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
1994-01-1142005542-165-01452MORGAN #1AMERICAN GAS STORAGE, L.P.RENTR3,500
1994-01-0641992842-165-34683JONES, E.H. 6 #2HALLWOOD PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,500
1994-01-0341981742-165-34682SAN SALVADOR "A" #1REMUDA OPERATING COMPANYDRILL5,000
1993-12-2941970242-165-33440UPTON #2VOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.OTHER5,900
1993-12-2841971542-165-34681SCHMITT, BISHOP #2DANTEX OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,000
1993-12-2841971542-165-34681BISHOP SCHMITT #2DANTEX OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,000
1993-12-2841971542-165-34681BISHOP SCHMITT #2DANTEX OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL9,000
1993-12-2741965342-165-34673DENVER UNIT #7720SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1993-12-2741965142-165-34680CEDAR LAKE #617AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1993-12-2741965042-165-34679CEDAR LAKE #616AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1993-12-2741965042-165-34679CEDAR LAKE UNIT #616AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1993-12-2741964942-165-34678CEDAR LAKE #613AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1993-12-2741964842-165-34677CEDAR LAKE #610AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1993-12-2741964742-165-34676CEDAR LAKE #609AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1993-12-2741964642-165-34675CEDAR LAKE #608AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1993-12-2741964542-165-34674CEDAR LAKE #603AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1993-12-2241402342-165-34613SPARKS "3" #3 ABROWN, H. L., JR.DRILL4,400
1993-12-2141945442-165-34672NORTH RILEY UNIT #236UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1993-12-2141945342-165-34671NORTH RILEY UNIT #1281UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1993-12-1741893542-165-34670NORTH RILEY UNIT #1283UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1993-12-0941803442-165-34669NIP "A" #1TEXLAND-RECTOR & SCHUMACHERDRILL6,750
1993-12-0641893442-165-34668NORTH RILEY UNIT #1285UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1993-12-0641882242-165-34667TRINITY UNIVERSITY "199" #4FASKEN, BARBARADRILL5,900
1993-11-3041859842-165-34666ROSSMAN, FRANCIS P. #1PATTON EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL10,800
1993-11-2341832842-165-34664SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #86SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1993-11-1941684942-165-34652EAST SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1504MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,800
1993-11-1641799442-165-31779CHILTON, J. P. #1 DTEXAS CRUDE OPERATOR, INC.RENTR12,404
1993-11-0941794542-165-34663SPARKS "3" #7BROWN, H. L., JR.DRILL7,400
1993-11-0941791842-165-34661ADAIR SE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #42SNYDER OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1993-11-0941791742-165-34660ADAIR SE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #41SNYDER OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1993-11-0941791642-165-34659ADAIR SE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #40SNYDER OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1993-11-0841791542-165-34662BRANEX/AMERICAN #11PRIMERO OPERATING, INC.DRILL6,650
1993-11-0541725542-165-34658PIERSON, WILLIAM ESTATE #20CROSS TIMBERS OPERATING COMPANYDRILL6,900
1993-11-0441777242-165-03018FLANAGAN UNIT #22SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,218
1993-11-0341768442-165-02471PIERSON, WILLIAM ESTATE #10CROSS TIMBERS OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP7,700
1993-11-0341725442-165-34657PIERSON, WILLIAM ESTATE #19CROSS TIMBERS OPERATING COMPANYDRILL6,900
1993-11-0141772542-165-34655RIGGAN "A" #3VOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,850
1993-11-0141772442-165-34656RIGGAN "A" #4VOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,850
1993-10-2841501442-165-34626FLANAGAN UNIT #201SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,350
1993-10-2841501442-165-34626FLANAGAN UNIT #201SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,350
1993-10-2041721342-165-34654MOBIL-ARCO "A" #2REMUDA OPERATING COMPANYDRILL5,000
1993-10-1841722142-165-34653MOBIL-ARCO #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,500
1993-10-1341692242-165-32025LINDOSS UNIT #16MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RENTR5,800
1993-10-1241647042-165-34650SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1518AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,672
1993-10-0541565442-165-34634FLANAGAN UNIT #181SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,350
1993-09-2941656742-165-34651MONCRIEF #1BRAHANEY DRILLING CO.DRILL5,100
1993-09-2941639342-165-34649SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #2229AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,625
1993-09-2941636942-165-34648SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #9031RAMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,672
1993-09-2841630742-165-34647SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3803RAMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1993-09-2741625142-165-34646WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #8538SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,900
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.