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Upton County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

6,935
Upton County

Last 60 days

247
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

191
to compare against

60-day trend

+56
vs prior 60d

Upton County contains 6,935 wells on file, with top operators including PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. and COG OPERATING LLC.

Wells in Upton span several oil & gas fields including SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) and SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) R 40 EXC.

Most recent well on record: MCELROY, J. T., CONS., operated by SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48461

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-08-21

281 rigs across the state
19 in this county / area

By basin

  • 176 Permian
  • 50 Eagle Ford
  • 32 Haynesville
  • 22 Other
  • 1 Barnett

Drilling for

  • 227 Oil
  • 54 Gas

Upton County well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
3,270 wells plotted · 43 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Upton County by total wells

PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.1,807COG OPERATING LLC1,119SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC612PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC467CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.422APACHE CORPORATION415SM ENERGY COMPANY364XTO ENERGY INC.135TRP OPERATING LLC123DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC122

Operators: Pioneer Natural Res. Usa, Inc., Cog Operating Llc, Summit Petroleum Llc, Parsley Energy Operations, Llc, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Apache Corporation, Sm Energy Company, Xto Energy Inc., Trp Operating Llc, Diamondback E&p Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Upton County

SPRABERRY (TREND AREA)5,315SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) R 40 EXC720MCELROY313PEGASUS (CONSOLIDATED)244SPRABERRY (TREND AREA)102MCCAMEY55SALLIE ANN (SPRABERRY-WOLFCAMP)51SHEEP MOUNTAIN (CONSOLIDATED)49DAI (WOLFCAMP)30BENEDUM (SPRABERRY)18

Fields: Spraberry (Trend Area), Spraberry (Trend Area) R 40 Exc, Mcelroy, Pegasus (Consolidated), Spraberry (Trend Area), Mccamey, Sallie Ann (Spraberry-Wolfcamp), Sheep Mountain (Consolidated), Dai (Wolfcamp), Benedum (Spraberry).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Upton against the other busiest counties in Texas:

  • Midland · 11,361 wells
  • Martin · 10,748 wells
  • Andrews · 9,670 wells
  • Reeves · 7,427 wells
  • Ector · 7,218 wells
  • Howard · 6,527 wells
  • Karnes · 5,993 wells
  • Glasscock · 5,424 wells
  • Reagan · 5,243 wells
  • Loving · 4,971 wells
  • La Salle · 4,753 wells
  • Dimmit · 4,651 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
MCELROY, J. T., CONS. 2026-08-19 3 SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC 46143198
BROOK N-18C 2026-08-19 PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. 46143511
ELIZABETH 1201 B 2026-08-19 FIREBIRD ENERGY II LLC 46143247
EGGEMEYER 30 SWD 2026-08-19 DEEP BLUE OPERATING I LLC 46140306
CRIER-MCELROY 2026-08-19 3 SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC 46143201
BROOK N-18F 2026-08-19 PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. 46143513
XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE 2026-08-19 PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. 46135324
BROOK N-12C 2026-08-19 PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. 46143552
BROOK N-18D 2026-08-19 PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. 46143512
ELIZABETH 1201 A 2026-08-19 FIREBIRD ENERGY II LLC 46143237

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