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
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
1995-08-1843907942-165-00167NORMAN A #2OXY USA INC.RECOMP14,000
1995-08-1843900642-165-37735SANTA FE '139' #1WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL14,500
1995-08-1643874742-165-34821SCHMITT, BISHOP #1MILTEX OIL COMPANYFLD-XFR8,600
1995-08-1543885042-165-34909BRUMFIELD, JOSEPH A. #1ANSCHUTZ EXPLORATION CORPORATIONDRILL7,925
1995-08-1143839642-165-02477PIERSON, WILLIAM ESTATE #16CROSS TIMBERS OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP6,290
1995-08-0943866242-165-34908JONES RANCH #1BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL11,350
1995-08-0943856342-165-34905ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1306RAMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1995-08-0943856142-165-34906ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1202RAMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1995-08-0943856042-165-34907ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #2208IAMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1995-08-0743856242-165-33266LEAVERTON SEC. 458 #7MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP6,900
1995-08-0743855942-165-32937LEAVERTON SEC. 458 #6MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP6,900
1995-08-0443847342-165-34900MONTROSE #1UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,680
1995-08-0443847242-165-34902SOMERLED #2UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,680
1995-08-0443847142-165-34901SOMERLED #1UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,680
1995-08-0443847042-165-34903BRAEMAR #2UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,680
1995-08-0443846942-165-34904BRAEMAR #1UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL4,680
1995-08-0443779642-165-34892SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #6036COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,150
1995-08-0443779542-165-34891SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #6037COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,150
1995-08-0343826842-165-33372PIERSON, WILLIAM ESTATE #22CROSS TIMBERS OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP7,325
1995-08-0243839942-165-34898FLANAGAN 'B' #5APACHE ENERGY RESOURCES CORP.DRILL7,100
1995-08-0243839942-165-34898FLANAGAN 'B' #5APACHE ENERGY RESOURCES CORP.DRILL7,500
1995-08-0243839842-165-34899FLANAGAN 'B' #6APACHE ENERGY RESOURCES CORP.DRILL7,100
1995-08-0243839842-165-34899FLANAGAN 'B' #6APACHE ENERGY RESOURCES CORP.DRILL7,500
1995-08-0143836742-165-34897DENVER UNIT #6833SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.