Upton County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Upton County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-11.

Upton County permitting is running 29 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (88 total, down 49% on the prior quarter). 2 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

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-11

All Time

16,351

16,351 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2022-05-02	879480	42-461-42123	PONDEROSA EAST D #12H	DRIFTWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-05-02	879480	42-461-42123	PONDEROSA EAST D #12H	DRIFTWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-04-28	878176	42-461-42068	KENDALL 23-11A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,150	Y
2022-04-27	879301	42-461-42121	PONDEROSA EAST C #10H	DRIFTWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-04-27	879301	42-461-42121	PONDEROSA EAST C #10H	DRIFTWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-04-27	878393	42-461-42089	JRS FARMS 13-25F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,826	Y
2022-04-27	878393	42-461-42089	JRS FARMS 13-25F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,826	Y
2022-04-27	878392	42-461-42088	JRS FARMS 13-25E #5H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,826	Y
2022-04-27	878391	42-461-42087	JRS FARMS 13-25D #4H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,826	Y
2022-04-27	878389	42-461-42086	JRS FARMS 13-25C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,826	Y
2022-04-27	878389	42-461-42086	JRS FARMS 13-25C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,826	Y
2022-04-27	878388	42-461-42085	JRS FARMS 13-25B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,826	Y
2022-04-27	878387	42-461-42084	JRS FARMS 13-25A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,826	Y
2022-04-26	879345	42-461-31602	MOBIL-NEAL 12 #1	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	RECOMP	11,615
2022-04-26	879300	42-461-42120	PONDEROSA EAST B #9H	DRIFTWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-04-26	879300	42-461-42120	PONDEROSA EAST B #9H	DRIFTWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-04-26	879297	42-461-42118	PONDEROSA EAST A #7H	DRIFTWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-04-26	879297	42-461-42118	PONDEROSA EAST A #7H	DRIFTWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-04-26	879293	42-461-42117	TXL HOLZGRAF Y10 #2604LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2022-04-26	879292	42-461-42116	TXL HOLZGRAF Y9 #2604MH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2022-04-26	879291	42-461-42115	TXL HOLZGRAF Y8 #2603BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2022-04-26	879288	42-461-42114	TXL HOLZGRAF Y7 #2603MH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2022-04-22	878183	42-461-42075	KENDALL 23-11H #8H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,150	Y
2022-04-22	878005	42-461-42058	DRAGO A #4905HA	TRP OPERATING LLC	DRILL	8,554	Y
2022-04-20	878291	42-461-42092	UNIVERSITY A 28-21 #1H	ROCKPORT ENERGY SOLUTIONS LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-04-20	878282	42-461-42091	UNIVERSITY C 28-21 #3H	ROCKPORT ENERGY SOLUTIONS LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-04-20	878281	42-461-42090	UNIVERSITY B 28-21 #2H	ROCKPORT ENERGY SOLUTIONS LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-04-20	878107	42-461-42065	JRS FARMS 22-27B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,050	Y
2022-04-20	878009	42-461-42062	DRAGO D #4913HU	TRP OPERATING LLC	DRILL	8,903	Y
2022-04-20	878009	42-461-42062	DRAGO D #4913HU	TRP OPERATING LLC	DRILL	8,903	Y
2022-04-20	878008	42-461-42061	DRAGO C #4904HA	TRP OPERATING LLC	DRILL	8,553	Y
2022-04-20	878007	42-461-42060	DRAGO C #4924HL	TRP OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,205	Y
2022-04-20	878006	42-461-42059	DRAGO B #4914HU	TRP OPERATING LLC	DRILL	8,909	Y
2022-04-20	878004	42-461-42057	DRAGO A #4925HL	TRP OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,197	Y
2022-04-19	878192	42-461-42083	KENDALL 23-11P #16H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,150	Y
2022-04-19	878191	42-461-42082	KENDALL 23-11O #15H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,150	Y
2022-04-19	878191	42-461-42082	KENDALL 23-11O #15H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,150	Y
2022-04-19	878190	42-461-42081	KENDALL 23-11N #14H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,150	Y
2022-04-19	878188	42-461-42080	KENDALL 23-11M #13H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,150	Y
2022-04-19	878187	42-461-42079	KENDALL 23-11L #12H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,150	Y
2022-04-19	878186	42-461-42078	KENDALL 23-11K #11H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,150	Y
2022-04-19	878185	42-461-42077	KENDALL 23-11J #10H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,150	Y
2022-04-19	878184	42-461-42076	KENDALL 23-11I #9H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,150	Y
2022-04-19	878182	42-461-42074	KENDALL 23-11G #7H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,150	Y
2022-04-19	878181	42-461-42073	KENDALL 23-11F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,150	Y
2022-04-19	878180	42-461-42072	KENDALL 23-11E #5H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,150	Y
2022-04-19	878179	42-461-42071	KENDALL 23-11D #4H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,150	Y
2022-04-19	878178	42-461-42070	KENDALL 23-11C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,150	Y
2022-04-19	878177	42-461-42069	KENDALL 23-11B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,150	Y
2022-04-18	878106	42-461-42064	JRS FARMS 22-27A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,050	Y

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