United Production Partners

What United Production Partners does

United Production Partners LLC (UPP) is a privately held oil and natural gas production company formed in 2019, headquartered at 1001 Fannin Street in Houston, Texas. The company focuses on low-risk, long-life mature producing assets across approximately 600,000+ net acres and ~6,400+ producing wells in the Barnett Shale and Sonora gas field. All operational activities, including hiring, are managed by EnerVest Operating, L.L.C., which serves as the operator and is a subsidiary within the broader EnerVest group. UPP positions itself around significant scale, integrated midstream infrastructure, and a conservative financial strategy with an attractive leverage profile.

UPP generates revenue from the production and sale of oil and natural gas through commodity markets to refineries, utilities, and industrial buyers. The company's customer-facing infrastructure is centered on a comprehensive royalty relations portal serving mineral rights holders and royalty owners with services including direct deposit setup, address changes, ownership transfers, trust management, and deceased owner estate handling. The majority of wells are equipped with electronic measurement enabling 24/7 remote monitoring, supporting operational efficiency at scale.

In early 2026, UPP implemented AI-powered automation of its Texas Railroad Commission regulatory filings (W-10 and G-10 forms) through a partnership with Collide, achieving a 100% approval rate across 6,000+ annual submissions and saving over 1,200 hours annually. The leadership team is drawn from EnerVest and includes executives with prior experience at Chesapeake, Schlumberger, Royal Dutch Shell, Penn Virginia, and Wells Fargo Energy Capital.

Name

United Production Partners

Legal name

United Production Partners LLC

Website

https://unitedpp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

United Production Partners LLC is a Houston-based, privately held oil and gas producer focused on low-risk, long-life mature assets across 600,000+ net acres and ~6,400+ wells in the Barnett Shale and Sonora gas field, operated by EnerVest Operating.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Oil & Natural Gas Production: Revenue generated from production and sale of oil and natural gas from low-risk, long-life mature producing assets. The company operates approximately 6,400+ producing wells across 600,000+ net acres in the Barnett Shale and Sonora gas field.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

United Production Partners LLC (UPP) is an oil and natural gas production company focused on low-risk, long-life mature producing assets spanning approximately 600,000+ net acres with roughly 6,400+ producing wells in the Barnett Shale and Sonora gas field in Texas. The company produces and sells oil and natural gas through commodity markets and integrated midstream infrastructure, and also provides royalty relations management services to mineral rights owners. All operations are managed by EnerVest Operating, L.L.C., the parent operator.

Product overview

United Production Partners LLC (UPP) is an oil and natural gas production company operating as a single unified business focused on low-risk, long-life mature producing assets in the Barnett Shale and Sonora gas field. The company offers oil and gas production operations alongside royalty relations management services for mineral rights owners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oil and Natural Gas Production Operations Production of oil and natural gas from low-risk, long-life mature producing assets spanning 600,000+ net acres with approximately 6,400+ producing wells in the Barnett Shale and Sonora gas field, sold to refineries, utilities, and other downstream enterprise buyers through commodity markets and integrated midstream infrastructure.
• Royalty Relations Management

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.4% reduction in regulatory filing preparation time (from 6 hours to 2 minutes per submission)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CollidecoreTechnology or Integration · 2 May 2026AI-powered platform partnership for automating regulatory filings. Collide handles data gathering, organizes information, and assists with reviewing drilling reports and lease contracts for Texas Railroad Commission submissions. UPP has achieved 99.4% reduction in filing preparation time and 100% approval rate across 6,000+ annual submissions.
• EnerVest Operating, L.L.C.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEnerVest Operating serves as the operator of UPP's assets, managing all operational activities. The company was formed in 2019 combining long-life natural gas assets with the intent to optimize production and lower operating costs. All hiring for United Production Partners is through EnerVest Operating.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Diversified Energy Company: Diversified Energy is a publicly-traded consolidator of mature, long-life oil and gas producing assets across the U.S. Its acquisition-focused roll-up strategy in mature basins is directly comparable to UPP's portfolio approach in the Barnett Shale and Sonora gas field.
• Comstock Resources: Comstock Resources is a pure-play natural gas producer primarily focused on the Haynesville Shale in Texas and Louisiana. As a gas-weighted, low-decline producer operating mature-style assets, it shares UPP's commodity exposure profile and long-life producing strategy.
• Antero Resources Corporation: Antero Resources is a natural gas and NGL producer operating in the Appalachian Basin with a long-life, low-decline reserve base. Comparable to UPP through its gas-weighted production profile and emphasis on operational efficiency.
• Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation: Magnolia Oil & Gas is a Texas-focused oil and gas producer created through the TPG SPAC transaction that UPP's CFO Travis Hancock helped lead while at EnerVest. Both companies share an EnerVest origin story and focus on long-life, low-decline producing assets in Texas, making Magnolia the closest publicly-traded comparable for UPP's business model.
• EQT Corporation: EQT is the largest U.S. natural gas producer, primarily operating in the Appalachian Basin. Its pure-play gas exposure and long-life producing asset strategy share UPP's core commodity and asset characteristics.
• Range Resources Corporation: Range Resources is a long-life natural gas and NGL producer focused on the Appalachian Basin. Its strategy of operating mature, low-decline producing assets with conservative financial management closely mirrors UPP's stated approach to long-life mature producing assets.

Broad incumbents

• Devon Energy Corporation: Devon Energy was a pioneer of the Barnett Shale and remains a major multi-basin E&P operator with significant gas-weighted production. While much larger and more diversified than UPP, Devon's historical Barnett operations and current low-decline asset focus provide a directly comparable benchmark.
• EnerVest, Ltd. EnerVest is the parent operating company of UPP and one of the largest private operators in North America. As UPP's parent and operating partner, EnerVest provides the closest institutional comparison for understanding UPP's strategy, scale, and operational approach.
• Expand Energy Corporation: Expand Energy (formerly Chesapeake Energy combined with Southwestern Energy) is a major natural gas producer with significant scale across multiple U.S. shale plays. Comparable to UPP in gas-weighted production profile and Texas operational footprint, though at vastly larger scale.
• Coterra Energy: Coterra Energy is a multi-basin E&P with significant gas-weighted production and a strategy emphasizing low-decline, high-return producing assets. Comparable to UPP through its mature asset focus and conservative financial profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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