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
1997-05-0946202242-165-35172RILEY, 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
1997-03-2545825542-165-00165NORMAN A #1OXY USA INC.RECOMP10,280Y
1997-03-1946005842-165-35152O'DANIEL HEIRS #1TECO OIL & GAS, INC. -DRILL12,800
1997-03-1946005642-165-35151ROBERTSON #1TECO OIL & GAS, INC. -DRILL12,800
1997-03-1946005542-165-35150FLEEMAN #1TECO OIL & GAS, INC. -DRILL12,800
1997-03-1845989442-165-35148SOUTH ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) U. #1116RSAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,850
1997-03-1745992642-165-35149SANTA FE "87" #1WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL6,000
1997-03-1445967142-165-35142SOUTH ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) U. #1506SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,850
1997-03-1345979542-165-35147BREEDING "198" #1FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL6,000
1997-03-1245979242-165-35146WASSON -48- #41ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.DRILL7,800
1997-03-1245967342-165-35144SOUTH ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) U. #1211SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,850
1997-03-1245967242-165-35143SOUTH ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) #1507SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,850
1997-03-1245967042-165-35141SOUTH ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) U #1122SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,850
1997-03-1245966942-165-35140SOUTH ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) U #1308WSAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,850
1997-03-1245963642-165-35145SPARKS #1HAT OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1997-03-1045966342-165-35139STARK, MATTYE E. #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL7,250
1997-03-0645936742-165-35137MOOERS #3PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,800
1997-03-0545948742-165-35138BELL #1001INTERCOAST OIL AND GAS COMPANYDRILL7,600
1997-03-0345919642-165-35136WHORTON, A. B. JR. "23" #3TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,500
1997-03-0345919642-165-35136WHARTON, A. B. JR. "23" #3TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,500
1997-02-2645884442-165-35135WHORTON, A. B. JR. "23" #4TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,500
1997-02-2645884442-165-35135WHARTON, A. B. JR. "23" #4TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,507
1997-02-2045549742-165-35102EDWARDS/GRIMES #5MYCO PETROLEUMDRILL11,400
1997-02-1945714842-165-00166NORMAN E #1OXY USA INC.RENTR13,975
1997-02-1245839142-165-35128GMK SAN ANDRES UNIT #717APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.