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
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1990-11-2037962542-165-34258NORTH RILEY UNIT #307UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1990-11-2037962442-165-34257NORTH RILEY UNIT #288UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1990-11-2037962442-165-34257NORTH RILEY UNIT #288UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1990-11-2037962342-165-34256NORTH RILEY UNIT #347UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1990-11-2037962342-165-34256NORTH RILEY UNIT #347UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1990-11-2037962242-165-34255NORTH RILEY UNIT #265UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1990-11-2037962242-165-34255NORTH RILEY UNIT #265UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1990-11-2037962142-165-34254NORTH RILEY UNIT #327UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1990-11-2037962042-165-34253NORTH RILEY UNIT #308UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1990-11-2037962042-165-34253NORTH RILEY UNIT #308UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1990-11-1538093542-165-01695JONES, E. H. "A" #1HENDRIX, JOHN H. CORP.RENTR8,900
1990-11-0938076242-165-30181DENVER UNIT #7618SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,600
1990-11-0938075942-165-30192DENVER UNIT #6633SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,600
1990-11-0938075742-165-30210DENVER UNIT #6725SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,600
1990-11-0538042442-165-00728DENVER UNIT #7636SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,600
1990-11-0538042342-165-00549DENVER UNIT #7540SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,600
1990-11-0538042342-165-00549DENVER UNIT #7541SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,600
1990-11-0538042342-165-00549DENVER UNIT #7541SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP7,580
1990-11-0238000742-165-34278ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6601EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1990-11-0238000742-165-34278ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6601EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1990-11-0238000542-165-34276ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #5301EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1990-10-3138045642-165-34279BECK #1UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL8,100
1990-10-3138045642-165-34279BECK #1UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL8,297
1990-10-3137998242-165-34277CEDAR LAKE UNIT #531AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-3137998142-165-34275CEDAR LAKE UNIT #525AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-3137998042-165-34274CEDAR LAKE UNIT #535AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-3137997942-165-34273CEDAR LAKE UNIT #539AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-3137997842-165-34272CEDAR LAKE UNIT #540AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-3137968242-165-34266RUSSELL (7000 CLEARFORK) UNIT #310MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL8,200
1990-10-3038000942-165-34271ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6501EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1990-10-3037986042-165-34268OLIVER #1093RCHAMPLIN EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL13,200
1990-10-3037986042-165-34268OLIVER #1093RCHAMPLIN EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL13,200
1990-10-2538008842-165-34270WHARTON UNIT #75ATEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL6,050
1990-10-2537960942-165-34246CEDAR LAKE UNIT #530AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-2237961942-165-34263CEDAR LAKE UNIT #543AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-2237961842-165-34262CEDAR LAKE UNIT #537AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-2237961742-165-34252CEDAR LAKE UNIT #536AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-2237961642-165-34265CEDAR LAKE UNIT #538AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-2237961542-165-34264CEDAR LAKE UNIT #541AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-2237961442-165-34251CEDAR LAKE UNIT #542AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-2237961342-165-34250CEDAR LAKE UNIT #526AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-2237961242-165-34249CEDAR LAKE UNIT #527AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-2237961142-165-34248CEDAR LAKE UNIT #529AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-2237961042-165-34247CEDAR LAKE UNIT #532AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-2237960842-165-34245CEDAR LAKE UNIT #533AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-2237940242-165-34242WELLS "11" #1SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL8,000
1990-10-1637954742-165-34243CEDAR LAKE UNIT #534AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-1637954642-165-34244CEDAR LAKE UNIT #528AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-10-1537906442-165-34236WHITESIDES, H. E. #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,650
1990-10-1537828742-165-34219NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3317FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL7,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.