Upton County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Upton County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-18.

Upton County permitting is running 30 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (90 total, down 42% on the prior quarter). 14 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

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-18

All Time

16,369

16,369 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2012-03-06	732614	42-461-37865	CC #3716	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	11,100
2012-03-06	732613	42-461-37864	CC #3713	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	11,100
2012-03-06	732530	42-461-37869	CC #3614	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	11,100
2012-03-06	731258	42-461-37829	RATLIFF 30 #4	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,300
2012-03-05	734364	42-461-37957	UNIVERSITY '3-7' #6	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,700
2012-03-05	734363	42-461-37955	HASEL17 #3	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,300
2012-03-05	733779	42-461-37959	UNIVERSITY 4-14 #2	OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLC	DRILL	13,000
2012-03-05	733735	42-461-37958	UNIVERSITY 4-23 #1	OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLC	DRILL	13,000
2012-03-05	732478	42-461-37867	CC #3610	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	11,100
2012-03-02	734264	42-461-37949	TXL '15' #4	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000
2012-03-02	734142	42-461-37956	UNIVERSITY CP 5 #0201H	CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2012-03-02	734142	42-461-37956	UNIVERSITY NG #5021H	CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY	DRILL	15,000	Y
2012-03-02	734142	42-461-37956	UNIVERSITY NG #5021H	CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY	DRILL	8,500	Y
2012-03-02	734133	42-461-37946	UNIVERSITY '4-20' #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,400	Y
2012-03-02	734133	42-461-37946	UNIVERSITY '4-20' #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,400	Y
2012-03-02	734133	42-461-37946	UNIVERSITY '4-20' #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,400	Y
2012-03-01	734202	42-461-37953	DUSEK 4 #6	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	14,000
2012-03-01	734200	42-461-37951	ELLA #209	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	11,000
2012-03-01	734184	42-461-37954	TXL '43' #4	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000
2012-03-01	734180	42-461-37950	TXL '9' #5	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000
2012-03-01	734168	42-461-37948	HALFFYATES12 #2	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,500
2012-03-01	734155	42-461-37947	AMACKER46 #6	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000
2012-03-01	734132	42-461-37945	JOY #4	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000
2012-03-01	734130	42-461-37944	JESSE #6	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000
2012-03-01	734125	42-461-37943	JESSE #5	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000
2012-03-01	734119	42-461-37942	JESSE #4	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000
2012-03-01	734116	42-461-37941	VANESSA #9	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000
2012-03-01	734104	42-461-37940	LEAH #7	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000
2012-03-01	733676	42-461-37939	UNIVERSITY 4-21 #1	OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLC	DRILL	13,000
2012-03-01	732335	42-461-37877	DAVIDSON 48 #7	ATHLON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000
2012-03-01	732244	42-461-37868	CRAVENS '31' #8	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,900
2012-03-01	732202	42-461-37863	UNIVERSITY 3-13 #1	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,800
2012-03-01	732159	42-461-37860	MCELROY 115 #4SE	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	10,800
2012-03-01	732159	42-461-37860	MCELROY 115 #4SE	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	10,800
2012-02-28	734193	42-461-37935	DOLORES #11	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000
2012-02-28	734062	42-461-37938	TXL-27 #15	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000
2012-02-28	734062	42-461-37938	TXL-27 #15	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000
2012-02-28	734057	42-461-37936	NEAL RANCH '38' B #15	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000
2012-02-28	733666	42-461-37926	LORA LYNN #6	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,500
2012-02-28	733621	42-461-37937	KALEIGH DAWN #4201	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	10,975
2012-02-28	733170	42-461-37915	NEAL RANCH '45' #15	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000
2012-02-28	732058	42-461-37859	MC ELROY 114 SE #2	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	11,000
2012-02-28	732041	42-461-37858	MCELROY RANCH E #7132SE	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	10,800
2012-02-27	734122	42-461-37934	LOUIS #3133	MERITAGE ENERGY COMPANY, LLC	DRILL	11,250
2012-02-27	733957	42-461-36920	MANN51 #2	COG OPERATING LLC	RECOMP	10,690
2012-02-27	733923	42-461-37933	AMACKER46 #4	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,500
2012-02-27	733914	42-461-37932	POWELL '36 #4	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000
2012-02-24	733262	42-461-37922	UNIVERSITY 4-28 #1	OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLC	DRILL	13,000
2012-02-24	733252	42-461-37921	TOPAZ #2	OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLC	DRILL	13,000
2012-02-24	730955	42-461-37822	COX '19' #5	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,000

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.