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 25 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (75 total, down 55% on the prior quarter). 1 was 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

16,352

16,352 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2016-08-29	817016	42-461-40393	VANESSA P1 UNIT #5202BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2016-08-29	817014	42-461-40392	VANESSA P1 UNIT #5228AH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2016-08-29	817014	42-461-40392	VANESSA P1 UNIT #5228AH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2016-08-25	817799	42-461-40411	DOROTHY E #08LS	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	8,800	Y
2016-08-25	816984	42-461-40389	VANESSA P1 UNIT #5201BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2016-08-25	816984	42-461-40389	VANESSA P1 UNIT #5201BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2016-08-19	817720	42-461-38929	JRS FARMS 18B #11	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	FLD-XFR	13,000
2016-08-19	817639	42-461-38790	JRS FARMS 18B #7	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	FLD-XFR	13,000
2016-08-17	817553	42-461-40407	DOROTHY B #04WB	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2016-08-16	817739	42-461-40406	HANKS #1	RBJ & ASSOCIATES, LP	DRILL	5,500
2016-08-16	817630	42-461-38707	JRS FARMS 18B #6	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	FLD-XFR	13,000
2016-08-16	817621	42-461-38588	JRS FARMS 18B #4	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	FLD-XFR	13,000
2016-08-16	817607	42-461-38530	JRS FARMS 18B #3	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	FLD-XFR	13,000
2016-08-12	817701	42-461-40405	BRENDA DORCUS (SA) C #3641LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,200	Y
2016-08-12	817700	42-461-40404	BRENDA DORCUS (SA) B #3660WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,200	Y
2016-08-12	817699	42-461-40403	BRENDA DORCUS (SA) A #3640LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,200	Y
2016-08-12	817699	42-461-40403	BRENDA DORCUS (SA) A #3640LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	11,000	Y
2016-08-08	817409	42-461-40400	BROOK D-15C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,950	Y
2016-08-08	817409	42-461-40400	BROOK D-15C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,950	Y
2016-08-08	817408	42-461-40402	BROOK D-15B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,950	Y
2016-08-08	817408	42-461-40402	BROOK D-15B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,950	Y
2016-08-05	817542	42-461-40401	DORCUS JANEY (SA) M #1970WB	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,100	Y
2016-08-05	817536	42-461-40399	DORCUS JANEY (SA) F #1960WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,100	Y
2016-08-05	817175	42-461-40396	DOROTHY C #06LS	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	8,800	Y
2016-08-04	817471	42-461-40398	BRUSENHAN A-45 #2815H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,150	Y
2016-08-03	817267	42-461-40397	CC 4045 WEST A (ALLOC) #1HM	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	10,000	Y
2016-08-03	817267	42-461-40397	CC 4045 WEST A (ALLOC) #1HM	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	10,000	Y
2016-08-03	817267	42-461-40397	CC 4045 WEST A #1HM	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	10,000	Y
2016-07-25	817119	42-461-40395	PEMBROOK UNIT #906H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,800	Y
2016-07-25	817117	42-461-40394	PEMBROOK UNIT #905H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,800	Y
2016-07-20	817011	42-461-40391	KAREN P1 UNIT #5101BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2016-07-20	817011	42-461-40391	KAREN P1 UNIT #5101BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2016-07-20	817004	42-461-40390	KAREN P1 UNIT #5102BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2016-07-20	817004	42-461-40390	KAREN P1 UNIT #5102BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2016-07-19	816865	42-461-40375	CONNELL 48 WEST #1HM	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	10,200	Y
2016-07-18	816964	42-461-40387	KAREN P1 UNIT #5118AH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2016-07-18	816964	42-461-40387	KAREN P1 UNIT #5118AH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2016-07-15	817088	42-461-40388	DOROTHY A #02WB	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2016-07-15	816670	42-461-32140	HALFF ESTATE #3	SLEDGE, H. G., INC.	RECOMP	11,630
2016-07-14	816916	42-461-34355	ALLEN 44 #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	RECOMP	11,000
2016-07-14	816289	42-461-40360	POWELL 33X #1H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	9,690	Y
2016-07-14	816289	42-461-40360	POWELL 33X #1H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	9,690	Y
2016-07-13	816955	42-461-40386	E DAVIDSON 48A #5H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	9,553	Y
2016-07-13	816951	42-461-40385	E DAVIDSON 48A #4H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	9,333	Y
2016-07-13	816949	42-461-40384	E DAVIDSON 48A #3H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	9,807	Y
2016-07-13	816941	42-461-40382	E DAVIDSON 48B #1H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	9,333	Y
2016-07-12	816945	42-461-40383	E DAVIDSON 48B #2H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	9,553	Y
2016-07-11	816913	42-461-40381	CONNELL 48 WEST #6HM	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	10,200	Y
2016-07-11	816892	42-461-40379	CONNELL 48 WEST #4HM	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	10,200	Y
2016-07-11	816891	42-461-40378	CONNELL 48 WEST #5HM	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	10,200	Y

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