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
1983-10-2621859042-165-32722FOLK #10 WSANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL5,700
1983-10-2621859142-165-32723FOLK #11 WSANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL5,700
1983-10-2621856342-165-32715FOLK #14 WSANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL5,700
1983-10-2621856442-165-32716FOLK #15 WSANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL5,700
1983-10-2621857642-165-32717FOLK "A" #12 WSANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL5,700
1983-10-2621858642-165-32721FOLK "A" #13 WSANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL5,700
1983-10-2621858442-165-32720FOLK "A" #16 WSANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL5,700
1983-10-2621858142-165-32719FOLK "A" #17 WSANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL5,700
1983-10-2621857842-165-32718FOLK "A" #19 WSANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL5,700
1983-10-2621859842-165-32724FOLK "A" #18 WSANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL5,700
1983-10-2621863642-165-32727HAWKINS #21SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL6,100
1983-10-2621863442-165-32726HOLLINGSWORTH #5SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL6,050
1983-10-2522042142-165-32714JONES RANCH #102BOYD, D. K. OIL & GAS CO.DRILL7,900
1983-10-2121818742-165-32713SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #902COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,100
1983-10-2121974342-165-32642ADAIR, E. T. #1MONCRIEF, W. A., JR.DRILL6,600
1983-10-2121810842-165-00820DENVER UNIT #8504SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER5,100
1983-10-2121811942-165-00823DENVER UNIT #8505SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER5,100
1983-10-2021795142-165-02406JONES, B. #9SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,150
1983-10-1921765642-165-32712ROGERS, DEWEY #1SANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL5,800
1983-10-1821760142-165-32710SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #68SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,300
1983-10-1721734442-165-32709PKC #1CAPROCK OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,800
1983-10-0621640442-165-32708BROOKS, JOSEPHINE #1YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANYDRILL5,800
1983-10-0621639642-165-32707METHODIST HOME #1YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANYDRILL5,800
1983-10-0521630442-165-32706NORMAN #3RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,950
1983-10-0521630342-165-32706NORMAN #3RENDOVA OIL CODRILL4,950
1983-10-0421605642-165-32703WHARTON UNIT #168TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0421619542-165-32705FLORENCE #1BRAZOS GROVER OILDRILL5,600
1983-10-0421605742-165-32704WHARTON UNIT #169TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0421605542-165-32702WHARTON UNIT #162TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321604742-165-32701WHARTON UNIT #167TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321604242-165-32700WHARTON UNIT #166TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321604042-165-32699WHARTON UNIT #165TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321603942-165-32698WHARTON UNIT #164TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321603742-165-32697WHARTON UNIT #163TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321603542-165-32696WHARTON UNIT #161TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321603242-165-32695WHARTON UNIT #160TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321603042-165-32694WHARTON UNIT #159TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321602842-165-32693WHARTON UNIT #158TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321602642-165-32692WHARTON UNIT #157TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321602542-165-32691WHARTON UNIT #156TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321602442-165-32690WHARTON UNIT #155TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321602242-165-32689WHARTON UNIT #154TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321602142-165-32688WHARTON UNIT #153TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321601942-165-32687WHARTON UNIT #152TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321601842-165-32686WHARTON UNIT #151TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321601742-165-32685WHARTON UNIT #150TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321601442-165-32684WHARTON UNIT #149TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321601342-165-32683WHARTON UNIT #148TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321600142-165-32682WHARTON UNIT #147TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-10-0321599842-165-32681WHARTON UNIT #146TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.