Gaines County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Gaines County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-29.
Gaines County permitting is running 22 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (67 total, up 24% on the prior quarter). 4 were issued in the past week. OXY USA INC. leads with 129 permits in the past 12 months, one of 11 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
21
Operators (30d)
5
Latest Permit
2026-07-29
All Time
10,524
10,524 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-01-10 | 503911 | 42-165-35672 | NORTH RILEY UNIT #1223 | PURE RESOURCES, L.P. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 2001-01-10 | 503910 | 42-165-35671 | NORTH RILEY UNIT #315 | PURE RESOURCES, L.P. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 2001-01-10 | 503403 | 42-165-10749 | CLOPTON #2R | BRECK OPERATING CORP. | RENTR | 5,600 | |
| 2001-01-09 | 503806 | 42-165-35670 | CEDAR LAKE UNIT #667 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 2001-01-05 | 503283 | 42-165-83703 | NORTH MEANS QUEEN SAND UNIT #1603 | CAPROCK OPERATING, INC. | RENTR | 4,900 | |
| 2001-01-03 | 503462 | 42-165-35667 | SOUTH ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) U #1123 | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,900 | |
| 2001-01-03 | 503461 | 42-165-35666 | SOUTH ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) U #1309 | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,900 | |
| 2001-01-03 | 503460 | 42-165-35665 | SOUTH ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) U #1310 | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,900 | |
| 2001-01-02 | 503421 | 42-165-30522 | OBERHOLZER #1RE | CHAMPLIN EXPLORATION, INC. | RENTR | 6,150 | |
| 2000-12-28 | 503497 | 42-165-35669 | EARL #1 | NADEL AND GUSSMAN PERMIAN,L.L.C. | DRILL | 14,200 | |
| 2000-12-28 | 503492 | 42-165-35668 | HENRY #1 | SEABOARD OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 2000-12-20 | 503188 | 42-165-35664 | RUDD #1 | FIRST PERMIAN, L.L.C. | DRILL | 7,350 | |
| 2000-12-18 | 503058 | 42-165-35662 | WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #7548S | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 2000-12-18 | 503057 | 42-165-35661 | WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #7549S | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 2000-12-18 | 503055 | 42-165-35660 | WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #7551S | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 2000-12-18 | 503053 | 42-165-35659 | WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #7552S | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 2000-12-15 | 503080 | 42-165-35663 | FIELDS #1 | MARALO, LLC | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2000-12-13 | 503002 | 42-165-32487 | WHARTON UNIT #108H | TEXACO E & P INC. | RECOMP | 6,050 | Y |
| 2000-12-13 | 503001 | 42-165-32519 | SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #1006H | TEXACO E & P INC. | RECOMP | 6,100 | Y |
| 2000-12-13 | 503000 | 42-165-01201 | SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #609H | TEXACO E & P INC. | RECOMP | 6,011 | Y |
| 2000-12-13 | 502999 | 42-165-32697 | WHARTON UNIT #163H | TEXACO E & P INC. | RECOMP | 6,050 | Y |
| 2000-12-13 | 502998 | 42-165-32695 | WHARTON UNIT #160H | TEXACO E & P INC. | RECOMP | 6,050 | Y |
| 2000-12-13 | 502997 | 42-165-32685 | WHARTON UNIT #150H | TEXACO E & P INC. | DRILL | 6,050 | Y |
| 2000-12-13 | 502996 | 42-165-32250 | ROBERTSON UNIT #41H | TEXACO E & P INC. | RECOMP | 6,050 | Y |
| 2000-12-13 | 502995 | 42-165-34861 | ROBERTSON UNIT #81H | TEXACO E & P INC. | RECOMP | 7,350 | Y |
| 2000-12-13 | 502994 | 42-165-34997 | ROBERTSON UNIT #83H | TEXACO E & P INC. | RECOMP | 7,325 | Y |
| 2000-12-07 | 502589 | 42-165-33000 | PETERS, ELLEN "A" #1 | CAPATAZ OPERATING, INC. | RENTR | 13,000 | |
| 2000-11-30 | 502495 | 42-165-10113 | DOSS #3 | SEABOARD OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,253 | |
| 2000-11-30 | 502495 | 42-165-10113 | DOSS #3 | SEABOARD OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,253 | |
| 2000-11-30 | 502494 | 42-165-01421 | DOSS #1 | SEABOARD OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,307 | |
| 2000-11-29 | 502440 | 42-165-35657 | ROBERTSON, N. CLEARFORK LO. UNIT #302 | SEABOARD OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 7,350 | |
| 2000-11-29 | 502439 | 42-165-35658 | ROBERTSON, N. CLEARFORK LO. UNIT #608 | SEABOARD OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 7,350 | |
| 2000-11-28 | 502375 | 42-165-35656 | HOMANN SAN ANDRES UNIT #3WS | HENRY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 500 | |
| 2000-11-20 | 502030 | 42-165-35655 | GOINS #4 | PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 2000-11-14 | 501798 | 42-165-35654 | MARILEE #2 | SEABOARD OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 7,350 | |
| 2000-11-13 | 501786 | 42-165-35653 | ANCELL #3 | MARALO, LLC | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2000-11-07 | 501608 | 42-165-35652 | DENVER UNIT #6447GC | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 2000-11-02 | 501526 | 42-165-35651 | ROBERTSON, J. B. '16' #1 | TEXACO E & P INC. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 2000-11-02 | 501526 | 42-165-35651 | ROBERTSON, J. B. '16' #1H | TEXACO E & P INC. | DRILL | 6,100 | Y |
| 2000-11-02 | 501526 | 42-165-35651 | ROBERTSON, J. B. '16' #1H | TEXACO E & P INC. | DRILL | 6,100 | Y |
| 2000-11-02 | 501526 | 42-165-35651 | ROBERTSON, J. B. '16' #1H | TEXACO E & P INC. | DRILL | 6,100 | Y |
| 2000-11-02 | 501343 | 42-165-00893 | CLAMPETT, JEB #1 | SEABOARD OIL COMPANY | RENTR | 7,200 | |
| 2000-10-27 | 501320 | 42-165-35650 | DOSS #2 | PECOS PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 2000-10-27 | 501254 | 42-165-35649 | TETENS "A" #5 | AROC (TEXAS) INC. | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 2000-10-27 | 501253 | 42-165-35648 | TETENS "A" #4 | AROC (TEXAS) INC. | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 2000-10-19 | 501024 | 42-165-31400 | DOSS #1 | PECOS PRODUCTION COMPANY | RENTR | 13,000 | |
| 2000-10-19 | 501022 | 42-165-35647 | BINGHAM #1 | JONES, L. E. OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 2000-10-19 | 501022 | 42-165-35647 | ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #2008 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 2000-10-19 | 501022 | 42-165-35647 | ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #2008 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,250 | |
| 2000-10-18 | 500855 | 42-165-35643 | SEMINOLE, NE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #26 | VOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 5,800 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.