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
2011-04-0471312942-461-37335FOUR 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
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
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.