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 29 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (87 total, down 43% 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

22

Operators (30d)

5

Latest Permit

2026-09-18

All Time

16,369

16,369 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2011-09-2772472742-461-37666MARY K. SHIRK #7OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLCDRILL13,000
2011-09-2772472742-461-37666MARY K. SHIRK #7OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLCDRILL13,000
2011-09-2772472342-461-37665UNIVERSITY 4-14 #1OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLCDRILL13,000
2011-09-2772472342-461-37665UNIVERSITY 4-14 #1OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLCDRILL13,000
2011-09-2772471542-461-37664UNIVERSITY 4-13 #1OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLCDRILL13,000
2011-09-2772471542-461-37664UNIVERSITY 4-13 #1OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLCDRILL13,000
2011-09-2772470942-461-37663UNIVERSITY 4-12 #1OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLCDRILL13,000
2011-09-2772470942-461-37663UNIVERSITY 4-12 #1OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLCDRILL13,000
2011-09-2772470742-461-37662UNIVERSITY 4-11 #1OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLCDRILL13,000
2011-09-2772470742-461-37662UNIVERSITY 4-11 #1OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLCDRILL13,000
2011-09-2772468642-461-37661UNIVERSITY 4-10 #1OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLCDRILL13,000
2011-09-2772468642-461-37661UNIVERSITY 4-10 #1OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLCDRILL13,000
2011-09-2372469342-461-37659ROBBIEJANE #4005SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL10,900
2011-09-2372465042-461-01490WINDHAM, R.S. 4 #1XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP11,000Y
2011-09-2372465042-461-01490WINDHAM, R.S. #4HXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP11,000Y
2011-09-2372268442-461-37600BOMBER #4APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL11,100
2011-09-2272462242-461-37657NEAL 98A #4MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYDRILL10,800
2011-09-2272460342-461-37656JOANN #3606SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL11,075
2011-09-2272460242-461-37658NEAL 98A #3MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYDRILL10,800
2011-09-2272454842-461-37655NEAL '98-B' #4MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYDRILL10,800
2011-09-2272441442-461-37651JRS FARMS '24A' #1PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLCDRILL12,000
2011-09-2172448442-461-37654TXL '23' #6COG OPERATING LLCDRILL10,700
2011-09-2172448442-461-37654TXL '23' #6COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-09-2172448442-461-37654TXL '23' #6COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-09-2172448242-461-37652NEAL RANCH "44" #4COG OPERATING LLCDRILL10,700
2011-09-2172448242-461-37652NEAL RANCH '44' #4COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,000
2011-09-2072406142-461-37649CHRISTINE #1COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-09-2072406142-461-37649CHRISTINE #1COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-09-2072293442-461-37607NEAL RANCH '47' #12COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-09-2072245842-461-37593TXL '31' #12COG OPERATING LLCDRILL10,500
2011-09-2072245842-461-37593TXL '31' #12COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-09-1972286442-461-37604NEAL RANCH '47' #9COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-09-1972235142-461-37595POWELL '36' #2COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-09-1672428642-461-37650UNIVERSITY '15-18' #3PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL9,500
2011-09-1672419842-461-37648HUCKABY '34' #1PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,900
2011-09-1672419842-461-37648HUCKABY '34' #1PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,900
2011-09-1672418042-461-37647HUCKABY '30' #2PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,200
2011-09-1672218742-461-37586XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #4018PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,000
2011-09-1572379442-461-37645TXL '39' #1COG OPERATING LLCDRILL10,500
2011-09-1572379442-461-37645TXL "39" #1COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-09-1572379442-461-37645TXL '39' #1COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-09-1572266742-461-37599BOMBER #3APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL11,200
2011-09-1572197742-461-37580NEAL RANCH 38 A #10COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,450
2011-09-1571899442-461-37505XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #1049PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,300
2011-09-1272390942-461-37644UNIVERSITY '3-11A' #4PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,700
2011-09-0972385342-461-37643UNIVERSITY '3-7' #5PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,700
2011-09-0972385342-461-37643UNIVERSITY '3-7' #5PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,700
2011-09-0972382742-461-37638LYNCH14 #1COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,000
2011-09-0972379842-461-37636NEAL '98-B' #3MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYDRILL10,800
2011-09-0972378642-461-37635NEAL RANCH '41' #15COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.