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 (65 total, up 27% on the prior quarter). 1 was 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
1984-09-2825300542-165-32981SOUTH WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #8420SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,800
1984-09-2825300242-165-32986SOUTH WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #8419SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,800
1984-09-2825306542-165-32985SOUTH WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #8421SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,800
1984-09-2825306442-165-32984SOUTH WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #7622SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,800
1984-09-2825306342-165-32983SOUTH WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #7527SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,800
1984-09-2825308242-165-32988SOUTH WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #7411SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,800
1984-09-2825300342-165-32987SOUTH WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #8528SSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL7,800
1984-09-2525265042-165-32990ODC SAN ANDRES UNIT #31AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL5,600
1984-09-2525265242-165-32991ODC (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #32AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL5,600
1984-09-2525265342-165-32992ODC (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #35AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL5,600
1984-09-2525270542-165-03243FLANAGAN #1BARUCH-FOSTER CORPORATIONRECOMP7,308
1984-09-2425245742-165-01209JONES, JOHN S. #2EXXON CORP.OTHER5,830
1984-09-2425237742-165-32958NORTH RILEY UNIT #35RUNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1984-09-2425237842-165-32957NORTH RILEY UNIT #253UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1984-09-2425239542-165-32972JONES 376 #2MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL11,500
1984-09-2425240542-165-32973JONES, M. S. "B" #1TEXACO INC.DRILL8,700
1984-09-1925180042-165-32966INGLER, S. #2PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,650
1984-09-1825157342-165-32965HALE #1V-F PETROLEUM INC.DRILL12,600
1984-09-1825206042-165-32970TAYLOR #2WWHEELER, W. RIDLEY, EST.DRILL5,300
1984-09-1725146842-165-32964JEANIE #1INTERNATIONAL WESTERN RES. INC.DRILL5,200
1984-09-1425171942-165-32939BLANCHARD #1ROGERS, S. K. OIL CO.DRILL5,600
1984-09-1325146042-165-32963RODGERS, CHARLES #2INTERNATIONAL WESTERN RES. INC.DRILL5,200
1984-09-1125105042-165-32959DOSS, JAMES #1WOODS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL13,000
1984-09-1025105742-165-32961ROBERTSON, J. B. #72TEXACO INC.DRILL6,950
1984-09-1025105842-165-32962ROBERTSON, J. B. #73TEXACO INC.DRILL6,950
1984-09-1025105542-165-32960ROBERTSON, J. B. #74TEXACO INC.DRILL6,950
1984-09-0725064942-165-30306DENVER UNIT #6427SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,175
1984-09-0725064342-165-32876SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #4016AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,578
1984-09-0725064142-165-32907SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #4013AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,700
1984-08-3125008542-165-32952NORTH RILEY UNIT #226UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1984-08-3125008242-165-32949NORTH RILEY UNIT #272UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1984-08-3125008442-165-32948NORTH RILEY UNIT #41RUNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1984-08-3024997242-165-32863SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #3917AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,623
1984-08-2925099142-165-32073MAYO #181AWOOD, MCSHANE & THAMSRECOMP3,200
1984-08-2424931442-165-32792MCRAE, HAMILTON E. #3MOSBACHER PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP7,624
1984-08-2424931042-165-32946NORTH RILEY UNIT #214UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1984-08-2224904642-165-32951PARKE, HENRY #2MORAN EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL8,800
1984-08-2024893842-165-32950MAY, TOM #33MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL5,700
1984-08-2024887842-165-32936FORD 25 #1TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,700
1984-08-1424814142-165-32944NORTH RILEY UNIT #252UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1984-08-1424814242-165-32943NORTH RILEY UNIT #271UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1984-08-1424812942-165-32942NORTH RILEY UNIT #230UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1984-08-1424814042-165-32941NORTH RILEY UNIT #251UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,300
1984-08-1024796942-165-32937RUSSELL (7000 CLEARFORK) UNIT #240MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL7,800
1984-08-1024797442-165-32932RUSSELL (7000' CLEARFORK) UNIT #237MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL7,800
1984-08-1024797542-165-32933RUSSELL (7000 CLEARFORK) UNIT #238MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL7,800
1984-08-1024797642-165-32934RUSSELL (7000 CLEARFORK) UNIT #239MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL7,800
1984-08-1024797742-165-32935RUSSELL (7000 CLEARFORK) UNIT #245MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL7,800
1984-08-0924774142-165-32945DOSS "A" #1GETTY OIL CO.DRILL10,800
1984-08-0824760642-165-32940MOBIL-ARCO 373 #1HILLIARD OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL11,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.