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
1983-09-2021351442-165-32661WHARTON UNIT #144TEXACO INC.DRILL6,050
1983-09-2021377242-165-32667GRIFFIN, GORDON #1DAVIS OIL COMPANYDRILL12,900
1983-09-1921287942-165-32657SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #1209COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,100
1983-09-1921287642-165-32656SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #1240XCOASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,100
1983-09-1921287442-165-32654SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #1208COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,100
1983-09-1921286642-165-32651SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #1008COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,100
1983-09-1921286842-165-32652SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #806COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,100
1983-09-1921287042-165-32653SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #6024COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,100
1983-09-1921287542-165-32655SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #1206COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,100
1983-09-1921288142-165-32658SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #1207COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,100
1983-09-1921286042-165-32650SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #1210COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,100
1983-09-1921293742-165-32659EGAN, MARTIN J. #1MAY PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL5,600
1983-09-1421200042-165-32648CORRIGAN #1ROGERS, S. K. OIL CO.DRILL5,000
1983-09-1321204542-165-32649TURNER #1GIEBEL, AARON F.DRILL7,700
1983-09-1221122242-165-32647WATERS, F. M. #4HOUSTON OIL & MINERALS CORP.DRILL5,650
1983-09-0921114442-165-32640ROBERTSON/CLEARFORK/UNIT #3801EXXON CORP.DRILL7,250
1983-09-0821067342-165-32646H & J SEC. 325 #16MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL7,400
1983-09-0821067242-165-32645H & J SEC. 325 #14MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL7,400
1983-09-0821067042-165-32644H & J SEC. 325 #15MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL7,400
1983-09-0821066442-165-32643H & J SEC. 325 #13MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL7,400
1983-09-0821041742-165-32641ADAMS "A" #1GIEBEL, AARON F.DRILL7,700
1983-09-0220949542-165-32408CONE #1CAPROCK OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP4,800
1983-08-3122264942-165-02831JONES, E. H. B #6TENNECO OIL CO.OTHER7,755
1983-08-3122269842-165-00437JONES, E. H. B #4TENNECO OIL CO.OTHER7,760
1983-08-3122265242-165-00435JONES, E. H. B #3TENNECO OIL CO.OTHER7,750
1983-08-2921190442-165-32617NORTH RILEY UNIT #232UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,600
1983-08-2220676142-165-00805DENVER UNIT #8506SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,098
1983-08-2220675342-165-00818DENVER UNIT #8501SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,129
1983-08-2220675642-165-00559DENVER UNIT #8601SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,121
1983-08-2220676042-165-00730DENVER UNIT #7609SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,223
1983-08-1820646442-165-32630CRUMP #1ROGERS, S. K. OIL CO.DRILL5,000
1983-08-1820635942-165-32629NORTH RILEY UNIT #29 RUNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,600
1983-08-1820635742-165-32628SESSAU #203BELCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,700
1983-08-1220526442-165-32627DUFF, J. BARRON #1KIMBARK OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL5,100
1983-08-0820451142-165-32626PETERS, ELLEN B. #2TESORO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
1983-08-0320388042-165-32625MERCER #107HORIZON OIL & GAS CO.DRILL8,585
1983-08-0320387642-165-32624SYLER, J. H. #9TEXACO INC.DRILL7,200
1983-08-0120423742-165-32369JONES RANCH #101BOYD, D. K. OIL & GAS CO.OTHER8,100
1983-07-2820328042-165-32623PERKINS #1SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL12,800
1983-07-2720306442-165-32612WEST SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #810CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL5,190
1983-07-2720306242-165-32613WEST SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #104CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL5,190
1983-07-2720305942-165-32609WEST SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #507CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL5,190
1983-07-2120254342-165-32621FOSTER, TOBY JO -B- #1SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL12,660
1983-07-2120248442-165-01148BUCK, WALTER 'A' #1BRADY, W. PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP5,500
1983-07-2120241542-165-32620NORTH RILEY UNIT #92 RUNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL7,600
1983-07-2120235142-165-32619BRADFORD #2PETROLEUM TECHNICAL SERVICES CO.DRILL7,650
1983-07-2020215342-165-32618BASS-BARNES UNIT NO. 1 #16W & W OIL COMPANY MDRILL4,300
1983-07-1520172242-165-32615HOUSTON UNIT #1BROCK, J.DRILL13,000
1983-07-1520171542-165-32285FOREST-PETERS #1MARALO, INC.OTHER10,650
1983-07-1520167142-165-32588FOSTER, TOBY JO #1SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER14,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.