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
2012-07-1774267842-461-38190TXL '15' #8COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-07-1674374242-461-38232PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #2209COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-07-1674350142-461-38245POWELL '36' #6COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-07-1374408642-461-38247TXL '33' #6COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-07-1374379742-461-38235HASEL26 #1COG OPERATING LLCDRILL10,100
2012-07-1374310942-461-38229MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1659CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
2012-07-1374310742-461-38227MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1658WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
2012-07-1274398442-461-38240PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #2016COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-07-1274382042-461-38236GARNER A #1PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,900
2012-07-1274382042-461-38236GARNER A #1PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,900
2012-07-1274382042-461-38236GARNER A #1PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,900
2012-07-1174389042-461-38246NEAL RANCH '46' C #16COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-07-1074374742-461-38233AMACKER48 #6COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-07-1074374042-461-38231MCGILL 'A' #2COG OPERATING LLCDRILL10,800
2012-07-1074350042-461-38244POWELL '36' #5COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-07-1074310142-461-38224MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1655WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
2012-07-0974371742-461-38230CAROLYN #8609RSUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL10,875
2012-07-0674365442-461-38221AMACKER48 #5COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-07-0674194742-461-38175LAURA #3919COG OPERATING LLCDRILL10,800
2012-07-0374356142-461-38220PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #4504COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-07-0374356142-461-38220PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #4504COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-07-0374348242-461-38214QUAIL RANCH 150 SWD #1DCOG OPERATING LLCDRILL6,000
2012-07-0374348142-461-38215PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #4111COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-07-0374347342-461-38213RAILWAY RANCH '30' #20COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-07-0374308042-461-38223MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1654CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
2012-07-0274171742-461-38166CONNELL COWDEN 48 #3APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
2012-07-0274171742-461-38166CONNELL COWDEN 48 #3APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
2012-07-0274171542-461-38165CONNELL COWDEN 48 #1APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
2012-06-2974338142-461-38212UNIVERSITY 3-22 #4PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,500
2012-06-2874323342-461-38211XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #3057PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,325
2012-06-2774312442-461-38210PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #1728COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-06-2774311042-461-38208XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #2024PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,380
2012-06-2774132842-461-38147XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #1067PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,200
2012-06-2774125942-461-38145HALL COWDEN 42 #2APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
2012-06-2673906542-461-38075WOOLEY '7' #11PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,575
2012-06-2574299242-461-32570V. T. AMACKER 76 #5HUNT OIL COMPANYRECOMP10,400
2012-06-2274289642-461-38203HUCKABY '26' #3PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,700
2012-06-2274287042-461-38202XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #3043PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,125
2012-06-2274282542-461-38200R L ROSS 116 #14APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL10,600
2012-06-2174276042-461-38197POWELL '21' #5COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-06-2174272742-461-38204TXL-27 #8COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-06-2174272442-461-38199XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #2009PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,010
2012-06-2174272342-461-38195TXL T '27' #6COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-06-2174271942-461-38194TXL '21' #12COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-06-2174271542-461-38193CHEVRON '43' #29COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,000
2012-06-2174267342-461-38188XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #3040PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,000
2012-06-2074270742-461-38191TXL '45' #5COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2012-06-2073932542-461-34520MONIQUE #1SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCFLD-XFR11,500
2012-06-1874082742-461-38162MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1647WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,700
2012-06-1874063042-461-38124XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #4050PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,950
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.