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
1990-01-1136825842-165-34129SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #1011COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,100
1990-01-1036851042-165-34132MCGUIRE #1 XSAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL12,500
1989-12-2936789142-165-34128DOUGHTY #1CRUMP PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,800
1989-12-2136778742-165-34127ROBERTSON UNIT #64TEXACO INC.DRILL6,800
1989-12-1936767542-165-34126WEST WELCH UNIT #2205OXY USA INC.DRILL5,025
1989-12-1436755642-165-34125MCGOWEN #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL8,000
1989-12-1436740142-165-34124FASKEN, A. ESTATE #A 1GIEBEL PETROLEUM LTD.DRILL7,700
1989-12-1236739542-165-34123TERRELL COUNTY SCHOOL LAND #1TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL13,100
1989-12-0836745042-165-31397PETRO-LEWIS ARCO #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RENTR11,670
1989-12-0736736642-165-31269BOOKHOUT #1JASMAR OIL CO.RENTR11,602
1989-12-0736736542-165-31423SPARKS, J. C. #1JASMAR OIL CO.RECOMP11,490
1989-11-2936701842-165-34122WILCZEK, ANDREW #1TREND EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC.DRILL11,000
1989-11-2936698942-165-34121MORRISON #1COLUMBIA GAS DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL13,500
1989-11-2036654542-165-34120BICE, SARAH E. "A" & "C" #9TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL4,900
1989-11-2036652842-165-34119BICE, SARAH E."A" & "C" #10TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL4,900
1989-11-1536397142-165-30305AMERICAN WAREHOUSE COMPANY #18AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP12,409
1989-11-1036627342-165-34118H & J SEC. 385 #4FASKEN, BARBARADRILL5,750
1989-11-0936628242-165-32794JONES ESTATE -376- #1RMITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP12,065
1989-11-0236594142-165-34117REBECCA #1BROWN, TOM INC.DRILL6,000
1989-10-2436546742-165-34116KELLY #1WACKER OIL INC.DRILL9,000
1989-10-2436546742-165-34116KELLY #1V-F PETROLEUM INC.DRILL9,000
1989-10-2436546242-165-02287ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #19SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP12,120
1989-10-2036519142-165-34115CEDAR LAKE UNIT #523AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1989-10-2036519142-165-34115CEDAR LAKE UNIT #523AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1989-10-1936519342-165-34114AMERICAN WAREHOUSE COMPANY #21AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1989-10-1936519242-165-34113CEDAR LAKE UNIT #524AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1989-10-1636497642-165-34107SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #804MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,800
1989-10-1636497442-165-34106SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #405MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,800
1989-10-1636497142-165-34105SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1402MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,800
1989-10-1636496942-165-34104SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #805MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,800
1989-10-1636496742-165-34112SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #304MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,800
1989-10-1336498142-165-34111SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #302MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,800
1989-10-1336497842-165-34109SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #902MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,800
1989-10-1336497842-165-34109SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #902MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,800
1989-10-1336492342-165-34110SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1110MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,800
1989-10-1236498042-165-34108SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #303MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,800
1989-10-0536432642-165-34102SCANLAN FOUNDATION #1WACKER OIL INC.DRILL12,600
1989-10-0336465242-165-34103KERR #1SAGE ENERGY COMPANYDRILL8,800
1989-09-2836421042-165-34101RECTIFIER #252CPEL PASO NATURAL GAS CO.DRILL560
1989-09-1936408242-165-00178JONES, E. H. "A" #1AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP11,635
1989-09-1936404042-165-34100NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #907FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL7,350
1989-09-1836399542-165-34099MARKHAM #2ARCH PETROLEUM INC.DRILL8,800
1989-09-1336380742-165-10745CEDAR LAKE UNIT #361AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1989-09-0536357242-165-34098ATHERTON HEIRS #1EXXON CORP.DRILL14,200
1989-08-3136335542-165-34095NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3903FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL7,350
1989-08-3136335442-165-34096NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #4104FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL7,350
1989-08-3136335342-165-34097NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #2101FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL7,350
1989-08-3036327342-165-34094NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #2109FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL7,350
1989-08-3036327242-165-34092NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #1704FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL7,350
1989-08-3036327142-165-34093NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #1104FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL7,350
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.