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CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.
CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. is registered with the Railroad Commission of Texas as operator #148113. It holds 8,022 wellbores on record, 2,081 of them producing. It has 183 drilling permits on record across 7 Texas counties (Midland, Culberson, Upton and 4 more), most recently on 2026-08-28. 181 of those permits are horizontal wells — the kind that can drain minerals a mile or more from the surface location.
The mineral owners under CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.'s new permits
For mineral buyers and landmen: when CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. files a new W-1 drilling permit, the Permit Owner File matches it to the listed mineral owners under the tract and delivers them that Monday with mailing addresses, for every operator filing in the package counties.
Recent permits by CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.
| Filed | County | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | Midland | CMC NIGHTSHADE 17/5 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-28 | Midland | CMC NIGHTSHADE 17/5 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-28 | Midland | CMC NIGHTSHADE 17/5 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-20 | Midland | CMC NIGHTSHADE 17/5 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-20 | Midland | CMC NIGHTSHADE 17/5 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-20 | Midland | CMC NIGHTSHADE 17/5 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-16 | Cass | JUNIPER | Drill | |
| 2026-07-16 | Upton | RWT KATY 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-08 | Upton | RWT KATY 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-08 | Upton | RWT KATY 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-08 | Upton | RWT KATY 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-08 | Upton | RWT KATY 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-08 | Upton | RWT KATY 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-01 | Culberson | HAY LANDON 9 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-25 | Midland | MIDLAND 'AC/AF' FEE 6B | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-25 | Midland | MIDLAND 'AC/AF' FEE 12B | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-25 | Midland | MIDLAND 'AC/AF' FEE 10B | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-25 | Midland | MIDLAND 'AC/AF' FEE 3B | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-25 | Midland | MIDLAND 'AC/AF' FEE 11B | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-09 | Upton | RWT KATY 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-09 | Upton | RWT KATY 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-09 | Upton | RWT KATY 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-09 | Upton | RWT KATY 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-08 | Midland | MIDLAND 'AC/AF' FEE 10 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-05 | Upton | RWT BRAZOS 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-05 | Upton | RWT BRAZOS 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-05 | Upton | RWT BRAZOS 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-05 | Upton | RWT BRAZOS 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-05 | Upton | RWT BRAZOS 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-05 | Upton | RWT BRAZOS 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
Where CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. operates
| County | Permits | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Midland County | 67 | 2026-08-28 |
| Culberson County | 63 | 2026-07-01 |
| Upton County | 27 | 2026-07-16 |
| Reeves County | 15 | 2026-01-16 |
| Howard County | 8 | 2021-12-15 |
| Panola County | 2 | 2020-12-02 |
| Cass County | 1 | 2026-07-16 |
Fields CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. holds wells in
| Field | Wells | Producing |
|---|---|---|
| MCELROY | 2,537 | 511 |
| MABEE | 739 | 154 |
| CARTHAGE (COTTON VALLEY) | 442 | 315 |
| SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) | 422 | 188 |
| PARKS (CONSOLIDATED) | 367 | 230 |
| EAST TEXAS | 230 | 0 |
| FORD WEST (WOLFCAMP) | 197 | 108 |
| HUMBLE | 160 | 0 |
| HEADLEE (DEVONIAN) | 156 | 1 |
| CONGER (PENN) | 156 | 8 |
| SALLIE ANN (SPRABERRY-WOLFCAMP) | 131 | 100 |
| SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) | 94 | 75 |
Permits filed by year
| Year | Permits | Horizontal |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 47 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 |
| 2017 | 26 | 25 |
The permit feed carries a rolling recent window, so early years are partial. Well counts above come from the full current wellbore file.