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
1997-02-1245838942-165-35130GMK SAN ANDRES UNIT #115APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,800
1997-02-1245838842-165-35131GMK SAN ANDRES UNIT #715APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,800
1997-02-1245838742-165-35132GMK SAN ANDRES UNIT #210APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,800
1997-02-1245838642-165-35133GMK SAN ANDRES UNIT #506APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,800
1997-02-1245838542-165-35134GMK SAN ANDRES UNIT #609APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,800
1997-02-1145850542-165-00674PROCTOR #9OXY USA INC.RENTR1,803
1997-02-1145839042-165-35129GMK SAN ANDRES UNIT #716APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,800
1997-02-0545813642-165-35123JENKINS UNIT #31TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL4,900
1997-02-0545813342-165-35126JENKINS UNIT #30TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL4,900
1997-02-0545813342-165-35126JENKINS UNIT #30TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL4,900
1997-02-0545813142-165-35125JENKINS UNIT #33TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL4,900
1997-02-0545813042-165-35124JENKINS UNIT #29TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL4,900
1997-02-0545812942-165-35127JENKINS UNIT #28TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL4,900
1997-02-0545812342-165-35122COUNTY LINE #5FAGADAU ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,300
1997-02-0345810142-165-35121HOLLER, DONNA #1TEXLAND-RECTOR & SCHUMACHERDRILL5,300
1997-01-2745760842-165-35117MOOERS #2PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,800
1997-01-2745757942-165-35116SEMINOLE, NE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #15WVOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,850
1997-01-2745757942-165-35116SEMINOLE, NE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #15WVOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,850
1997-01-2745738842-165-35113SYCO UNIT #76TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,350
1997-01-2745738842-165-35113SYCO UNIT #76TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,350
1997-01-2445782542-165-35119BICE, SARAH E. "A" & "C" #12APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1997-01-2445782442-165-35120BICE, SARAH E. "A" & "C" #11APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1997-01-2345777742-165-35118JENKINS UNIT #32TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL4,900
1997-01-2345743942-165-35114WHARTON JR. "23" #1TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,325
1997-01-2345640742-165-35106ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #81SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,000
1997-01-2245748742-165-00790DENVER UNIT #6540SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,600
1997-01-1745749942-165-35115O.D.C. -B- #1MILTEX OIL COMPANYDRILL5,700
1997-01-1645746642-165-00662PECK A #1OXY USA INC.RECOMP12,000
1997-01-1445723842-165-35112HAMMOND #1MARALO, INC.DRILL8,100
1997-01-1045720742-165-35111WHARTON, JR. "23" #2TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL6,300
1997-01-0845714442-165-35110NORMAN B #2OXY USA INC.DRILL12,350
1997-01-0345697842-165-34395CHERRY ESTATE #1BLANCO OIL CO.RENTR7,750
1996-12-3045662642-165-10746CEDAR LAKE UNIT #362AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP4,785
1996-12-3045662542-165-10747CEDAR LAKE UNIT #363AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP4,867
1996-12-2345667942-165-35109ASPEN - AMROW SOUTH #1ASPEN EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL13,000
1996-12-2045654742-165-35107SYCO UNIT #54TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,350
1996-12-2045654742-165-35107SYCO UNIT #54TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,350
1996-12-1245613542-165-35105ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #161SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,000
1996-12-1245613442-165-35104ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #151SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,000
1996-12-1245613242-165-35103ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #91SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,000
1996-12-1045611142-165-35101FOSTER, TOBE NCT-2 #20TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL9,300
1996-12-0545583242-165-35100BRAHMA #1PRIMERO OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,000
1996-12-0545583142-165-35099CHAROLAIS #1PRIMERO OPERATING, INC.DRILL8,000
1996-11-2645550242-165-35096JONES "21-A" #2MINIHAN OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1996-11-2645550142-165-35095JONES "21-A" #1MINIHAN OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1996-11-2645550042-165-35097JONES "21" #1MINIHAN OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1996-11-2645549942-165-35094JONES "21" #2MINIHAN OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1996-11-2545550342-165-35098JONES "21" #3MINIHAN OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1996-11-2245553242-165-34568ALAN #1DUNE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRENTR11,650
1996-11-2245071042-165-01596H & J SEC. 389 #1BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.RENTR11,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.