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
1997-12-1947148642-165-35311GMK UNIT #611APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
1997-12-1947148542-165-35310GMK UNIT #211APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
1997-12-1947148442-165-35309GMK UNIT #119APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
1997-12-1546856742-165-35290CITY OF SEMINOLE R.O.W. #CO16SMENERGAS COMPANYDRILL460
1997-12-1546856242-165-35289CITY OF LOOP R.O.W. #CO02LPENERGAS COMPANYDRILL510
1997-12-1247118842-165-35308E. TRINITY #1TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL8,000
1997-12-1047089642-165-00738DENVER UNIT #7610ALTURA ENERGY LTD.RECOMP5,400
1997-12-0947100642-165-35307ARCO-MOBIL #1WESTERN CHIEF OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL5,800
1997-12-0447084842-165-35305COZBY #1RAND - PAULSON OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL13,000
1997-12-0447084742-165-35306LINDLEY #1RAND - PAULSON OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL10,500
1997-12-0347077342-165-35304YOUNG, W. C. -A- #2HAT OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,000
1997-12-0147066742-165-35303TETENS "A" #2LYNX ENERGY COMPANY, INC.DRILL6,100
1997-12-0147066642-165-35302TETENS "A" #3LYNX ENERGY COMPANY, INC.DRILL6,100
1997-12-0147066642-165-35302TETENS "A" #3LYNX ENERGY COMPANY, INC.DRILL6,100
1997-12-0147066542-165-35301TETENS "A" #1LYNX ENERGY COMPANY, INC.DRILL6,100
1997-12-0147062242-165-35300WOOD #1MARALO, INC.DRILL8,100Y
1997-11-2046948442-165-33186CC "425" #1PENWELL ENERGY, INC.RENTR8,300
1997-11-1447012242-165-35299MERCER, O. P. #1AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL9,200
1997-11-1246994042-165-35298BIRGE #3YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANYDRILL7,500
1997-11-0746952742-165-35297ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #211ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,000
1997-11-0746952642-165-35296ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #201ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,000
1997-11-0746952442-165-35295ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #141ALTURA ENERGY LTD.DRILL5,000
1997-11-0746951742-165-34000JAMES #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.RENTR8,000
1997-11-0546916042-165-35293STATE OF TEXAS CURRY #1HTEXACO E & P INC.DRILL8,000Y
1997-11-0546916042-165-35293STATE OF TEXAS CURRY #1HTEXACO E & P INC.DRILL8,000Y
1997-11-0546916042-165-35293CURRY #1SHALLWOOD PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL7,500
1997-10-3146909242-165-35292COUNTY LINE #6FAGADAU ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,300
1997-10-2446925342-165-35294BIRGE #2YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANYDRILL7,500
1997-10-2146879942-165-35291HILL "A" #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,800
1997-10-1346811042-165-35277BLACKWATCH SAN ANDRES UNIT #202UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,750
1997-10-0846835642-165-35285BLACKWATCH (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #214UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,750
1997-10-0846835542-165-35288BLACKWATCH (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #213UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,750
1997-10-0846835442-165-35287BLACKWATCH (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #211UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,750
1997-10-0846835342-165-35286BLACKWATCH (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #203UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,750
1997-10-0846810942-165-35278BLACKWATCH SAN ANDRES UNIT #201UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,750
1997-10-0346811142-165-35276BLACKWATCH SAN ANDRES UNIT #212UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,750
1997-10-0246823242-165-35281GEORGE ALLEN UNIT #23SANTA FE ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.DRILL5,100
1997-10-0146828242-165-35284YOUNG, KENNETH #2HAT OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,200
1997-10-0146823142-165-35282GEORGE ALLEN UNIT #21SANTA FE ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.DRILL5,100
1997-10-0146823042-165-35283GEORGE ALLEN UNIT #11ASANTA FE ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.DRILL5,100
1997-09-3046815142-165-35279HAMMOND #2MARALO, INC.DRILL8,100
1997-09-3046815142-165-35279HAMMOND #2MARALO, INC.DRILL8,100
1997-09-3046815042-165-35280STRAUCH #3MARALO, INC.DRILL8,100
1997-09-3046815042-165-35280STRAUCH #3MARALO, INC.DRILL8,100
1997-09-3046791242-165-35273SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1102IRAMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,650
1997-09-2646808542-165-35275KLATTENHOFF #1YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANYDRILL12,800
1997-09-2546805242-165-35274RECTIFIER #65KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P.DRILL250
1997-09-2246784442-165-35272GEORGE ALLEN UNIT #22WSANTA FE ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.DRILL5,100
1997-09-1846754242-165-02629LINK #1TEXACO E & P INC.FLD-XFR6,000
1997-09-1646748442-165-35270JONES 1-7 #1HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.DRILL3,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.