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

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-22

All Time

16,372

16,372 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2008-11-13	674376	42-461-36221	CRIER-MCELROY #573	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	4,000
2008-11-13	672875	42-461-36164	R. S. WINDHAM #9	SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.	DRILL	11,000
2008-11-13	672873	42-461-36163	ELIZABETH WINDHAM #12	SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.	DRILL	11,000
2008-11-13	672872	42-461-36162	ELIZABETH WINDHAM #11	SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.	DRILL	11,000
2008-11-13	672867	42-461-36161	ELIZABETH WINDHAM #10	SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.	DRILL	11,000
2008-11-13	672865	42-461-36160	R.S. WINDHAM "B" A/C 2 #7	SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.	DRILL	11,000
2008-11-13	672862	42-461-36159	R.S. WINDHAM "B" A/C 2 #6	SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.	DRILL	11,000
2008-11-13	672855	42-461-36158	R.S. WINDHAM #10	SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.	DRILL	11,000
2008-11-13	672847	42-461-36157	BARNETT-AMACKER #15	SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.	DRILL	11,000
2008-11-10	674424	42-461-36209	UNIVERSITY "4-18" #1	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500
2008-11-10	674423	42-461-36208	UNIVERSITY "4-4" #1	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,000
2008-11-10	674394	42-461-37094	UNIVERSITY "3-22" #1	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500
2008-11-10	674394	42-461-37094	UNIVERSITY '3-22' #1	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,000
2008-11-10	674390	42-461-37093	UNIVERSITY '3-16' #3	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500
2008-11-10	674381	42-461-36205	UNIVERSITY "3-15" #3	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500
2008-11-10	674381	42-461-36205	UNIVERSITY "3-15" #3	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500
2008-11-10	674380	42-461-36204	UNIVERSITY "3-13A" #2	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500
2008-11-10	674380	42-461-36204	UNIVERSITY '3-13A' #2	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500
2008-11-10	674378	42-461-36203	UNIVERSITY "3-11A" #2	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500
2008-11-10	674129	42-461-36217	CRIER-MCELROY #596	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	4,000
2008-11-07	674332	42-461-37419	UNIVERSITY "3-11A" #1	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500
2008-11-07	674133	42-461-36219	CRIER-MCELROY #593W	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	4,000
2008-11-07	674131	42-461-36218	CRIER-MCELROY #584W	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	4,000
2008-11-07	674128	42-461-36216	CRIER-MCELROY #576W	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	4,000
2008-11-07	673864	42-461-36220	UNIVERSITY 58-5 #2	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500
2008-11-07	673864	42-461-36220	UNIVERSITY 58-5 #2	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500
2008-11-07	671296	42-461-36109	MCELROY RANCH CO. #35H	ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2008-11-07	670205	42-461-36175	FRANCES #2608	ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	11,000
2008-11-06	674268	42-461-33975	NANCY #2606	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	RECOMP	11,200
2008-11-04	671280	42-461-36110	DORCUS #3616	ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	12,000
2008-11-04	671275	42-461-36108	SANDY #3810	ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	12,000
2008-10-31	673869	42-461-36199	UNIVERSITY 58-9 #3	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500
2008-10-31	673869	42-461-36199	UNIVERSITY 58-9 #4	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,000
2008-10-31	671732	42-461-37157	MEINER #4	MERITAGE ENERGY COMPANY, LLC	DRILL	10,800
2008-10-31	671732	42-461-37157	MEINER #4	BERRY OIL COMP.	DRILL	12,000
2008-10-31	671730	42-461-36121	MEINER #3	MERITAGE ENERGY COMPANY, LLC	DRILL	10,800
2008-10-31	671730	42-461-36121	MEINER #3	BERRY OIL COMP.	DRILL	12,000
2008-10-30	673758	42-461-36197	UNIVERSITY 58-7 #5	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500
2008-10-30	673758	42-461-36197	UNIVERSITY 58-7 #5	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500
2008-10-30	673755	42-461-36196	UNIVERSITY 58-7 #4	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500
2008-10-30	671570	42-461-36119	DORCUS #4212	ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	12,000
2008-10-30	671569	42-461-36117	SANDY #3816	ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	12,000
2008-10-30	671567	42-461-36116	SANDY #3815	ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	12,000
2008-10-30	671566	42-461-36118	SANDY #3814	ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	12,000
2008-10-30	671564	42-461-36115	SANDY #3813	ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	12,000
2008-10-30	671563	42-461-36114	SANDY #3811	ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	12,000
2008-10-28	673725	42-461-36192	CRIER-MCELROY #597	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	4,000
2008-10-28	673724	42-461-36190	CRIER-MCELROY #595	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	4,000
2008-10-28	673723	42-461-36189	CRIER-MCELROY #594	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	4,000
2008-10-28	673721	42-461-36193	CRIER-MCELROY #577	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	4,000

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