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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
1992-11-0440564942-165-34524LOOP G.S.U. #1028GCAMERICAN GAS STORAGE, L.P.DRILL3,300
1992-11-0440564942-165-34524LOOP G.S.U. #1028GCAMERICAN GAS STORAGE, L.P.DRILL3,300
1992-11-0440564742-165-34523LOOP G.S.U. #1128GCAMERICAN GAS STORAGE, L.P.DRILL3,300
1992-11-0440564742-165-34523LOOP G.S.U. #1128GCAMERICAN GAS STORAGE, L.P.DRILL3,300
1992-11-0240552642-165-34522NORTH RILEY UNIT #1025UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1992-10-2940540242-165-34521HIGGINBOTHAM "456" #1BAYTECH, INC.DRILL5,200
1992-10-2640515242-165-34520ODC - 93 #1WESTERN CHIEF OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL5,500
1992-10-2640490442-165-02495CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1107WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP7,200
1992-10-2040352542-165-34515WOLFE "20" #1WESTERN RESERVES OIL COMPANY INCDRILL7,800
1992-10-1240427042-165-34518RIGGAN #2VOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,600
1992-10-0840446142-165-34519ODC #1WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL5,700
1992-09-3040397042-165-34517JONES #1ST. CLAIR ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL11,300
1992-09-2940377042-165-34516DENVER UNIT #6638SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,190
1992-09-2440373142-165-34514BRANEX/AMERICAN #7PRIMERO OPERATING, INC.DRILL10,000
1992-09-2440373142-165-34514BRANEX/AMERICAN #7PRIMERO OPERATING, INC.DRILL6,700
1992-09-2440371142-165-34513SPARKS "3" #3BROWN, H. L., JR.DRILL7,500
1992-09-2440371142-165-34513SPARKS "3" #3BROWN, H. L., JR.DRILL7,500
1992-09-2140353842-165-34510NORTH RILEY UNIT #1067UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1992-09-1840365242-165-34512H & J 185 #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,850
1992-09-1840365142-165-34511ARCO FEE 198 #3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,850
1992-09-1540339442-165-34509DENTON #2AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL6,500
1992-09-1040328142-165-34508NORTH RILEY UNIT #1069UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1992-09-1040328042-165-34507NORTH RILEY UNIT #1068UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1992-09-0940316842-165-34506SPARKS B, T E #4EXXON CORP.DRILL7,400
1992-09-0940316742-165-34505SPARKS B, T E #3EXXON CORP.DRILL7,400
1992-09-0440276642-165-34503MERRY #3PLAINS PETROLEUM OPERATING CO.DRILL4,700
1992-09-0240307842-165-34504ARCO FEE 198 #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,800
1992-09-0240286542-165-34502LE CLAIRE #1BANAM CORP.DRILL5,000
1992-08-3140276542-165-34501ALLEY "23" #1SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL8,000
1992-08-3140264542-165-34500JONES #1XOMAR OPERATING COMPANYDRILL3,500
1992-08-2540260542-165-10231WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #7540SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RENTR7,900
1992-08-2040248242-165-34499NORTH RILEY UNIT #1055UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1992-08-1440217142-165-02509FLANAGAN UNIT #54WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,212
1992-08-1440217042-165-02310FLANAGAN UNIT #27WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER6,390
1992-08-1440216942-165-02306FLANAGAN UNIT #26WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER6,460
1992-08-1440216842-165-02308FLANAGAN UNIT #25WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER6,451
1992-08-0740213442-165-34498ADAMS #2GIEBEL PETROLEUM LTD.DRILL7,700
1992-08-0640209742-165-34180DCB DOSS #1MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP5,700
1992-08-0440150042-165-34497GRANBERRY #1AMERIND OIL COMPANY, LTD.DRILL6,000
1992-08-0340191942-165-01768H & J "455" #1BAYTECH, INC.RECOMP5,850
1992-07-3140176742-165-34496BRANEX/AMERICAN #6PRIMERO OPERATING, INC.DRILL6,700
1992-07-2840163042-165-34380SHEIK #1BROWN, H. L., JR.RENTR7,400
1992-07-2840156242-165-33684MARTIN "R" #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYRECOMP12,915
1992-07-1740020042-165-34492DAVERN #1UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL8,100
1992-07-1640113442-165-34495DOSS 394 #1NEARBURG PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL13,500
1992-07-1639952242-165-34482DYER #1AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL6,700
1992-07-1540103942-165-02349FOSTER PET. CORP. #6SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP7,380
1992-07-0140043542-165-34493ROBERTSON, N. CLEARFORK #603MIDAMERICA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL7,500
1992-07-0140043442-165-34494ROBERTSON, N. CLEARFORK #205MIDAMERICA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL7,500
1992-06-3039887442-165-34176SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #7607AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONOTHER12,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.