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
1987-12-2334041142-165-33823GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6720GSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,000
1987-12-2334040942-165-33824GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6522GSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,000
1987-12-2334040842-165-33822GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6723GSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,000
1987-12-2334040642-165-33821GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6814GSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,000
1987-12-2234047242-165-33829ANDREWS #2USENCODRILL7,800
1987-12-1834035342-165-33820SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #701AMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,900
1987-12-1834035242-165-33819SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1104AMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,900
1987-12-1834032542-165-33818NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #302BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-12-1834032042-165-33817NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #2601BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-12-1834031942-165-33816NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #602BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-12-1834031842-165-33815NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #301BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-12-1834031742-165-33812NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #2502BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-12-1834031642-165-33813NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #2602BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-12-1834031542-165-33814NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #2502TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-12-1834031442-165-33811NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #401BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-12-1834031342-165-33810NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #304BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-12-1834031242-165-33809NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #403BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-12-1834031142-165-33808NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #303BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-12-1534017542-165-33807TERRY, W. N. #2PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,700
1987-12-1534017542-165-33807TERRY, W. N. #2PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,700
1987-12-1533893942-165-33805RILEY, T. S. "B" #39AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-12-1533888442-165-33802RILEY, T. S. "B" #40AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-12-1533888342-165-33801RILEY, T. S. "B" #41AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-12-1533888342-165-33801RILEY, T. S. "B" #41AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,805
1987-11-3033879942-165-33799CEDAR LAKE UNIT #517AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-11-3033879842-165-33798CEDAR LAKE UNIT #518AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-11-3033879742-165-33797CEDAR LAKE UNIT #519AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-11-3033729742-165-33782CEDAR LAKE UNIT #510AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-11-1833893842-165-33804RILEY, T. S. "B" #38AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-11-1833893742-165-33803RILEY, T. S. "B" #37AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-11-1733890242-165-33806BRUNSON, STANTON #5AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL12,800
1987-11-1233867342-165-31718ROYALTY #1ELK ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP11,500
1987-11-1033859542-165-33796CITIES SERVICE #3PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,800
1987-11-1033847242-165-33795RILEY, T. S. "B" #35AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-11-1033847042-165-33794RILEY, T. S. "B" #36AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-11-0633841142-165-33793TETENS, J. #14TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL6,125
1987-11-0533835142-165-33792ANDREWS #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL8,000
1987-11-0533832842-165-33791RILEY, T. S. #1VOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL6,600
1987-11-0433825742-165-33790TETENS, J. #13TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL6,125
1987-10-3033812142-165-33789SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #69SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,300
1987-10-2833802542-165-33788JONES ESTATE #1ULTRAMAR OIL AND GAS LIMITEDDRILL12,000
1987-10-2733800342-165-33787FOSTER, TOBE #18SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL9,260
1987-10-2733800242-165-33786FOSTER, TOBE #16SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL9,260
1987-10-2633776542-165-33785SANTA FE "31" #1WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL4,000
1987-10-2233749642-165-01603H&J UNIT 1 "D" #17MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP11,300
1987-10-2133758242-165-33784MCGUIRE #1TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL13,700
1987-10-1533737542-165-33783CRUMP EST. "A" #5PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL4,800
1987-10-0733702142-165-33781WILLIAMSON #2AKANEB EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL13,200
1987-10-0633686442-165-33780PAN AM MONCRIEF CEDAR LAKE UNIT #500AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-10-0633686342-165-33767PAN AM MONCRIEF CEDAR LAKE UNIT #463AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.