UPSHUR County
District 9 · Eagle Ford / Maverick · Permits since 1977-06-24 · Data through 2026-06-26
Upshur County permitting is running 0.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (1 total, versus 3 in the prior quarter). SABINE ENERGY INC. leads with 1 permit in the past 12 months, one of 4 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Upshur County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 11,200 ft (prior year: 11,650 ft); 100% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (30d)
0
vs Prior
-100%
Operators (30d)
0
Avg Depth (30d)
--
Hz % (30d)
0%
All Time
1,412
Depth Range: 1,200 - 19,000 ft
SWD wells in UPSHUR County → 42 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (30d)
No permits issued in this window — data through 2026-06-26. Widen the time window above to see historical mix.
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| SABINE ENERGY INC. | 1 | 20 |
| SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION | 1 | 6 |
| TANOS EXPLORATION IV, LLC | 1 | 2 |
| PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 916718 | PEMBROOK UNIT | DRILL | 2026-06-26 |
| 913802 | TUEL-BOGEL GU 2 (AW) | DRILL | 2026-03-04 |
| 912835 | HILL LC-BREYER B (AW) | DRILL | 2026-02-23 |
| 912835 | HILL LC-BREYER B (AW) | DRILL | 2026-02-23 |
| 908643 | HIGHGROUND | DRILL | 2025-06-23 |
| 908640 | HIGHGROUND | DRILL | 2025-06-20 |
| 908340 | BARBER-GUNN (AW) | DRILL | 2025-06-13 |
| 905724 | HILL LC-BREYER A (AW) | DRILL | 2025-03-05 |
| 905724 | HILL LC-BREYER A (AW) | DRILL | 2025-03-05 |
| 905391 | REYNOLDS A (AW) | DRILL | 2025-03-04 |
New to UPSHUR County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | 2026-06-26 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath UPSHUR County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Peak | 527 | 7,970 |
| Cotton Valley | 429 | 9,980 |
| Pettit | 401 | 7,778 |
| Bossier | 381 | 11,040 |
| Rodessa | 312 | 7,202 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker) | 140 | 6,902 |
| Paluxy | 139 | 5,290 |
| Woodbine | 117 | 3,700 |