Gaines County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Gaines County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-14.

Gaines County permitting is running 16 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (47 total, down 33% on the prior quarter). 3 were issued in the past week. OXY USA INC. leads with 121 permits in the past 12 months, one of 13 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

11

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-09-14

All Time

10,548

10,548 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1999-09-1548759742-165-31561TEXAS COMMERCE BANK #2HCROSS TIMBERS OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP13,570Y
1999-09-1548757142-165-35459NORTH RILEY UNIT #1301UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,400
1999-09-1448755642-165-35458SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL #1JONES, L. E. OPERATING, INC.DRILL9,000
1999-09-1048745542-165-31303NANIQ #1 #1MCDONNOLD OPERATING, INC.RENTR11,890
1999-09-0248719842-165-35457ADAIR SE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #52RBELCO ENERGY CORP.DRILL5,200
1999-08-3048678642-165-35453SOUTH ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) U. #1213SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,820
1999-08-3048678542-165-35454SOUTH ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) U. #1212SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,820
1999-08-3048678442-165-35455SOUTH ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) U. #1508SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,820
1999-08-2548690242-165-35456NORTH RILEY UNIT #4UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,400
1999-08-1148655042-165-35452DENVER UNIT #6836ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,400
1999-08-1148654942-165-35451DENVER UNIT #6835ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,400
1999-08-1148654842-165-35447DENVER UNIT #6834ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,400
1999-08-1148654742-165-35448DENVER UNIT #6764ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,400
1999-08-1148654642-165-35449DENVER UNIT #6763ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,400
1999-08-1148654542-165-35450DENVER UNIT #6762ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,400
1999-08-1148654442-165-35446DENVER UNIT #6761ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,400
1999-08-1148654342-165-35445DENVER UNIT #6760ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,400
1999-08-1148654242-165-35444DENVER UNIT #6644ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,400
1999-08-1148654142-165-35443DENVER UNIT #6643ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,400
1999-08-1148654042-165-35442DENVER UNIT #6642ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,400
1999-08-1148653942-165-35441DENVER UNIT #6641ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,400
1999-08-0948648842-165-35440DOSS-YATES #1UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL3,200
1999-08-0248626542-165-35439SEMINOLE, NE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #2AVOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.RECOMP5,825
1999-08-0248626542-165-35439SEMINOLE, NE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #2AVOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.RECOMP5,825
1999-07-2748618042-165-35438MONTY #7APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
1999-07-2248608042-165-35437GRANGER #2APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
1999-07-2148590442-165-35436MARIA #1SLOAN PETROLEUM INC.DRILL12,737
1999-07-2148589142-165-32412WHARTON UNIT #102HTEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP5,975Y
1999-07-1548586942-165-01658H&J SEC 457 #10MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP7,000
1999-07-1248576842-165-32488WHARTON UNIT #107HTEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP5,980Y
1999-07-1248576742-165-32681WHARTON UNIT #146HTEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP6,000Y
1999-07-0748568742-165-35435STOKES #1BROWN, H. L., JR.DRILL8,300
1999-07-0748563442-165-35433SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #6041TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,150
1999-07-0748563342-165-35434WHARTON UNIT #194TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,500
1999-07-0748563342-165-35434WHARTON UNIT #194TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,500
1999-07-0548561542-165-35432ADAIR SE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #52BELCO ENERGY CORP.DRILL5,200
1999-07-0548561542-165-35432ADAIR SE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #52BELCO ENERGY CORP.DRILL5,200
1999-07-0548561442-165-35431ADAIR SE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #53BELCO ENERGY CORP.DRILL5,200
1999-07-0548561342-165-35430ADAIR SE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #51BELCO ENERGY CORP.DRILL5,200
1999-06-2948550342-165-35429JENKINS, SAM C. #2BSEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL7,350
1999-06-2948550342-165-35429JENKINS, SAM C. #2BSEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL7,350
1999-06-2848545442-165-35428BECKHAM #1YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANYDRILL6,200
1999-06-2148526842-165-35427TRINITY UNIVERSITY #1TRILOGY OPERATING, INC.DRILL5,800
1999-06-0948500542-165-32380ROBERTSON UNIT #53HTEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP6,050Y
1999-06-0948500342-165-32382ROBERTSON UNIT #51HTEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP6,050Y
1999-06-0748493842-165-35426NORTH RILEY UNIT #372UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1999-06-0748493842-165-35426NORTH RILEY UNIT #372UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1999-06-0748493742-165-35425NORTH RILEY UNIT #1295UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1999-05-2548478542-165-35424BELL RANCH 20 #1TMBR/SHARP DRILLING, INC.DRILL12,400
1999-05-1848444742-165-35303TETENS "A" #2LYNX ENERGY COMPANY, INC.RECOMP6,100
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.