Upton County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Upton County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-04.

Upton County permitting is running 37 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (110 total, down 38% on the prior quarter). 5 were issued in the past week. PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. leads with 143 permits in the past 12 months, one of 23 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

16

Operators (30d)

5

Latest Permit

2026-08-04

All Time

16,308

16,308 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2003-01-3052788442-461-34364HIRSCH "F" #9PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL9,500
2003-01-3052788442-461-34364HIRSCH "F" #9PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL9,500
2003-01-3052788242-461-34363HIRSCH "F" #8PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL9,500
2003-01-3052788242-461-34363HIRSCH "F" #8PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL9,500
2003-01-2952785442-461-34362WINDHAM, R. S. "101" #4BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,700
2003-01-2952785442-461-34362WINDHAM, R. S. "101" #4BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,885
2003-01-2952785442-461-34362WINDHAM, R. S. "101" #4BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL12,000
2003-01-1752739842-461-34359COX "19" #2PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL12,000Y
2003-01-1752735542-461-34360WINDHAM, ELIZABETH #4SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL12,700
2003-01-1452725342-461-34358CRIER-MCELROY #452HCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000Y
2003-01-0252688042-461-33649CRIER-MCELROY #417HCHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,000Y
2002-12-2752675042-461-34357CARSON-ADAMS 101 #1EOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,000
2002-12-2752675042-461-34357CARSON-ADAMS 101 #1EOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,000
2002-12-2352671042-461-03352ENERGY EQUITY SWD #1ENERGY EQUITY COMPANYRENTR6,000
2002-12-2352664842-461-34356LOUIE BOB "34" #1EOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,600
2002-12-1652642442-461-34355ALLEN "44" #2HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,800Y
2002-12-1652642442-461-34355ALLEN "44" #2HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,800Y
2002-12-1352633842-461-34354MCELROY RANCH 117 #19BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,940
2002-12-1352633742-461-34353MCELROY RANCH 117 #22BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,960
2002-12-1352633742-461-34353MCELROY RANCH 117 #22BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,990
2002-12-0452605542-461-34352CRIER-MCELROY #451CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000
2002-11-2552583242-461-34351NANCY "161" #1MATADOR OPERATING COMPANYDRILL9,900
2002-11-2552583242-461-34351NANCY "161" #1ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.DRILL10,790
2002-11-2552579342-461-31673HALFF ESTATE #1SLEDGE, H. G. INC.DRILL9,200
2002-11-2252437542-461-34343NORTH CROSS/DEV./UNIT #157OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,600
2002-11-1952563542-461-34350CRIER-MCELROY #447CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL4,000
2002-11-1452551242-461-34349RAILWAY RANCH "43" #1HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL13,000Y
2002-11-1352537142-461-34348SHIRK 13 #2HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,800Y
2002-11-1352537142-461-34348SHIRK 13 #2HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,800Y
2002-10-2452491842-461-34347UNIVERSITY "1" #1PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL12,500Y
2002-10-2452491842-461-34347UNIVERSITY "1" #1PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL12,500Y
2002-10-2452491742-461-34346UNIVERSITY "2" #1PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL12,500Y
2002-10-2352491242-461-31582T.X.L. "T" #3SAMSON LONE STAR LPRECOMP13,400
2002-10-2352491142-461-03348T.X.L. "T" #1SAMSON LONE STAR LPRECOMP13,182
2002-10-2352489042-461-34345UNIVERSITY "21" #1PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL12,000Y
2002-10-2352489042-461-34345UNIVERSITY "21" #1PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL12,000Y
2002-10-0852446242-461-34344HIRSCH, REBECCA ET AL #2TSF OPERATINGDRILL8,560
2002-10-0852440042-461-33830CRIER-MCELROY #422CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECLASS2,950
2002-10-0752395442-461-34341GERONIMO 27 #3DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.DRILL10,600
2002-10-0352422642-461-34342DIXON "A" #1WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL12,000
2002-10-0152414942-461-03624BIRD "13" #2ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.RENTR11,000
2002-09-3052393542-461-34340SAGUARO #1CHI OPERATING, INC.DRILL2,450
2002-09-2452385942-461-31801RATLIFF #1MID-STATES OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP8,476
2002-09-1752362142-461-34339LANGFORD 44 #1EOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,000
2002-09-0652345942-461-34338WINDHAM, R. S. 118 #26HEXXON MOBIL CORPORATIONDRILL12,250Y
2002-09-0552341942-461-33863ARCO AB "3" #1BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP6,990
2002-09-0552341942-461-33863ARCO AB "3" #1BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP8,953
2002-09-0452336142-461-34337NORTH CROSS/DEV./UNIT #156OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,600
2002-09-0452336142-461-34337NORTH CROSS/DEV./UNIT #156OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2002-08-3052327842-461-34332WINDHAM "108" #2HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL12,000Y
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.