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

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-29

All Time

10,524

10,524 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
1990-12-14	382131	42-165-34289	CRUMP EST. "A" #6	PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.	DRILL	4,800
1990-12-13	382220	42-165-01463	FLANAGAN UNIT #77	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	OTHER	7,242
1990-12-12	381958	42-165-34121	MORRISON #1	COLUMBIA GAS DEVELOPMENT CORP.	RECOMP	12,000
1990-12-12	381843	42-165-34286	MANN, S. F. #7	TEXACO PRODUCING INC.	DRILL	6,600
1990-12-12	381843	42-165-34286	MANN, S. F. #7	TEXACO PRODUCING INC.	DRILL	6,600
1990-12-12	381695	42-165-30536	COTTON LINDSEY #1	V-F PETROLEUM INC.	RENTR	8,000
1990-12-12	381695	42-165-30536	COTTON LINDSEY #1	V-F PETROLEUM INC.	RENTR	8,000
1990-12-12	380945	42-165-34281	SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #73	SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	7,200
1990-12-11	382202	42-165-33617	FLANAGAN UNIT #112	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	OTHER	6,860
1990-12-10	381778	42-165-34287	HANCOCK #3	PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.	DRILL	7,800
1990-12-10	375290	42-165-34180	DOSS LEASE #1	DCB OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	5,700
1990-12-04	381919	42-165-34288	NORTH RILEY UNIT #79 R	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-12-04	380756	42-165-34280	WESCOTT STRAWN UNIT #20	ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP.	DRILL	13,000
1990-11-30	378516	42-165-34237	HARRIS QUEEN UNIT #1602	THOMPSON, J. CLEO	DRILL	4,200
1990-11-29	381506	42-165-32409	FOSTER, TOBE NCT-2 #5A	TEXACO INC.	RECOMP	9,230	Y
1990-11-28	381619	42-165-34285	YOUNG, ARLEE #1 Q	FOSTER, RANDALL R.	DRILL	6,300
1990-11-26	381543	42-165-34284	NORTH RILEY UNIT #345	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-26	381542	42-165-34283	NORTH RILEY UNIT #344	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-26	381541	42-165-34282	NORTH RILEY UNIT #150	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-20	379628	42-165-34261	NORTH RILEY UNIT #368	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-20	379628	42-165-34261	NORTH RILEY UNIT #368	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-20	379627	42-165-34260	NORTH RILEY UNIT #360	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-20	379627	42-165-34260	NORTH RILEY UNIT #360	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-20	379626	42-165-34259	NORTH RILEY UNIT #350	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-20	379626	42-165-34259	NORTH RILEY UNIT #350	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-20	379625	42-165-34258	NORTH RILEY UNIT #307	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-20	379625	42-165-34258	NORTH RILEY UNIT #307	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-20	379624	42-165-34257	NORTH RILEY UNIT #288	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-20	379624	42-165-34257	NORTH RILEY UNIT #288	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-20	379623	42-165-34256	NORTH RILEY UNIT #347	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-20	379623	42-165-34256	NORTH RILEY UNIT #347	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-20	379622	42-165-34255	NORTH RILEY UNIT #265	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-20	379622	42-165-34255	NORTH RILEY UNIT #265	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-20	379621	42-165-34254	NORTH RILEY UNIT #327	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-20	379620	42-165-34253	NORTH RILEY UNIT #308	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-20	379620	42-165-34253	NORTH RILEY UNIT #308	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	7,350
1990-11-15	380935	42-165-01695	JONES, E. H. "A" #1	HENDRIX, JOHN H. CORP.	RENTR	8,900
1990-11-09	380762	42-165-30181	DENVER UNIT #7618	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	DRILL	5,600
1990-11-09	380759	42-165-30192	DENVER UNIT #6633	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	DRILL	5,600
1990-11-09	380757	42-165-30210	DENVER UNIT #6725	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	DRILL	5,600
1990-11-05	380424	42-165-00728	DENVER UNIT #7636	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	RECOMP	5,600
1990-11-05	380423	42-165-00549	DENVER UNIT #7540	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	RECOMP	5,600
1990-11-05	380423	42-165-00549	DENVER UNIT #7541	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	RECOMP	5,600
1990-11-05	380423	42-165-00549	DENVER UNIT #7541	SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.	RECOMP	7,580
1990-11-02	380007	42-165-34278	ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6601	EXXON CORP.	DRILL	7,200
1990-11-02	380007	42-165-34278	ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6601	EXXON CORP.	DRILL	7,200
1990-11-02	380005	42-165-34276	ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #5301	EXXON CORP.	DRILL	7,200
1990-10-31	380456	42-165-34279	BECK #1	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	8,100
1990-10-31	380456	42-165-34279	BECK #1	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	8,297
1990-10-31	379982	42-165-34277	CEDAR LAKE UNIT #531	AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	5,100

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