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
1990-06-2537475642-165-32280MAXEY #2WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.RENTR5,800
1990-06-2037357442-165-34167WHARTON UNIT #175TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL6,050
1990-06-2037357342-165-34169WHARTON UNIT #176TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL6,050
1990-06-2037357042-165-34170WHARTON UNIT #177TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL6,050
1990-06-1537435142-165-34178H & J SEC. 451 #23MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL6,400
1990-06-1537434942-165-34177H & J SEC. 127 "B" #24MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,700
1990-06-0737357142-165-34171NORTH RILEY UNIT #259UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1990-05-2937381942-165-34176ELFIN #1CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL12,400
1990-05-2937325942-165-34160PARMER C.S.L. #1UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.DRILL6,000
1990-05-2337356942-165-34172NORTH RILEY UNIT #260UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1990-05-2237360242-165-34168ROBERTSON UNIT #87TEXACO INC.DRILL6,800
1990-05-2237358142-165-34164ROBERTSON UNIT #89TEXACO INC.DRILL6,800
1990-05-2237358042-165-34165ROBERTSON UNIT #88TEXACO INC.DRILL6,800
1990-05-2237357942-165-34166ROBERTSON UNIT #86TEXACO INC.DRILL6,800
1990-05-0837308542-165-34159LOOP G.S.U. #1013AMERICAN GAS STORAGE CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1990-05-0837300042-165-00183JONES, E. H. 'A' #2AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP12,924
1990-05-0737298442-165-34158NORTH RILEY UNIT #258UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,613
1990-04-2737251442-165-33657FOSTER, TOBE #17SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYRECOMP9,231Y
1990-04-2737251442-165-33657FOSTER, TOBE #17SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYRECOMP9,231Y
1990-04-2637265942-165-34157CLARK ET AL #1ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THEDRILL10,000
1990-04-1937215042-165-34154UNIVERSITY "82" #1WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL5,800
1990-04-1737215542-165-34156COX "C" #1GIEBEL PETROLEUM LTD.DRILL7,700
1990-04-1737215442-165-34155STATE #3GIEBEL PETROLEUM LTD.DRILL7,700
1990-04-1237205842-165-34153TEXACO FEE #1NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP.DRILL9,800
1990-04-1137188542-165-34083ODC 273 #2PAGE ENERGYRECOMP11,500
1990-04-1137188542-165-34083ODC 273 #2PAGE ENERGYRECOMP11,500
1990-04-0637186442-165-34152WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #7414SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,000
1990-04-0637186342-165-34151WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #7625SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,000
1990-04-0437172742-165-34150WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #8613SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,000
1990-04-0437172642-165-34149WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #8533SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,000
1990-04-0437172542-165-34148WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #7626SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,000
1990-04-0337172442-165-34147WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #7413SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,000
1990-03-2637098242-165-03042TALIAFERRO, L. #1TEXACO INC.RECOMP9,100
1990-03-2636912742-165-34136MCCONAL-CLARK #4CAPROCK OPERATING, INC.DRILL5,000
1990-03-2237116842-165-34144WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #325OXY USA INC.DRILL5,250
1990-03-2137117242-165-34146WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #1506OXY USA INC.DRILL6,400
1990-03-2137117042-165-34145WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #1410OXY USA INC.DRILL5,330
1990-03-1637077542-165-33956ANDREWS #3ARCH PETROLEUM INC.RECOMP4,800
1990-03-1237068442-165-34142HANCOCK #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,800
1990-03-0937072142-165-34143MOBIL-ARCO #1ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THEDRILL11,000
1990-03-0537048342-165-34141NORTH RILEY UNIT #129RUNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1990-03-0537048142-165-34140NORTH RILEY UNIT #131RUNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1990-03-0537048042-165-34139NORTH RILEY UNIT #143RUNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1990-02-2637031742-165-34138NORTH RILEY UNIT #119RUNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,100
1990-02-2337018542-165-34137NORTH RILEY UNIT #273UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,350
1990-02-1236960842-165-34135COSTON, ROSA #8TEXACO INC.DRILL7,220
1990-01-2936912942-165-34134KEATING, PATRICK J. #1ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THEDRILL7,500
1990-01-2336885542-165-34133GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6524GSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,000
1990-01-1136826042-165-34131SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #6027COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,100
1990-01-1136825942-165-34130SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #1010COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,100
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.