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
1997-01-1745749942-165-35115O.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
1996-11-2045531142-165-35091RILEY, JAMES B. #3SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL7,350
1996-11-2045530942-165-35090CHERRY ESTATE - A #1BLANCO OIL CO.DRILL7,800
1996-11-2045530742-165-35092BRUMFIELD, J. A. #2AVRA OIL COMPANYDRILL7,000
1996-11-2045529642-165-35093JONES RANCH #3BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL9,600
1996-11-2045526842-165-35088JONES "8-1" #1MINIHAN OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1996-11-2045526842-165-35088JONES 1-8 #1HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.DRILL3,500
1996-11-2045526742-165-35089JONES "8-1" #2MINIHAN OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1996-11-2045526742-165-35089JONES 1-8 #2HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.DRILL3,500
1996-11-1545502042-165-35086HANCOCK #4PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,800
1996-11-1545419642-165-35080NORTHCUTT, CASSANDRA #1ARCO PERMIANDRILL11,800
1996-11-1445508942-165-35087JONES "3" #4MINIHAN OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1996-11-0845484042-165-35084ARCO "185" NO. 1 #1FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL6,000
1996-11-0745487542-165-35085TWISTER #1APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL10,600
1996-11-0445470342-165-35083H & J "221" #1ARCO PERMIANDRILL12,400
1996-11-0445467842-165-35082TRACY, JOHN "485" #1TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL5,500
1996-11-0445467842-165-35082YAHN, EDMOND J. '465' #2HTEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,700Y
1996-10-2945412642-165-35078JONES "460" #2BUTLER, KEVIN O. & ASSOC., INC.DRILL7,900
1996-10-2945412542-165-35077JONES "490" #2BUTLER, KEVIN O. & ASSOC., INC.DRILL7,900
1996-10-2545412742-165-35079JONES "490" #1BUTLER, KEVIN O. & ASSOC., INC.DRILL7,900
1996-10-2445422242-165-35081DOSS #1SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL4,800
1996-10-2245405342-165-35076BRAEMAR #3UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,800
1996-10-2145399942-165-35075ANCELL, J.M. "11" #1TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL13,500
1996-10-1845391642-165-35071NORTH RILEY UNIT #318UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1996-10-1845391542-165-35070NORTH RILEY UNIT #1273UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1996-10-1745397342-165-35072JONES "24" #3MINIHAN OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1996-10-1745397242-165-35073JONES "24" #2MINIHAN OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.