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

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-29

All Time

10,524

10,524 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
1998-02-13	473046	42-165-35329	NORTH RILEY UNIT #1090	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,300
1998-02-13	473045	42-165-35328	NORTH RILEY UNIT #1091	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,300
1998-02-13	473044	42-165-35327	NORTH RILEY UNIT #1291	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,300
1998-02-13	473044	42-165-35327	NORTH RILEY UNIT #1291	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,820
1998-02-12	473304	42-165-35331	JOHNSTON, JOHN M #1	TEXACO E & P INC.	DRILL	6,300
1998-02-04	472803	42-165-35326	HARRIS QUEEN UNIT #1707	THOMPSON, J. CLEO	DRILL	8,200	Y
1998-02-04	472803	42-165-35326	HARRIS QUEEN UNIT #1707	THOMPSON, J. CLEO	DRILL	8,200	Y
1998-01-27	472667	42-165-35325	PRESLEY #1H	TEXACO E & P INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
1998-01-26	472649	42-165-35324	BIRGE-FORBES UNIT #1	YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANY	DRILL	7,500
1998-01-23	472551	42-165-35323	WARREN #1	YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANY	DRILL	7,500
1998-01-20	472332	42-165-00367	DOSS, M. S. "D" #1	SEABOARD OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	5,061
1998-01-15	472230	42-165-35322	JENKINS UNIT #34	TEXACO E & P INC.	DRILL	4,900
1998-01-09	471989	42-165-35321	ROBERTSON UNIT #101	TEXACO E & P INC.	DRILL	6,950
1998-01-06	471876	42-165-35320	TEXAKOMA - JONES ESTATE #2301	TEXAKOMA OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,800
1998-01-06	471876	42-165-35320	TEXAKOMA - JONES ESTATE #2301	TEXAKOMA OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,800
1998-01-05	471673	42-165-35319	JONES RANCH #5	BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,000
1998-01-05	471673	42-165-35319	JONES RANCH #5	BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,000
1998-01-05	471673	42-165-35319	JONES RANCH #5	BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,000
1998-01-02	471678	42-165-34988	BYERS #1	RENDOVA OIL COMPANY, INC.	RENTR	5,500
1998-01-02	471674	42-165-35318	SEMINOLE NE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #21W	VOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.	DRILL	5,850
1998-01-02	471585	42-165-35317	STATE OF TEXAS CURRY #2	TEXACO E & P INC.	DRILL	8,000
1997-12-29	471349	42-165-35188	BRUMFIELD #3A	AVRA OIL COMPANY	RENTR	8,200
1997-12-19	471493	42-165-35316	GMK UNIT #722	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	6,000
1997-12-19	471491	42-165-35315	GMK UNIT #721	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	6,000
1997-12-19	471488	42-165-35313	GMK UNIT #613	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	6,000
1997-12-19	471487	42-165-35312	GMK UNIT #612	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	6,000
1997-12-19	471486	42-165-35311	GMK UNIT #611	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	6,000
1997-12-19	471485	42-165-35310	GMK UNIT #211	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	6,000
1997-12-19	471484	42-165-35309	GMK UNIT #119	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	6,000
1997-12-15	468567	42-165-35290	CITY OF SEMINOLE R.O.W. #CO16SM	ENERGAS COMPANY	DRILL	460
1997-12-15	468562	42-165-35289	CITY OF LOOP R.O.W. #CO02LP	ENERGAS COMPANY	DRILL	510
1997-12-12	471188	42-165-35308	E. TRINITY #1	TEXACO E & P INC.	DRILL	8,000
1997-12-10	470896	42-165-00738	DENVER UNIT #7610	ALTURA ENERGY LTD.	RECOMP	5,400
1997-12-09	471006	42-165-35307	ARCO-MOBIL #1	WESTERN CHIEF OIL & GAS COMPANY	DRILL	5,800
1997-12-04	470848	42-165-35305	COZBY #1	RAND - PAULSON OIL COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	13,000
1997-12-04	470847	42-165-35306	LINDLEY #1	RAND - PAULSON OIL COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	10,500
1997-12-03	470773	42-165-35304	YOUNG, W. C. -A- #2	HAT OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	9,000
1997-12-01	470667	42-165-35303	TETENS "A" #2	LYNX ENERGY COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	6,100
1997-12-01	470666	42-165-35302	TETENS "A" #3	LYNX ENERGY COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	6,100
1997-12-01	470666	42-165-35302	TETENS "A" #3	LYNX ENERGY COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	6,100
1997-12-01	470665	42-165-35301	TETENS "A" #1	LYNX ENERGY COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	6,100
1997-12-01	470622	42-165-35300	WOOD #1	MARALO, INC.	DRILL	8,100	Y
1997-11-20	469484	42-165-33186	CC "425" #1	PENWELL ENERGY, INC.	RENTR	8,300
1997-11-14	470122	42-165-35299	MERCER, O. P. #1	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	DRILL	9,200
1997-11-12	469940	42-165-35298	BIRGE #3	YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANY	DRILL	7,500
1997-11-07	469527	42-165-35297	ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #211	ALTURA ENERGY LTD.	DRILL	5,000
1997-11-07	469526	42-165-35296	ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #201	ALTURA ENERGY LTD.	DRILL	5,000
1997-11-07	469524	42-165-35295	ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #141	ALTURA ENERGY LTD.	DRILL	5,000
1997-11-07	469517	42-165-34000	JAMES #1	PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.	RENTR	8,000
1997-11-05	469160	42-165-35293	STATE OF TEXAS CURRY #1H	TEXACO E & P INC.	DRILL	8,000	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.