Upton County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Upton County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-22.

Upton County permitting is running 28 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (83 total, down 47% on the prior quarter). 3 were issued in the past week. PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. leads with 128 permits in the past 12 months, one of 23 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

19

Operators (30d)

6

Latest Permit

2026-09-22

All Time

16,372

16,372 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2010-09-0970185342-461-36972XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #2023PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,200
2010-09-0970185042-461-36971XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #2013PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,300
2010-09-0970182842-461-36970XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #2010PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,100
2010-09-0970182742-461-36969XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE #2006PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,100
2010-09-0970181642-461-03905PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #2301COG OPERATING LLCRECOMP13,200
2010-09-0970181342-461-36968NEAL RANCH "56" #3COG OPERATING LLCDRILL12,000
2010-09-0870158842-461-36966UNIVERSITY '3-11A' #3PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,700
2010-09-0870023242-461-36917MARJORIE #3COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,000
2010-09-0870023242-461-36917MARJORIE #3COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,000
2010-09-0770167442-461-36964TINA MARIE #4202SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL10,400
2010-09-0770167442-461-36964TINA MARIE #4202SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL10,750
2010-09-0770167342-461-36963CINDY #2416SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL11,250
2010-09-0770167142-461-36962KALEIGH DAWN #4202SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL11,000
2010-09-0770167042-461-36961ROBBIEJANE #4014SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL10,700
2010-09-0770166642-461-36960NANCY #2626SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL11,250
2010-09-0770166542-461-36959TERRI 'A' #4403SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCDRILL11,110
2010-09-0370160342-461-36954XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE 'D' #9PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,200
2010-09-0370151342-461-36956NEAL 38 #2MARINER ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,800
2010-09-0370150542-461-36953WEIR, J. C. 12 #4CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL10,000
2010-09-0370150542-461-36953WEIR, J. C. 12 #4CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL10,000
2010-09-0370149342-461-34200TXL "W" 33 #1SM ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP13,000
2010-09-0370148842-461-36952WEIR, J. C. 12 #3CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL9,950
2010-09-0370148842-461-36952WEIR, J. C. 12 #3CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL10,000
2010-09-0270149942-461-38385WEBER #8MARINER ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,800
2010-09-0270149942-461-38385WEBER #8APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
2010-09-0270131642-461-36965ARCO-RICHARDSON 5 #2CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL10,000
2010-09-0270116042-461-36955CHILDRESS-RICHARDSON "4" #3CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL9,700
2010-09-0170149142-461-36946DORCUS #2911SM ENERGY COMPANYDRILL12,000
2010-09-0170149142-461-36946DORCUS #2911SM ENERGY COMPANYDRILL12,000
2010-09-0170148742-461-36944NEAL 38 #1MARINER ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,800
2010-09-0170148742-461-36944NEAL 38 #1APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
2010-09-0170126742-461-36950CHILDRESS-RICHARDSON "4" #4CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL9,700
2010-09-0170124342-461-36949MORGAN "28" #6PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,000
2010-09-0170123942-461-36951MORGAN "28" #5PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,000
2010-09-0169890042-461-36840NEAL, H. F. #4PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,800
2010-08-3170138742-461-36943UNIVERSITY "1-4" #1BYRD OPERATING COMPANYDRILL11,500
2010-08-3169964942-461-36883RAILWAY RANCH '30' #14COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,250
2010-08-3169963042-461-36873RAILWAY RANCH "18" #15COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,500
2010-08-3070131542-461-36940COWDEN B #6MARINER ENERGY, INC.DRILL11,000
2010-08-2770130642-461-36942CAROLINE #315LINN OPERATING, INC.DRILL11,000
2010-08-2770130342-461-36941CAROLINE #311LINN OPERATING, INC.DRILL11,000
2010-08-2670101442-461-36939VIRGIL POWELL "A" #2WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL11,000
2010-08-2570095542-461-36938BLOXOM-MAITINO "3" #5CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
2010-08-2570095542-461-36938BLOXOM-MAITINO '3' #5CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,000
2010-08-2470076042-461-36929COWDEN D #4MARINER ENERGY, INC.DRILL11,000
2010-08-2469947242-461-36866NEAL RANCH "57" #8COG OPERATING LLCDRILL11,000
2010-08-2469859642-461-36831LANE '11' #3PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,000
2010-08-2070095342-461-36937WINDHAM "43" #6PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,400
2010-08-2070094842-461-36936WINDHAM "43" #5PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,400
2010-08-2070076242-461-36931XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE 'C' #12PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,200
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.