UPTON County
District 10 · Permian (West) · Permits since 1977-06-01 · Data through 2026-09-04
Upton County permitting is running 30 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (90 total, down 48% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. leads with 132 permits in the past 12 months, one of 23 operators active in the county. 6 operators filed a first Upton County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 10,230 ft (prior year: 10,000 ft); 98% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (1yr)
570
vs Prior
+24%
Operators (1yr)
23
Avg Depth (1yr)
10,068
Hz % (1yr)
98%
All Time
16,348
Depth Range: 400 - 29,000 ft
SWD wells in UPTON County → 589 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Saltwater disposal in UPTON County → 69 disposal permits · SWD operators, capacity & injected volumes
Permit Activity
Permit Types (1yr)
DRILL
567
+115 vs prior
RENTR
2
+1 vs prior
RECOMP
1
-5 vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | 132 | 3281 |
| APACHE CORPORATION | 84 | 458 |
| COG OPERATING LLC | 71 | 1512 |
| OVINTIV USA INC. | 52 | 307 |
| FIREBIRD ENERGY II LLC | 50 | 462 |
| CIVITAS PERMIAN OPERATING, LLC | 47 | 311 |
| SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC | 33 | 446 |
| SM ENERGY COMPANY | 24 | 436 |
| CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | 24 | 68 |
| SAXUM OPCO, LLC | 8 | 143 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 918359 | LATZEL 34 | DRILL | 2026-09-04 |
| 917138 | CONNELL 3847 J | DRILL | 2026-08-28 |
| 917077 | CONNELL 3847 A | DRILL | 2026-08-24 |
| 917081 | CONNELL 3847 D | DRILL | 2026-08-24 |
| 917131 | CONNELL 3847 F | DRILL | 2026-08-24 |
| 917134 | CONNELL 3847 I | DRILL | 2026-08-24 |
| 916979 | CONNELL 3847 C | DRILL | 2026-08-17 |
| 917194 | CONNELL 3847 G | DRILL | 2026-08-17 |
| 917204 | CONNELL 3847 H | DRILL | 2026-08-17 |
| 917858 | NEAL '14-B' | RENTR | 2026-08-14 |
New to UPTON County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAXUM OPCO, LLC | 2026-05-18 | 8 | first TX permits |
| ADMIRAL PERMIAN OPERATING LLC | 2026-05-06 | 5 | active elsewhere in TX |
| AQUA TERRA PERMIAN, LLC | 2026-05-01 | 2 | active elsewhere in TX |
| DEEP BLUE OPERATING I LLC | 2026-04-20 | 2 | active elsewhere in TX |
| VELOCITY WATER SOLUTIONS, LP | 2025-11-07 | 2 | active elsewhere in TX |
| PETX OPERATING LLC | 2026-08-06 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath UPTON County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 8,006 | 7,430 |
| Wolfcamp | 6,303 | 8,878 |
| San Andres | 4,539 | 4,494 |
| Yates | 3,876 | 2,410 |
| Grayburg | 3,572 | 3,990 |
| Dean | 3,266 | 8,630 |
| Clear Fork | 2,242 | 6,538 |
| Strawn | 1,712 | 10,244 |