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). 4 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

13

Operators (30d)

5

Latest Permit

2026-08-04

All Time

16,308

16,308 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1997-11-0346908642-461-10055MCELROY RANCH CO "F" #10UMC PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP9,300
1997-10-2946945042-461-02923SHERROD "44" #1PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.RECOMP7,815
1997-10-2346919742-461-33872SPRABERRY DRIVER UNIT #739APIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL8,690
1997-10-2246913542-461-33871MCELROY RANCH CO. "F" #25UMC PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,700
1997-10-1646868042-461-33869DAVIDSON "38" #1ARCO PERMIANRECOMP10,706
1997-10-1346833042-461-33868DAVIDSON "2" #4ARCO PERMIANDRILL10,150
1997-10-1346832942-461-33867DAVIDSON "2" #3ARCO PERMIANDRILL10,150
1997-10-1346832842-461-33866DAVIDSON "2" #2ARCO PERMIANDRILL10,150
1997-10-1346832642-461-33870UNIVERSITY "4" #2ARCO PERMIANDRILL11,500
1997-10-0646834542-461-33862ARCO "4" #1ARCO PERMIANDRILL7,500
1997-10-0646834542-461-33862ARCO "4" #1ARCO PERMIANDRILL7,500
1997-10-0646834442-461-33863ARCO AB "3" #1ARCO PERMIANDRILL9,000
1997-10-0646832742-461-33865DAVIDSON "2" #1ARCO PERMIANDRILL10,150
1997-10-0646832542-461-33864UNIVERSITY "4" #1ARCO PERMIANDRILL11,500
1997-10-0246834042-461-33861ARCO "14" #1ARCO PERMIANDRILL5,500
1997-09-2946779942-461-33566MCELROY "115" #1ARCO PERMIANRENTR10,500
1997-09-2446888842-461-32324AMACKER 80 #6UMC PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP9,150
1997-09-2246760042-461-33860GLOWBUG #1DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.DRILL11,300
1997-09-1746763242-461-33859GRIFFITH-HOBBS UNIT #1VENUS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL3,800
1997-09-1546730042-461-33858SHEPHERD #1PENWELL ENERGY, INC.DRILL11,500
1997-09-1146706342-461-33857NEAL RANCH "44" #1ARCO PERMIANDRILL10,150
1997-09-1046677342-461-03368PEGASUS PENNSYLVANIAN UNIT #2508MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP13,101
1997-09-0446706242-461-33856NEAL RANCH '56' #1ARCO PERMIANDRILL10,150
1997-09-0446706242-461-33856NEAL RANCH '56' #1APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL10,150
1997-09-0246703542-461-33855MCCAMEY UNIT #S294BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246703342-461-33854MCCAMEY UNIT #N535RWBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246703142-461-33853MCCAMEY UNIT #1040RWBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246703142-461-33853MCCAMEY UNIT #1040RWBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246703042-461-33852MCCAMEY UNIT #W433RBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246702442-461-33851MCCAMEY UNIT #N533RWBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246702142-461-33850MCCAMEY UNIT #S296RWBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246701942-461-33849MCCAMEY UNIT #N549WBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246701842-461-33848MCCAMEY UNIT #N553WBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246700042-461-33847MCCAMEY UNIT #N561RBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246699842-461-33846MCCAMEY UNIT #1024WBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246699742-461-33845MCCAMEY UNIT #1026RBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246699642-461-33844MCCAMEY UNIT #1051RWBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246699542-461-33843MCCAMEY UNIT #1062BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246699542-461-33843MCCAMEY UNIT #1062BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246699342-461-33842MCCAMEY UNIT #1069RBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246699242-461-33841MCCAMEY UNIT #1072WBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246699142-461-33840MCCAMEY UNIT #1076RWBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246698942-461-33839MCCAMEY UNIT #1098RWBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246698842-461-33838MCCAMEY UNIT #1042BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-09-0246698742-461-33837MCCAMEY UNIT #S297RBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL2,950
1997-08-2746673042-461-03863PEGASUS FIELD UNIT #3 #1706MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP13,172
1997-08-2246664742-461-33836SPRABERRY DRIVER UNIT #1013APARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL8,700
1997-08-2046652842-461-33835SPRABERRY DRIVER UNIT #1017APARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL8,700
1997-08-1446609242-461-33831FIREFLY #1DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.DRILL11,300
1997-08-1346619542-461-33834SPRABERRY DRIVER UNIT #1011APARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL8,690
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Upton County.