Upshur County, Texas Wells Summary
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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
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
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
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).
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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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