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 37 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (111 total, down 34% 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

16,297

16,297 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2016-02-10	813195	42-461-40273	HUGH 27-34 #4207H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,300	Y
2016-02-10	813193	42-461-40272	HUGH 27-34 #4407H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,800	Y
2016-02-10	813193	42-461-40272	HUGH 27-34 #4407H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,800	Y
2016-02-04	813349	42-461-40283	CHRISTY B #04LS	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2016-02-01	812980	42-461-40268	ELWOOD #16-21 #4403H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2016-02-01	812980	42-461-40268	ELWOOD #16-21 #4403H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2016-01-29	813332	42-461-40282	CHRISTY A #02WB	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	10,300	Y
2016-01-29	813332	42-461-40282	CHRISTY C #02WB	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	10,300	Y
2016-01-26	813439	42-461-39727	HALFF 3 #1	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	FLD-XFR	11,067
2016-01-25	813200	42-461-40278	BROOK A-5C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,660	Y
2016-01-25	813197	42-461-40277	BROOK A-5B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,660	Y
2016-01-22	813352	42-461-40280	PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #2555LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2016-01-21	813313	42-461-40279	ZAIN 26 #1D	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	5,000
2016-01-21	813313	42-461-40279	ZAIN 26 #1D	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	5,675
2016-01-21	813167	42-461-40271	CORDES #8003HA	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-01-20	813239	42-461-40276	BROOK B-2C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,620	Y
2016-01-20	813231	42-461-40274	BROOK B-2A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,620	Y
2016-01-15	813233	42-461-40275	BROOK B-2B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,620	Y
2016-01-14	813190	42-461-38956	ELAINE 12 #1	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	FLD-XFR	11,886
2016-01-14	813128	42-461-40269	HIRSCH 'E' #4201H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,600	Y
2016-01-14	813128	42-461-40269	HIRSCH 'E' #4201H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,600	Y
2016-01-14	812972	42-461-38050	NEAL '40-38B' #3	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	RECOMP	11,487
2016-01-13	813192	42-461-39109	ELAINE 2 #1	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	FLD-XFR	12,017
2016-01-12	813133	42-461-40270	MORGAN 24 #1D	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	6,000
2016-01-12	813133	42-461-40270	MORGAN 24 #1D	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	6,000
2016-01-11	812754	42-461-40262	ELWOOD 16 AND 21 #4202H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,600	Y
2016-01-11	812754	42-461-40262	ELWOOD 16 AND 21 #4202H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,600	Y
2016-01-08	812704	42-461-40261	ROGERS '3-40' #4407H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,300	Y
2016-01-08	812704	42-461-40261	ROGERS '3-40' #4407H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,300	Y
2016-01-07	812636	42-461-40260	K-BIRD 12 AND 13 #4407H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,400	Y
2016-01-07	807413	42-461-38855	MCELROY RANCH B #1114	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	10,860
2016-01-06	813004	42-461-33777	DAVIDSON 37B #4	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	FLD-XFR	10,150
2016-01-04	812958	42-461-40267	RATLIFF 28 #1D	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	6,000
2015-12-29	812936	42-461-40266	HALFF '32' #1D	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	5,200
2015-12-29	811952	42-461-40246	BROOK K-2E #5H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,665	Y
2015-12-29	811947	42-461-40247	BROOK K-2D #4H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,665	Y
2015-12-29	811945	42-461-40244	BROOK K-2C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,665	Y
2015-12-22	812862	42-461-40265	PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #2502BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2015-12-22	812862	42-461-40265	PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #2502BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2015-12-22	812854	42-461-40264	PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #2501BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2015-12-22	812854	42-461-40264	PEGASUS FIELD UNIT 3 #2501BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2015-12-16	812694	42-461-34354	MCELROY RANCH 117 #19	APACHE CORPORATION	RECOMP	12,020
2015-12-14	812594	42-461-40258	NEAL RANCH 38 C UNIT #3832AH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,400	Y
2015-12-14	812594	42-461-40258	NEAL RANCH 38 C UNIT #3802BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,400	Y
2015-12-14	812594	42-461-40258	NEAL RANCH 38 C UNIT #3801BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,400	Y
2015-12-11	811902	42-461-40245	ELWOOD '16-21' #4401H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,900	Y
2015-12-11	811902	42-461-40245	ELWOOD '16-21' #4401H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,900	Y
2015-12-10	812595	42-461-40259	HIRSCH 'E' #2815H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2015-12-10	812593	42-461-40257	HIRSCH 'E' #4401H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,800	Y
2015-12-10	812593	42-461-40257	HIRSCH 'E' #4401H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,800	Y

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