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Upton County drilling brief.

Every drilling permit filed with the Texas Railroad Commission in Upton County, Texas. Top operators, recent filings, depth and wellbore profile data.

Texas Railroad Commission · Public record, free · Updated Aug 31, 2026

2
Permits filed
Last 7 days
435
Permits filed
Last 12 months
PIONEER
Top operator
94 permits
10
Active operators
Last 12 months

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Permits 7d:0lowmidhigh (2)

Top operators · 12m

01
PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.
94 permits
02
APACHE CORPORATION
77 permits
03
COG OPERATING LLC
70 permits
04
FIREBIRD ENERGY II LLC
30 permits
05
SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC
27 permits
06
OVINTIV USA INC.
21 permits
07
CIVITAS PERMIAN OPERATING, LLC
19 permits
08
CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.
18 permits
09
SM ENERGY COMPANY
15 permits
10
BJG OPERATING COMPANY
8 permits

Latest Upton filings

20 rows · last 12 months · Updated Aug 31, 2026

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Upton County, last 12 months, by submitted date
SubmittedOperatorAPI #Depth (ft)TypeStatus
2026-08-27COG OPERATING LLC461432189222HorizontalMAPPING
2026-08-26FIREBIRD ENERGY II LLC461432569200HorizontalDRILLING PERMIT
2026-08-12AQUA TERRA PERMIAN, LLC461324436500VerticalAPPROVED
2026-08-11OVINTIV USA INC.4614343010300HorizontalTECHNICAL EXAM
2026-08-06PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.4614374710501HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-08-05COG OPERATING LLC4614374210000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-08-05COG OPERATING LLC4614374510000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-08-05COG OPERATING LLC4614374610000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-08-05COG OPERATING LLC4614374410000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-08-05COG OPERATING LLC4614374310000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-07-29APACHE CORPORATION4614354812000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-07-29PETX OPERATING LLC4610115711790VerticalAPPROVED
2026-07-29APACHE CORPORATION4614354912000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-07-28APACHE CORPORATION4614365310000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-07-28APACHE CORPORATION4614365410000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-07-28VELOCITY WATER SOLUTIONS, LP461433745215VerticalAPPROVED
2026-07-28ZARVONA ENERGY LLC4614374110000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-07-27APACHE CORPORATION4614365110000HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-07-27APACHE CORPORATION4614365210000HorizontalDOCKET SERVICES
2026-07-24ADMIRAL PERMIAN OPERATING LLC4614374010500HorizontalAPPROVED

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