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
1987-03-0232680042-165-33592PARMER CO. SCHOOL LDS. -A- #2BETTIS, BOYLE & STOVALLDRILL5,500
1987-02-2432674942-165-33591GIESECKE #1XTAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL13,700
1987-02-2032689542-165-33593BLEVINS #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,700
1987-02-1032635142-165-10730MOOERS ESTATE #1SABINE CORPORATIONRECOMP8,485
1987-02-0932631442-165-30007COX, ET AL #1RHOADS, H. B. INC.RENTR10,000
1987-02-0932356742-165-33581JONES #1REGENCY PETROLEUM CO. OF NEW MEXDRILL6,600
1987-02-0632515842-165-10203GIESECKE #1TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL13,700
1987-02-0432616542-165-33590NORTH RILEY UNIT #135UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,600
1987-02-0432616442-165-33589NORTH RILEY UNIT #313UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,600
1987-02-0432616342-165-33588NORTH RILEY UNIT #336UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,600
1987-02-0432597142-165-33346DENVER UNIT #8432SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,300
1987-01-2832592442-165-33587NOLLEY WOLFCAMP UNIT #204MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL9,700
1987-01-2732588742-165-33586BURK #1OLSEN ENERGY INC.DRILL5,700
1987-01-1232526742-165-33585CITIES SERVICE #2PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,800
1987-01-0534100042-165-33861CEDAR LAKE UNIT #476AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,950
1986-12-2932423442-165-33584TEXACO "22" #1WESTERN RESERVES OIL COMPANY INCDRILL7,800
1986-12-0532385842-165-335838610 JV-P MUSIAL "A" #1BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL5,500
1986-12-0332386842-165-33582DAVIS, R. L. #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL10,600
1986-11-2632355942-165-33580LAWRENCE-G #1PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL11,500
1986-11-2632347942-165-33579SOUTH WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #7623SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,800
1986-11-1832327042-165-33576NORTH RILEY UNIT #357UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,600
1986-11-1832326942-165-33575NORTH RILEY UNIT #322UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,600
1986-11-1832326842-165-33574NORTH RILEY UNIT #257UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,600
1986-11-1832326742-165-33578NORTH RILEY UNIT #217UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,600
1986-11-1832326642-165-33577NORTH RILEY UNIT #343UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,600
1986-11-1832316442-165-33573BAILEY #3PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL8,000
1986-11-1732296742-165-33572WERNINGER, JOHN #1WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL13,000
1986-11-1232277642-165-33571MCNEILL "D" #3WESTERN RESERVES OIL COMPANY INCDRILL7,700
1986-10-3132226842-165-33971KNIGHT "A" #1USENCODRILL7,800
1986-10-3132226742-165-33569ANDREWS #1USENCODRILL7,800
1986-10-3132226742-165-33569ANDREWS #1USENCODRILL7,800
1986-10-3032246442-165-33570DELAUX, CAMILLE #1EXXON CORP.DRILL15,000
1986-10-1332170242-165-33567COLLETT, EUGENIA "A" #1AVRA OIL COMPANYDRILL4,850
1986-10-0732156542-165-33566YOUNG, ARLEE #1MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL8,500
1986-10-0332137242-165-33565COLLINS #1CAPROCK OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL5,000
1986-09-3032119742-165-33564CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1203WRSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1986-09-2932118642-165-33563ROBERTSON UNIT #42ATEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1986-09-2932116142-165-33562SELF, I. A. #1GWR OPERATING CO.DRILL12,600
1986-09-2632112242-165-00614BUTLER #3CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP12,575
1986-09-2432089342-165-33561ALLEY "A" #3PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL8,000
1986-09-2432045242-165-33556ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1134EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1986-09-2432044942-165-33555ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1094EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1986-09-2232045342-165-33557ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1074EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1986-09-2032045042-165-33554ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1114EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1986-09-1732048242-165-01744RUSSELL (7000 CLEARFORK) UNIT #505MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP12,514
1986-09-1632066042-165-33560NORTH RILEY UNIT #241UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,450
1986-09-1632065942-165-33559NORTH RILEY UNIT #223UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,450
1986-09-1632065842-165-33558NORTH RILEY UNIT #352UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,450
1986-09-0832033642-165-33550CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1221SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1986-09-0832033542-165-33551CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1321SHELL 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.