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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 179 drilling permits on record across 7 Texas counties (Culberson, Midland, Upton and 4 more), most recently on 2026-08-20. 177 of those permits are horizontal wells — the kind that can drain minerals a mile or more from the surface location.
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Recent permits by CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.
| Filed | County | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2026-06-05 | Upton | RWT BRAZOS 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-05 | Upton | RWT BRAZOS 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-03 | Upton | RWT KATY 9-28 UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
Where CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. operates
| County | Permits | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Culberson County | 63 | 2026-07-01 |
| Midland County | 63 | 2026-08-20 |
| 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 | 45 | 44 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 |
| 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.