Upton County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Upton County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-14.

Upton County permitting is running 37 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (112 total, down 33% on the prior quarter). PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. leads with 139 permits in the past 12 months, one of 24 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-14

All Time

16,295

16,295 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2021-02-25	866956	42-461-41652	MIDKIFF NW11A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-02-24	867860	42-461-41702	PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #2915LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-02-24	867831	42-461-41698	CARBON 12-13 UNIT 2 #162	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2021-02-24	867830	42-461-41697	CARBON 12-13 UNIT 2 #152	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2021-02-22	867251	42-461-41670	BROOK A-4B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,249	Y
2021-02-22	867250	42-461-41666	BROOK A-4A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,249	Y
2021-02-09	867511	42-461-41688	TOMAHAWK 4810 B #2HL	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-02-09	867511	42-461-41688	TOMAHAWK 4810 B #2HL	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-02-09	867510	42-461-41687	TOMAHAWK 4810 A #1HL	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-02-09	867339	42-461-41683	BROOK A-E2H #8H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,738	Y
2021-02-09	867338	42-461-41682	BROOK A-E2G #7H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,738	Y
2021-02-09	867337	42-461-41681	BROOK A-E2F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,738	Y
2021-02-09	867336	42-461-41680	BROOK A-E2E #5H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,738	Y
2021-02-09	867335	42-461-41679	BROOK A-E2D #4H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,738	Y
2021-02-09	867334	42-461-41678	BROOK A-E2C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,738	Y
2021-02-09	867333	42-461-41676	BROOK A-E2B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,738	Y
2021-02-09	867332	42-461-41675	BROOK A-E2A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,738	Y
2021-02-03	867503	42-461-40351	DORCUS JANEY (SA) X #1962WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	10,100	Y
2021-02-03	867502	42-461-40353	DORCUS JANEY (SA) X #1974WB	SM ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	10,100	Y
2021-02-03	867500	42-461-40352	DORCUS JANEY (SA) X #1973WB	SM ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	10,100	Y
2021-02-03	867497	42-461-40355	DORCUS JANEY (SA) O #1971WB	SM ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	10,100	Y
2021-02-03	867492	42-461-40252	DORCUS JANEY (SA) O #1903LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	10,200	Y
2021-02-03	867483	42-461-40354	DORCUS JANEY (SA) O #1961WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	10,100	Y
2021-02-03	867462	42-461-39314	DORCUS JANEY (SA) M #1831H	SM ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	9,800	Y
2021-02-03	867456	42-461-40025	DORCUS JANEY (SA) M #1902LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	10,200	Y
2021-02-03	867454	42-461-40024	DORCUS JANEY (SA) M #1901LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	10,200	Y
2021-02-03	867452	42-461-40399	DORCUS JANEY (SA) M #1960WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	10,100	Y
2021-02-02	867129	42-461-41684	MCDANIEL '36' #3	ATLAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	8,950
2021-01-29	867352	42-461-41677	MCDANIEL '36' #4	ATLAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	8,950
2021-01-29	867154	42-461-41662	ALLISON 7-1280 #42BU	HENRY RESOURCES LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-01-29	867154	42-461-41662	ALLISON 7-1280 #42BU	VITAL ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-01-27	867236	42-461-41668	KENNETT SHERROD 37-48 UNIT 1 #232	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2021-01-27	867235	42-461-41667	KENNETT SHERROD 37-48 UNIT 1 #231	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2021-01-27	867234	42-461-41665	KENNETT SHERROD 37-48 UNIT 1 #222	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2021-01-27	867233	42-461-41664	KENNETT SHERROD 37-48 UNIT 1 #221	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2021-01-27	867230	42-461-41663	KENNETT SHERROD 37-48 UNIT 1 #211	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2021-01-26	867203	42-461-41669	WAHLENMAIER '42' #3	ATLAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	8,950
2021-01-15	866998	42-461-41653	KEIZHA-NEAL 2 #04WB	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	9,900	Y
2021-01-15	866994	42-461-41651	KEIZHA-NEAL 1 #02WB	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	9,900	Y
2021-01-15	866955	42-461-41650	ADISON-NEAL 2 #04WB	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	9,900	Y
2021-01-15	866955	42-461-41650	ADISON-NEAL 2 #04WB	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	9,900	Y
2021-01-15	866741	42-461-41648	FRASER TXL B9 #4914LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-01-14	866565	42-461-40611	HOLZGRAF CT (SA) R #3972WB	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	10,500	Y
2021-01-13	866564	42-461-40610	HOLZGRAF CT (SA) R #3971WB	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	10,500	Y
2021-01-12	866873	42-461-41649	ADISON-NEAL 1 #02WB	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	9,900	Y
2021-01-12	866873	42-461-41649	ADISON-NEAL 1 #02WB	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	9,900	Y
2021-01-04	866621	42-461-41643	TXL JAMIE SARAH (SA) H #4574WB	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	11,000	Y
2021-01-04	866621	42-461-41643	TXL JAMIE SARAH (SA) H #4574WB	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	11,000	Y
2021-01-04	866265	42-461-41626	LILIAN 38 #76MS	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	8,500	Y
2020-12-30	866619	42-461-41647	HOLZGRAF GERONIMO (SA) B #2760WA	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y

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