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 28 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (83 total, down 51% 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
2021-03-16	867521	42-461-41693	UNIVERSITY-RATLIFF W58-7E #5H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,144	Y
2021-03-12	868260	42-461-40405	BRENDA DORCUS (SA) A #3641LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	10,200	Y
2021-03-12	868257	42-461-40404	BRENDA DORCUS (SA) A #3660WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	10,200	Y
2021-03-11	868087	42-461-41728	SADIE 07-08 #11BU	HENRY RESOURCES LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-03-09	868001	42-461-41721	FRASER TXL Q1 #3203BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-09	868001	42-461-41721	FRASER TXL Q1 #3203BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-09	867984	42-461-41720	FRASER TXL Q4 #3201BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-08	868078	42-461-41726	RANKIN MIPA 4H UNIT #4H	DRIFTWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2021-03-08	868036	42-461-41724	WINDHAM TXL Q2 #3013LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-08	868029	42-461-41725	WINDHAM TXL Q3 #3002LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-08	868025	42-461-41722	FRASER TXL Q5 #2919LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-05	867523	42-461-41694	UNIVERSITY-RATLIFF W58-7F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,144	Y
2021-03-05	867519	42-461-41692	UNIVERSITY-RATLIFF W58-7D #4H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,144	Y
2021-03-05	867518	42-461-41691	UNIVERSITY-RATLIFF W58-7C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,144	Y
2021-03-04	867516	42-461-41690	UNIVERSITY-RATLIFF W58-7B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,144	Y
2021-03-04	867515	42-461-41689	UNIVERSITY-RATLIFF W58-7A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,144	Y
2021-03-03	867259	42-461-41674	BROOK A-4F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,249	Y
2021-03-02	867994	42-461-41719	HALFF '47' #7	ATLAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	8,990
2021-03-02	867977	42-461-41717	PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #2908LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-02	867968	42-461-41715	PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #2908BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-02	867964	42-461-41718	PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #2917LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-02	867964	42-461-41718	PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #2917LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-02	867964	42-461-41718	PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #2917LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	8,833	Y
2021-03-02	867961	42-461-41710	PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #2906BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-02	867930	42-461-41709	PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #2503BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-02	867928	42-461-41708	PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #3805MH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-02	867928	42-461-41708	PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #3805MH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-02	867919	42-461-41716	HALL POWELL P1 #3804LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-02	867912	42-461-41714	HALL POWELL P2 #3813LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-02	867910	42-461-41707	PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #3803MH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-02	867910	42-461-41707	PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #3803MH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-02	867909	42-461-41713	HALL POWELL P3 #3802LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-02	867903	42-461-41712	HALL POWELL P4 #3811LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-01	867907	42-461-41706	PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #3801MH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-01	867907	42-461-41706	PEGASUS SPRABERRY UNIT #3801MH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-01	867440	42-461-41686	EAST RANKIN UNIT #3H	DRIFTWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2021-03-01	867440	42-461-41686	EAST RANKIN UNIT #3H	DRIFTWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2021-03-01	867439	42-461-41685	EAST RANKIN UNIT #2H	DRIFTWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2021-03-01	867254	42-461-41673	BROOK A-4E #5H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,249	Y
2021-03-01	867253	42-461-41672	BROOK A-4D #4H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,249	Y
2021-03-01	867252	42-461-41671	BROOK A-4C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,249	Y
2021-03-01	866997	42-461-41661	MIDKIFF NW11I #9H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-03-01	866996	42-461-41660	MIDKIFF NW11H #8H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-03-01	866995	42-461-41659	MIDKIFF NW11G #7H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-03-01	866995	42-461-41659	MIDKIFF NW11G #7H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-03-01	866993	42-461-41658	MIDKIFF NW11F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-03-01	866960	42-461-41657	MIDKIFF NW11E #5H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-03-01	866959	42-461-41656	MIDKIFF NW11D #4H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-03-01	866958	42-461-41655	MIDKIFF NW11C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-03-01	866957	42-461-41654	MIDKIFF NW11B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y

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