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

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-14

All Time

10,548

10,548 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH
1992-01-16	395941	42-165-34432	NORTH RILEY UNIT #1072	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,300
1992-01-16	395940	42-165-34431	NORTH RILEY UNIT #1071	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,300
1992-01-16	392783	42-165-34236	WHITESIDES, H. E. #2	ARCO OIL & GAS CO.	RECOMP	5,600
1992-01-14	392258	42-165-33442	JONES, E.H. ESTATE "A" #2A	AMIRMEX INC.	RECOMP	5,220
1992-01-09	395686	42-165-31803	TOM CAT #1	PLACID OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	13,850
1992-01-09	395612	42-165-34428	NORTH RILEY UNIT #1268	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1992-01-08	395378	42-165-34429	ROBERTSON, N. CLEARFORK #506	MIDAMERICA RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	7,500
1992-01-06	395358	42-165-31492	TEAGUE #1	BEACH EXPLORATION, INC.	RENTR	6,100
1991-12-30	395391	42-165-34427	HAMILTON, M M #4	EXXON CORP. - MIDLAND	DRILL	7,400
1991-12-30	395390	42-165-34426	HAMILTON, M M #3	EXXON CORP. - MIDLAND	DRILL	7,400
1991-12-30	395389	42-165-34425	HAMILTON, M M #2	EXXON CORP. - MIDLAND	DRILL	7,400
1991-12-30	395388	42-165-34424	SPARKS, T E #4	EXXON CORP. - MIDLAND	DRILL	7,400
1991-12-30	395387	42-165-34423	SPARKS, T E B #2	EXXON CORP. - MIDLAND	DRILL	7,400
1991-12-30	395386	42-165-34422	SPARKS, T E B #1	EXXON CORP. - MIDLAND	DRILL	7,400
1991-12-30	394271	42-165-02267	MOORE, M.A. (SA) #8	SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION	RECOMP	5,800
1991-12-27	395273	42-165-34421	NORTH RILEY UNIT #1252	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1991-12-23	393780	42-165-34409	SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #80	SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	7,200
1991-12-23	393780	42-165-34409	SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #80	SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	7,200
1991-12-23	393779	42-165-34408	SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #79	SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	7,200
1991-12-23	393779	42-165-34408	SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #79	SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	7,200
1991-12-23	393778	42-165-34407	SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #78	SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	7,200
1991-12-23	393777	42-165-34406	SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #77	SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	7,200
1991-12-19	395144	42-165-34420	SYCO UNIT #57	TEXACO E & P INC.	DRILL	7,717
1991-12-18	395143	42-165-34419	SYCO UNIT #79	TEXACO E & P INC.	DRILL	7,703
1991-12-18	395142	42-165-34418	SYCO UNIT #810	TEXACO E & P INC.	DRILL	7,710
1991-12-16	393514	42-165-34398	DENTON ET AL #1	AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	8,100
1991-12-16	393514	42-165-34398	DENTON ET AL #1	AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	7,674
1991-12-13	394773	42-165-34417	ARCO-MOBIL 185 #1	FASKEN, BARBARA	DRILL	5,800
1991-12-09	394563	42-165-34416	ROBERTSON/CLEARFORK/UNIT #7703	EXXON CORP.	DRILL	7,400
1991-12-02	394326	42-165-34415	NORTH RILEY UNIT #1243	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1991-11-26	394198	42-165-02441	FLANAGAN UNIT #10W	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	OTHER	7,257
1991-11-26	394197	42-165-02438	FLANAGAN UNIT #11W	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	OTHER	7,300
1991-11-26	394196	42-165-02364	FLANAGAN UNIT #47W	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	OTHER	7,227
1991-11-26	394194	42-165-02368	FLANAGAN UNIT #46W	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	OTHER	7,250
1991-11-26	394193	42-165-02290	FLANAGAN UNIT #31W	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	OTHER	7,218
1991-11-26	394192	42-165-02288	FLANAGAN UNIT #29W	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	OTHER	7,240
1991-11-26	394191	42-165-02371	FLANAGAN UNIT #67W	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	OTHER	7,250
1991-11-26	394190	42-165-01663	FLANAGAN UNIT #51W	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	OTHER	7,265
1991-11-26	394189	42-165-02358	FLANAGAN UNIT #48W	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	OTHER	7,239
1991-11-26	394188	42-165-01711	FLANAGAN UNIT #70W	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	OTHER	7,263
1991-11-26	394187	42-165-02440	FLANAGAN UNIT #9W	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	OTHER	7,262
1991-11-26	394186	42-165-02369	FLANAGAN UNIT #68W	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	OTHER	7,250
1991-11-25	394267	42-165-34414	ODC 61 #1	MCCLURE OIL COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	5,800
1991-11-22	393816	42-165-34412	SYCO UNIT #75	TEXACO E & P INC.	DRILL	7,670
1991-11-22	393815	42-165-34410	SYCO UNIT #55	TEXACO E & P INC.	DRILL	7,735
1991-11-22	393814	42-165-34411	SYCO UNIT #35	TEXACO E & P INC.	DRILL	7,678
1991-11-21	394288	42-165-34413	NORTHRUP #1	V-F PETROLEUM INC.	DRILL	8,700
1991-11-15	392226	42-165-34389	LOOP STORAGE FIELD #1	WESTAR TRANSMISSION COMPANY	DRILL	550
1991-11-06	393566	42-165-34405	ROBERTSON/CLEARFORK/UNIT #6403	EXXON CORP. - MIDLAND	DRILL	7,400
1991-11-06	393565	42-165-34404	ROBERTSON/CLEARFORK/UNIT #6503	EXXON CORP. - MIDLAND	DRILL	7,400

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.