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
1987-06-0833095042-165-33628CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1234SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-06-0533118342-165-33638CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1322SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-06-0533118242-165-33637CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1232SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-06-0533118142-165-33636CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1230SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-06-0533118042-165-33635CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1229SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-06-0533117942-165-33634CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1228SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-06-0533117842-165-33633CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1227SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-06-0533117742-165-33632CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1225SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-06-0533117642-165-33642CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1226SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-06-0533117542-165-33641CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1224SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1987-06-0333095442-165-33627FLANAGAN UNIT #113SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,850
1987-06-0333094142-165-31798JENKINS, SAM C. #7EXXON CORP.RECOMP9,100
1987-06-0133040642-165-33625ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1133EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1987-06-0133028042-165-33619ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1093EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1987-05-2832871942-165-33613AMERICAN WAREHOUSE CO. #20AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL13,000
1987-05-2133044142-165-01619H & J SEC. 495 "D" #1MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP11,300
1987-05-2033044942-165-33626DOSS FOUNDATION #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL10,150
1987-05-2033040542-165-33624ROBERTSON UNIT #75TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1987-05-2032915742-165-00435JONES, E. H. "B" #3TENNECO OIL CO.RECOMP7,750
1987-05-1933028242-165-33622ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #603EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1987-05-1933028142-165-33621ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #703EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1987-05-1933027942-165-33620ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1101EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1987-05-1833037842-165-33623CATON "B" #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL8,000
1987-05-1332956742-165-31890WILLIAMS, T. H. #1KBK OPERATORS, INC.RENTR11,740
1987-05-1232994042-165-33618ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1121EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1987-04-2832937742-165-33617FLANAGAN UNIT #112SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,000
1987-04-2832659842-165-31521HODGES "C" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RENTR3,900
1987-04-2132915842-165-33616HOLZMER #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL10,800
1987-04-1532897842-165-33614EAST SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #502AMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL6,000
1987-04-1532897742-165-33615EAST SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #503AMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL6,000
1987-04-0832859142-165-31779CHILTON, J. P. #1 DTEXAS CRUDE OPERATOR, INC.RENTR12,404
1987-04-0232841342-165-33612DENVER UNIT #6740WCSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,300
1987-04-0132834042-165-33611BAILEY #4PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL8,000
1987-03-3132805742-165-33609NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #1004BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,400
1987-03-3132805542-165-33608NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #1003BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,400
1987-03-3132805442-165-33607NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #1002BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,235
1987-03-3132805342-165-33606NORTH ROBERSTON UNIT #1001BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,235
1987-03-3132805242-165-33610NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #802BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,235
1987-03-2532805142-165-33603NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #102BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,235
1987-03-2532802042-165-33604NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3510BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,400
1987-03-2332702342-165-33605ARMSTRONG #1CAPROCK OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL5,000
1987-03-1832770142-165-33602NORTY RILEY UNIT #266UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,500
1987-03-1832770042-165-33601NORTH RILEY UNIT #141UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,500
1987-03-1232755542-165-33600NORTH RILEY UNIT #326UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,500
1987-03-0632717842-165-33597NORTH RILEY UNIT #363UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,600
1987-03-0632717742-165-33596NORTH RILEY UNIT #353UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,600
1987-03-0632717642-165-33594NORTH RILEY UNIT #346UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,600
1987-03-0632717542-165-33595NORTH RILEY UNIT #261UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,600
1987-03-0532736042-165-33331STARK, T. O. "B" #3MARATHON OIL COMPANYRECOMP10,025
1987-03-0332722642-165-33599NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #201BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,400
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.