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
8
Operators (30d)
4
Latest Permit
2026-09-14
All Time
10,548
10,548 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-09-02 | 403078 | 42-165-34504 | ARCO FEE 198 #2 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 5,800 | |
| 1992-09-02 | 402865 | 42-165-34502 | LE CLAIRE #1 | BANAM CORP. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1992-08-31 | 402765 | 42-165-34501 | ALLEY "23" #1 | SAGE ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1992-08-31 | 402645 | 42-165-34500 | JONES #1X | OMAR OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1992-08-25 | 402605 | 42-165-10231 | WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #7540S | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | RENTR | 7,900 | |
| 1992-08-20 | 402482 | 42-165-34499 | NORTH RILEY UNIT #1055 | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1992-08-14 | 402171 | 42-165-02509 | FLANAGAN UNIT #54W | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | OTHER | 7,212 | |
| 1992-08-14 | 402170 | 42-165-02310 | FLANAGAN UNIT #27W | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | OTHER | 6,390 | |
| 1992-08-14 | 402169 | 42-165-02306 | FLANAGAN UNIT #26W | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | OTHER | 6,460 | |
| 1992-08-14 | 402168 | 42-165-02308 | FLANAGAN UNIT #25W | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | OTHER | 6,451 | |
| 1992-08-07 | 402134 | 42-165-34498 | ADAMS #2 | GIEBEL PETROLEUM LTD. | DRILL | 7,700 | |
| 1992-08-06 | 402097 | 42-165-34180 | DCB DOSS #1 | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | RECOMP | 5,700 | |
| 1992-08-04 | 401500 | 42-165-34497 | GRANBERRY #1 | AMERIND OIL COMPANY, LTD. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1992-08-03 | 401919 | 42-165-01768 | H & J "455" #1 | BAYTECH, INC. | RECOMP | 5,850 | |
| 1992-07-31 | 401767 | 42-165-34496 | BRANEX/AMERICAN #6 | PRIMERO OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 6,700 | |
| 1992-07-28 | 401630 | 42-165-34380 | SHEIK #1 | BROWN, H. L., JR. | RENTR | 7,400 | |
| 1992-07-28 | 401562 | 42-165-33684 | MARTIN "R" #1 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 12,915 | |
| 1992-07-17 | 400200 | 42-165-34492 | DAVERN #1 | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 1992-07-16 | 401134 | 42-165-34495 | DOSS 394 #1 | NEARBURG PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 1992-07-16 | 399522 | 42-165-34482 | DYER #1 | AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,700 | |
| 1992-07-15 | 401039 | 42-165-02349 | FOSTER PET. CORP. #6 | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | RECOMP | 7,380 | |
| 1992-07-01 | 400435 | 42-165-34493 | ROBERTSON, N. CLEARFORK #603 | MIDAMERICA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1992-07-01 | 400434 | 42-165-34494 | ROBERTSON, N. CLEARFORK #205 | MIDAMERICA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1992-06-30 | 398874 | 42-165-34176 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #7607 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | OTHER | 12,300 | |
| 1992-06-23 | 400181 | 42-165-10300 | WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #8616S | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | RENTR | 7,803 | |
| 1992-06-12 | 400068 | 42-165-34490 | ADAIR SE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #2WS | SNYDER OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,900 | |
| 1992-06-12 | 400067 | 42-165-34491 | ADAIR SE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1WS | SNYDER OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,900 | |
| 1992-06-10 | 399968 | 42-165-33302 | RIGGAN #1 | VOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC. | RENTR | 5,600 | |
| 1992-06-09 | 399174 | 42-165-34481 | CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1235 | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1992-06-09 | 399174 | 42-165-34481 | CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1235 | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1992-06-09 | 399173 | 42-165-34478 | CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1130 | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1992-06-09 | 399172 | 42-165-34479 | CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1236 | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1992-06-09 | 399170 | 42-165-34480 | CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1237 | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1992-06-08 | 399715 | 42-165-34489 | NORTH RILEY UNIT #1257 | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1992-06-08 | 399541 | 42-165-34487 | BRANEX/AMERICAN 'C' #2 | PRIMERO OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1992-05-29 | 399716 | 42-165-34488 | NORTH RILEY UNIT #1256 | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1992-05-22 | 399550 | 42-165-34486 | ADAIR SE (SAN ANDRES) #9R | SNYDER OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1992-05-22 | 399549 | 42-165-34483 | ADAIR SE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #38 | SNYDER OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1992-05-22 | 399548 | 42-165-34485 | ADAIR SE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #29R | SNYDER OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1992-05-22 | 399547 | 42-165-34484 | ADAIR SE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #6R | SNYDER OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1992-05-18 | 399157 | 42-165-02691 | ODC "F" LEASE #1 | FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,510 | |
| 1992-05-15 | 399175 | 42-165-30627 | ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #2W | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | OTHER | 4,850 | |
| 1992-05-12 | 398934 | 42-165-34394 | KERR #6 | SAGE ENERGY COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,260 | |
| 1992-05-07 | 398282 | 42-165-34466 | BRANEX/AMERICAN 'C' #1 | PRIMERO OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1992-05-06 | 398922 | 42-165-34477 | NORTH RILEY UNIT #1255 | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1992-04-27 | 398789 | 42-165-34476 | NORTH RILEY UNIT #1242 | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1992-04-27 | 398787 | 42-165-34475 | NORTH RILEY UNIT #1053 | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1992-04-27 | 398327 | 42-165-34469 | NORTH RILEY UNIT #1057 | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1992-04-27 | 398325 | 42-165-34471 | NORTH RILEY UNIT #1056 | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1992-04-23 | 398506 | 42-165-34474 | KERR #7 | SAGE ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 8,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.