gas

Recent drilling permits 12 most recent permits filed

Date Operator County Permit # API
2026-03-04 TANOS EXPLORATION IV, LLC Upshur 913802 42-459-31509
2026-02-23 SABINE ENERGY INC. Upshur 912835 42-459-31508
2025-06-23 TISCHER ENERGY, LLC Upshur 908643 42-459-31507
2025-06-20 TISCHER ENERGY, LLC Upshur 908640 42-459-31506
2025-06-13 TANOS EXPLORATION IV, LLC Upshur 908340 42-459-31505
2025-03-05 SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION Upshur 905724 42-459-31504
2025-03-04 SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION Upshur 905391 42-459-31501
2025-03-04 SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION Upshur 905392 42-459-31502
2025-01-24 SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION Upshur 905393 42-459-31503
2024-03-13 ROSE CITY RESOURCES LLC Upshur 898057 42-459-31500
2024-02-02 BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. Upshur 896797 42-459-31383
2023-09-25 SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION Upshur 892799 42-459-31497

Upshur County well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
31 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Upshur County by total wells

SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION22EAST TEX SALT WATER DISPOSAL CO.19FOREST OIL CORPORATION15QUANTUM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,LLC12BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.8SULPHUR RIVER EXPLORATION, INC.6VERADO ENERGY, INC.6KROG PARTNERS, LLC4MIKEN OIL, INC.3APACHE CORPORATION3

Operators: Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation, East Tex Salt Water Disposal Co., Forest Oil Corporation, Quantum Resources Management,llc, Buffco Production Inc., Sulphur River Exploration, Inc., Verado Energy, Inc., Krog Partners, Llc, Miken Oil, Inc., Apache Corporation.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Upshur County

GILMER (COTTON VALLEY SANDS)36EAST TEXAS25GILMER, S. (COTTON VALLEY, UP)8GILMER(JURASSIC)8ROSEWOOD (COTTON VALLEY)8NEW DIANA (WOODBINE)7GLENWOOD (TRAVIS PEAK)4CEDAR SPRINGS (TRAVIS PEAK 9000)4CEDAR SPRINGS (COTTON VALLEY SD)3CEDAR SPRINGS (MADDOX 10730)2

Fields: Gilmer (Cotton Valley Sands), East Texas, Gilmer, S. (Cotton Valley, Up), Gilmer(Jurassic), Rosewood (Cotton Valley), New Diana (Woodbine), Glenwood (Travis Peak), Cedar Springs (Travis Peak 9000), Cedar Springs (Cotton Valley Sd), Cedar Springs (Maddox 10730).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Upshur against the other busiest counties in Texas:

  • Midland · 11,103 wells
  • Martin · 10,576 wells
  • Andrews · 9,606 wells
  • Reeves · 7,308 wells
  • Ector · 7,180 wells
  • Upton · 6,812 wells
  • Howard · 6,477 wells
  • Karnes · 5,977 wells
  • Glasscock · 5,352 wells
  • Reagan · 5,182 wells
  • Loving · 4,840 wells
  • La Salle · 4,734 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
INDIAN ROCK GAS UNIT #5 2026-04-17 SULPHUR RIVER EXPLORATION, INC. 45931077
ROBERTS UNIT 2026-04-07 6 BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. 45931132
WILSON - ABNEY 2026-02-09 2 EAST TEX SALT WATER DISPOSAL CO. 45930620
EVERETT - LAKE 2026-02-09 2 EAST TEX SALT WATER DISPOSAL CO. 45930752
REYNOLDS C (AW) 2026-02-03 2 SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION 45931503
DOBY 2026-01-30 4 BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. 45930753
REYNOLDS B (AW) 2026-01-16 2 SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION 45931502
REYNOLDS A (AW) 2026-01-14 2 SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION 45931501
BARBER-GUNN (AW) 2026-01-13 2 not found 45931505
HIGHGROUND 2026-01-12 2 not found 45931507

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