Gaines County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Gaines County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-20.

Gaines County permitting is running 21 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (64 total, up 21% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. OXY USA INC. leads with 127 permits in the past 12 months, one of 11 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-20

All Time

10,520

10,520 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2020-02-19	861966	42-165-38811	SYCO UNIT #45	SABINAL ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,500
2020-02-19	860859	42-165-38803	CEDAR LAKE UNIT #721HZ	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,500	Y
2020-02-14	861808	42-165-38810	SYCO UNIT #61	SABINAL ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,400
2020-01-30	861406	42-165-38807	SYCO UNIT #58	SABINAL ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,600
2020-01-30	861376	42-165-38806	DENVER UNIT #5430	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,800
2020-01-30	861369	42-165-38809	SYCO UNIT #26	SABINAL ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,600
2020-01-29	861336	42-165-38805	SYCO UNIT #36	SABINAL ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,458
2020-01-27	861123	42-165-34673	DENVER UNIT #7720	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	RECOMP	5,600
2020-01-27	861120	42-165-33238	DENVER UNIT #7719	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	RECOMP	5,600
2020-01-27	861119	42-165-31876	DENVER UNIT #7717	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	RECOMP	5,600
2020-01-23	860896	42-165-38804	EL JEFE #1H	PRESTIGE EXPLORATION, INC.	DRILL	13,250	Y
2020-01-23	860896	42-165-38804	EL JEFE #1	PRESTIGE EXPLORATION, INC.	DRILL	13,400
2020-01-23	860896	42-165-38804	EL JEFE #1	PRESTIGE EXPLORATION, INC.	DRILL	13,400
2019-12-20	859504	42-165-38800	NORTH WIND UNIT #2H	CGS OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-12-20	859504	42-165-38800	NORTH WIND UNIT #2H	CGS OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-12-19	860042	42-165-34908	JONES RANCH #1H	FUSSELMAN RESOURCES LLC	RECOMP	11,250	Y
2019-12-17	859917	42-165-31365	SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3210	OXY USA INC.	RECOMP	6,000
2019-12-06	859617	42-165-38802	SINAI #2	TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.	DRILL	5,000
2019-12-06	859617	42-165-38802	SINAI #2	TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.	DRILL	5,350
2019-12-04	859503	42-165-38799	NORTH WIND UNIT #1H	CGS OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-12-03	859553	42-165-38801	BRANEX AMERICAN #27	TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.	DRILL	6,900
2019-11-19	859109	42-165-36023	JONES '11' #2H	FUSSELMAN RESOURCES LLC	RECOMP	11,600	Y
2019-11-12	858838	42-165-38798	BARRACUDA 1312 #4H	FORTUNA RESOURCES DVLPMENT, LLC	DRILL	6,000	Y
2019-10-31	858503	42-165-38797	JASPER #101	TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.	DRILL	4,800
2019-10-31	858259	42-165-35988	JONES RANCH 11 #1H	FUSSELMAN RESOURCES LLC	RECOMP	11,250	Y
2019-09-30	857505	42-165-38796	PATRIOT A #4H	JOINT RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	5,900	Y
2019-09-30	857505	42-165-38796	PATRIOT A #4H	JOINT RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	5,900	Y
2019-09-27	857386	42-165-37802	WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #210	OXY USA WTP LP	RECOMP	6,000
2019-09-27	857383	42-165-34204	WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #207	OXY USA WTP LP	RECOMP	5,800
2019-09-26	857385	42-165-37801	WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #209	OXY USA WTP LP	RECOMP	6,000
2019-09-26	857382	42-165-00643	WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #202	OXY USA WTP LP	RECOMP	5,800
2019-09-24	857247	42-165-38795	LAREDO A #3H	JOINT RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	5,900	Y
2019-09-24	857247	42-165-38795	LAREDO A #3H	JOINT RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	5,900	Y
2019-09-17	857068	42-165-38794	GARVER-ALEXANDER 84 #1H	RELIANCE ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	5,800	Y
2019-09-17	856196	42-165-34323	PALMER #1231H	SABINAL ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,000	Y
2019-09-05	854777	42-165-38787	SYCO UNIT #56	SABINAL ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,400
2019-09-04	855740	42-165-32600	WHARTON UNIT #134H	SABINAL ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,200	Y
2019-08-30	855732	42-165-32526	WHARTON UNIT #116H	SABINAL ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,200	Y
2019-08-29	855764	42-165-32666	WHARTON UNIT #140H	SABINAL ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,200	Y
2019-08-21	856417	42-165-38793	BROWN #301H	STRAND ENERGY, L.C.	DRILL	8,000	Y
2019-08-19	856281	42-165-32452	ROBERTSON UNIT #62	SABINAL ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,800
2019-08-16	856280	42-165-32381	ROBERTSON UNIT #52	SABINAL ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	7,800
2019-08-15	856253	42-165-38792	MICANOPY '1' #3	LONE TREE ENVIRO SYSTEMS LLC	DRILL	3,200
2019-08-13	856058	42-165-38791	HEP17 #01	HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS-OP, L.P.	DRILL	610
2019-08-07	854783	42-165-38789	SYCO UNIT #78	SABINAL ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,400
2019-08-06	855887	42-165-31835	WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #620	OXY USA WTP LP	RECOMP	5,800
2019-07-18	854781	42-165-38788	SYCO UNIT #11	SABINAL ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	4,900
2019-07-18	854781	42-165-38788	SYCO UNIT #11	SABINAL ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	7,400
2019-07-10	854923	42-165-30392	WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #708W	OXY USA WTP LP	RECOMP	5,900
2019-06-28	854668	42-165-38786	SEMINOLE 123 #1H	CH4 ENERGY SIX, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y

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