Texas county activity

Upton County, Texas, week of Sep 28 to Oct 4, 2026

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

11 permits filed, 2 permits issued, 1 amendment applied for, 1 permit amended, 54 completions reported, 85 operator changes.

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

Most active operators

1. SM ENERGY COMPANY 26 permits and completions
2. PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. 21 permits and completions
3. SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC 6 permits and completions
4. APACHE CORPORATION 5 permits and completions
5. FIREBIRD ENERGY II LLC 4 permits and completions

Notable filings

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 2

  HACIENDA-MORGAN 31G #207H

  Operator: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. Permit 919100

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 2

  HACIENDA-UNRUH 31E #205H

  Operator: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. Permit 919098

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 2

  HACIENDA-UNRUH 31F #206H

  Operator: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. Permit 919099

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 2

  HACIENDA-UNRUH 31H #208H

  Operator: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. Permit 919101

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 2

  HACIENDA-UNRUH 31I #209H

  Operator: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. Permit 919102

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 2

  HACIENDA-UNRUH 31J #210H

  Operator: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. Permit 919103

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 2

  HACIENDA-UNRUH 31R #218H

  Operator: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. Permit 919104

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 2

  HACIENDA-UNRUH 31T #220H

  Operator: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. Permit 919105

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 2

  HACIENDA-UNRUH 31U #221H

  Operator: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. Permit 919106

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 2

  HALFF FULL 6/18 A #N101AP

  Operator: MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY Permit 919115

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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.

Recent weeks

• Week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026
• Week of Sep 28 to Oct 4, 2026 (shown above)
• Week of Sep 21 to Sep 27, 2026
• 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 120 permits and completions
2. Midland County 79 permits and completions
3. Loving County 45 permits and completions
4. Winkler County 45 permits and completions
5. Reeves County 43 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.