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
2011-03-3071256542-461-37314UNIVERSITY '3-21' #1PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,800
2011-03-2971281842-461-37312WANDA #505COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,000
2011-03-2971281742-461-37313CARSON 99A #2MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYDRILL10,600
2011-03-2871280142-461-37311CARSON 99B #2MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYDRILL10,600
2011-03-2871251642-461-37310CRIER-MCELROY #630CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
2011-03-2871251542-461-37309MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1623CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
2011-03-2871251442-461-37308MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1622WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
2011-03-2871250642-461-37306CRIER-MCELROY #632WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
2011-03-2871250342-461-37305CRIER-MCELROY #619WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
2011-03-2871091642-461-37245NEAL RANCH '41' #3COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-03-2571250042-461-37304CRIER-MCELROY #600WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,300
2011-03-2571240242-461-37302MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1612WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,700
2011-03-2571237742-461-37301MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1602CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,700
2011-03-2571237542-461-37300MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1601WCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,700
2011-03-2571237442-461-37299MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1600CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL3,700
2011-03-2471224042-461-33289WEIR, J. C. 12 #2CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,800
2011-03-2371224442-461-37298HUCKABY '30' #1PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,200
2011-03-2271206242-461-34336UNIVERSITY '20' #2CHEVRON MIDCONTINENT, L.P.RECOMP11,115
2011-03-2271197942-461-37297BRENDA #3718SM ENERGY COMPANYDRILL11,000
2011-03-2171193342-461-36044ETHEL #9515COG OPERATING LLCRECOMP10,800
2011-03-2171192442-461-37292FRANCES #2602SM ENERGY COMPANYDRILL11,500
2011-03-2171150742-461-37277RAILWAY RANCH '30' #13COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-03-2171082642-461-37252MCCAMEY UNIT #S562FROCK WELL PETROLEUM (U.S.), INC.DRILL2,300
2011-03-1871186442-461-37296EMMA LOU #9414COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,500
2011-03-1871185942-461-37295UNIVERSITY '58-9' #3PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,700
2011-03-1871185642-461-37294UNIVERSITY '3-14' #5PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,800
2011-03-1871185542-461-37293TXL 31 #6TERRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,800
2011-03-1871185542-461-37293TXL '31' #6COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,000
2011-03-1871185142-461-37289TXL 41 #3TERRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
2011-03-1871185142-461-37289TXL '41' #3COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,000
2011-03-1771185242-461-37288UNIVERSITY '3-11' #7PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,700
2011-03-1771184942-461-37287UNIVERSITY '3-2' #3PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,700
2011-03-1771184842-461-37286UNIVERSITY '3-1' #1PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,700
2011-03-1671220742-461-37285MORGAN '28A' #3RPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,000
2011-03-1671167342-461-34396UNIVERSITY "2W" #1CHEVRON MIDCONTINENT, L.P.RECOMP11,000
2011-03-1671164442-461-37284UNIVERSITY '3-20' #3PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,800
2011-03-1671164342-461-37283UNIVERSITY '3-19' #2PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,800
2011-03-1571156942-461-31720FRIULANO #4OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLCRENTR10,820
2011-03-1571156942-461-31720FRIULANO #4OPAL RESOURCES OPERATING CO.,LLCRENTR10,820
2011-03-1571152942-461-37281RAILWAY RANCH '18' #16COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-03-1471190742-461-37282ETHEL #9514COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,000
2011-03-1171183742-461-37276XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE 'D' #1WSPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL1,700
2011-03-1171183542-461-37275XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE 'B' #1WSPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL1,700
2011-03-1171183242-461-37274XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #4000WSPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL1,700
2011-03-0971148342-461-37272RAILWAY RANCH '18' #13COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-03-0971132442-461-37273NEAL RANCH '44' #8COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-03-0971086642-461-37260XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE 'C' #13PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,300
2011-03-0970997742-461-37203NEAL RANCH '57' #16COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2011-03-0970827142-461-37172WINDHAM 'Q' #7PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,300
2011-03-0970826442-461-37171WINDHAM "Q" #6PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.