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
1988-10-0635200542-165-34005NORTH RILEY UNIT #130UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,400
1988-09-2935170242-165-34004JONES - JOHNSON #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL3,200
1988-09-2235146242-165-10404RILEY, T. S. "B" TR 2 #32AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRENTR4,830
1988-09-2135126742-165-33958MOOERS #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.RECOMP7,740
1988-09-2135042342-165-34003MILLER #1019TEXAS CRUDE EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL6,600
1988-09-2035135142-165-01276ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #80EXXON CORP.DRILL7,150
1988-09-1335111142-165-34002THAMES, C. T. #1EXXON CORP.DRILL12,700
1988-09-1335111142-165-34002THAMES, C. T. #1EXXON CORP.DRILL14,100
1988-08-2635054642-165-34001CHILTON 289 #2NEARBURG PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL12,800
1988-08-2435040442-165-34000JAMES #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL8,000
1988-08-1635005142-165-33468KNIGHT #1ARCH PETROLEUM INC.RECOMP7,700
1988-07-2634878842-165-32592FOSTER #13SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYOTHER9,345Y
1988-07-2634878842-165-32592FOSTER #13SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYOTHER9,345Y
1988-07-1834893042-165-33995GOINS #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL8,000
1988-07-1834887042-165-33994KNIGHT #2ARCH PETROLEUM INC.DRILL4,800
1988-07-1834887042-165-33994KNIGHT #2ARCH PETROLEUM INC.DRILL7,700
1988-07-1234870442-165-32088SANTA FE #1FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYRECOMP12,914
1988-07-1134857742-165-33993GEORGE ALLEN UNIT #17WSANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL5,200
1988-07-1134857642-165-33992GEORGE ALLEN UNIT #9WSANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL5,200
1988-07-1134857542-165-33991GEORGE ALLEN UNIT #8WSANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL5,200
1988-07-1134857442-165-33990GEORGE ALLEN UNIT #7WSANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL5,200
1988-07-1134857342-165-33989GEORGE ALLEN UNIT #1WSSANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL2,165
1988-06-2934822942-165-33988WELBORN #1SANTA FE ENERGY OPER. PART., LPDRILL13,500
1988-06-2934822942-165-33988WELBORN #1SANTA FE ENERGY OPER. PART., LPDRILL13,500
1988-06-2734811342-165-34196ODC/SAN ANDRES/UNIT #36FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL5,800
1988-06-2434709142-165-33975ROBERTSON UNIT #79TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1988-06-2434709042-165-33973ROBERTSON UNIT #77TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1988-06-2434708942-165-33972ROBERTSON UNIT #76TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1988-06-2434708842-165-33974ROBERTSON UNIT #78TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1988-06-2334815642-165-33987ODC "273" #1PAGE ENERGYDRILL12,700
1988-06-2234797142-165-33982SOUTH WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #7538WSSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,800
1988-06-2234797042-165-33983SOUTH WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #7539WSSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,800
1988-06-2234796942-165-33984SOUTH WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #7624WSSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,800
1988-06-2134804142-165-33985FOSTER, TOBE "N" #1TEXACO INC.DRILL9,500
1988-06-1534772642-165-33978WASSON #2VOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL6,950
1988-06-1534754842-165-33977NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #2214BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1988-06-1434767342-165-33981NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3516BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,400
1988-06-1434767242-165-33980NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3512BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,400
1988-06-1434767142-165-33979NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3001BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1988-06-1034717142-165-33684MARTIN "R" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP12,850
1988-06-0634628742-165-33964WHARTON UNIT #174TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL6,050
1988-06-0634628642-165-33965WHARTON UNIT #172TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL6,050
1988-06-0634628542-165-33967WHARTON UNIT #173TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL6,050
1988-06-0334713542-165-02836NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3202TENNECO OIL CO.RECOMP7,309
1988-05-3134715142-165-33976JONES "21" #1FLAG-REDFERN OIL COMPANYDRILL5,200
1988-05-2334677842-165-33971KNIGHT "A" #1USENCODRILL7,800
1988-05-1634661142-165-33969SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #70SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1988-05-1634659842-165-33970RYAN, JOHN P. TRUSTEE #1EXXON CORP.DRILL13,000
1988-05-1634654542-165-33968BASS-BARNES UNIT #11AM-T PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL4,400
1988-05-1234628442-165-33966WHARTON UNIT #171TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL6,050
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.