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 (113 total, down 34% 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
2011-04-1971430442-461-37360XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #4032PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,100
2011-04-1971429342-461-37359XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #4027PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,100
2011-04-1971411742-461-37357MADELINE KATE #4020COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,000
2011-04-1971402842-461-37367XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #3028PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,150
2011-04-1971319142-461-37362FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2707UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
2011-04-1971312642-461-37332FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2305UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
2011-04-1871153242-461-37279RAILWAY RANCH '30' #16COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-04-1571198542-461-37291KATIE #4430SM ENERGY COMPANYDRILL11,000
2011-04-1571152142-461-37278RAILWAY RANCH '30' #12COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-04-1471346242-461-37355AMACKER47 'B' #2COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,500
2011-04-1471339642-461-37354JOEHANKS #6COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,000
2011-04-1471339342-461-37352PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #4223COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-04-1371387142-461-37350VINEY 131 #1MIDENERGY OPERATING, LLCDRILL13,000
2011-04-1371336742-461-37351PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #4311COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-04-1171370342-461-37349TXL WEST '35' #8COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,600
2011-04-1171369642-461-37347TXL '31' #15COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,600
2011-04-1171366742-461-37348TXL WEST '35' #5COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,600
2011-04-1171365342-461-37346TXL WEST '41' #1COG OPERATING LLCDRILL10,600
2011-04-1171365142-461-37345TXL '41' #8COG OPERATING LLCDRILL10,600
2011-04-1171365042-461-37344TXL '7' #5COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,600
2011-04-1171284042-461-37326WANDA #516COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,000
2011-04-0871336642-461-37343ROGERS 35 #4APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
2011-04-0871319342-461-37342FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2708UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
2011-04-0871318942-461-37341FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2706UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
2011-04-0871318442-461-37340FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2705UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
2011-04-0871053142-461-37225XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE 'A' #13PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,900
2011-04-0771271942-461-33326WINDHAM, R. S. #1222CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP9,060
2011-04-0771150842-461-37280RAILWAY RANCH '18' #12COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-04-0471327142-461-37328POWELL '21' A #15COG OPERATING LLCDRILL10,700
2011-04-0471318342-461-37339FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2704UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
2011-04-0471315642-461-37338FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2703UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
2011-04-0471315442-461-37337FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2702UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
2011-04-0471315342-461-37336FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2701UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
2011-04-0471312942-461-37335FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2308UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
2011-04-0471312842-461-37334FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2307UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
2011-04-0471312742-461-37333FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2306UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
2011-04-0471312542-461-37331FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2304UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
2011-04-0471240742-461-37303MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1613CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,700
2011-04-0171312442-461-37330FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2303UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
2011-04-0171312342-461-37329FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2302UCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
2011-04-0171309242-461-37323XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #3048PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,150
2011-04-0171307542-461-37322XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #3045PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,150
2011-04-0171251342-461-37327MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1621CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
2011-03-3171085342-461-37263XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE 'B' #15PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,200
2011-03-3071300242-461-37320MELINDA #2509SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL11,150
2011-03-3071266742-461-37319CRIER-MCELROY #634CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,700
2011-03-3071265942-461-37318CRIER-MCELROY #627WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,700
2011-03-3071265742-461-37317CRIER-MCELROY #626CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,700
2011-03-3071265642-461-37316CRIER-MCELROY #625CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,700
2011-03-3071256942-461-37315UNIVERSITY '3-21' #2PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,800
page 167 of 327

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