OPERATORS · TEXAS · P-5 NUMBER 100951 · UPTON COUNTY
Vital Energy, Inc. in Upton County
One operator, one county: its permits, wells of record, formations, and leases here, with the rest of the county and the rest of the operator one click away.
Vital Energy, INC. has 27 drilling permits on file in Upton County, the first issued in 2021 and the latest on January 6, 2026.
6 of them came in the last twelve months, after none the year before; 100% horizontal, averaging 9,033 ft.
It is operator of record on 16 wells in the county: 0 producing, 5 shut in, 0 injection.
Its completed wells here most often report Spraberry, Devonian, Ellenburger.
- 6
- permits, 12 months
- 27
- permits, all time since 2021
- 100%
- horizontal, 12 months
- 9,033
- ft average depth, 12 months
- 16
- wells of record
- 0
- producing · 5 shut in · 0 injection
Permits issued by month
LAST FIVE YEARS · UPTON ONLY
Last 12 months 6 · prior 12 0
Latest permits here
| Issued | Lease / well | Type | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | Ponderosa West D #3B 912130 | DrillHZ | 9,000 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Ponderosa West B #2B 912129 | DrillHZ | 9,000 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Ponderosa West A #1B 912127 | DrillHZ | 9,000 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Juniper East H #3B 912147 | DrillHZ | 9,200 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Juniper East G #2B 912146 | DrillHZ | 9,000 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Juniper East E #1B 912133 | DrillHZ | 9,000 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Big Tree West D #9A 896788 | DrillHZ | 9,000 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Big Tree West D #7LS 896787 | DrillHZ | 9,000 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Big Tree West G #7LS 896787 | DrillHZ | 9,000 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Big Tree West C #6A 896785 | DrillHZ | 9,000 |
All 27 permits in Upton County, searchable → · Wells of record here →
Permit types and formations
Permit types
- Drill
- 6 / 26
- Reclass
- 0 / 1
12 MONTHS / ALL TIME
Formations reported
- Dean
- 3
Leases it reports here
| Lease | Wells | Oil, bbl | Last reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison 7-1280 E | 1 | 0 | Jul 2026 |
| Allison 7-1280 H | 1 | 0 | Jul 2026 |
| Allison 7-1280 G | 1 | 0 | Jul 2026 |
| Allison 7-1280 I | 1 | 0 | Jul 2026 |
| Allison 7-1280 F | 1 | 0 | Jul 2026 |
| Owens -F- | 4 | 101K | Nov 2025 |
| Big Tree West A | 1 | 0 | Jul 2025 |
| Owens, Felmont "B" | 4 | 79.9K | Jun 2025 |
| Duff | 3 | 49.4K | Jun 2025 |
| Ponderosa 25 | 1 | 0 | Oct 2024 |
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wells of record and status from the EWA wellbore schedule, weekly; formations from the dbf900 wellbore file; leases from PDQ lease reports, placed in the county by the wells completed on them.
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