Upton County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Upton County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-27.

Upton County permitting is running 38 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (113 total, down 32% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. leads with 140 permits in the past 12 months, one of 24 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-27

All Time

16,296

16,296 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2019-09-03	855838	42-461-41266	BROOK N-13F #103H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,531	Y
2019-09-03	855837	42-461-41265	BROOK N-13F #102H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,531	Y
2019-09-03	855836	42-461-41264	BROOK N-13E #101H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,531	Y
2019-09-03	855835	42-461-41263	BROOK N-13D #100H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,531	Y
2019-08-30	856580	42-461-41307	RACHEAL 7 #14WC	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	10,100	Y
2019-08-29	856583	42-461-41306	TXL-POWELL A13 #4805BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-08-29	856555	42-461-41305	TXL-POWELL A12 #4805LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-08-23	855667	42-461-41303	DAVIDSON UNIT 1 #0145SH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2019-08-22	856474	42-461-40482	BYNUM 2 #1	MIDLAND ENERGY, INC.	RECOMP	10,800
2019-08-21	855668	42-461-41304	DAVIDSON UNIT 1 #0144SH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2019-08-21	855665	42-461-41259	DAVIDSON UNIT 1 #0124SH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2019-08-15	856254	42-461-41302	ZEKE WEST C 22-21 #4203H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2019-08-15	856254	42-461-41302	ZEKE WEST C 22-21 #4203H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2019-08-15	856248	42-461-41301	ZEKE WEST C 22-21 #4403H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2019-08-15	856248	42-461-41301	ZEKE WEST C 22-21 #4403H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2019-08-15	856242	42-461-41300	ZEKE WEST D 22-21 #4304H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2019-08-15	856242	42-461-41300	ZEKE WEST D 22-21 #4304H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2019-08-14	856235	42-461-41299	RAY REED 32 #115H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,650	Y
2019-08-14	856233	42-461-41298	RAY REED 32 #114H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,650	Y
2019-08-14	856231	42-461-41297	RAY REED 32 #113H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,650	Y
2019-08-14	856230	42-461-41296	RAY REED 32 #15H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,652	Y
2019-08-14	856229	42-461-41295	RAY REED 32 #14H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,652	Y
2019-08-14	856228	42-461-41294	RAY REED 32 #13H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,652	Y
2019-08-14	856178	42-461-41293	RATLIFF 9-7 E #8A	EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,815	Y
2019-08-14	856171	42-461-41292	RATLIFF 9-7 E #7BL	EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,365	Y
2019-08-14	856168	42-461-41291	RATLIFF 9-7 D #6BU	EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,125	Y
2019-08-14	856133	42-461-41290	RATLIFF 9-7 D #5C	EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,850	Y
2019-08-14	856048	42-461-41288	NEAL 39C #14HE	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856048	42-461-41288	NEAL 39C #14HE	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856047	42-461-41287	NEAL 39C #13HJ	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856047	42-461-41287	NEAL 39C #13HJ	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856045	42-461-41286	NEAL 39C #12HL	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856045	42-461-41286	NEAL 39C #12HL	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856043	42-461-41285	NEAL 39C #11HF	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856043	42-461-41285	NEAL 39C #11HF	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856040	42-461-41284	NEAL 39B #10HE	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856040	42-461-41284	NEAL 39B #10HE	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856038	42-461-41283	NEAL 39B #9HJ	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856038	42-461-41283	NEAL 39B #9HJ	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856037	42-461-41282	NEAL 39B #8HL	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856037	42-461-41282	NEAL 39B #8HM	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856035	42-461-41281	NEAL 39B #7HF	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856035	42-461-41281	NEAL 39B #7HF	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856033	42-461-41280	NEAL 39B #6HC	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856033	42-461-41280	NEAL 39B #6HC	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856028	42-461-41279	NEAL 39A #5HE	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856028	42-461-41279	NEAL 39A #5HE	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856028	42-461-41279	NEAL 39A #5HE	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856025	42-461-41278	NEAL 39A #4HJ	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-08-14	856025	42-461-41278	NEAL 39A #4HJ	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y

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