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 120 permits in the past 12 months, one of 13 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

9

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-09-14

All Time

10,548

10,548 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
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
1995-11-0144147242-165-34924OLIVER "280" #1WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL12,000
1995-10-2744133242-165-34923SALES "A" #1PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.PDRILL11,800
1995-10-2344110242-165-34922ROBERTSON, DOROTHY #1YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANYDRILL6,000
1995-10-2344103742-165-34921ROBERTSON UNIT #94TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,400
1995-10-2344103742-165-34921ROBERTSON UNIT #94TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,400
1995-10-2044103542-165-34920ROBERTSON UNIT #84TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,350
1995-10-2044099042-165-34919THORNHILL A #2MCCLURE OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,800
1995-10-2044063842-165-32429FLANAGAN 'B' #4APACHE ENERGY RESOURCES CORP.RECOMP7,500
1995-10-1344084042-165-34918ROBERTSON UNIT #93TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,350
1995-10-1344078642-165-34917CHERRY EST. #2PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,800
1995-10-1044070742-165-31954JONES HEIRS "C" #5MYCO PETROLEUMRENTR9,900
1995-10-0944062742-165-02476PIERSON, WILLIAM ESTATE #15CROSS TIMBERS OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP6,460
1995-10-0944062542-165-31548DENVER UNIT #6822SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,171
1995-10-0644057742-165-30417JONES HEIRS "C" #3MYCO PETROLEUMRECOMP9,900
1995-10-0544059142-165-34916WASSON, A. L. "C" #10SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL3,300
1995-10-0544049642-165-02402JONES, E. H. 'B' #6CROSS TIMBERS OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP6,133
1995-09-2544009842-165-34915SOUTH ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) U. #1119SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,800
1995-09-2144006042-165-34914FLANAGAN 'B' #7APACHE ENERGY RESOURCES CORP.DRILL7,500
1995-09-2043996342-165-00864DENVER UNIT #7703SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,230
1995-09-0643958742-165-01684FLANAGAN UNIT #86WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP6,410
1995-09-0643958642-165-01685FLANAGAN UNIT #85WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP7,330
1995-09-0643958542-165-01687FLANAGAN UNIT #84WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP6,492
1995-09-0643958442-165-01683FLANAGAN UNIT #83WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP7,300
1995-09-0543957042-165-34913SCANLAN B #B3BRAHANEY DRILLING CO.DRILL5,000
1995-09-0543956942-165-34912SCANLAN B #B2BRAHANEY DRILLING CO.DRILL5,000
1995-08-2343925142-165-34911LAKE #3BRAHANEY DRILLING CO.DRILL5,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.