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
1987-08-1733458742-165-33689PAN AM MONCRIEF CEDAR LAKE UNIT #431AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-08-1733458642-165-33690PAN AM MONCRIEF CEDAR LAKE UNIT #450AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-08-1733458442-165-33693PAN AM MONCRIEF CEDAR LAKE UNIT #409AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1987-08-1433440942-165-33686CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1125SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-08-1433440842-165-33685CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1123SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-08-1333449342-165-01471ALLEY "B" #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.RENTR8,000
1987-08-1333448942-165-33684MARTIN "R" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL13,200
1987-08-1333424242-165-33680DUDA, JOHN E. #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL13,700
1987-08-1333423542-165-33679ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1082AEXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1987-08-0433401142-165-33677WHITE, A. B. #1MESQUITE PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL5,900
1987-07-3133370642-165-33674NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3304XWTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-07-3133370542-165-33673NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3204XWTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-07-3133370442-165-33672NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #1402XWTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-07-3133370342-165-33671NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #1401XWTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-07-3133370242-165-33670NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3301XWTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-07-3133369642-165-33675TETENS, J. #12TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL6,060
1987-07-3133367442-165-33668NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3515BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-07-3033379242-165-33676ARCO-MOBIL #1EXXON CORP.DRILL15,000
1987-07-3033353642-165-33667WILLIAMSON A #2LAWLESS ENERGY, INC.DRILL13,200
1987-07-2333339342-165-33591GIESECKE #1XTAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.RECOMP12,602
1987-07-2333333442-165-33666LANDRETH #5PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,800
1987-07-2333321942-165-33665CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1122SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-07-1633278542-165-33664NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #2210BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-07-1533279642-165-33661NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #205BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-07-1433279842-165-33662NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #101BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,235
1987-07-1433279442-165-33660NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #204BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-07-1433279342-165-33659NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #202BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-07-1433278442-165-33663NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #801BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1987-07-1033260242-165-33658DENVER UNIT #3SDSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL11,650
1987-07-0233228442-165-32011JENKINS, SAM C. #8EXXON CORP.RECOMP9,202
1987-07-0133234842-165-33657FOSTER, TOBE #17SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL9,360
1987-06-3033226442-165-33655RILEY, T. S. "B" #34AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL13,600
1987-06-3033224542-165-33656CITIES SERVICE "A" #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,800
1987-06-2533204942-165-33652NORTH RILEY UNIT #273UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,460
1987-06-2533204842-165-33653NORTH RILEY UNIT #337UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,460
1987-06-2533204142-165-34207NORTH RILEY UNIT #342UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,460
1987-06-2433191042-165-33651NORTH RILEY UNIT #335UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,460
1987-06-2433190942-165-33650NORTH RILEY UNIT #325UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,460
1987-06-1833154542-165-33648HENDERSON, J. B. #1KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONDRILL12,700
1987-06-1633169842-165-33649BASS-BARNES UNIT #4AM-T PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL4,400
1987-06-1233136842-165-33645HINKLE #1RBRADY, W. PRODUCTION, INC.DRILL5,600
1987-06-1133138042-165-33646CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1223SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-06-1133137442-165-33647NORTH RILEY UNIT #279UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,390
1987-06-0933123742-165-33644NORTH RILEY UNIT #299UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,385
1987-06-0933123642-165-33643NORTH RILEY UNIT #314UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,380
1987-06-0833118542-165-33640CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1324SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-06-0833118442-165-33639CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1323SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-06-0833095342-165-33631CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1325SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-06-0833095242-165-33630CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1231SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-06-0833095142-165-33629CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1233SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.