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
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-04 | 713129 | 42-461-37335 | FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2308U | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2011-04-04 | 713128 | 42-461-37334 | FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2307U | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2011-04-04 | 713127 | 42-461-37333 | FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2306U | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2011-04-04 | 713125 | 42-461-37331 | FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2304U | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2011-04-04 | 712407 | 42-461-37303 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1613 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 3,700 | |
| 2011-04-01 | 713124 | 42-461-37330 | FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2303U | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2011-04-01 | 713123 | 42-461-37329 | FOUR CORNERS TXL FEE #2302U | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2011-04-01 | 713092 | 42-461-37323 | XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #3048 | PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | DRILL | 11,150 | |
| 2011-04-01 | 713075 | 42-461-37322 | XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #3045 | PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | DRILL | 11,150 | |
| 2011-04-01 | 712513 | 42-461-37327 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1621 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 3,300 | |
| 2011-03-31 | 710853 | 42-461-37263 | XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE 'B' #15 | PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | DRILL | 11,200 | |
| 2011-03-30 | 713002 | 42-461-37320 | MELINDA #2509 | SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC | DRILL | 11,150 | |
| 2011-03-30 | 712667 | 42-461-37319 | CRIER-MCELROY #634 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 3,700 | |
| 2011-03-30 | 712659 | 42-461-37318 | CRIER-MCELROY #627W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 3,700 | |
| 2011-03-30 | 712657 | 42-461-37317 | CRIER-MCELROY #626 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 3,700 | |
| 2011-03-30 | 712656 | 42-461-37316 | CRIER-MCELROY #625 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 3,700 | |
| 2011-03-30 | 712569 | 42-461-37315 | UNIVERSITY '3-21' #2 | PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2011-03-30 | 712565 | 42-461-37314 | UNIVERSITY '3-21' #1 | PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2011-03-29 | 712818 | 42-461-37312 | WANDA #505 | COG OPERATING LLC | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2011-03-29 | 712817 | 42-461-37313 | CARSON 99A #2 | MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,600 | |
| 2011-03-28 | 712801 | 42-461-37311 | CARSON 99B #2 | MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,600 | |
| 2011-03-28 | 712516 | 42-461-37310 | CRIER-MCELROY #630 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 3,300 | |
| 2011-03-28 | 712515 | 42-461-37309 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1623 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 3,300 | |
| 2011-03-28 | 712514 | 42-461-37308 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1622W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 3,300 | |
| 2011-03-28 | 712506 | 42-461-37306 | CRIER-MCELROY #632W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 3,300 | |
| 2011-03-28 | 712503 | 42-461-37305 | CRIER-MCELROY #619W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 3,300 | |
| 2011-03-28 | 710916 | 42-461-37245 | NEAL RANCH '41' #3 | COG OPERATING LLC | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2011-03-25 | 712500 | 42-461-37304 | CRIER-MCELROY #600W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 3,300 | |
| 2011-03-25 | 712402 | 42-461-37302 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1612W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 3,700 | |
| 2011-03-25 | 712377 | 42-461-37301 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1602 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 3,700 | |
| 2011-03-25 | 712375 | 42-461-37300 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1601W | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 3,700 | |
| 2011-03-25 | 712374 | 42-461-37299 | MCELROY, J. T., CONS. #1600 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 3,700 | |
| 2011-03-24 | 712240 | 42-461-33289 | WEIR, J. C. 12 #2 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | RECOMP | 8,800 | |
| 2011-03-23 | 712244 | 42-461-37298 | HUCKABY '30' #1 | PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | DRILL | 11,200 | |
| 2011-03-22 | 712062 | 42-461-34336 | UNIVERSITY '20' #2 | CHEVRON MIDCONTINENT, L.P. | RECOMP | 11,115 | |
| 2011-03-22 | 711979 | 42-461-37297 | BRENDA #3718 | SM ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2011-03-21 | 711933 | 42-461-36044 | ETHEL #9515 | COG OPERATING LLC | RECOMP | 10,800 | |
| 2011-03-21 | 711924 | 42-461-37292 | FRANCES #2602 | SM ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 2011-03-21 | 711507 | 42-461-37277 | RAILWAY RANCH '30' #13 | COG OPERATING LLC | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2011-03-21 | 710826 | 42-461-37252 | MCCAMEY UNIT #S562F | ROCK WELL PETROLEUM (U.S.), INC. | DRILL | 2,300 | |
| 2011-03-18 | 711864 | 42-461-37296 | EMMA LOU #9414 | COG OPERATING LLC | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 2011-03-18 | 711859 | 42-461-37295 | UNIVERSITY '58-9' #3 | PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | DRILL | 10,700 | |
| 2011-03-18 | 711856 | 42-461-37294 | UNIVERSITY '3-14' #5 | PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2011-03-18 | 711855 | 42-461-37293 | TXL 31 #6 | TERRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2011-03-18 | 711855 | 42-461-37293 | TXL '31' #6 | COG OPERATING LLC | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2011-03-18 | 711851 | 42-461-37289 | TXL 41 #3 | TERRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2011-03-18 | 711851 | 42-461-37289 | TXL '41' #3 | COG OPERATING LLC | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2011-03-17 | 711852 | 42-461-37288 | UNIVERSITY '3-11' #7 | PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | DRILL | 10,700 | |
| 2011-03-17 | 711849 | 42-461-37287 | UNIVERSITY '3-2' #3 | PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | DRILL | 10,700 | |
| 2011-03-17 | 711848 | 42-461-37286 | UNIVERSITY '3-1' #1 | PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | DRILL | 10,700 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.