Upton County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Upton County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-17.

Upton County permitting is running 29 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (87 total, down 47% on the prior quarter). 12 were issued in the past week. PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. leads with 134 permits in the past 12 months, one of 23 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

20

Operators (30d)

5

Latest Permit

2026-09-17

All Time

16,366

16,366 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2013-10-0776935142-461-39005TXL T '27' #14COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2013-10-0776872842-461-39000CT 39 #9DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.DRILL10,600
2013-10-0776850042-461-38975XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #4091HPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL9,660Y
2013-10-0776850042-461-38975XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #4091HPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL9,660Y
2013-10-0776843742-461-38982HOLZGRAF 34 #10DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.DRILL10,600
2013-10-0776843042-461-38979XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #4090HPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,125Y
2013-10-0776843042-461-38979XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #4090HPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,125Y
2013-10-0776842642-461-38978XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #4089HPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL9,915Y
2013-10-0776842642-461-38978XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #4089HPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL9,915Y
2013-10-0476571842-461-38898FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #1515UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL12,000
2013-10-0476571642-461-38896FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #1511UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL12,000
2013-10-0476571442-461-38897FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #1507UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL12,000
2013-10-0476571142-461-38895FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #1503UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL12,000
2013-10-0377042642-461-39032POWELL '32' #12COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2013-10-0376938642-461-39006GATEWAY #5SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL9,800
2013-10-0376903342-461-38994TXL-27 #16COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2013-10-0177070142-461-39036ELWOOD 16 #4PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLCDRILL12,000
2013-10-0177070142-461-39036ELWOOD 16 #4PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLCDRILL11,500
2013-10-0177070142-461-39036ELWOOD 16 #4PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLCDRILL12,000
2013-10-0177070142-461-39036ELWOOD 16 #4PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLCDRILL12,000
2013-10-0176911842-461-38999ROBBIEJANE #4016SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL10,900
2013-10-0176911742-461-38998REBECCA JEAN #3216SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL10,800
2013-10-0176911642-461-38997DAVIDSON 38 #14ATHLON ENERGY OPERATING LLCDRILL11,400
2013-10-0176911642-461-38997DAVIDSON 38 #14ATHLON HOLDINGS LPDRILL11,400
2013-09-3077061942-461-39034FRANKLIN 22 #3PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLCDRILL11,750
2013-09-3077061942-461-39034FRANKLIN 22 #3PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLCDRILL11,900
2013-09-3077061942-461-39034FRANKLIN 22 #3PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLCDRILL11,900
2013-09-3077037442-461-34141BARNETT 21 #7LEGACY RESERVES OPERATING LPRECOMP9,720
2013-09-3077036842-461-39031NEAL 14 #3PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLCDRILL13,000
2013-09-3077036842-461-39031NEAL 14 #3PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLCDRILL13,000
2013-09-3076617942-461-38908SMITH 113 SE #4APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL10,900
2013-09-2777014142-461-39029MARY 18 #3PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLCDRILL13,000
2013-09-2777014142-461-39029MARY 18 #3PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLCDRILL13,000
2013-09-2677039542-461-34335UNIVERSITY 9A #2MAGNUM PRODUCING, LPRECOMP11,500
2013-09-2676992742-461-39027NEAL '40-38B' #5JM COX RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL12,000
2013-09-2676966642-461-39019UNIVERSITY 3-19 #31HPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,590Y
2013-09-2676965542-461-39018UNIVERSITY 3-19 #30HPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL8,895Y
2013-09-2576881142-461-38989VANESSA #21HCOG OPERATING LLCDRILL10,500Y
2013-09-2076993142-461-39026NEAL '39B' #6JM COX RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL12,000
2013-09-2076993042-461-39025NEAL '39B' #5JM COX RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL12,000
2013-09-2076993042-461-39025NEAL '39B' #5ATHLON HOLDINGS LPDRILL12,000
2013-09-2076864942-461-38984THOMAS #5APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
2013-09-2076864842-461-38983THOMAS #4APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
2013-09-2076848842-461-38980MCELROY RANCH CO D #2AAPACHE CORPORATIONDRILL10,500
2013-09-1876992342-461-39024NEAL #5809MIDENERGY OPERATING, LLCDRILL12,500
2013-09-1876992342-461-39024NEAL #5809ATHLON HOLDINGS LPDRILL12,500
2013-09-1876991642-461-39023WINDHAM, R.S. 128 #23XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL11,150
2013-09-1876991642-461-39023WINDHAM, R.S. #2823XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL11,150
2013-09-1876906542-461-38995JANEY #6HDIAMONDBACK E&P LLCDRILL9,000Y
2013-09-1776947242-461-30559KATE B #1SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCRECOMP10,140
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.