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
1991-07-3039038442-165-33837CEDAR LAKE UNIT #501AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP5,100Y
1991-07-3039038342-165-33774CEDAR LAKE UNIT #473AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP5,100Y
1991-07-3039038242-165-33688CEDAR LAKE UNIT #403AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP5,100Y
1991-07-3039031842-165-34372CARPENTER "B" #1WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL5,600
1991-07-3039031842-165-34372CARPENTER "B" #1WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL5,600
1991-07-2439016642-165-34371EAST SEMINOLE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1102AWMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,800
1991-07-2439016542-165-34370EAST SEMINOLE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #507WMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,800
1991-07-2339006942-165-34369KERR #4SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL8,000
1991-07-1538980842-165-34368AMERICAN BASS #1AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL5,200
1991-07-0538949642-165-01693FLANAGAN UNIT #90SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER6,481
1991-07-0538949642-165-01693FLANAGAN UNIT #90SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,250
1991-07-0538949542-165-02292FLANAGAN UNIT #16SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER6,455
1991-07-0538949542-165-02292FLANAGAN UNIT #16SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,250
1991-07-0538949442-165-02298FLANAGAN UNIT #18SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER6,500
1991-07-0538949342-165-02295FLANAGAN UNIT #19SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,220
1991-07-0538949242-165-02296FLANAGAN UNIT #20SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER6,400
1991-07-0538949242-165-02296FLANAGAN UNIT #20SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,250
1991-07-0538949142-165-03018FLANAGAN UNIT #22SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,218
1991-07-0538949042-165-10297FLANAGAN UNIT #74SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,242
1991-07-0538948542-165-01690FLANAGAN UNIT #88SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER6,470
1991-07-0538948542-165-01690FLANAGAN UNIT #88SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,250
1991-07-0538948442-165-01691FLANAGAN UNIT #89SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER6,470
1991-07-0538948442-165-01691FLANAGAN UNIT #89SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,250
1991-07-0538948442-165-01691FLANAGAN UNIT #89SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,290
1991-07-0238956542-165-34367NORTH RILEY UNIT #149RUNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1991-06-2438928842-165-34364NORTH RILEY UNIT #1254UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1991-06-2438928742-165-34365NORTH RILEY UNIT #1304UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1991-06-1238884642-165-00674PROCTOR #9OXY USA INC.RECOMP12,585
1991-06-0738849342-165-34363SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #76SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1991-06-0738849242-165-34362SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #75SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1991-06-0738805942-165-34359BRANEX/AMERICAN #1PRIMERO OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,200
1991-06-0438839542-165-34360CRUMP EST. "C" #2PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL4,800
1991-05-3038846542-165-34361NORTH RILEY UNIT #1300UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1991-05-2438811242-165-34356BUTCHEE, C.D. #2WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL13,085
1991-05-2138806542-165-01692FLANAGAN UNIT #91SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER6,509
1991-05-2138806542-165-01692FLANAGAN UNIT #91SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,250
1991-05-1338758642-165-01682FLANAGAN UNIT #105WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER6,483
1991-05-1338756342-165-31799JENKINS, SAM C. #5EXXON CORP.RECOMP7,700
1991-05-1038777542-165-34358ROBERTSON UNIT (UPPER & LOWER) #505MIDAMERICA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL7,500
1991-05-1038777442-165-34357SPARKS SAM L. #1MIDAMERICA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL7,500
1991-05-0838759642-165-02593FLANAGAN UNIT #60SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,260
1991-05-0838759542-165-01678FLANAGAN UNIT #24WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER6,630
1991-05-0838759442-165-01694FLANAGAN UNIT #35WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,493
1991-05-0838759342-165-02362FLANAGAN UNIT #37SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER6,443
1991-05-0838759342-165-02362FLANAGAN UNIT #37SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,250
1991-05-0838759242-165-02359FLANAGAN UNIT #38SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,228
1991-05-0838759142-165-02356FLANAGAN UNIT #39SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,227
1991-05-0838759042-165-02365FLANAGAN UNIT #57SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER6,460
1991-05-0838759042-165-02365FLANAGAN UNIT #57SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,250
1991-05-0838758942-165-02363FLANAGAN UNIT #59SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.OTHER7,250
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.