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
1998-12-0448100442-165-35381SEMINOLE, NE, (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #22VOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,800
1998-11-3048100542-165-35382SEMINOLE, NE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #24VOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,800
1998-11-1948102342-165-35380TAYLOR "167" #1ARCO PERMIANDRILL5,800
1998-11-1748076442-165-35379COX ESTATE #4LYNX PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS INC.DRILL3,800
1998-11-1748076442-165-35379COX ESTATE #4LYNX PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS INC.DRILL3,800
1998-11-0648070742-165-35378FOSTER #24BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL9,700
1998-11-0648070742-165-35378FOSTER #24BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO.DRILL9,700
1998-10-1247979042-165-35301TETENS "A" #1LYNX ENERGY COMPANY, INC.RECOMP6,100
1998-10-0647984442-165-35370DENVER UNIT #8538ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-10-0647984342-165-35371DENVER UNIT #7567ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-10-0647984242-165-35372DENVER UNIT #7566ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-10-0647984142-165-35373DENVER UNIT #7565ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-10-0647984042-165-35374DENVER UNIT #7564ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-10-0647983942-165-35375DENVER UNIT #7438ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-10-0647983842-165-35376DENVER UNIT #6549ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-10-0647983742-165-35377DENVER UNIT #8539ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-10-0647983742-165-35377DENVER UNIT #8539ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-09-2947970642-165-35368SANTA FE ENERGY #1AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,400
1998-09-2847970542-165-35369NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #1514FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL7,500
1998-09-2847970442-165-35367NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3019FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL7,500
1998-09-2547971042-165-35366SCHARBAUER RANCH #501JONES, L. E. OPERATING, INC.DRILL11,500
1998-09-1147939842-165-35365TEXAKOMA - JONES ESTATE #2302TEXAKOMA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL8,500
1998-08-1447860542-165-35364FLOYD #109-1 #1091COMANCHE OPERATING CO.DRILL13,100
1998-08-1247868242-165-35363TEXAKOMA - JONES ESTATE #2202TEXAKOMA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL8,500
1998-08-0447839242-165-35362NEWSOM "121" #2FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL6,000
1998-07-3147838642-165-35361MONTY #2APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
1998-07-2147801342-165-30479ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #2005HAMERADA HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP5,000Y
1998-07-1747799942-165-34993ARCO - T. S. RILEY #1ALTURA ENERGY LTD.RECLASS8,700
1998-07-1747787242-165-02566ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #2404HAMERADA HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP5,000Y
1998-07-1647780942-165-35360SHORTES #1SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL6,200
1998-06-1247701242-165-34709FLANAGAN UNIT #581ALTURA ENERGY LTD.RECOMP9,500
1998-06-0547679042-165-35359JONES RANCH #6BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL9,600
1998-05-1247607742-165-35357GOENS "A" #2SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,900
1998-05-1247607642-165-35358LINK #1SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,900
1998-04-2947558942-165-35356NORTH RILEY UNIT #164UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1998-04-2947558842-165-35353NORTH RILEY UNIT #169UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1998-04-2947558742-165-35354NORTH RILEY UNIT #170UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1998-04-2947558642-165-35355NORTH RILEY UNIT #171UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1998-04-2147528742-165-35344DENVER UNIT #7552ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-04-1647529542-165-35351DENVER UNIT #7639ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-04-1647529342-165-35350DENVER UNIT #7638ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-04-1647529242-165-35349DENVER UNIT #7637ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-04-1647529142-165-35348DENVER UNIT #7563ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-04-1647529042-165-35347DENVER UNIT #7562ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-04-1647528942-165-35346DENVER UNIT #7556ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-04-1647528842-165-35345DENVER UNIT #7555ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-04-1647528642-165-35343DENVER UNIT #7551ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-04-1647528542-165-35342DENVER UNIT #6548ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-04-1647528442-165-35341DENVER UNIT #6547ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
1998-04-1647528342-165-35340DENVER UNIT #6546ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,600
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.