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
1998-04-1547535042-165-35352MONTY #1APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
1998-04-1547501742-165-35339ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #171ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,000
1998-04-1447506142-165-34348KERR #3SAGE ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP3,800
1998-03-2547472342-165-32682WHARTON UNIT #147TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP6,200Y
1998-03-2547472242-165-32486WHARTON UNIT #110TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,200Y
1998-03-2547472042-165-32696WHARTON UNIT #161TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP6,200Y
1998-03-2547471942-165-32520WHARTON UNIT #115TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP6,200Y
1998-03-2047454242-165-35099CHAROLAIS #1LACKEY, WILLIAM H. OIL AND GASRENTR4,700
1998-03-1947454742-165-03051COX, R. A. #1TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP9,400Y
1998-03-1747392042-165-32444WESCOTT "21" #1PETROPLEX EQUIPMENT, INC.RECOMP5,600
1998-03-1147418642-165-35337FOSTER #701JONES, L. E. OPERATING, INC.DRILL11,300
1998-03-1147418642-165-35337FOSTER #701JONES, L. E. OPERATING, INC.DRILL11,300
1998-03-1047423442-165-10004ROWPATT #1YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANYRENTR7,500
1998-03-0647413142-165-35338AOCO/HORIZON MIERS, H. H. #1 #1AOCO OPERATING COMPANY, L.L.C.DRILL9,000
1998-03-0647412942-165-32365ROBERTSON UNIT #48TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP6,000Y
1998-03-0647397042-165-35336SOUTH ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) U #1005SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,850
1998-03-0647384542-165-34629AMERICAN WAREHOUSE COMPANY 'A' #1ALTURA ENERGY LTD.RECLASS9,000
1998-02-2547376242-165-35335MOBIL FEE #1APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL14,000
1998-02-2547371842-165-35334YEAGER, W. A. #1AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL9,200
1998-02-2447362842-165-35333SOUTH ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) U #1004SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,850
1998-02-2447324042-165-35330HOLLER, DONNA #3TEXLAND-RECTOR & SCHUMACHERDRILL4,900
1998-02-2047358742-165-10024NATURAL GRAY #1XRPC OPERATING, INC.RENTR5,700
1998-02-1947357242-165-34887FOSTER, TOBE NCT-1 #15TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL9,750Y
1998-02-1847348842-165-35332BROOKS #1YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANYDRILL7,500
1998-02-1347304642-165-35329NORTH RILEY UNIT #1090UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1998-02-1347304542-165-35328NORTH RILEY UNIT #1091UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1998-02-1347304442-165-35327NORTH RILEY UNIT #1291UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1998-02-1347304442-165-35327NORTH RILEY UNIT #1291UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,820
1998-02-1247330442-165-35331JOHNSTON, JOHN M #1TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,300
1998-02-0447280342-165-35326HARRIS QUEEN UNIT #1707THOMPSON, J. CLEODRILL8,200Y
1998-02-0447280342-165-35326HARRIS QUEEN UNIT #1707THOMPSON, J. CLEODRILL8,200Y
1998-01-2747266742-165-35325PRESLEY #1HTEXACO E & P INC.DRILL9,000Y
1998-01-2647264942-165-35324BIRGE-FORBES UNIT #1YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANYDRILL7,500
1998-01-2347255142-165-35323WARREN #1YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANYDRILL7,500
1998-01-2047233242-165-00367DOSS, M. S. "D" #1SEABOARD OIL COMPANYRECOMP5,061
1998-01-1547223042-165-35322JENKINS UNIT #34TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL4,900
1998-01-0947198942-165-35321ROBERTSON UNIT #101TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,950
1998-01-0647187642-165-35320TEXAKOMA - JONES ESTATE #2301TEXAKOMA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL8,800
1998-01-0647187642-165-35320TEXAKOMA - JONES ESTATE #2301TEXAKOMA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL8,800
1998-01-0547167342-165-35319JONES RANCH #5BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,000
1998-01-0547167342-165-35319JONES RANCH #5BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,000
1998-01-0547167342-165-35319JONES RANCH #5BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,000
1998-01-0247167842-165-34988BYERS #1RENDOVA OIL COMPANY, INC.RENTR5,500
1998-01-0247167442-165-35318SEMINOLE NE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #21WVOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,850
1998-01-0247158542-165-35317STATE OF TEXAS CURRY #2TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL8,000
1997-12-2947134942-165-35188BRUMFIELD #3AAVRA OIL COMPANYRENTR8,200
1997-12-1947149342-165-35316GMK UNIT #722APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
1997-12-1947149142-165-35315GMK UNIT #721APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
1997-12-1947148842-165-35313GMK UNIT #613APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
1997-12-1947148742-165-35312GMK UNIT #612APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.