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

21

Operators (30d)

5

Latest Permit

2026-07-29

All Time

10,524

10,524 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1997-07-1546469442-165-35212TRINITY #1HTEXACO E & P INC.DRILL9,440Y
1997-07-1546469442-165-35212TRINITY #1HTEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,580Y
1997-07-1546465042-165-35211MOBIL #1CHOLLA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL6,200
1997-07-0746438542-165-35209MOOERS #5PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,800
1997-07-0246450842-165-35210CUNNINGHAM, H. D. #1TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL8,000
1997-07-0246450842-165-35210CUNNINGHAM, H. D. #1MARALO, INC.DRILL8,000
1997-06-2546413742-165-35208JONES 20-7 #2HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-06-2546413642-165-35207JONES 20-7 #1HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-06-2546413542-165-35206JONES 19-7 #6HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-06-2546413342-165-35205JONES 19-7 #5HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-06-2546413242-165-35204JONES 19-7 #4HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-06-2546413242-165-35204JONES 19-7 #4HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-06-2546412942-165-35203JONES 19-7 #3HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-06-2546412742-165-35202JONES 19-7 #2HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-06-2546412542-165-35201JONES 19-7 #1HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-06-2546412542-165-35201JONES 19-7 #1HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-06-2546412342-165-35200JONES 1-8 #3HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-06-2346386942-165-35189ROBERTSON UNIT #98TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,200
1997-06-2046345942-165-35196SEMINOLE, NE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #10WVOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,800
1997-06-1946346042-165-35197SEMINOLE, NE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #17WVOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,800
1997-06-1946345842-165-35198SEMINOLE, NE (SAN ANDRES) UNT #18WVOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,800
1997-06-1946345842-165-35198SEMINOLE, NE (SAN ANDRES) UNT #18WVOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,800
1997-06-1846392442-165-35195GMK UNIT #720APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,800
1997-06-1846392442-165-35195GMK UNIT #720APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
1997-06-1846392342-165-35194GMK UNIT #719APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,800
1997-06-1846392242-165-35193GMK UNIT #718APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,800
1997-06-1846392142-165-35192GMK UNIT #118APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,800
1997-06-1846392042-165-35191GMK UNIT #610APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,800
1997-06-1846370842-165-35187JONES 22-7 #7HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-06-1846370742-165-35186JONES 22-7 #6HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-06-1846370642-165-35185JONES 21A-7 #3HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-06-1746389042-165-35190NORMAN E #2OXY USA INC.DRILL14,000
1997-06-1746386742-165-35188AVRA-BRUMFIELD #3ATEXLAND-RECTOR & SCHUMACHERDRILL7,600
1997-06-1746386742-165-35188AVRA-BRUMFIELD #3ATEXLAND-RECTOR & SCHUMACHERDRILL8,200
1997-06-1046126342-165-35165SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #104SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,250
1997-06-0546332642-165-35184STARK, MATTYE E. #2MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL7,250
1997-05-2846271342-165-35178HOLLER, DONNA #2TEXLAND-RECTOR & SCHUMACHERDRILL7,500
1997-05-2846271342-165-35178HOLLER, DONNA #2TEXLAND-RECTOR & SCHUMACHERDRILL7,500
1997-05-2846251342-165-32688WHARTON UNIT #153TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP6,050Y
1997-05-2346287042-165-20080HILL #2KEMPER OPERATING COMPANY, INC.RENTR7,760
1997-05-2346282542-165-35183FLANAGAN #9UMC PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL6,200
1997-05-2346280642-165-34529TRINITY UNIVERSITY #1MIDLAND OIL AND GAS, INC.RENTR5,552
1997-05-2346260942-165-35176JONES, E. H. "E" #2CHAMPLIN EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL6,600
1997-05-2246277542-165-35182YOUNG, KENNETH #1HAT OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL8,700
1997-05-2246274342-165-35181BICE, SARAH E. "A" & "C" #17APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1997-05-2246274142-165-35180BICE, SARAH E. "A" & "C" #15APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1997-05-2246274042-165-35179BICE, SARAH E. "A" & "C" #14APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1997-05-1546214342-165-35174ROBERTSON UNIT #97TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,200
1997-05-1446200942-165-35169BRUMFIELD, J. A. #3AVRA OIL COMPANYDRILL7,000
1997-05-1346236042-165-35175JONES RANCH #4BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL9,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.