Gaines County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Gaines County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-14.

Gaines County permitting is running 16 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (47 total, down 32% on the prior quarter). OXY USA INC. leads with 120 permits in the past 12 months, one of 13 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

7

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-09-14

All Time

10,548

10,548 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1985-03-0626885042-165-33176SESSUM #1V-F PETROLEUM INC.DRILL7,000
1985-03-0626889042-165-33181NORTH RILEY UNIT #310UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,600
1985-03-0426838042-165-33174ELAM, LAURA #5COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
1985-03-0426828642-165-33173RUSSELL (7000' CLEARFORK) UNIT #269MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL7,800
1985-02-2526776942-165-33171NORMAN #8RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,500
1985-02-2526779442-165-33172NORTH RILEY UNIT #243UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,400
1985-02-2226759742-165-33170RUSSELL (7000 CLEARFORK) UNIT #260MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL7,800
1985-02-2126737742-165-33169SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #12ASAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1985-02-2026720942-165-33168PATTERSON #1DUNCAN, J. WALTER JR.DRILL12,550
1985-02-1926714342-165-33167MCNEILL "B" #1WESTERN RESERVES OIL CO.DRILL7,700
1985-02-1526699842-165-32377BURKE "D" #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL5,850
1985-02-1426689642-165-33165RUSSELL (7000' CLEARFORK) UNIT #268MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL7,800
1985-02-1426684442-165-33162CRUMP EST. "B" #3PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,650
1985-02-1426684542-165-33163MCMURRY #1INTERNATIONAL WESTERN RES. CORP.DRILL5,200
1985-02-1426684642-165-33164SANDERSON "B" #1INTERNATIONAL WESTERN RES. CORP.DRILL5,200
1985-02-1426676042-165-33158NORTH RILEY UNIT #294UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,400
1985-02-1426676442-165-33160NORTH RILEY UNIT #303UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,400
1985-02-1426676742-165-33161NORTH RILEY UNIT #301UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,400
1985-02-1426676342-165-33159NORTH RILEY UNIT #290UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,400
1985-02-1226664842-165-33157BRAND, E. C. "A" #1ARD DRILLING COMPANY INC.DRILL7,100
1985-02-1126656442-165-33156PARKE, HENRY #3KANEB PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,350
1985-02-0726632842-165-33150SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #5520AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,590
1985-02-0726632942-165-33151SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #5524AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,593
1985-02-0726636842-165-33155SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #5522AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,531
1985-02-0726633442-165-33152SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #5519AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,584
1985-02-0726632642-165-33149SEMINOLE (SAN ANDRES) #5523AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,596
1985-02-0726633542-165-33153SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #5521AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,551
1985-02-0726633642-165-33154SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #5210AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,592
1985-02-0626608042-165-33148SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #5518AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,593
1985-02-0526599542-165-33147RUSSELL (7000'CLEARFORK) UNIT #259MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL7,800
1985-02-0426622842-165-32792MCRAE, HAMILTON E. #3MOSBACHER PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP7,624
1985-02-0426578942-165-33142EXXON FEE D #8EXXON CORP.DRILL4,700
1985-02-0126578842-165-33141EXXON FEE #10EXXON CORP.DRILL4,700
1985-02-0126579942-165-33144TAYLOR "A" #4AWHEELER, W. RIDLEY, EST.DRILL5,300
1985-02-0126579742-165-33143TAYLOR "A" #5AWHEELER, W. RIDLEY, EST.DRILL5,300
1985-02-0126590742-165-33145SOUTH WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #9413SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,800
1985-02-0126591142-165-33146SOUTH WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #9415SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,800
1985-02-0126575642-165-33140SULLIVAN, JOHN #1ANTWEIL, MORRIS R.DRILL8,500
1985-01-2826532442-165-33139SANDERSON "A" #1INTERNATIONAL WESTERN RES. CORP.DRILL5,200
1985-01-2826508042-165-33137RILEY #1ROGERS, S. K. OIL CO.DRILL7,000
1985-01-2526502842-165-33133DEBRA #1INTERNATIONAL WESTERN RES. CORP.DRILL5,200
1985-01-2526501342-165-33132STANNY #1INTERNATIONAL WESTERN RES. CORP.DRILL5,200
1985-01-2326512042-165-33138DENVER UNIT #6825SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1985-01-2326505742-165-33136DENVER UNIT #6826WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1985-01-2326504942-165-33134DENVER UNIT #8427SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1985-01-2326505042-165-33135DENVER UNIT #7434SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1985-01-2229139042-165-01566H & J SEC. 493-D #3MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP7,800
1985-01-2226491842-165-33131SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #5309AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,340
1985-01-2126491042-165-33130DENVER UNIT #8428SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1985-01-1526411442-165-33127BIRGE #1TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL11,100
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.