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 37% 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
1996-02-0544444842-165-34832N.C.O. #1301RENDOVA OIL COMPANY, INC.RECOMP5,600
1996-02-0144418942-165-34945SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #5505RAMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1996-01-2944413942-165-34944JONES #1MINIHAN OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1996-01-2944413942-165-34944JONES #1MINIHAN OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL5,250
1996-01-2944365742-165-30161DENVER UNIT #6626SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,400
1996-01-2244396342-165-34943ARCO - MOBIL "A" #1TMBR/SHARP DRILLING, INC.DRILL12,500
1996-01-1944391442-165-33786FOSTER #16MERIDIAN OIL INC.RECOMP9,500
1996-01-1744365642-165-30372DENVER UNIT #7631SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,400
1996-01-1744365542-165-30181DENVER UNIT #7618SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,400
1996-01-1744364342-165-30172FOSTER, TOBE NCT-1 #12TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP11,350
1996-01-1144359042-165-00707DENVER UNIT #6702SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,400
1996-01-1144358942-165-00702DENVER UNIT #6705SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,400
1996-01-1144354842-165-02237SOUTH ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) U. #1408SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP5,710
1996-01-0944318042-165-34935COUNTY LINE #2FAGADAU ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,100
1996-01-0444340842-165-34939MONTROSE #2UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,800
1996-01-0444340842-165-34939MONTROSE #2UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,800
1996-01-0444340742-165-34940CALEDONIA #3UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,800
1996-01-0444340642-165-34941CALEDONIA #2UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,800
1996-01-0444339842-165-34938ODC/SAN ANDRES/UNIT #65WFINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL5,800
1995-12-2944331442-165-34937O. D. C. #2MILTEX OIL COMPANYDRILL5,700
1995-12-2944331342-165-34936O. D. C. #1MILTEX OIL COMPANYDRILL5,700
1995-12-2744296742-165-34931SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #101SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,300
1995-12-2744296542-165-34932SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #100SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,300
1995-12-2744296442-165-34933SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #102SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,300
1995-12-1944301042-165-34934NORMAN C #2OXY USA INC.DRILL13,900
1995-12-1344262142-165-01178NORTH RILEY UNIT #31WUNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIARECOMP7,300
1995-12-0644248342-165-34930MOBIL ARCO "B" #3REMUDA OPERATING COMPANYDRILL5,000
1995-12-0644240342-165-34929ASPEN-DUDLEY #1ASPEN EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL13,000
1995-12-0144243042-165-34928GRAY CSL #1REEF EXPLORATION, INC. (A-1)DRILL12,500
1995-11-2844225342-165-34516DENVER UNIT #6638SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,400
1995-11-2844225242-165-31880DENVER UNIT #7716SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,400
1995-11-2844225142-165-30205DENVER UNIT #6726SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,400
1995-11-2744207942-165-00732DENVER UNIT #7606SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,400
1995-11-2744207842-165-30206DENVER UNIT #6729SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,400
1995-11-2144195142-165-34927BLEVINS #3PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL8,000
1995-11-2144195142-165-34927BLEVINS #3PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL8,000
1995-11-1644190242-165-00212DENVER UNIT #9308WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,400
1995-11-1644190142-165-30169DENVER UNIT #6718SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,400
1995-11-1544183842-165-00727DENVER UNIT #7602SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,400
1995-11-1544183742-165-01385DENVER UNIT #6406SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,400
1995-11-1544183642-165-02365FLANAGAN UNIT #57SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP7,200
1995-11-1444192442-165-34926FLANAGAN #5UMC PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL6,200
1995-11-0944167042-165-34925ROBERTSON, J. B. #500TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL5,800
1995-11-0944164042-165-01689FLANAGAN UNIT #93WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP7,300
1995-11-0944163942-165-02361FLANAGAN UNIT #92WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP7,300
1995-11-0944163842-165-01425FLANAGAN UNIT #100WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP7,300
1995-11-0944163742-165-03248FLANAGAN UNIT #101WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP7,300
1995-11-0944163642-165-02776FLANAGAN UNIT #102WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP7,300
1995-11-0944163542-165-02775FLANAGAN UNIT #103WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP7,300
1995-11-0244151842-165-00675PROCTOR #10OXY USA INC.RECOMP11,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.