Texas county activity

Upton County, Texas, week of Sep 21 to Sep 27, 2026

Drilling permits and activity in Upton County for an earlier week.

6 permits filed, 5 permits issued, 1 amendment applied for, 4 permits amended, 60 completions reported.

Most active operators

1. PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. 21 permits and completions
2. FIREBIRD ENERGY II LLC 17 permits and completions
3. SM ENERGY COMPANY 8 permits and completions
4. APACHE CORPORATION 7 permits and completions
5. COG OPERATING LLC 6 permits and completions

Notable filings

• A well completion was reported Sep 26

  FRANCES #2602

  Operator: SM ENERGY COMPANY API 42-461-37292

• A well completion was reported Sep 26

  FRANCES #2603

  Operator: SM ENERGY COMPANY API 42-461-37067

• A well completion was reported Sep 25

  BENEDUM /SPRABERRY/ UNIT #409H

  Operator: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. API 42-461-43410

• A well completion was reported Sep 25

  BENEDUM 3L #12H

  Operator: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. API 42-461-43452

• A well completion was reported Sep 25

  BROOK N-6B #202H

  Operator: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. API 42-461-43505

• A well completion was reported Sep 25

  GIDDINGS-MORGAN 4A #1H

  Operator: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. API 42-461-43306

• A well completion was reported Sep 25

  GIDDINGS-MORGAN 4B #2H

  Operator: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. API 42-461-43307

• A well completion was reported Sep 25

  GIDDINGS-MORGAN 4D #4H

  Operator: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. API 42-461-43309

• A well completion was reported Sep 25

  GIDDINGS-MORGAN 4E #5H

  Operator: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. API 42-461-43310

• A well completion was reported Sep 25

  GIDDINGS-MORGAN 4F #6H

  Operator: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. API 42-461-43311

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Recent activity

Over the 4 weeks from Sep 14 to Oct 11, 2026: 47 permits filed, 47 permits issued, 6 amendments applied for, 10 permits amended, 180 completions reported, 85 operator changes. Some weeks in that span could not be confirmed. The most recent of those weeks with a filing was the week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026.

Operator changes and production postings come from monthly RRC records, so what they report can be weeks or months old.

Recent weeks

• Week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026
• Week of Sep 28 to Oct 4, 2026
• Week of Sep 21 to Sep 27, 2026 (shown above)
• Week of Sep 14 to Sep 20, 2026

Every week on record for Upton County

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Busiest Texas counties that week

1. Martin County 81 permits and completions
2. Loving County 76 permits and completions
3. Crane County 60 permits and completions
4. Midland County 54 permits and completions
5. Reagan County 48 permits and completions

Counts and filings come from the Texas Railroad Commission's public records for the week shown and are summarized the same way as the NetAcre™ Monday county digest. How these pages are made.