Upton County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Upton County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-31.

Upton County permitting is running 38 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (114 total, down 33% on the prior quarter). 3 were issued in the past week. PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. leads with 141 permits in the past 12 months, one of 24 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

18

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-07-31

All Time

16,302

16,302 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2012-09-0574709642-461-38334POWELL '36' #8COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-09-0474543042-461-38283HALFF36 #2COG OPERATING LLCDRILL10,800
2012-08-3174697942-461-34095AMACKER-HALFF 81 #6HUNT OIL COMPANYRECOMP9,750
2012-08-3174542142-461-38282AMACKER23NW #2COG OPERATING LLCDRILL10,800
2012-08-3074697342-461-34388OWENS '32' #1CHEVRON MIDCONTINENT, L.P.RECOMP11,479
2012-08-3074697042-461-34461OWENS 30 #1CHEVRON MIDCONTINENT, L.P.RECOMP11,959
2012-08-2974685142-461-38332TXL WEST '41' #4COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-08-2974681942-461-38331HASEL28 #2COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-08-2974516642-461-38275NANCY #2613SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL11,150
2012-08-2974516442-461-38274JULIE S #2517SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL11,150
2012-08-2874671442-461-38329LYNCH NORTH 30 #4COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-08-2774595442-461-38316UNIVERSITY 4-22 #2OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLCDRILL13,000
2012-08-2774589442-461-38314UNIVERSITY 4-2 #1OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLCDRILL13,000
2012-08-2474669842-461-38328VIRGINIA #2COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-08-2474669542-461-38326KAREN #5116COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-08-2474669242-461-38327KAREN #5101COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-08-2474665942-461-38324LAURAJEAN #9COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-08-2474665242-461-38323LAURAJEAN #12COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-08-2474663442-461-38321DAWN #8COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-08-2474662242-461-38320CARLA #5COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-08-2474658242-461-38319CARLA #4COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-08-2374646942-461-38317NEAL RANCH '47' #14COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-08-2274514042-461-38276MCELROY RANCH CO 129 #27APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL10,100
2012-08-2274431842-461-38253KALEIGH DAWN #4210SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL10,975
2012-08-2174638642-461-38315CORDES '94' #1ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.DRILL12,000
2012-08-2174638642-461-38315CORDES '94' #1ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.DRILL12,000
2012-08-2174638642-461-38315CORDES '94' #1ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.DRILL12,000
2012-08-2174635142-461-38312XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #3051PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,400
2012-08-2174634642-461-38313XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #3052PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,400
2012-08-2174634142-461-38311XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #3053PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,400
2012-08-2174633542-461-38310LYNCH26 #3COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-08-2074630042-461-38308LYNCH27 #2COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-08-2074627642-461-38309ANDY #3DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.DRILL11,000
2012-08-2074626942-461-38307XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #1063PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,500
2012-08-2074365842-461-38222XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #2027PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,350
2012-08-1874514142-461-38300CRIER-MCELROY #646CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,200
2012-08-1774620142-461-38306XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #4066PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,050
2012-08-1774361242-461-38219JACK GARNER #6PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,900
2012-08-1574608142-461-38303XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #2087PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,310
2012-08-1574432242-461-38254REBECCA JEAN #3207SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL10,875
2012-08-1474518842-461-38296GERONIMO SWD #1FEELER, MICHAEL R.DRILL5,500
2012-08-1374577642-461-38299TXL '45' #6COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-08-1374421142-461-38249MCELROY 137 #2APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL11,200
2012-08-1374411942-461-38248MC ELROY 137 #3APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL11,200
2012-08-1374351142-461-38216PECK #3JAMEX, INC.DRILL11,800
2012-08-1374351142-461-38216PECK #3JAMEX, INC.DRILL11,800
2012-08-1174574042-461-38295JWG H2 #4COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-08-1074572642-461-38294MAPROCK SWD #1SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL5,700
2012-08-1074406942-461-38257NEAL RANCH '97' #16COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-08-0974568342-461-35099HASEL15 #1COG OPERATING LLCFLD-XFR10,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.