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
1986-09-0832033442-165-33553CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1121SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1986-09-0832033442-165-33553CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1121SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1986-09-0832033342-165-33552CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1222SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,200
1986-09-0832030442-165-33548NORTH RILEY UNIT #332UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,450
1986-09-0832030342-165-33549NORTH RILEY UNIT #320UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,450
1986-09-0832011542-165-33547ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1901EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1986-09-0332004842-165-33546LANDRETH #4PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,800
1986-08-2630564142-165-33544MCGUIRE #1018LASMO ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL12,600
1986-08-2630568842-165-33545ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #2101EXXON CORP.DRILL7,220
1986-08-1330519842-165-03301RUDD, EVA B #1TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,200
1986-08-1130509242-165-33543LEWIS "A" #2099ELK ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1986-08-0530490342-165-33542ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #2201EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1986-07-3133367542-165-33669NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3514 BTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,350
1986-07-3133367542-165-33669NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3514 BSABINAL ENERGY OPERATING, LLCRECOMP7,500
1986-07-2930472942-165-33541NORTH RILEY UNIT #234UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,450
1986-07-2530460842-165-33540THE BOARD OF REGENTS #1DAVIS OIL COMPANYDRILL12,500
1986-07-2530454942-165-33539H & J SEC. 127 #12MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,800
1986-07-2330447142-165-33538CATON "A" #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,800
1986-07-1830429942-165-33537NORTH RILEY UNIT #216UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1986-07-1130417142-165-33536NORTH RILEY UNIT #321UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1986-07-0330383242-165-33535H & J SEC. 493 'D' #4MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL8,000
1986-06-3030369142-165-30452EAST SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #503WG-M-K OIL CO., INC.DRILL5,575
1986-06-2530355142-165-33534LONG, ANNIE "A" #6BROWNING EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL14,000
1986-06-2530355142-165-33534LONG, ANNIE "A" #6BROWNING EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL14,000
1986-06-1730327542-165-33533SANTA FE #1EXXON CORP.DRILL13,500
1986-05-2930271842-165-33532ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #201EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1986-05-2330247742-165-33531FLANAGAN UNIT #110SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,850
1986-05-2230243742-165-33529NORTH RILEY UNIT #282UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,450
1986-05-2230243642-165-33528NORTH RILEY UNIT #286UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,450
1986-05-2230243842-165-33530NORTH RILEY UNIT #289UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,450
1986-05-2130234442-165-33527CITIES SERVICE #1PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,700
1986-05-1430215442-165-33526ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #2001EXXON CORP.DRILL7,220
1986-05-1430211642-165-33525EDWARDS ESTATE #1-3 #103DYCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL12,850
1986-05-0830197342-165-33524DENVER UNIT #7437SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,300
1986-05-0530192042-165-31685RILEY "B-13" #2MARALO, INC.RECOMP8,680
1986-04-2330136542-165-33523LANDRETH #3PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,750
1986-04-1530105142-165-33522BUTCHEE, C. D. "14" #1WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL13,500
1986-04-1430102542-165-02482SCHUMACHER #1KIMBALL PRODUCTION CO.OTHER12,750
1986-04-0930077042-165-33520COLLETT, EUGENIA #1AVRA OIL COMPANYDRILL4,850
1986-04-0930081642-165-33521DENVER UNIT #6310SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,300
1986-04-0730117342-165-32811PAGE-BLACK #1 #1YATES, HARVEY E. CO.DRILL11,728
1986-04-0230057842-165-33519SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #6410AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,649
1986-03-2530019242-165-33283KENDRICK, HAROLD H. #7EXXON CORP.RECOMP10,480
1986-03-2530026242-165-33518FOSTER PETROLEUM #1ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL12,000
1986-03-2430013942-165-33517GILL "F" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL4,000
1986-03-1429971342-165-33514GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6812GSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,000
1986-03-1429971442-165-33515GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6813GSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,000
1986-03-1429966342-165-33513GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6717GSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,000
1986-03-1429965542-165-33512GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6716GSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,000
1986-03-1429980042-165-33516GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6519GSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.