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
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-04-06 | 371864 | 42-165-34152 | WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #7414S | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1990-04-06 | 371863 | 42-165-34151 | WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #7625S | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1990-04-04 | 371727 | 42-165-34150 | WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #8613S | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1990-04-04 | 371726 | 42-165-34149 | WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #8533S | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1990-04-04 | 371725 | 42-165-34148 | WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #7626S | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1990-04-03 | 371724 | 42-165-34147 | WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #7413S | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1990-03-26 | 370982 | 42-165-03042 | TALIAFERRO, L. #1 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 9,100 | |
| 1990-03-26 | 369127 | 42-165-34136 | MCCONAL-CLARK #4 | CAPROCK OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1990-03-22 | 371168 | 42-165-34144 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #325 | OXY USA INC. | DRILL | 5,250 | |
| 1990-03-21 | 371172 | 42-165-34146 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #1506 | OXY USA INC. | DRILL | 6,400 | |
| 1990-03-21 | 371170 | 42-165-34145 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #1410 | OXY USA INC. | DRILL | 5,330 | |
| 1990-03-16 | 370775 | 42-165-33956 | ANDREWS #3 | ARCH PETROLEUM INC. | RECOMP | 4,800 | |
| 1990-03-12 | 370684 | 42-165-34142 | HANCOCK #1 | PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO. | DRILL | 7,800 | |
| 1990-03-09 | 370721 | 42-165-34143 | MOBIL-ARCO #1 | ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THE | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1990-03-05 | 370483 | 42-165-34141 | NORTH RILEY UNIT #129R | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | DRILL | 7,350 | |
| 1990-03-05 | 370481 | 42-165-34140 | NORTH RILEY UNIT #131R | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | DRILL | 7,350 | |
| 1990-03-05 | 370480 | 42-165-34139 | NORTH RILEY UNIT #143R | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | DRILL | 7,350 | |
| 1990-02-26 | 370317 | 42-165-34138 | NORTH RILEY UNIT #119R | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | DRILL | 7,100 | |
| 1990-02-23 | 370185 | 42-165-34137 | NORTH RILEY UNIT #273 | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | DRILL | 7,350 | |
| 1990-02-12 | 369608 | 42-165-34135 | COSTON, ROSA #8 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 7,220 | |
| 1990-01-29 | 369129 | 42-165-34134 | KEATING, PATRICK J. #1 | ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THE | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1990-01-23 | 368855 | 42-165-34133 | GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6524G | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1990-01-11 | 368260 | 42-165-34131 | SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #6027 | COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1990-01-11 | 368259 | 42-165-34130 | SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #1010 | COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1990-01-11 | 368258 | 42-165-34129 | SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #1011 | COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1990-01-10 | 368510 | 42-165-34132 | MCGUIRE #1 X | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1989-12-29 | 367891 | 42-165-34128 | DOUGHTY #1 | CRUMP PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,800 | |
| 1989-12-21 | 367787 | 42-165-34127 | ROBERTSON UNIT #64 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 6,800 | |
| 1989-12-19 | 367675 | 42-165-34126 | WEST WELCH UNIT #2205 | OXY USA INC. | DRILL | 5,025 | |
| 1989-12-14 | 367556 | 42-165-34125 | MCGOWEN #1 | PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1989-12-14 | 367401 | 42-165-34124 | FASKEN, A. ESTATE #A 1 | GIEBEL PETROLEUM LTD. | DRILL | 7,700 | |
| 1989-12-12 | 367395 | 42-165-34123 | TERRELL COUNTY SCHOOL LAND #1 | TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 13,100 | |
| 1989-12-08 | 367450 | 42-165-31397 | PETRO-LEWIS ARCO #1 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | RENTR | 11,670 | |
| 1989-12-07 | 367366 | 42-165-31269 | BOOKHOUT #1 | JASMAR OIL CO. | RENTR | 11,602 | |
| 1989-12-07 | 367365 | 42-165-31423 | SPARKS, J. C. #1 | JASMAR OIL CO. | RECOMP | 11,490 | |
| 1989-11-29 | 367018 | 42-165-34122 | WILCZEK, ANDREW #1 | TREND EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1989-11-29 | 366989 | 42-165-34121 | MORRISON #1 | COLUMBIA GAS DEVELOPMENT CORP. | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 1989-11-20 | 366545 | 42-165-34120 | BICE, SARAH E. "A" & "C" #9 | TEXACO PRODUCING INC. | DRILL | 4,900 | |
| 1989-11-20 | 366528 | 42-165-34119 | BICE, SARAH E."A" & "C" #10 | TEXACO PRODUCING INC. | DRILL | 4,900 | |
| 1989-11-15 | 363971 | 42-165-30305 | AMERICAN WAREHOUSE COMPANY #18 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 12,409 | |
| 1989-11-10 | 366273 | 42-165-34118 | H & J SEC. 385 #4 | FASKEN, BARBARA | DRILL | 5,750 | |
| 1989-11-09 | 366282 | 42-165-32794 | JONES ESTATE -376- #1R | MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION | RECOMP | 12,065 | |
| 1989-11-02 | 365941 | 42-165-34117 | REBECCA #1 | BROWN, TOM INC. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1989-10-24 | 365467 | 42-165-34116 | KELLY #1 | WACKER OIL INC. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1989-10-24 | 365467 | 42-165-34116 | KELLY #1 | V-F PETROLEUM INC. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1989-10-24 | 365462 | 42-165-02287 | ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #19 | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | RECOMP | 12,120 | |
| 1989-10-20 | 365191 | 42-165-34115 | CEDAR LAKE UNIT #523 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 4,950 | |
| 1989-10-20 | 365191 | 42-165-34115 | CEDAR LAKE UNIT #523 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 4,950 | |
| 1989-10-19 | 365193 | 42-165-34114 | AMERICAN WAREHOUSE COMPANY #21 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 4,950 | |
| 1989-10-19 | 365192 | 42-165-34113 | CEDAR LAKE UNIT #524 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 4,950 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.