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
1997-06-1846392142-165-35192GMK 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
1997-05-0946202242-165-35172RILEY, JAMES B. #4SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL7,350
1997-05-0946202142-165-35171HAMILTON #1SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL7,400
1997-05-0846197042-165-35168BISHOP #1HAMMAN OIL & REFG. CO.DRILL9,000
1997-05-0646205942-165-35170ROBERTSON UNIT #96TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,200
1997-04-2846140142-165-34530MILLS, B.D. #1TEXACO E & P INC.RENTR13,480
1997-04-2446156842-165-35167FLANAGAN #8UMC PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL6,200
1997-04-2446131842-165-35166MOOERS #4PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,800
1997-04-2346126242-165-35164SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #103SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,250
1997-04-1746129742-165-35163BICE, SARAH E. "A" & "C" #13APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1997-04-1446112442-165-35162NORMAN A #7OXY USA INC.DRILL12,350
1997-04-0846086742-165-35161GOLDEN #1SENECA RESOURCES CORP.DRILL10,600
1997-04-0746063642-165-33239DENVER UNIT #6828ALTURA ENERGY LTD.RECOMP5,500
1997-04-0446074442-165-35160YOUNG, W.C #1HAT OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,000
1997-04-0446063742-165-00692DENVER UNIT #7702ALTURA ENERGY LTD.RECOMP5,500
1997-04-0446063542-165-00843DENVER UNIT #6810ALTURA ENERGY LTD.RECOMP5,500
1997-04-0446063442-165-30192DENVER UNIT #6633ALTURA ENERGY LTD.RECOMP5,500
1997-04-0146044442-165-35159WHARTON, A. B. JR. "24" #2TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,500
1997-04-0146044342-165-35157WHARTON, A. B. JR. "24" #1TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,500
1997-04-0146044242-165-35156WHARTON UNIT #192TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,150
1997-04-0146044142-165-35155WHARTON UNIT #191TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,150
1997-04-0146044042-165-35158WHARTON UNIT #190TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,150
1997-04-0146043942-165-35154WHARTON UNIT #188TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,150
1997-04-0146043842-165-35153WHARTON UNIT #183TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,150
1997-04-0146043842-165-35153WHARTON UNIT #183TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,150
1997-04-0146043842-165-35153WHARTON UNIT #183TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,150
1997-03-2746028242-165-33440SEMINOLE, NE (SA) UNIT #3WVOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.RENTR5,860
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.